Is max discharge of 3400mah Pana NCR18650B... 6.8a or 4.8?

I’ve read conflicting information,

6.8

Any idea where is document comes from. Is it just plain wrong? I have heard 6.8 from a number of vape forums…

I found this datasheet

Yep… Ive seen that one too, which is why I wondered what the difference was. Thanks though! Someone showed me the datasheet I linked… when I used the Panasonic in the new Zebralight. I found no problems with the cell, and it worked fine- but they said it wasn’t optimal because the Zebralight was reported to draw about 6 amps. Zebralight said the cell should work fine and that the new Zebralight didn’t draw 6 amps. So I have no freaking idea what to believe.

When in doubt, use a 30Q. :wink:

For a quick peek at peak amp output, use a (bigass preferably) multimeter/amperimeter to measure the direct shortcircuit current; too thick/short leads not recommended…

Advice: keep some kind of fire extinguisher, just in case, at hand.

Cheers

I plan on getting some… but considering there were no warnings from the manufacturer… no specs listed about what type of batteries to use… no manufactuer specs about the current draw from the light… other than flat tops I figured this was a safe choice. I don’t own a whole lot of flat tops that are high drain, because all my high drains are button tops. Anyway, the battery worked fine- but I was chastised for using a bad choice for the battery. When the only indicator I was incorrect comes from an unofficial 6 amp tail cap measurement on the light- and that the sanyo version of the spec sheet shows a value below 6 amps.

What light is it? Can you test it?
Just curious. I don’t own any ZL.

I can’t test the current draw… but I did a full review of the light using those batteries and never experienced a single issue. Zebralights customer service said that the light doesn’t pull 6 amps and that battery should work fine. Which of course, it operates perfect under the battery.

It’s the Zebralight SC600MkIII HI.