** BLF LT1M-Mini Project - The little Lantern! ( PM's sent today June 21, 2022)**

It’s a normal lithium battery as far as they state. Protected and unprotected, anyone else know of these?

Let’s see… Samsung and Sony are claiming charge cycles in the 500 cycle range. You have a small company claiming 100x that? Doesn’t smell right to me.

I have four nice 18650s from the “new” FourSevens for my BLF LT1 that are listed at 500 cycles. I think Muyshondt (an electrical engineer) himself wrote that his 18650s are from the electric vehicle space. They are also gold plated for anti-corrosion, I believe. The gold was an unusual request that may have made the cells take longer to procure, if I remember correctly. I grabbed two very early on at a discount. His torches are neat but a little out of my price range…okay, some are kind of a lot out of my price range!
I hope I don’t have to repost in a hundred years, “Yep, they sure so work as advertised!” I am curious to see if someone might have an inside scoop. Maybe I should contact the company. I have not seen anything indicating that the company is shifty. The torches have tested very well.

His website states’ holding more energy than equivalent lithium primary cells’, and then lithium can be volatile. Then goes on to state they are 3400 mAh batteries that are lithium ion protected and unprotected. So they are better and hold more energy but hold the same and are li ion cells in another sentence. I call bs, the gold plated parts sound good, but involved in electric vehicle space sounds bad as well. Then here is the description of the actual battery ‘MPC-18350I Power Cell is an unprotected, IMR chemistry lithium-ion cell, and requires precautions on the part of the end user to ensure safe operation and longevity of the cell’.

The company sells 18650s and 18350s. Isn’t the “MPC-18350” the 18350?

Yes the 18650 is a standard battery as well from what they describe and they also sell a non rechargable. Again nothing new.

Interested and in no rush (@DBSAR)

Interested in one, thanks

Interested in one.

Interested in 2. Thanks

Additions to the interest list since post number 502:

Post# / Added / User Name
504 / 05/19/2020 / nydude
505 / 05/19/2020 / riffraff
506 / 05/19/2020 / O26Rcr
506 / 05/19/2020 / O26Rcr
506 / 05/19/2020 / O26Rcr
506 / 05/19/2020 / O26Rcr
507 / 05/19/2020 / djsz
508 / 05/19/2020 / waxing twilight
508 / 05/19/2020 / waxing twilight
509 / 05/19/2020 / Dheppner
510 / 05/19/2020 / FollowspotDude
510 / 05/19/2020 / FollowspotDude
511 / 05/19/2020 / mrwolf
512 / 05/19/2020 / bonegunner
513 / 05/21/2020 / joeangi
514 / 05/21/2020 / zoysiamo
522 / 05/23/2020 / Ragsy
523 / 05/24/2020 / Xebrecito
524 / 05/24/2020 / Noir
525 / 05/24/2020 / SKV89
525 / 05/24/2020 / SKV89

Interested in 2. Thanks.

I want one too.
thx

Please put me down for one, thanks!

Please put me down for two. Thanks!

Additions to the interest list since post number 525:

Post# / Added / User Name
527 / 05/25/2020 / Foghorne
527 / 05/25/2020 / Foghorne
528 / 05/29/2020 / Adam_R
529 / 05/31/2020 / flashycali
530 / 05/31/2020 / Niloticus1
530 / 05/31/2020 / Niloticus1

Interested

Interested in one.

Interested in 2. Thanks.

June,02,2020) Update everyone, I have been in a bit of a hiatus lately but have a lot on my plate with life’s struggles, financial struggles, job struggles, etc. I do hope to get back to BLF as soon as i can to continue the LT1-Mini project, and future Lantern projects. :+1:

- Dennis / DBSARlight