It would pretty difficult to get a step up DC-DC converter to be able to be small enough to fit into a 26650 light. Look at the 6v xhp-70 say if you wanted to drive this at anywhere near its rated level (around 5amps) using a 4.2-3.0v cell you would need to pull close to 10 amps out of it. That DC-DC current is way to much for small electronics that would fit into a 26650 torch to handle!
Would 2 x 26350 NON-IMR batterys be able to handle 5 amp drain at shorter (pun not intended) run times? This would similar to the NCR18650B which can handle 6.7amps But it doesn’t really like too and Ah drop off dramatically. Would make a great hand warmer in winter though!
So they are no high drain cells really! But for “normal” 6V XHP lights with a short tube they are useful. My JM35 works fine, Jax Z1 should arrive any day, and a Supfire L5/XHP50 is a work in progress…
They are from Alibaba! 4 PCs minimum, cheap, but ridiculously expensive shipping to Austria!!
Sadly I’m absolutely unable to extract a hyperlink from the Alibaba App. But I’ll post a screenshot of the offer…
I’m asking a shipping quote right now, it will be cheaper if I buy more I guess. If I buy 20 of these with ok shipping costs from China, there will be enough people wanting to try them so I can sell them, right? (extra shipping to other blf members would be 3 dollar)
Hmm, my communication with the alibaba seller about shipping went a bit like a joke. Some Rose first asked if I was interested in Tank007 UV flashlights, when I said that I was just interested in the batteries and asked for a shipping quote, she said that she checked stock and that they did not have the 26359 batteries, would I like another size?
WolfA, what were the shipping costs if I may ask?, so that I know if it is worth the trouble again?
$45! I admire your dedication for checking out these batteries, Wolf! I wanted to buy 24 batteries, but for that price (and more because of the weight) I’m sorry to give up, also because I suspect that I need to pay with a credit card (on aliexpress I could pay with IDeal that feels safer to me).
But I hope someone else will buy a lot and re-sell them to BLF-members, these batteries surely sound promising!
AWt is making 26350 cells. I am trying to contact them and see if they will use Banggood as the reseller for a group buy. Hopefully it will come about. I contacted BG too, let's see how it goes.
AWT specs.
Tested Capacity : 2580mAh , 15A CC Discharge test , 97.3% of Claimed Capacity