I’m well aware that Acebeam doesn’t manufacture Li-ion cells. I was referring more to the current handling than the capacity. I don’t know what kind of cell is under the wrapper and I’ve never seen any tests done of the current capabilities of this battery. I’d be very interested to see that data. It’s silly that they’d slap a 20A rated protection circuit on a cell with a max current under 10A, but from a marketing standpoint it wouldn’t surprise me at all. I only have one of these cells that came with my W30 and gets used in that light. My other 21700 lights get the Samsung 50E.
On a relevant note, does anyone know what the max battery length is for the K1?
I own a few P42A and while it is an excellent cell and probably one of the best if not the best overall 21700 according to Mooch, it is not 45A continuous. Even the Samsung 30T is only 40A. I tested the P42A vs 30T in my flashlights. The 30T outputs higher in all my FET lights that can take advantage of the extra output.
But the 26650 is not competing with the 21700 for highest current and I’m not saying 26650 is better than 21700. Rather I see 26650 still has a purpose for those who like the feel/size of a 26650 flashlight and the noticeably higher capacity. Cost wise, the Vapcell 26650 is not that expensive.
Well i agree the 26650 size is nice, but they should be able to have a capacity of 7000mAh or more.
I bet there will be higher capacity 26650’s in the not too distant future.
Unfortunately, the market for 26650 is too small. Sanyo/Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, LG will surely not make one. The only other two that can improve upon it is Lishen and Molicel who demonstrated excellent performance with the 21700. People were trying to get Molicel to produce a 26650 in a survey on Mooch’s website but no go. Unless an electric car maker decides to adopt 26650, I doubt we will see any improvements.
We’ve been having a lot of fog, always fun to see the entire beam of a thrower like a giant light saber in a foggy sky. My luck the fog will stop and I’ll forget to play with it that way by the time it happens again. Lol
Really like how Hank came into the flashlight game with the M43 and he’s been rocking it ever since! I think the only one I don’t have is the cute little fatboy with 18 emitters, have swapped emitters in one for a friend of mine and am almost surely destined to have one of my own but haven’t done it yet. Just could not resist the large headed K1 White Flat combo, a modern day mix between the Courui Fathead (D01) and HD2010 that demanded my attention! (TK’s fault with this review) lol
Mine says Customs Cleared, transiting the postal system. That was the last update. I called DHL Econmerce thats supposedly the shipper and they are no help.
