Sunwayman V11R on Ebay, $18.99. 2 left.

Henk4U2 · 2018-11-01T08:42:59.000Z

Calaveras:

I have an efest protected cell that is too long for this light. Can I remove the protection circuit to make it fit?
Any recommendation for a rechargeable?

This light is an omnivore (accepts all sorts of batteries) so I assume it has no low voltage protection (LVP).
It is rather easy to forget to put it out after you have used the very low low mode.
Which gives this light a fair chance to drain you battery beyond repair. That’s what protection prevents.
This protection is most likely spot welded, which makes a clean removal of it quite a challenging enterprise.
So: I would not do it.

I don’t know how much extra room you need, but what about clipping a piece off from the spring.
Or trying to move the switch a bit further to the back by inserting an extra washer.

Tip of the month: buy yourself a new protected battery. Living in CA, it won’t break the bank.
Go to the comparator of member HKJ, so see which battery best fits your needs.

nokoff · 2018-11-01T13:26:27.000Z

Calaveras:

I have an efest protected cell that is too long for this light. Can I remove the protection circuit to make it fit?
Any recommendation for a rechargeable?

I just bought a couple Keeppower 16340 with PCB. I’ll try them later and let you know.
My AW 16340 with PCB fit fine. My protected XTAR do as well. Seems roomy. I can’t believe efest is that much longer. Did you remove the spring and put in a stud or something?

moderator007 · 2018-11-01T17:26:17.000Z

I used a V11R last night working on a truck. I was using it at about 50% brightness when I noticed the light losing quite a bit of lumens. I gave the control ring a spin to full and It didn’t give much of a change in brightness. Within a minute or so the light had really lost its lumen oomph.
I suspected The V11R driver was sucking the life out of my 16340 like a vampire. I pulled the battery out and stuck on my icharger. The voltage was at 2.4v which was a few minutes after I had turned the light off, so the voltage had already bounced back some.
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Now if this happens again I’ll be able to recognize the battery needing charged well before it gets this low, I know what to look for.
Running Protected 16340’s in this light is a good idea. Non protected can be used if you really pay attention.
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This driver is a Vampire, Its designed to operate in a wide voltage range and doesn’t distinguish between them. From the testing I have done on a bench power supply, Be Warned, It will suck any battery you stick in it down to about .6v before it cuts off.

Calaveras · 2018-11-02T01:37:46.000Z

For the record,I bought a brand new Efest 850 mAh 16340 for this light. I thought it would fit, but it is about 1 mm longer than the Surefire primaries. if I could just make one more turn of the threads it would make electrical contact, but even with the spring compressed flat, the head will not screw on all the way.
If anyone has a battery that they have put in the light, I am happy to buy a battery that is a good fit…

moderator007 · 2018-11-02T02:04:13.000Z

I have used the Nitecore NL 650mah protected batteries in the V10R and V11R without issues. Maybe not the best protected 16340 battery but I do know they fit.
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Well I just went thru my 16340 battery stash. The Fenix 700mah ARB-L16-700 is a protected battery and Is a very decent battery. It also fits without problems and is short for a protected 16340.
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You can read HKJ’s review here: Test/review of Fenix 16340 700mAh ARB-L16-700 (Orange-Black)

toddcshoe · 2018-11-02T03:15:19.000Z

I had a Jetbeam protected cell laying around. I don’t know who makes it for them. It fits and works just fine as well.

contactcr · 2018-11-02T15:18:03.000Z

I have the Keeppower protected 16340 in mine from Illumn

freefly · 2018-11-02T18:16:17.000Z

hiuintahs:

Another question is that I got one that is a lot higher of a low than all the rest. It works just the same as the others………just that the low is 3.6 lumens instead of the typical V11R low of just a glow on the LED. Wondering if anyone would be interested in that one or if I should return it. (Thanks Todd)

I grabbed a couple of these as well and have the same issue. One is fine and the other has a “low” that is way brighter. Not a huge deal, just a data point.

freefly · 2018-11-02T18:51:34.000Z

Calaveras:

For the record,I bought a brand new Efest 850 mAh 16340 for this light. I thought it would fit, but it is about 1 mm longer than the Surefire primaries. if I could just make one more turn of the threads it would make electrical contact, but even with the spring compressed flat, the head will not screw on all the way.
If anyone has a battery that they have put in the light, I am happy to buy a battery that is a good fit…

Strange. I am using a couple older Efest V2 (red) 700mAh button-top and they fit perfectly. Just measured them @ 34mm x 16.75mm.

leaftye · 2018-11-07T07:10:56.000Z

My AA spacer is due for delivery by the end of the week. Hopefully it’s the same for everyone else.

