What are you powering your Xeno E03 XM-L with?

I read that on high it will take around 1.5-1.8A?

The Trustfire flames 14500 as reviewed by old4570 is pretty good. Will this be able to provide enough current? Should I go for unprotected or protected? (afraid the protection may trip)

Cheers

The Trustfires work fine. They give me 1.8A in the EO3.

I'm not using them in it though. I prefer to have an actual low mode so its all NiMH in mine.

EDIT: here's a graph of the Flames @ a constant current of 1.5A showing the voltage over time. Its still 739 mAh so its holding up well. 1.8A shouldn't be that different. (and the current draw from the light will decline with the voltage, so its not as demanding as these tests)

My recollection is that the maximum safe draw for a conventional li-ion battery is about 1.5 amps.

To be safe I'm running my Xeno E03 XML only with AW 14500 IMR 600 mah cells.

Tf flames 14500

getting 1.71A at start then drops off to 1.66 after 1 min.

That's good to hear. Thanks!

Has anyone else had problems powering their E03 with a 14500 cell? Mine works fine on regular AA's but when I try to run it on a unprotected AW 14500 it gets very hot and smells like the switch is burning after only a few seconds.

The battery may be the culprit but it works fine in my other AA light. I have 2 protected AW 14500s on order to test out.

Change out the switch...they provided a spare one in the package.

I swapped the switch and got the same result.

Using mine with eneloop AAs but tested it with 14500 and gets really hot. Will only use 14500 during a hiking trip in a cold environment.

Mine works well without the burning smell but never really tested too long in 14500.

He mentioned just a few seconds, can't be. And there is a burning smell, just after a few seconds?

Something partially shorting? The E03 is spring loaded so you won't need magnets (pls do not use magnets btw, that'd be a 1-cell pipe bomb). You using a neodymium magnet at the front bro?

Nope, no magnets were used. The 14500 fits fine. I think it may have something to do with the battery. I guess I'll find out when my protected 14500s get here.

Maybe something getting a bit hot in the battery. Feel the PCB area and see if that is hot?

And how are these working out? How long can you run the light on high? I've not heard any good reports on running this nice light on 14500's, so I'll just stick with Mi-MH rechargeables. I would like to experience in person the brightness on them as I have seem some remarkable pictures posted.

Do you get a low setting with these AW IMR 600's?

I am running NiZn batteries in mine. Looks like a slight improvement in brightness.

Here's a question... the MFG claims 430 lumens at 1.5A. Mitro here on the board posted his draws as:

Just tried mine (on Duraloop):

High - 2320mA

Medium - 360mA

Low - 54mA

I figured while I was at it, I'd try an AW IMR 14500:

High - 2380mA

Medium - 1360mA

Low - 360mA

The above was Mitro's post in the review thread. So if it's pulling almost 2.4 amps on a 14500 wouldn't it be putting out more than 430 lumens? Like a lot more?

I just got mine yesterday and my 14500 batteries haven't showed up yet so I just have a Duracell AA in it and it's still a good light. But I can't wait to see the difference on 14500!

The 14500 Trustfire flames will give you more than enough juice. I have been using them for quite some time in my XML converted R5A3 that pulls over 1.8 amps.

I also use Trustfire Flames 14500 on my xeno e03, and measured 1.9Amps, I want to know if it will push more amps with an IMR, or just the same?

Probably more. IMR cells have lower internal resistance. This can burn stuff. Beware.

And measure current draw.

I tried with AW 14500 IMR, and it gets around 2.5A fresh from charger.