Olight S1 Baton - Help me find a good 16340

[dilligan]

Hey everyone! I ordered an Olight S1Baton last week, but now I’m racking my brain trying to find the best/good 16340s for it. I have done a bit of research, and I know that none of the big names (i.e. Panasonic, Sony, LG, etc.) make 16340s, so I’m having a hard time. I also want to make sure the battery will fit in the light.

I’ve been thinking about getting these, but I don’t know.
https://www.fasttech.com/products/1420/10009735/1855100-evva-rcr123a-16340-3-7v-700mah-rechargeable

What do you guys suggest?

[freeme (youtube.com/@1thedeals)]

Why not stick to Olight brand? Their 16340 is pretty cheap and it will ensure a proper fit.

[akhyar]

Olight’s own 16340, AW 16340, Soshine 16340 will fit just nice.
I’ve tried all these with my S1
Keeppower 16340 is a bit on the long side, and a bit tricky to screw down the cap

[akoposilester]

@akhyar

Olight’s own 16340, AW 16340, Soshine 16340 will fit just nice.
I’ve tried all these with my S1
Keeppower 16340 is a bit on the long side, and a bit tricky to screw down the cap

how about Nitecore RCR123A?

[akhyar]

@akoposilester

@akhyar

Olight’s own 16340, AW 16340, Soshine 16340 will fit just nice.
I’ve tried all these with my S1
Keeppower 16340 is a bit on the long side, and a bit tricky to screw down the cap

how about Nitecore RCR123A?

Never tried Nitecore cells as they are on the expensive side.
I would rather buy AW cells

[breinrules]

Better buy the olight one, so you can only blame 1 vendor when something happens.lol. Also buy an olight charger while you are at it

[g_sintornillos]

https://www.fasttech.com/p/1794704 with coupon BLF –5%

[keltex78]

Efest +un+protected: 16.6mm x 34.2mm @$3.95/each

Efest 16340 V2 IMR 700mAh - Button Top

[dilligan]

Thanks for the help guys. I ended up getting an Olight one for now, but those Efest IMRs at RMM are very tempting.

[SubLGT]

@keltex78

Efest +un+protected: 16.6mm x 34.2mm @$3.95/each
Efest 16340 V2 IMR 700mAh - Button Top

True capacity is around 500mAh, and not 700 as Efest claims.

Review - Efest 16340 IMR Test

[image] [image] With my collection of 16340 getting a little on the old side ( half a decade ) , I decided it was time to buy some new batteries . Trolling ebay I came across the Efest batteries , and I thought , why not ! The following chart is a 0.5A discharge , the two batteries were each charged and discharged three times . [image] After the 0.5A discharge , I put each battery through a 1A discharge resulting in : Batt 1 - 511mAh Batt 2 - 527mAh And then I decided to try a 0.2A …

[emarkd]

@akhyar

Olight’s own 16340, AW 16340, Soshine 16340 will fit just nice.
I’ve tried all these with my S1
Keeppower 16340 is a bit on the long side, and a bit tricky to screw down the cap

I use KeepPower 16340s in my S1 without issue. I guess YMMV, as always, but they work for me.

[akhyar]

@emarkd

@akhyar

Olight’s own 16340, AW 16340, Soshine 16340 will fit just nice.
I’ve tried all these with my S1
Keeppower 16340 is a bit on the long side, and a bit tricky to screw down the cap

I use KeepPower 16340s in my S1 without issue. I guess YMMV, as always, but they work for me.

I’ve also Keeppower 16340 at home but they are a bit long (maybe by 1-2mm the most) compared to standard CR123 or other RC123 that I mentioned. They still work on my S1 just that I prefer to use my other cells. As you said, YMMV.

[akoposilester]

i tried tf 16340 it doesnt fit. same as keep power protected. :_(
im sticking with nitecore rcr123a for now.