Nice decision campfire, I’m waiting on mine to get delivered.. I purchased 6 sets of battery spares since I also got their handheld version. Bummer with this new rechargeable battery tech is they are much bigger than the CR123’s IMO and I have to figure out a best way to store the spares in the rifle (don’t think they fit a SOPMOD stock compartment or into the grips etc)
I disagree. Surefire has managed 1500 lumens on 18650, and 1200 lumens on CR123. Their beam profile sucks, but the horsepower is absolutely there to make dual-fuel just as viable as a OWL or Modlite, if they had chosen to go that route, in the 18650 size. In the 18350/CR123 size, you are correct.
The 18650's come in 3500mAh models. A CR123 is 1550mAH (2 would be 3100mAh - if run in parallel - if not it is only 1550mAh but double the voltage). So the 18650 wins in overall capacity. The only thing CR123's have to offer over a 18650 is shelf life. They have 10 years versus a 18650 will discharge and need to be recharged in a year or so. The thing is, it CAN be recharged. CR123's cannot.
Correct, you are probably at about 90%, which is higher than average projections are. I should have reframed the answer to something like if you want close to peak capacity, you will have to recharge in a year. and is also recomended practice to do so. It also is recommended that for very long term storage, 18650's should be charged to @50%.
https://batterybro.com/blogs/18650-w...tteries-safely
Last edited by Adrenaline_6; 06-26-20 at 11:25.
Nice video. I need to go measure a bunch of my scavenged 18650's that have been sitting. Talk about abused...these came out of bad battery packs from my Makita 18v power tools. These things got heavily abused during my installation career (glad thats over). Hammer drilling through walls with 3/4" masonry bits, etc. (the upgrade to a cordless rotary hammer showed me how sh*tty hammer drills are). They stopped taking a charge, so I took them apart, metered them all and tossed the bad ones (usually 3 or 4 of them in the pack of 10).
I charged all the good ones awhile back (years) and put them in a box. I will meter them and see how they kept a charge. I'm won't be disappointed if they are discharged completely since it has been at least 5 years, more like 7-10 though. I'll let you know.
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