I was successful ordering a couple of these short tubes via Sofirn's CS team on AliExpress (Cissy). If you click on "contact seller" you can send them your inquiry. I paid $ 15,80 for 4x SP33 26mm DTP boards and 4x SP40 18350 short tubes including $1 off discount, PayPal marketplace fee and e-Packet shipping. Assuming that all parts are sold for the same price, the battery tube would cost around $ 2,00.
Am I presuming both Vapcell and Shockli cells are the same? Sure.
We do not really know what current capacity and discharge rate those cells are delivering now. Maybe we should ask Henrik to get new review samples from Vapcell, his small cell queue isn't crowded.
I see the 18350 tubes are sold out on the various amazon stores, and not listed on aliexpress, but I would like to order 3 of them (for sc31 and sc31b lights). Are they anywhere available anymore?
Probably old news, but it doesn’t fit the first batch of SP31V2. Threads have been changed, unfortunately (I ordered the short tube some time ago for mine but to no avail).
I might buy a more recent light after Corona [and in time with a good coupon offer ], since I still have that tube and sold the flashlight.
Another well made not bad beam light, Is the XANES XT01 18350 cell.
XP-G3 350LM 6Modes USB Rechargeable
Stainless Steel, EDC LED Flashlight
I believe it’s made as a Dito XL1 or Dito XG1
3 way sw Nice colour beam plenty of light for it’s size.
Inbuilt charger.
Has a coupla second hold for On and OFF.
Apart from that.
A well balanced. VERY well machined for $11US light.
Nice and hefty if you want to fist it too. (Just saying).
These X Series Xanes are very well made model torches.
My missus uses it in her car dash. Changes them regularly.
I myself recently found a clearance deal on some protected 18500 cells and bought half a dozen of them. I bought them to replace 3AAAs in a few flashlights I have, but I still have a couple extra 18500 cells. I also recently converted my SP40 to use a 18350 cell. I thought I would really like it, but now I actually think 18350 setup is too small (while still feeling like the 18650 on it is too big). So I absolutely would LOVE to have a 18500 tube for my SP40 — it would totally be the ideal size for that light!