Boaz · 2018-11-07T12:16:34.000Z

Been busy and missed that my pair had been shipped out . After looking again I realized they had been shipped to the wrong address. Maybe that’s why looking in the mailbox was futile . Bought from the later cheaper vendor :( He actually sent them ... just not to me .

Streamer · 2018-11-07T16:28:09.000Z

Boaz:

Been busy and missed that my pair had been shipped out . After looking again I realized they had been shipped to the wrong address. Maybe that’s why looking in the mailbox was futile . Bought from the later cheaper vendor He actually sent them … just not to me .

Was it from a vendor selling at $16.88 each? Mine was, except he never sent as promised. After I got a refund through PayPal, I get a “shipped” message through Ebay with tracking for that refunded order…Strange…. Showed that my shipment originated in California and was delivered in California. I say SCAM ! Anyways, hope you get yours soon.

Boaz · 2018-11-19T21:54:53.000Z

I was being patient and busy so I waited .. they ended up shipping to somewhere in texas . I doubt it’s a scam since fed ex tracked it . Someone in alvaraz texas got 2 free lights .. I wrote the bendor saying I really wanted the lights and he explained the wait from china would be VERY long time. OR I could have it fixed locally ... wth ?? Wait they never showed up??? Fix what??

Instead I opted for the full refund

Streamer · 2018-11-19T21:59:03.000Z

I still say scam. He did to you what he did to me. Mine was delivered in California. I say BS. Seller can send you others tracking info to cover his ass. SCAMMMER

Boaz · 2018-11-19T22:10:33.000Z

Yeah that could be ... he was selling other junk.. seems like a lot of trouble just to get someone $ for a few weeks . Sad thing was to get refunded I think it implied it was a buyers mistake so you couldn’t leave him bad feedback .. like he was doing u a favor . Either shady or really dumb

Streamer · 2018-11-19T22:19:24.000Z

SHADY INDEED

BlancoFire · 2018-11-19T22:22:04.000Z

I bought 3 for $18.99, along with 2 AA Extenders for $9.98, everything fine and dandy here.

Boaz · 2018-11-19T22:39:06.000Z

This was a later guy who had them for 16.99$??

i don’t think anyone here got lights from him .

I got two also from the original source at 18.99 but the lows weren’t sub lumen low like they were supposed to be ... and thought maybe a few more lights might not be a bad idea . Clearly it was

toddcshoe · 2018-11-19T23:02:19.000Z

All the ones I got were from the $18.99 guy. They all had sub lumen lows but they were all slightly different in brightness. Nothing too bright that would warrant me returning them or asking for a refund. I almost bit on the $16.99 guy but I had already ordered enough and didn’t really need them. Didn’t want to get too greedy. I did get one from hiuintahs here on BLF, he told me the low wasn’t sub lumen so it was expected. It’s in the wifes purse and she didn’t need a super low anyway so it worked out great. I gave most of mine away as gifts but kept 2 for myself. I do check and see if anyone is selling any at those good prices once in a while and haven’t seen any as low as they were but, it did seem to get a few of the sellers of them to get the prices down to a more reasonable level. I am sure a few folks even got them and reposted them for higher prices once they got them. Fair enough I reckon. I am just happy I got a light I had been wanting for a while but thought were too expensive. Now if I could find the same deal on a few Jetbeam RRT01’s I would be a happy camper. Have the feeling I’m not going to get that lucky though.

Boaz · 2018-11-19T23:19:44.000Z

They need emitters swapped out anyway so I’ll get the lowdown.. dirty low down.