Convoy L6... XHP70 Beast!

I’m not sure where you heard that, but the recommended battery for the L6 is the Liitokala.

Maybe as far as protected cells are concerned, the top choice is the KeepPower 5200.

It's listed in first post of this thread at least two times and it is repeated in various other forums. Does the Liitokala exists with protection?

It’s been a long time since I read post one. The last update to it was 11 months ago. It does seem to be biased towards safety and not towards performance. For newcomers the protected cell is recommended.

Most folks here (modders) don’t run protected cells, though. They can’t, because they just don’t produce enough output.

My modded L6 pulls 17 to 18 amps with the Liitokalas for about 8,500 lumen.

It only pulls about 10 amps with the protected KeepPower 5200 for about 6,500 lumen.

That’s a big difference and clearly seen with your eyes. It’s also why almost all L6 modders use unprotected cells.

If your light is stock and you are worried about safety stuff then stick with protected. It is fine for lower powered lights. In fact, Orbtronic makes a 26650 protected cell with a 15 amp rating. I don’t know if it cuts all power at loads over 15A or just limits the load like the KeepPowers do.

Everyone using unprotected cells in series just need to follow a few safety rules. Always use a matched and married set and always check that the voltages are identical before charging.

Liitokala does not make protected cells.

I hope that helps.

Eh doesnt simon himself recommend to use keeppower icr? not that u must but i never heard that litokala was the main battery choice for this light and ive read almost the entire thread of this massive light. I will myself tho use efest batteries for this light once it arrives.

I guess this particular thread is mostly about the stock L6.

If you read this thread you get a very different battery choice.
L2 and L6 Modding Thread

It’s a matter of choosing what is best for your particular situation.

This thread kinda swings both ways from what I remembe. Mainly because Simon recommends Protected cells on his site.
Most members here do not want protected cells, including myself, and Jdub managed a deal with BG early on for the black unprotected Keep 5000mAh. I bought those for my first L6 because I intended to mod it.

But seriously consider measurements with any cell you may buy. L6 is pretty picky on diameter and length and the tops of cells need to be high enough to contact the other cell in series.

Convoy recommend the 69.5mm protected Keeppower (which as far as I’m aware is actually INR, not ICR as commonly thought). I doubt that in the stock L6 there would be any significant difference in performance between the protected Keeppower and unprotected Liitokala.

There’s not. I tested it.
I actually got a bit higher amps on the brightest setting with the KP for some reason (it might be an anomoly), but as soon as you resistor mod it, the Liitokala has the advantage. Then with a FET driver the Liitokala has a much bigger advantage.

The Black LiitoKala 5000mAh 26650 or the light blue one are the best cells for the L6. Hands down.

Edit: Unless you want to adapt it to iJoy 21700’s. :wink:

*If you want high drain and unprotected.

That wasn’t the question, not a matter of what someone wants the question read which is best. :wink: :smiley:

What do think the best protected cell is?

I’ve heard the Orbtronic has a 15A ability, but I don’t know much about how it handles current at the limit. Such as limit it or just shut off.

I’m thinking the KeepPower 5200 are the best protected.

Greetings all!

I may as well chime in on this…
The cell recommended by Convoy and the cell the L6 was designed around is indeed the KeepPower 5200mAh as listed in the OP and recommended by Simon himself. Keep in mind though that was definitely stated with safety being priority #1 and that is based on the stock L6. In stock form you will see little if any difference from a higher-drain cell. Again, that is only when referring to the STOCK L6.

If you’re running a modded L6 with a different driver setup there are definitely better high-performance cells out there like the black LiitoKala cells or the light blue or any others Dale or Kawiboy or any of our other modding maniacs recommend. :wink:

Thanks for all those remarks guys. As I intend to offer it as a gift, I'll stick on the most secure solution.

Do you have any source stating that? Their own site is not sufficiently detailed. A "new" 6000mAh option is also listed there.

Interesting, this is the first seemingly legit 6,000mah 26650 cell I’ve seen.

Seem to be close to the 27mm diameter side though.

That is nice, 6000mAh 26650. They are listed for unprotected too. 20A continuous.
And some 18350 1200mAh 10A cont…

They have a line of flashlights. :smiley:
Got some 26650 spacers for pack builds also.
Thanks for the link! Cool stuff to look fwd to.

I’ve forgotten what the diameter limit was on the L6. 26.8mm doesn’t sound like an issue, though.

Wow, they show to have protected 18650 cells with a 15A ability.

IMO KP 6000mA = Shockli IMR26650 .

Shockli IMR26650 5500mAh (Black) 2017

http://lygte-info.dk/review/batteries2012/Shockli%20IMR26650%205500mAh%20(Black)%202017%20UK.html

Saw the 15A protected. Kinda wonder on that if its just a burst delay or full current before protection. Full 15A sorta defeats the purpose of a protection circuit. I don’t know.

Just measured the tube of my recent L6, 26.85mm at both ends. Would definitely need to be smaller than that.