my LG HG2 now measure 65.6 mm, including the electrical tape on one side of the cell for not shorting it with the caliper.
Thanks.
If you want batteries in parallel, this is the only option. Otherwise you will need a battery carry (more money, more size, more weight).
I don’t recalling reading complains about this for the king.
My Imalent DDT40 has the same battery dilemma so I did the blob solder on some HG2 cells. Definitely would not go around recommending this solution. Works fine though.
Wow, it sure is a petite little light sporting just 3x18650 and giving 8,000 lumens. Or, say 6,500. I don’t know, I think the heat would be a little too hot for me. Thanks Budda for the review!
Fair point, but if the battery length can be an issue as what some have reported, that could be another issue as I’m not sure if my Keeppower black IMR 3200 button-top can fit into this light.
Maybe Manker can specifies what is the acceptable battery length that can fit into this light, like what Zebralight did when they launched the S600mk3
I agree. I’m sure they will tell which battery model is ideal.
There was an error in describing the UI: you can actually switch from turbo to regular output modes with a double click as Manker tells. I corrected the review.
Thanks for the update. It makes sense now.
At first I was wondering why users need to switch off the light from Turbo if they need to access regular output.
If I take 3 Astrolux S41/Manker E14 and “bolt” them together I get 3 * 1,600 = 4,800 lumen.
Well, those are equipped with XP-G2, and this bad puppy has XP-G3’s.
Agreed, 6,800 lumen is no 8,000 lumen, but I would call it a pretty good stun grenade.
I would just like to throw in in som numbers, just for your information, on buttom top batteried that I have mesured:
AW IMR 2200 mAh - 65.84 mm (buttom top)
ORBTRONIC ORB25 2500 mAh - 66.78 mm (buttom top)
LG HE4 2500 mAh - 66.81 mm (buttom top)
LG HG2 3000 mAh - 66.82 mm (buttom top)
EFEST 2500 mAh - 67.16 mm (buttom top)
I think the problem is that the output is nose diving. That’s one reason you will get different values. And depending on the battery you will get a different output on turbo as well, or not?
Thanks for the review. Is the tint of the XP-G3´s really that bad? That looks terrible, specially the tint shift from spot to spill…
waiting for the Nichia version review … but after reading all the battery and quality problems I think I will definitely pass on this one. Shame, could have been a nice light for a reasonable price.
Of course you can say that the light is too big - too small - too complicated - too picky on batteries. I for example said that it is too cool for me even in the nichia version.
But any subject of personal taste can’t be judged.
I don’t see any quality problems on mine.
As far as I know this is the only review available. Am I missing problems that you see?
As stated in the review, the only issue I have on this light is that is very picky on batteries.
A pic of a brown plowed field may not be the best way to judge the tint of a light. Guess I’ll have to do wallshots.
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I don’t believe so. Maybe this light draws 8 (per say) Amps for each cell. So any good IMR battery that can have handle a 8 amps discharge is gonna give the same output.