L1Dce and 14500 Li-ion
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Frank Maddix
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I too ordered up two 14500s to go with my new L1Dce.Seijin said:
You have to be a bit careful I think.
Firstly, they are about 1.5 mm longer than alkalines, so tightening up is *really* tight. You have to stop thinking about the pressure on the PCB contact.
Secondly, the plastic shrouding extends quite a bit and may have to be trimmed. Thirdly, my 14500's aren't the same size. One is about .5 mm longer. Doesn't sound much, but it felt very different when tightening up.
Having said that, it works fine, with the usual bypass effect.
Incidentally, if the controller is being bypassed, how is it that the strobe / SOS functions still work?
matrixshaman
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It doesn't keep the function selection circuit from working - it just overrides the lower light settings since they kick into direct drive at the higher voltage. This could be fixed but it appears they didn't plan on running these on the higher voltage rechargeables. I'm assuming it would cost more to design the circuit to run in a 1.2 to 4.2 voltage range than the 1.2 to 1.6 v range which is only a boost circuit whereas the other one needs to be able to adjust up OR down.Frank Maddix said:
IsaacHayes
Flashlight Enthusiast
It fits, yes and no.
To make sure no extra pressure is required, unscrew the bezel to put it into general mode. This gives you more length.
If you want strobe (turbo mode) then put it into that mode before installing the battery and tail cap. it may be too short still. And the cell will bottom out a bit on the switch retaining ring and the spring will be fully compressed. The tail cap will be very tight because you are smashing the cell basically. Be careful.
YMMV. (battery length and body length vary)
To make sure no extra pressure is required, unscrew the bezel to put it into general mode. This gives you more length.
If you want strobe (turbo mode) then put it into that mode before installing the battery and tail cap. it may be too short still. And the cell will bottom out a bit on the switch retaining ring and the spring will be fully compressed. The tail cap will be very tight because you are smashing the cell basically. Be careful.
YMMV. (battery length and body length vary)
chevrofreak
Flashlight Enthusiast
To get my AW protected 14500 to fit I had to make a copper ring from some thin doorbell wire that was stripped of its insulation. I placed it between the tailcap and body, then removed the head to change out cells. The cell was about 1mm too long, and I didnt want to crush it.
BTW, it performs extremely well on Max with the 14500.
BTW, it performs extremely well on Max with the 14500.
beam_me_up
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chevrofreak said:To get my AW protected 14500 to fit I had to make a copper ring from some thin doorbell wire that was stripped of its insulation. I placed it between the tailcap and body, then removed the head to change out cells. The cell was about 1mm too long, and I didnt want to crush it.
BTW, it performs extremely well on Max with the 14500.
dang i just bought the P1D CE and now I think I want this combo instead!
Do you have any beamshots between the two ? Is the L1D a tighter beam?
chevrofreak
Flashlight Enthusiast
beam_me_up said:
No beamshots, but I think the beam is probably about the same. I think they use the same reflector.
Seijin said:
I bought 2 AW 14500 cells and I find that I can't fully screw down the head of my L1D-CE so I am limited to the Low-Medium-High-SOS mode which is slightly annoying because I can't use the strobe. Fortunately its only a fraction away from making contact so the O ring seal is fully covered.
Freain' bright though!
smknman
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tighten the head before the tail when putting the battery in, that way you can still change modes
The construction tolerances of 14500s must be fairly liberal. I have 3 from AW and they all fit well. When the ones I have are lined up against an alkaline AA the body is longer, but the nipple of the alkaline makes up the difference.
T4R06
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oh my god! oh my god!!! what's happening on my L1D!
i just run this now, using AW's 14500 freshly charge
im getting 1hr and 26mins but the light is rocking!!! no dim yet!
im expecting protection will kick-in in about 56mins
oh man i really love this light
i just run this now, using AW's 14500 freshly charge
im getting 1hr and 26mins but the light is rocking!!! no dim yet!
im expecting protection will kick-in in about 56mins
oh man i really love this light
gravityz
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gravityz
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i also found this
might be the SAVE solution for the L1DCE since it is 3V
it gives you turbo power/output on 1AA while still retaining all the powermodes
cell is only .5 mm longer than regular AA so this should fit nicely
downside is that the brand seems to be fishy(never heard of it) and the load(450mah) only give you about 40 minutes of full power(if it draws 750ma on turbo)
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1878
might be the SAVE solution for the L1DCE since it is 3V
it gives you turbo power/output on 1AA while still retaining all the powermodes
cell is only .5 mm longer than regular AA so this should fit nicely
downside is that the brand seems to be fishy(never heard of it) and the load(450mah) only give you about 40 minutes of full power(if it draws 750ma on turbo)
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1878
