Q8, PMS SEND TO THOSE WITH ISSUES BLF soda can light

Watch the cell length. A similar holder with the same BLM name at fastech has a note that max cell length is 65mm.
https://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10003906/4816900-3-18650-battery-holder-case

XTAR XP-4 Panze does 4 at 1A, Also does NiMH.

So does the Opus C3400/C3100. C3100 V2.2 Here.

Yep, that will do it. Wire those leads together in parallel and connect it to the B6 and boom, you have a charger capable of 5A charging and if you reflash the firmware, a ton of advanced options and high precision.

Yeah, these holders wonā€™t work for protected cells but I never use protected cells anyways.

I have the Panzer and like it. Also a Litokala500.

Thank you for the link T_Aā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ :+1:

Hmmm, I have almost all protected cells. Any pointer welcome to a slightly longer cell holder wired parallel.

I have the HobbyKing clone Accucel 6
but Iā€™ve only used it for charging one cell at a time, so far
(e.g. it works fine for the 3.6v NiMH Black and Decker Versapack cylindrical cells)

but I ought to get into multiple-18650 lights at some point, without blowing anything up.

You can get a 26650 holder for protected 18650ā€™s most likely. Mine are a bit longer and should fit a protected cell, I donā€™t own any protected cells to try though.

Mt friend used to run the Maxamps 1 cell lipos in a range of things, coupled together as what ever he needed to power, but he always charged a bunch of those as 1 cell and then put 20 amps on it.
Still took a while as this was 5450 mah cells.

We lovingly nicknamed the batteries ā€œThe LEGO batteriesā€

Charger.

https://www.maxamps.com/hyperion-eos0720inet3-ac-dc-balance-charger

If you want to charge a lot of batteries and do it fast.

https://www.maxamps.com/hp-eos0840i-hyperion-eos-840i-8s-dc-balance-charger-1000w

I will probably go that route as i have a few RC chargers too, and they might as well get som exercise charging round cells too beside the square RC batteries.

I think I remember far back in this thread, someone asking about thread locker for the tripod thread, hence this post. I just remembered that post and recently discovered this product for another use.

If something like loctite is used it can be undone with heat and tools no matter what grade is used. But another product is available that wonā€™t harden and is reusable and adjustable. Those are good qualities where one needs increased friction to allow potential removal of the 1/4-20 adapter in the light but not so much friction between the 1/4-20 adapter and the tripod plate. I have a similar issue with firearms and threads that require increased friction but where I donā€™t want to use hardening Loctite. Vibra-tite VC-3 is such a product. Itā€™s a polymer that requires 30 minutes to dry before the threaded part is reinstalled and once installed it can be removed and reused (3x). Once applied there is no time limit before it can be installed into the thread. I suggest just applying it to one side of the thread to see how that works and only use one application. Donā€™t ask me how I know this :slight_smile: .

I would have posted sooner but just recently discovered it. Itā€™s available in many sizes.

As I write I have the 1/4-20 adapter for the MK41 drying before reinstalling it into the light. It should work there. It definitely works in the more critical firearms Iā€™ve used it on.

Do you have a link and name Brian?

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interesting!

Hey, I think I figured out where all the weird China flashlight company names come from.
They must be using artificial intelligence ā€” with results like these paint names:

> vibra-tite
Be careful with that stuff, it uses MEK (Methyl ethyl ketone) as a solvent.
Thatā€™s in the ā€œknow when not to inhaleā€ category.
And donā€™t get it on your skin.

Iā€™m thinking the Panze can only do 2 26650 and 2 18650 judging by the narrow inner slots.

I think I need to look at the opus. It physically looks like it will hold 4 x 26650. Thanks.

I just tried the Opus. It wonā€™t fit 4x26650

Right the Panzer only has space for 26mm diameter cells in the 2 outer slots. If the need for 4 x 26650 was mentioned I missed that. Sorry.

Yes it does, but IMO itā€™s a very low concentration. They have other versions that use other solvents, VC-4, VC-5, etcā€™. At least thatā€™s what I got out of what I read. The amount used is also very small. Surely less than a drop per adapter; the amount of MEK is very tiny in that drop.

Thanks for the warning though. I have a history with MEK and respiratory problems. Many decades ago I used it literally by the gallon to clean extruders that ran at 300+Ā°F - 400Ā°. Weā€™d pour it in one end and it would come out the other end. The MEK fumes were like a fog. As I wrote, I had respiratory problems from it. VC-3 is nothing at all like that. I couldnā€™t even smell it when the bottle was open.

If you have to charge 4 x 26650ā€™s at a timeā€¦. Just get two of these Bad Boys and do 4 at a time at 2A each. :wink:

Excdllent charger BTW. :slight_smile: