Test / review: TrustFire TF18650 3000mAh (Flame)

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Thank you for the great test (and all the other tests of batteries and chargers).

This one is really important for me, because I use a lot of them and it's nice to know, that they are good :)

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Awesome review thanks...I ordered a set of these and have been impressed with them..I ordered 8 more to run my Dry and v60c..worth the extra dollar over stndard flames..

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Yea I meant the original Trustfire flames 2400mah.

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Thanks for testing these! These will likely be my next "go to 18650".

I'd really like to see a test of the Trustfire 26650 Flames sold at DX. I'd like confirmation that DX's "actual 4000mAh" is true.

-Garry

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Thank you HKJ. Its good to know I did not waste that extra buck on getting these over the "2400 mah" TF Flames.

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But THANK YOU HKJ!

You do so much testing and reviewing, and yet you still publish it through so many channels!

So thank you very much for both your time and your kind and exact explanations to noobs (like me) and in depth testing. It really means a big difference to a lot of people and I am but one of them.

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Thanks, HKJ ;) Great review as always :D

So, IMO, they worth those +$2 or so, especially if you want to use them in XM-L lights. Here's the comparison between old TF 2400mAh flame cell (mouse over) reviewed last year by HKJ.

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The comparison is a bit misleading, because the two chars uses different scales. If you want to fix it, send me your email and I can return a 2011 chart with adjusted scale.

But there is no doubt that the new TrustFire 3000mAh is a better battery than the old 2400 mAh.

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They seem good quality/consistency for the money, despite the clearly over-stated capacity claims.

The pictures of the +nipple and tailcap of the battery remind me of cells from the factory that assembles Xtar/Redilast/CK etc where I got the eX-cells done. Is there any chance these use base Sanyo 2600s in them? If they do they are very good value and we can be sure of consistency between cells, something we haven't yet seen from truly 'budget' brands.

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I just canceled my orginal TF flames order from DX (it was on backorder) and I Just bought 2 packs of these instead. Thanks for the review.

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I would also be interested in this test. Any chance of this in the (near) future ?

Thanks for all of your efforts in testing all of these cells. You are a valuable resource to the community.

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Hehe, agreed, just used one from your last review :D (I like mouseover comparison like this, helps a ton). Send me the new link by p.m. ;) I will edit my post later. Thanks, mate.

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Thanks for the review. Order has just been placed!

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Thanks for a great review!

When I got a pair of these, I also measured good capacities (yet under 3000mah naturally...).

I was a bit surpriced from their good ability to give higher currents than my other batteries with DD XM-L lights.

I was expecting a good result from 2A -> + tests from you but these results still surprise me. They do very well...

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I have ordered a pair, but with all the batteries I have to test they will not be tested in the near future.

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Updated my previous post, now the differences between two are more visible :P

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Hmm.. Looking at your other graphs these seem like slightly higher capacity versions of the Soshine 2800's. Do you have any idea what base cell they use? The consistency between cells across currents suggests a high quality cell underneath.

Could they even use Samsung 4.35v 3000mah but not be advertised as such?

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No, but it will be interesting to see if some other batteries matches this discharge graphs.

I doubt that.

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Yeah, I thought it was a long shot. But the consistency across amperages and high-maintenace of voltage under load is something I haven't seen before, it's like the Sanyo 2600 but better. I imagined the Samsung 3000 on your graph without the extra discharge from above 4.35v and could sort of superimpose the graphs..

It could also explain Trustfire's choice of 3000mah labelling, maybe they misunderstood when ordering base cells from the OEM guys and just assumed 3000mah was at 4.2v? I know, again that's unlikely, they probably just marked up the capacity like many other ****fire manufacturers do, but the coincidence appealed to me ;)

I just noticed your graphs for the Samsung 3000s with 4.2v charge, and I can see similarities. The Trustfire seem to perform noticably better at 5A though so it's a little iffy.

Where did you get these from btw? Manafont? I remember there was a poor review of them from someone who got theirs from KD..

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There will probably be more batteries that are similar, before I am finished. It will also be easier to see when I publish the full comparison, but it will be a couple of weeks before I do that.

Look in the info box at the start of the review (It is Manafont).