I need some recommendations here, from those with experience with both the "new" (to me) 21700 cell, and the older 26650.
TL;DR:
Does the 26650 offer anything the 21700 does not?
I currently have a single 26650 EDC, the Acebeam EC50 Gen II plus a spare 26650 battery, that I bought before the 21700 came to market.
And I am looking for a couple larger EDC's (3000+ Lumens), but should I stick with the 26650 cell and get another 26650 light for the spare battery I already have, or sell everything 26650 and go with 21700 lights instead going forward?
I don't want both, I like being able to use the same battery in different lights, and I already have AAA / AA for the smaller lights, 16340 and 16650 for my "specials", and lots of 18650 lights.
For the record, I am already going down the 21700 route by default as it is, with a new headlamp, and an EDC I missed was 21700 (thought it was 18650, and as I missed that, I had to order 21700 batteries to go with it).
TL;DR:
Does the 26650 offer anything the 21700 does not?
I currently have a single 26650 EDC, the Acebeam EC50 Gen II plus a spare 26650 battery, that I bought before the 21700 came to market.
And I am looking for a couple larger EDC's (3000+ Lumens), but should I stick with the 26650 cell and get another 26650 light for the spare battery I already have, or sell everything 26650 and go with 21700 lights instead going forward?
I don't want both, I like being able to use the same battery in different lights, and I already have AAA / AA for the smaller lights, 16340 and 16650 for my "specials", and lots of 18650 lights.
For the record, I am already going down the 21700 route by default as it is, with a new headlamp, and an EDC I missed was 21700 (thought it was 18650, and as I missed that, I had to order 21700 batteries to go with it).
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