Wave of Makai 6V XM-L lights

[DTF]

I just got my Makai and dont wanna have to buy batts, all the time .....so rechargeing will save me money .........
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I use my Makai every day and it's still on the first set of primary batteries, after more than a month. I find it much easier to just go ahead and buy a box of 50 high quality 123A batteries (at 50, you get a good discount) and forget about the hassles of recharging. I fully expect to get well more than a year of use from the box of 50.

I back up the use of primaries by using a good battery checker, so I know what the status is of the batteries before taking them to the field.

[djdawg]

Food for thought here ...........Thanks for your input.
Its not like I dont have any SF batts ............I just wanted to save them and use rechargeables.

[bright light]

Djdawg. If you have the 6v LE in your Makai, use 2 primaries as this LE is optimized for that. While Don's 6v will happily do the 4.2v on a fresh 17670, the performance may not be what you have paid for.

Hi. I can understand that the run time will be longer with primaries, but are you also saying that the flashlight will be Brighter? I always thought the voltage governed this and two AW's have far greater voltage than two 3v primaries. But I'm not an expert

[Benchiew]

The brightnest will be the same as it is regulated till it falls below a certain voltage. The RCR have only half the juice as compared to a primary. Fancy paying nearly $600 for the light and have only half hour usage. LOL

[bright light]

The brightnest will be the same as it is regulated till it falls below a certain voltage. The RCR have only half the juice as compared to a primary. Fancy paying nearly $600 for the light and have only half hour usage. LOL

Well you learn something everyday.

[djdawg]

[QUOTE][/Q The RCR have only half the juice as compared to a primary. UOTE]

I was under the impression that the RCR had more juice and would run a light longer.
Pretty sure thats what Ive been reading.

[Benchiew]

Unless you are talking about the 18650 which packs 3400mA, then it has more than a primary.
But RCR123 (16340), it only have 750mA. Even double stacked, it just have higher voltage. The juice stays the same.

I think the primary is 1500mA.