Bimmerboy
Flashlight Enthusiast
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. 
Problem is, there are no Dingos on Long Island. Even if there were, there's no record of one that can safely discharge 8C of electric current, so that kinda' hurts my defense, as does the photographic evidence.
Your honor, the prosecution presents to the jury, exhibit A:
Notice the area of discoloration on both sides of this washer. Looks like it got awfully hot. It also looks like someone tried to clean it up in an attempt to conceal the evidence.
And, exhibit B:
Obviously, that spring has seen better days. It appears it was, at one time, flattened, then pulled out to act as if nothing happened. More signs of a cover up going on here!
Ladies, and gentlemen of the jury... this clearly shows the effects of dead shorting Lithium-Manganese batteries, caused by user error!
*Bimmerboy breaks down on the witness stand*
:mecry: I confess! I accidentally shorted my AW IMR16340's for approx. two seconds! :mecry:
I throw myself upon the mercy of the court. Here's how it happened...
I wanted to try two of these powerful, new rechargeables on a FM1794 with a FM-D26 socket/reflector in a SF C2. When it failed to light up, I figured it a contact issue, and needed the bent washer treatment. My negligence forthwith, lies in the fact that I left the batteries in the body after taking off the bezel, removing the socket, and simply dropping the washer into the body, assuming it would flip nicely into place, like a coin going into a wrapper.
Well, it didn't, and the results are displayed above. One side of the washer touched the inside flashlight body, the other side touched the positive button of the topmost batt. Faster than one could say "that wasn't supposed to happen", the washer started glowing bright red around where it was touching the battery. Now, this wouldn't have happened if not for the following... in the interest of saving time, I left the tailcap tightened so as to quickly test the drop-in for proper focus by simply pushing it down into the body.
What I didn't realize is that the poor tailcap spring got it worse than the washer. This was later discovered upon swapping the FM D26 with an M60, and wondering why it didn't work. That sucker was not only burnt, but squashed flat! It must've gotten so hot, that it lost it's temper. The only reason it could still work with the FM D26 is due to the extra long spring on the drop-in. The picture was taken after I stretched it back out a bit so it could work with the Malkoff. Wonder if Surefire can send me a spring, or if I can find a suitable replacement.
So, there you have it. This is what happens when you're not careful with high discharge energy stores. If two, little IMR16340's can practically melt a SF tailcap spring, I almost shudder at the thought of what my 26700's are capable of. At least they won't went with flame... lol.
I encourage others to have fun, but be sure to treat these batteries with respect... or the dingos will come for your tailcap too.
Problem is, there are no Dingos on Long Island. Even if there were, there's no record of one that can safely discharge 8C of electric current, so that kinda' hurts my defense, as does the photographic evidence.
Your honor, the prosecution presents to the jury, exhibit A:
Notice the area of discoloration on both sides of this washer. Looks like it got awfully hot. It also looks like someone tried to clean it up in an attempt to conceal the evidence.
And, exhibit B:
Obviously, that spring has seen better days. It appears it was, at one time, flattened, then pulled out to act as if nothing happened. More signs of a cover up going on here!
Ladies, and gentlemen of the jury... this clearly shows the effects of dead shorting Lithium-Manganese batteries, caused by user error!
*Bimmerboy breaks down on the witness stand*
:mecry: I confess! I accidentally shorted my AW IMR16340's for approx. two seconds! :mecry:
I throw myself upon the mercy of the court. Here's how it happened...
I wanted to try two of these powerful, new rechargeables on a FM1794 with a FM-D26 socket/reflector in a SF C2. When it failed to light up, I figured it a contact issue, and needed the bent washer treatment. My negligence forthwith, lies in the fact that I left the batteries in the body after taking off the bezel, removing the socket, and simply dropping the washer into the body, assuming it would flip nicely into place, like a coin going into a wrapper.
Well, it didn't, and the results are displayed above. One side of the washer touched the inside flashlight body, the other side touched the positive button of the topmost batt. Faster than one could say "that wasn't supposed to happen", the washer started glowing bright red around where it was touching the battery. Now, this wouldn't have happened if not for the following... in the interest of saving time, I left the tailcap tightened so as to quickly test the drop-in for proper focus by simply pushing it down into the body.
What I didn't realize is that the poor tailcap spring got it worse than the washer. This was later discovered upon swapping the FM D26 with an M60, and wondering why it didn't work. That sucker was not only burnt, but squashed flat! It must've gotten so hot, that it lost it's temper. The only reason it could still work with the FM D26 is due to the extra long spring on the drop-in. The picture was taken after I stretched it back out a bit so it could work with the Malkoff. Wonder if Surefire can send me a spring, or if I can find a suitable replacement.
So, there you have it. This is what happens when you're not careful with high discharge energy stores. If two, little IMR16340's can practically melt a SF tailcap spring, I almost shudder at the thought of what my 26700's are capable of. At least they won't went with flame... lol.
I encourage others to have fun, but be sure to treat these batteries with respect... or the dingos will come for your tailcap too.
