4Sevens Quark AA2 Turbo (200 lumens) with 14500's??

[kmorar556]

Hello I recently found out if I put 14500''s in my Quark it will produce more power, is this true? If so what is the max output/runtime for the light? Also what is the con's of using 14500's over AA's? Thank you in advance!

Also Im still pretty new to flashlights, and sorry if this is a stupid question but can I make this light accept 1 14500 if I just get a body from 4 sevens and or what other bodies can I screw on the head from factory??

 

[jorn]

The aa2 wont handle 2 14500. One is fine if you got a single aa tube. 2 14500 will make it go poof.

 

[kmorar556]

The aa2 wont handle 2 14500. One is fine if you got a single aa tube. 2 14500 will make it go poof.

Thanks for the reply! So if I get a single aa tube and put a 14500, what would be the approximate run time?

 

[koolranch]

It should be the same or slightly lower. It would depend on the mah.


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[reppans]

You can also lego on a 1xCR123 body for CR123s and 16340s or a 2xCR123 body for 17670s, but keep it under 4.2V. Keep in mind that the Quarks are strictly regulated, and will not get brighter (than 2xAA) with more powerful batteries - it's more a full power in smaller package or greater runtime thing. Also, I measure the AA2 Turbo to be around 240 lms (~ 300 Zebra-lumens).

But the 1xAA Quarks are my all time favorites (Turbo & QAAX-NW) - they'll run anything from full (R)CR123 equivalency to SHTF household scavenging CLICKY

You can get a sense of runtimes from HERE. The runtimes are directly comparable between batts for all modes except max, where a 3v+ batt will be ~ double the lumens.

Read up on Li-ion care and maintenance in the battery subforum though... the downside is that can become a serious fire hazard if mishandled, and explosion risk if used in multi-cell configs.