Do you own any 26650 batteries?

http://liionbms.com/pdf/a123/charging.pdf

60amp discharge? Useful in flashlight modding?

Batteries are a bit tight.Diameter about 26,6mm.

2x ICR and 2X INR King Kongs

Amen to that brother. These things are perfect for my use in cycling. I'll probably never buy another cycling-specific bar light again (that's probably a lie too). I can't wait for more options in 26650 lights to come out. BTW, it's been said before but I think the biggest changes coming in the next few years will be in battery technology, not more lumens. While it's fun having brighter lights, they really are bright enough now for the most part. challenges are improved run times, size and beam patterns.

Probably voting No is unfair, because I only use NiMHs, but I voted anyhow, because I can.Tongue Out

If I were to do any Li batts, I would favor the 26650 or larger batts, due to longer runtimes....... maybe.

Ordered a couple Keygos 26650s to use in my JM07, overall though at this point in time it seems the best batteries are only 4000mAh and many are in the 3500mAh range giving only 400mah more than the 3100mAh Panny 18650s, so at this point they still seem somewhat pointless to me.

70 votes, pretty evenly split so far.

Unless a single-26650 light comes along that is so much better than any 18650 light that I have, I don't want to mess with a new charger and new battery type.

I plan on using my Xtar WP2 for my 26650s, have heard that it works.

I use my Solarforce 18650 charger to charge my King Kong 26650s, one at a time. Odds are, the 18650 charger you have will work with some fiddling.

fiddlefaddleFoy

+1

probably not, 3.3V, 2.3 AH. Well, with multi-cell light they could be. That's probably what's inside the $100 sears c3 battery/charger I just ordered for pickup today

I am with Lensman and trooplewis.

I have chargers all over the place and I like that I can charge the batteries I use (primarily 14500s and 18650s, with some 16340s and 18350s thrown in for good measure) whenever I need to or feel like it. I really don't want to buy a dozen new chargers when the 18650s and 14500s I have work just fine for what I'm using them for.

I don't rebuy the DVDs I own on Blu-Ray either.

If there was a really awesome 26650-only light, I might reconsider and get a couple of 26650s though.

I am a newbie, so bear with my opinion. Wink

I don't think there ever will be a 26650 only light, for the simple reasons, all 26650 lights inherently will take a 18650. No way around it..

Just like if you buy a 357 magnum handgun, it will never be just 357 only, it will also take 38 special.. ditto for the 44 magnum and 44 specials.

All you got to do is feed it what you want--then it will be become a what you want only!! Remember now, I am a newbie!!

You got it correct, cehoward. But that just adds to the versatility of the 26650 format. I carry a spare 18650 and reducer with me on bike rides so I can put it in any light if needed.

Between, I am a good grasshopper!! Wink I am on my Centurion Ironman, with both the M10s up front with the Keygos cells. However, in my bag, I got spare Hi Max 18650s, and two adapters..Plus a charger too. Wink

I've got...

I've got 20 cells that size. Here's the breakdown:

6 Sony 26650VT (LiNiCoMn)

2 A123 (LiFePO4)

2 Cn LiFePO4 26650

1 Batteryspace 4AH IMR

9 E-one Moli IMR26650

The BS and 3 of the E1 Moli cells are in single cell lights, all the others are in two cell lights (no spacers).

Yes Xtar WP2 works just fine with King Kongs for example, one at a time :)

If not, put little solder on + side of charger.

I have some 4sevens and Elektro Lumens lights that take 26650's...X10, S12 and Big Brute.

The power/run time advantages in the X10/S12 lights is great. I can't imagine a BB with less reserve capacity, so an 18650 in there would drain too quickly to be practical, even the 26650's are drained low enough to swap out in ~ 20-25 minutes.

So I have ~ dozen 26650's in rotation.

Interesting, so only about a quarter of the folks here have 26650 batteries.

I would suggest closer to 50 % if you add the top and bottom rows together?