very interesting information on the last pages, thank you. I didnāt have much time for my FandyFire HD201 since April, in the meantime the 26650 cells got quite popular I think.
I have two Sony LiMn 26650 (made by Molicell?), which delivered easily more than 6 amps in the HD2010 (Maximum= seems to be direct drive). Minimum voltage is 2,5v, maximum 4,2v. I think, in earlier days, max. voltage used to be 4,1v with nominal voltage of 3,6v, but now you can charge them with the normal lipo programm.
I have different RC Model chargers, for these batteries I use the small charger:
this one works very precisely, but some of the cheap chargeres like IMAX arenāt very precise, so be careful
this is the battery:
Sure, the capacity isnāt that massive. But the maximum discharge is 10c (!!), so you could get up to 25 amps, which is a lot. So far no problem at all with them, will buy some more probably. They are safe and powerful. Some shops in Germany sell them, like lipopower.de, an other guy sells them on ebay.
AFAIK these type of batteries are used for Sony Laptops (the smaller 18650), and the bigger 26650 have been around a while, used for power tools, and lately for electric bicycles. There arenāt so many different manufacturer for lithium batteries, most of them in china. Molicell is an Canadian company, but of course manufactures in China.
Some years ago, the āKonionā batteries have been popular amongst RC hobby people, but are hard to get nowadays. I would like to get one of the 26700 cells. Hereās a comparison of these batteries (in German):
thanks again for all the interesting information, for me, 26650 are the future. More amps, higher capacity, and like the sony/emoli, pretty safe.
The only problems I had with batteries so far were NIMH Cells, which burned and exploded. so I think, they all can be dangerous to some extent. I would never buy myself some (fake?) batterys from an unknown shop. They probably get damaged due to the high power LED we use nowadays, ācos they canāt stand the high current draw.
Picked up an Ultrafire blue protected 26650 3.7V labled as 6000mah. Has been thru 6-8 cycles so far. Maybe Iām doing something wrong, but the capicity seems WAY lower than advertised.
Hereās dicharged from full at 1.0A. 1677?!!?
Iām in the market for a 26650 cell with better numbers. Might as well run an 18650 with a spacerā¦
Welcome to BLF, LED A. Stray! Now don't exaggerate; there's only 3,122 links in this thread.
You might also try some of the IMR Unprotected, which are supposed to be a safer chemistry. Powerizer 4000mAh from Batteryspace seems to be the best price on these.
A8 is a great light. Fancy Flashlights has a killer combo deal which includes the A8, TF 5000 cell and charger. HKE sells the A8 as a standalone. Good luck with all your new toys.
i picked up a trustfire 26650 from tmart today - i am interested to see if it performs as good as the mf batteryā¦ i already noticed that tmarts length and weight of the battery is slightly different (tmart length 2mm shorter and slightly lighter than mf)
i have a 26650 king kong to compare to when it gets here (i do not have a hobby charger)
:bigsmile:
Now; no longer have a 26650 :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
Some day some one will make better 26650ās.
not going to wait around me at 71 aināt got not time to waste |(
Hello, dial and welcome to BLF. Have not seen any information on Soshine cells, but at least their capacity claims are within reason. Tested protected TrustFire 5000mAh are available for just a few more dollars from several sources listed in the OP (Though they are more like 42-4400 mAh actual capacity). I have used TMart for several flashlight purchases and had good experience, but I have not made any battery purchases, nor will I until I see some of their cells tested. If you do try these, by all means let us know what you think.