Battery considerations - Zebralight SC600

I have read many threads on this, but am still undecided...

What is the best (reliability, runtime, etc) battery for a Zebralight SC600?

I have narrowed my search to the following:

Redilast 2200, 2600 or 2900
AW 2200, 2600 or 2900

Please feel free to suggest others.

Thanks for sharing your wisdom!

Re: Best Battery for Zebralight SC600

I couldn't suggest anything better than what you're considering. I just got an SC600 last week, and have a Redilast 2600 in it. I was a bit fearful at first of the fit and contact...but it's been super so far :thumbsup:.

Haven't tried my Soshine's or EagleTac's in it yet, but I would imagine they'd be comparable.

Re: Best Battery for Zebralight SC600

Thanks RBWNY!

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I'm using Redilast 3100's in my SC600 with no problems whatsoever but YMMV... just hope the wait isn't too long for a SC600w...

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I got my SC600 a little over two weeks ago and am using the EagleTac with not problems at all.

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Redilast 3100's, Callies Kustom 3100's. Both great batteries.

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I just ordered two 18650 batteries that I am confident will work well in my new SC600...an Eagletac 2400 and an AW2900. Thanks for all the help!

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My Redilast 2200 and new 3100 mah 18650's fit my sc600 perfictly. :thumbsup:

Re: Best Battery for Zebralight SC600

Doesn't a fully regulated light like this with a 2.7v cutoff make it unnecessary to use protected batteries?

Re: Best Battery for Zebralight SC600

LamontGrady said:

Doesn't a fully regulated light like this with a 2.7v cutoff make it unnecessary to use protected batteries?

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It adds an extra layer of safety. Protected cells have protection against: overcharging (in case your charger goofs up), overdischarging (not all lights have low discharge voltage cutoff) and short circuiting / over current.

Re: Best Battery for Zebralight SC600

Worth mentioning that there are at least 2 versions of this light.

For the early adopters like myself the tube inner is smaller than on the newer versions.

On my earlier version there is abso9lutely no way my Redilast 3100mAh cell will fit inside.

I have just bought some unprotected Panasonic NCR18650A 3100mAh cells though and they fit great.

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kwak said:

Worth mentioning that there are at least 2 versions of this light.

For the early adopters like myself the tube inner is smaller than on the newer versions.

On my earlier version there is abso9lutely no way my Redilast 3100mAh cell will fit inside.

I have just bought some unprotected Panasonic NCR18650A 3100mAh cells though and they fit great.

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I've got an SC600 that I thought was an older one and the Redilast 3100s work fine. But I bought it from another CPF member, so I don't know exactly when it was produced. I think it was purchased by the original owner in late June or early July 2011 (but now I don't remember when the SC600 was first released).

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Xtar 2600mAh 18700s fit and work great in my newer version SC600.

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I'm running AW 2600mAh in my SC600, fits perfectly and works great!

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To be pedantic: The SC600 isn't designed to run on a battery.

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Actually it is a battery, since most 18650s are made by joining together many cells and then shink wrapping it. On a serious note though, the Redilast 3100mah or some of the newer true 3300maH batteries should be the best, since extrapolating Selfbuilt's data on the 2200mah cell should give 2 hours of runtime on 500lumens!

samgab said:

To be pedantic: The SC600 isn't designed to run on a battery.

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yifu said:

Actually it is a battery, since most 18650s are made by joining together many cells and then shink wrapping it...

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Nice try. But nope. The 18650 li-ion 3.6V or 3.7V (nominal) is a single cell. NOT a battery.

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Are any of you running unprotected cells in your SC600....?

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Yep i am.

I'm running Panasonic 3100mAh cells

kwak said:

Yep i am.

I'm running Panasonic 3100mAh cells

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That's awesome! How are your runtimes...? Also the light has its own over discharge protection for the batteries... Right...?