New Titanium CR123 vs. Sanyo vs. Duracell - Advice for 1xCR123 light!

[Federal LG]

Hi there...

I read SilverFox comparison among those CR123 batteries, but I know nothing about technical issues and CR123 batteries...

My question is quite simple: for a Surefire E1B Backup, which one is the best CR123 ?

Titanium (new batch), Sanyo or Duracell ?

This light is 1xCR123 powered.

Thanks!

 

[VidPro]

if you can get the sanyos for a reasonable price , get them, many of thier batteries are reliable and the listed capacity is real.
besides the idea that they were in the top 10, but anything on the top half of the list should be pretty good.
the particular light your talking about is not a HUGE drain item, so the choice would be for it only.

if you would ever end up with a cheap CLONE battery, then your better off with something that you know for sure was not that, whatever it is.
meaning if you see a deal that is "too good to be true" on a battery that is supposed to be good for your application, then it might not be the actual battery once tested.

 

[Black Rose]

It appears that light draws around 1000 mA (1 Amp) on high.

The Titanium CR123 cells do really well at higher current draws (2 Amps), but are in the middle of the pack on lower current draws (.5 and 1.0 Amps) according to the charts.
I don't know if they've tweaked the formulation of the cells since the last shootout was performed.

 

[VidPro]

its 80-lumen maximum output , why would it draw 1 amp from a CR123?
(not that it doesnt, its just weird)
mabey it is indeed a medium draw item, i sorta underrated the draw based on the 50-80lumen rating.
must have much better efficency than i suspected :green: :D

but i suppose stopping giant elephants with it, would use a lot of power :-)
http://www.surefire.com/maxexp/main.pl?pgm=co_disp&func=displ&strfnbr=6&sku=E1B

 

[Black Rose]

A Surefire CR123A cell has 1550 mAh capacity.

Divide that by the advertised 1.3 hour runtime on high and you get a guesstimate on it's current draw.

According to that formula, it's drawing closer to 1100 mA from the cell.

 

[VidPro]

A Surefire CR123A cell has 1550 mAh capacity.

Divide that by the advertised 1.3 hour runtime on high and you get a guesstimate on it's current draw.

According to that formula, it's drawing closer to 1100 mA from the cell.

yup i didnt doubt you, its just seems like you would get at least 2 hours runtime from an output like that, even realistically rated via the reflector and the amazing glass , and all. i mean i get neer 1.2 hours out of a light that is running a cree very hard , with a rechargable, that has half that in it.

 

[Federal LG]

Thanks for the answers.

I guess Duracell and Sanyo are better choices for this particular light.

:thumbsup:

 

[VidPro]

how about the surfire? they sell for reasonable, it would be a surefire battery in a surefire light, which would be a surefire way to get sure warrenty and sure repairs and stuff if ever possibly needed.

its still right up there with the best of them (at the one amp specially), and certannly cheaper than an energyser.
http://www.surefire.com/12-Pack-Batteries
by getting it straight from the horses mouth , they sure would put thier hoof in thier mouth if something went wrong, and you can probably be sure its not a clone that will ketch on fire :-).

"SureFire recommends the use of only SureFire-brand 123A lithium batteries or those manufactured by well-known manufacturers such as Panasonic®, Energizer®, or Duracell®"
probably because also some of the Biggest name brand battery makers will repair or replace a light if a bad thing ever happend TO that light, BECAUSE of thier battery.

 

[Federal LG]

I already bought them (Sanyo and Duracell) and receive some as bonus (Titanium). Now I have to decide which one I´ll give to a friend, who needs some CR123, but don´t have money to buy them...

Surefire batteries sure is a good option, but I already have dozens of Sanyo and Duracell batteries.

:grin2:

 

[VidPro]

Now I have to decide which one I´ll give to a friend, who needs some CR123, but don´t have money to buy them...
:grin2:

thats simple, give him the ones your finished with :candle: :D

 

[Federal LG]

:nana:

Without energy inside ?? Do I understood correctly ?

:crackup:

Did I tell you he´s my friend, not my enemy, right ? :D

 

[cave dave]

Are the "Titanium" brand made in the USA? I had a bad expereince with "Titanium" brand Chinese CR2's, they all read low when brand new and less than a year later all 6 unused ones read 20% or under on a ZTS. A few would not power a Titan on high without strobing. That's a shelf life worse than alkalines, worse than Eneloops for that matter.