Problems with Thrunite and "aw" battery.

[DREW297]

Well i just bought some 750ma "AW" 3.7 rcr123a for the purpose of powering my thrunite 1.5amp xp-g dropin. my host is a solarforce l2p.
any way with 2 fresh cells after about 2 min of constant on the light shuts off. i have the single mode 1.5amp drop in rated 2.7-9 volts so i thought this would be the best combination of components. by the way the light and host work fine with a single 18650 or 2 primarys. If anybody has answers why i maybe having issues i know this is the place to ask. Thanx all CPF'ers. U rock!

 

[LightWalker]

Do you have a single cell light you can test the batteries in? Sounds like one of the AW batteries are bad.

 

[DREW297]

I do but it is at home and i won;t be able to test untill tonite, but i will.
Thanx.

 

[Roger999]

Was the battery fresh out of the packet or was it charged before? The batteries are around 3.9V-4.0V when shipped, if stored for a while they may be 3.8V.

 

[DREW297]

I charged them as soon as i recieved them from the supplier, I did not use them except to whitewall hunt for a few seconds here and there. Then last night i heard a noise "What the hell is that? Is that an armadillo?" and so the good ol' trusty xpg was brought to light, no pun... with nice new fresh aw's, I lost sight of my new armadillo friend when she went out. By the way if you don't know, armadillos will tear up ur yard just to get your attention. I think anyway. :laughing:

 

[tre]

If I understand correctly:

1 x 18650 works fine
2 x cr123a primaries work fine
2 x rcr123a do not work in the light

If this is true, the host's diameter is setup for an 18650. I wonder if the rcr123a batteries are moving around too much in the battery tube and not making good contact. I suspect they are a slightly different size than the primaries.

 

[DREW297]

Well i tried my single cell and both "AW's", i left them on for 15 min each and both worked fine. is there any chance that there is an overheat sensor on the thrunite drop in?