Headlamps with 18350 batteries

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Are there any decent headlamps using 18350 batteries? I think that Soffirn (I’m not sure if this is truly Soffirn’s) H25LR is just great, with its simple high CRI + 660 nm deep read (regulation aside), but is there something similar with the shorter batteries?

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Here’s a list of lights that can be used as a headlamp and at least have an 18350 option

http://flashlights.parametrek.com/index.html?type=headlamp&battery=1x18350

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Skilhunt H200 mini (the red is 620nm)

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Nice, and probably nothing wrong with it, but I wish it had a regular USB-C charging and be a bit more budget friendly…

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TH1; HS10

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Would these two take 18350 batteries? I thought they were 16340.

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My bad, they are. But here

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Cheers! If it only had the red LED as well… I guess you can’t have everything.

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I prefer to have a spare battery to swap in. I dont like to put a light out of commission, so it can act as a charger.

and be a bit more budget friendly…

Skilhunt uses Regulated Drivers w NoPWM… most other lights use FET and PWM

the taste of quality lingers long after the price is forgotten

if you just want a cheap usb headlamp, the Sofirn HS10 can do that, but be sure to unscrew the tailcap when not in regular use, as the parasitic drain will kill the battery in 2 months (and its not 18350). Nor does it come w a Nichia 519a like the Skilhunt does…

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It looks like there is slim picking in the 18350 headlamps department, especially with good primary and red emitters, like the simple @Sofirn H25LR. I wonder if there would be an interest should one be on offer?

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Wurkkos HD15R is worth looking at.

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Oh, and that could be shortened to 18350, I imagine?

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It actually even comes with short tube!

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Yep, standard Sofirn/Wurkkos threads.

I have the non-red emitter version. I don’t find flood/throw to be very useful to me so I probably should have gotten the red one. It’s easy enough to emitter swap.

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But also this one… :⁠-⁠(

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18350 tube for Convoy H1 :+1:

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There is also Sofirn SP40 and SP40A both of which include short 18350 tube. Does anyone have any experience with them?

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The SP40A with the 18350 tube would be such a sweet light if it had the FC11C new regulator (and maybe a little red LED somewhere ;-). It’s probably still sweet enough… Could anyone comment from experience: especially if you have the LH351D version - is it nice?

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