I called the number on the side of the phone and ..it's a barbeque hut in Kuala Lumpur
chickens are 20% off all week long at dons barbeque shack
Lol….anyhow, can someone tell me if panasonic protected cells fit in these lights? (18650A & 18650B)
No
Pana NCR18650B and Samsung 26F don’t fit in.
I worked on mine to fit them in - but you need a lathe for that…
The old 2400mAh TF Flame with 67mm seems to be one of the max lenght cells.
I cut the pill by 4mm and made a 21mm board fitting in (standard is 22mm)
I can somewhat get a Samsung 18650 protected convex top to work, in the F3 L2, but can’t screw down the bottom cap all the way, so it’s functional, but I guess water could easily get inside.
I usually use a Samsung 18650 A26 2600mAh laptop pull flat top in my F3 L2s.
Man that sucks. So now I have to find 67mm batteries for these lights. Why the heck would they make the battery compartment so damn small and not fitting some of the most popular cells. Very frustrating. Might just resell these.
> I guess water could easily get inside.
It’s a zoomie, so that’s unavoidable anyhow
Have you looked inside the tailcap? Looks to me like that huge long battery contact button in the tail could be shortened, or the spring behind it shortened, for longer batteries.
It’s a typical H-M-L-strobe-SOS driver (with a big spring on that).
I figure I can put in a better driver with a shorter spring easily.
What about an 18650PF. They are only 65.1mm long
Just looked at this - and you’re right.
The pin does not go all the way down when you push it - there are ~3mm of space you can easily dispose.
tested it - if you leave the pin away and possibly solder the spring to the switch (otherwise it just drops around) and a Samsung 26F fits without a problem.
..and while you're at it, replace the switch to a Omten: looks exactly the same but is a better switch!
Interested in doing this so I can use my protected 18650A’s, but I am not sure exactly what you mean. Would pictures be possible?
any alternative cheap sources for this flashlight ?
Mine came in today. I only played with them long enough to know that they light up. all were focused. Adjustment is tight which is good. I think I’m going to like these lights. I just got to tear them down and start modifying them. For $6, definitely a steal.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/F3-CREE-XM-L-T6-2000-Lumens-Cree-Led-Torch-Zoomable-Cree-LED-Flashlight-Torch-light/32256240445.html $10.99 (22h:48m:50s)
Finally got them today, and then promptly dedomed one.
They’ve shamelessly doubled the price.
Hi!
Sure thing.
That is the maximum, the brass thingy (lost the name atm…) is pushable into the tail:
If you simply open the switch part and remove it, so you have only the bare spring, then you can use longer batteries.
Hoping to get coupon code valid again !
I went to the Supfire/Nitecorn website and typed in the number on the side of my flashlight..... and found out it's a fake .
Either their verification system doesn't work or ......
Maybe i need to start a new thread
Guys I just got mine today and my NCR18650A fit without a problem. I mean it’s a little tight screwing the cap back on, but nothing extreme and I am able to screw it all the way down. Is this a big problem if there is a little pressure on the battery?