raggie33
*the raggedier*
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will the energizers be as bright as the 14500?
No. Energizer L91 lithium batteries are lithium primaries producing around 1.7V - rather similar to ordinary AA batteries. 14500s are lithium ion batteries producing 3.2V (IFR) or 3.7V (ICR, IMR, INR, etc) nominal. If your light can safely run on higher voltage 14500s, your light will ALWAYS run brighter on them than Energizer L91 lithium primaries (which will be more similar to alkaline batteries of NiMH).
The Nitecore EA11 is another light designed to use either cell. If a 14500 cell is used, the modes spread out further, and the max is about four times the lumens.I agree that it depends on how the light was designed. An Olight s1a for example gives you four brightness modes moon, low, med and high with any AA it can be lithium primary, NiMh, eneloop, NiCd even alkaline. If you use a 14500 you get five brightness levels moon, low, med, high and turbo. Another example is a Thrunite archer 1A. It runs fine on all the same batteries but the output levels are the same with all of them. I like the s1a in the summer months it's often my EDC.
Frank
Don't be bummed. The Energizer batteries are excellent batteries with lots of good use in flashlights. Their energy density is almost equal to all 14500s especially when you factor in their reduction in weight. When put to use in extreme cold they have far longer runtimes. They can be left in the flashlight (albeit no phantom drain) for extended periods of time with zero venting or exploding risk. And they will have close to the same output for a long time in the very common direct drive AA lights out there.well n0w im bummed lol
3hhello everyone i hope ya day is blessed ps how long will a energizer aa lithium last at 1 am load?
hello everyone i hope ya day is blessed ps how long will a energizer aa lithium last at 1 am load?