Huh, I thought an 18650 would allow it to be much brighter. No need for me to order such a battery then, I'll just use my eneloops aaa's :) Good video, just what I was looking for!
vBDKv it's a LatticeBright XML LED (a Chinese clone of the Cree XM-L - notice the difference in punctuation), which isn't bright enough to make use of an 18650's power. If your light has a genuine Cree (especially if it's the newer XM-L2), it will get brighter on the right battery.
@@NetRolller3D Thanks. I did pick up an 18650 just for fun and the biggest difference is the amount of runtime. With 3xAAA (good quality Eneloop Pro batteries) I start to notice a decrease in brightness after 15 minutes. With an 18650 2600mah it can keep on going for roundabout 50 minutes before I start to notice a decrease in brightness. This is using a cheap Chinese flashlight. I'm thinking about buying a proper flashlight one of these days as the clicker keeps breaking on these cheap ones.
@@NetRolller3D Literally lost the one i was referring to in my first message about 2 weeks ago.it was a good one only complaint was the on off switch wasn't work right.
Actually, according to the video, there was a difference in brightness. The 3 x AAA was the least bright. The supplied 18650 was brighter and the Nitecore was brighter still.
Volts aren't everything - AAAs have a high internal resistance, so that 4.5V drops to about 3V under load. An 18650 can handle a much higher current without excessive voltage droop.
Have the same light but it's called a bell and Howell tac light. Put a 18650 in it and works great. Better than 3 AAA's
Which battery is best for this flashlight
Can you leave the lithium batteries in the flashlight for LONG periods without problems?
Alkalines will leak, especially duracells.
Huh, I thought an 18650 would allow it to be much brighter. No need for me to order such a battery then, I'll just use my eneloops aaa's :) Good video, just what I was looking for!
vBDKv it's a LatticeBright XML LED (a Chinese clone of the Cree XM-L - notice the difference in punctuation), which isn't bright enough to make use of an 18650's power. If your light has a genuine Cree (especially if it's the newer XM-L2), it will get brighter on the right battery.
@@NetRolller3D Thanks. I did pick up an 18650 just for fun and the biggest difference is the amount of runtime. With 3xAAA (good quality Eneloop Pro batteries) I start to notice a decrease in brightness after 15 minutes. With an 18650 2600mah it can keep on going for roundabout 50 minutes before I start to notice a decrease in brightness. This is using a cheap Chinese flashlight. I'm thinking about buying a proper flashlight one of these days as the clicker keeps breaking on these cheap ones.
@@NetRolller3D Would nickel metal hydride rechargeable AAA's be brighter than alkaline AAA's batteries with a genuine Cree LED?
@@flipflat4814 NiMH's lower internal resistance should help somewhat, but it probably won't reach the full brightness attainable on a Li-ion.
Got the same exact looking flashlight, bought it at the Dollar General for 10 bucks it's called Atomic Beam, works well with 18650 in it
Atomic Beam apparently has a real Cree XM-L2, at least in later revisions.
@@NetRolller3D Literally lost the one i was referring to in my first message about 2 weeks ago.it was a good one only complaint was the on off switch wasn't work right.
Actually, according to the video, there was a difference in brightness. The 3 x AAA was the least bright. The supplied 18650 was brighter and the Nitecore was brighter still.
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Great video
Good review... cheers :)
It looks like they changed the link on you.
Great name
I thought the 3 AAA would have been brighter because it's 4.5 v instead of the 3.7 from the 18650 🤔
Volts aren't everything - AAAs have a high internal resistance, so that 4.5V drops to about 3V under load. An 18650 can handle a much higher current without excessive voltage droop.
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You can also use 2 N batteries it makes it much brighter than the aaa batteries