What you got today

[BetweenRides]

@Flashlight Foy

Hikelite and between rides -

This, from member Jeff:

"No worries and thanks for the great review, Foy.

My King Kong's are marked (XSL) if that makes a difference. I also have one without the (XSL) marking, but I didn't use it for testing. It's labeled INR26650E, while the (XSL) marked cells are labeled ICR26650E. I searched but couldn't find a description of the difference. Does anyone here know?

Update: After searching for general info rather than specifically 26650 or King Kong, it seems ICR cells are the typical Lithium Cobalt and INR cells are (maybe) Lithium Nickel Cobalt Manganese. From what I've read, the INR cells are lower capacity than ICR cells, but they support a much higher discharge rate. I also read that INR cells suffer when charged to greater than 4.1v (the article stated that the cycle life is reduced from 800 to 300 cycles).

So, based on limited research, INR seems to perform somewhere between ICR and IMR, maybe. This is all speculation on my part. Please correct any mistakes.

I wasn't able to find out anything useful about the XSL designation."

Of the 7 King Kongs I've received from IO, 4 are "INR" and 2 are "ICR" with (XSL) printed above 4000mAh. If true, his findings are interesting.

??Foy

Thanks, Foy and Jeff:

This 26650 battery discussion is turning into quite a mystery. I've sent an email to Hank at IOS asking him to clarify what cell he is selling on his site. If he is in fact selling two different chemistries, that needs to be noted and they should be broken out separately and I find it a little disturbing that you got two apparently different kinds, Foy. The King Kong battery I received from CNQ was labeled ICR26650E.

Further discussions on the 26650 cells are taking place here: https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/7473