soulzaeb
Newly Enlightened
Hi guys! Newbie here. I just got my first FL, a Klarus xt12gt, it comes with a KLARUS 18GT-36 18650 cell.
So my question is, how/when do you charge it? I mean do you totally drain the battery or maybe up to 20% then charge to 100%? Or do you do the 60% - 80% charge method the same as mobile phones?
Reason is because I read somewhere that the rechargeable battery cells have limited "charging cycles" (lets say 1000 charge cycles for a brand new one). So what happens is, when you charge it to full every time, the charge cycle number lessens. Thus, this method of charging it when it is 60% then only up to 80% therefore "prolongs" the charge cycles for the particular cell.
Now my dilemma is, that when you don't charge to 100%, you won't get that max lumens output, correct me if I'm wrong please. But then if you charge to a 100% all the time, you lessen the charge cycles.
And one last question, is it better to charge the cell inside the FL? Or is it better for me to buy a separate charging device and charge the cell outside the FL? If so, what brand would you recommend for the KLARUS 18GT-36 18650?
Please share your thoughts, advice and or charging habits. Thank you so much in advance.
So my question is, how/when do you charge it? I mean do you totally drain the battery or maybe up to 20% then charge to 100%? Or do you do the 60% - 80% charge method the same as mobile phones?
Reason is because I read somewhere that the rechargeable battery cells have limited "charging cycles" (lets say 1000 charge cycles for a brand new one). So what happens is, when you charge it to full every time, the charge cycle number lessens. Thus, this method of charging it when it is 60% then only up to 80% therefore "prolongs" the charge cycles for the particular cell.
Now my dilemma is, that when you don't charge to 100%, you won't get that max lumens output, correct me if I'm wrong please. But then if you charge to a 100% all the time, you lessen the charge cycles.
And one last question, is it better to charge the cell inside the FL? Or is it better for me to buy a separate charging device and charge the cell outside the FL? If so, what brand would you recommend for the KLARUS 18GT-36 18650?
Please share your thoughts, advice and or charging habits. Thank you so much in advance.