Review of Zanflare F1

Try this link to a protected 18650 GA

They also have them in unprotected button & flat tops also. As well as other brands.

The GA is rated for 10A discharge… which is well beyond the the ability of the F1.
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Willthat battery fry the F1? I don’t want to do that, just make it the light it can be. I do have some other, cheaper lights that may be fun to fry by overcharging the though…

Without li-ion philistine operators at hand, I see no reason to use protected cells. Bulkier, lesser performing and really unrequired unless you plan to leave the light on unattended.

Cheers ^:)

No…. not at all. :slight_smile:
It is just a regular 18650 battery, 4.2 V charged up; with 3500 mAh capacity.

Capacity does not “fry lights”. It gives longer run times.

Yes it does. The F1 shuts down at 2.6 to 2.7volts

Does anyone else’s F1 have a rattle inside the head like something is loose and moving around? My F1 showed up D.O.A. with a bad rattle inside the head. I guess something broke or came loose during shipping. I’m working on getting a replacement.

Ok. I know about capacity and what mAh is. It’s just that you said “The GA is rated for 10A discharge… which is well beyond the the ability of the F1” and didn’t know if that ment it would overpower the light due to too much amperage.
Thanks. I’ll try it out!

Sweet. Did not realize that the light would regulate like that. I was referring to the battery not having an overdischarge circuit in it as is warns about not letting it get too low and killing it. I’m glad to know the F1 will help and not let that happen as I am not the only one to be using it.

Yup, no need for a protected cell in the F1. Even says it has LVP in the manual.

No, I meant the cell was rated for 10A discharge and the F1 would come nowhere even close to that. Therefore the GA would be an excellent choice.
And has been mentioned already…. absolutely no “need” for protected. But no harm in using protected if you want.
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I got these
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01MYV86IY/ref=cm_cr_srp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
And it seems to work well. Oils the ones you mentioned be better, because I will get them. Need to get good stuff that is sure to last.

Why did you just spend 23 dollars on two unknown name cells on Amazon?

Especially with a fly by night business that lies about the specs

There are many businesses in the US that will sell you the real thing. Brand names like Samsung, LG, Sony, Panasonic/Sanyo for half that price

Because I am still learning. I need to spend more time in these threads. I have poked around a bit, but need to spend more time here, then scrolling through Amazon.

RobertB, A4whlstmpr may not be as aware of the li-ion market as you may presume, for obvious reasons. My first 18650s were a couple of inexpensive 2000mAh blue UltraTurds which turned out acceptable, allowing a 1A torch to probably run close to a couple of hours, so nowhere near the fakeness rating of the newer, higher-ended 9800-9900mAh models. ;-)

Also, please bear in mind philistines are much more marketing driven than ourselves, remember they tend to believe whatever is printed on a label :facepalm: . Now, when you consider the real players in this business stamp their cells with industry geared codes philistines can't understand, you get the picture. In a middle ground you have rewrappers of good cells, but they also may have to deal with end-user misuse/abuse.

Cheers

Very true. At first I thought they were maybe rewrapped GA’s, then the glaring 40A rating made me think they are more likely C grade rejects or Ultrafire type fakes. I will PM the OP links of reliable sources

Thanks, I think. I got those batteries before I made review because I knew that the other batteries I had were “cheap”. Looking for high discharge, thought these were good, and they do work well. You are right though that me and other philistines need to learn. I’ll check but is there a thread about “proof of batteries”, like what is really posssible for an 18650 (capacity: can it really hold 10,000 mAh, amperage: can it go to 40) things like that that should be red flags. There will be improvements and ways to make better, but what should really be expected.

Great review mate.

I will receive mine un a few days…. I hope. Then…. I will tell my impressions

Right on. I’m super happy with it. My first jump into a good flashlight. Have many ok ones but this is the best I have…so far :wink:
Please tell me if you can use the glass breaker to break a car window. Or if anyone has tried and succeeded, what’s the trick.
Let me know when you review.

I just sent you a PM of some reliable sources in the US. Many of these rewrap companies put fancy wrappers and embellish the ratings in attempt to gain market share. The big 4 have plain boring wrappers because they make them for various power packs, and don’t sell individual cells to end users.

Thank you!