I do not understand the specifics of why one should use “Protected” over IMR. I am just following the recommendation from the gentleman who sold me the light.Only a handful of his lights does he stress us to use Protected batteries.
I am just glad that I chose the Orbtronic 26650 over the Acebeam 26650. The Orbtronic had a capacity of 5096mAh with a 9A continuous load.
I am not positive, but I do not think the Acebeam can even handle a 9A load,at least not safely[too hot @ 7A]
The review below does NOT include the Orbtronic[15A max continuous discharge], instead it pairs the Xtar and Soshine against the Acebeam 26650. The Acebeam appears pitiful to me! It got way too hot at 7A .
For those who do not know the link can be translated into English. :sunglasses:
Put a cherry-picked XHP70.2 80cri 2-step 3000k emitter in my L6, but the hotspot is still greenish compared to the spill, which I would say is magenta-ish. I have not scratched off the phosphor at the edges of the emitter though.
Now I’m thinking getting that lower binned easywhite emitter wasn’t worth the cut in lumens and lux if I could perhaps get a cherry-picked 4000k one with higher flux bin but still decent tint to it.
Think of how the batteries fit in the tube. 2 batteries, end to end with the positive of one touching the negative of the other. They have to touch to get electricity to flow. If the positive post is not high enough, they can not touch.
So if you use flat tops that don’t touch, like me with the blue Liitokala cells, you need to add solder blobs to raise the positive posts. Or some people use a tiny neodymium magnet between the cells to get a connection. (Magnets can cause extra resistance and maybe a short circuit under certain circumstances, so they are not a good idea).
Other choices are button top batteries or “raised flat top” batteries.
You can use 18650’s with a spacer tube to keep them centered, but you get less run time and maybe less output, depending on which 18650 cells you use.
Here is the rest of Vinhs answers. I do NOT like to paraphrase. I like providing original info.
PLEASE keep in mind this applies for the L6vn ONLY , NOT the stock light or what many of you modders on here may build.
1.Why can’t I use High Drain/IMR 26650 in the L6vn when you approved the use of VTC6 and 30Q for my K40vn,TK75vn,TK61vn and TN42vn??
70.2 cant handle the high draw from direct driven.
2.Could using them in a series be the reason for alarm? No
3.Would it hurt the L6vn to use an IMR 26650 for a half hour? Yes
For the First time in my 5 year hobby I am getting the light b/4 the batteries! :person_facepalming:
I am going to listen to Vinh. I do NOT know enough about the electrical aspects of the Torch and the batteries to dispute him or others who may have a different opinion.
I am keeping it simple,meanwhile I will be tortured for 2 more days until the Orbtronic get here!