Advise: 3 3.0V RCR123a or 2 17500s?

Hi all,

I'm thinking about going rechargable on my SF C3. For now I'll be using either a P90, HO-9, EO-9 or P91 OR maybe a CREE drop-in down the road. I know the P91 may be iffy with a pair of 17500s but I think the rest should work, as well as the CREE. My question, before I buy the 17500s is, would the Tenergy 3.0V RCR123s (from batteryjunction) work? They are supposed to drop down to 3.0V-3.2V within 12ms from the 3.6V+ charged voltage. Will 3 of them instaflash or severly limit the life of incan bulbs? If that is a problem, can it be mitigated by letting the cells rest for a day or so? Thanks all for your responses.

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there is a section in the guide that discusses 3.0V rechargables, read it. a safe configuration chart is listed below the guide.

I'd use 17500s--less power is wasted as there is no voltage regulation.

2x17500. 3xRCR123's would NOT be happy running a P-91

OK, scratch that idea. 2 17500s it is. thanks

please avoid the P91 with 2x17500s, it would be unsafe, if you want the brightest lamp possible with 2x17500, go with lumensfactory D26 EO-9. It's a solid 200+ torch lumens on 17500s, by comparison the P90 on the same cells is about 135 torch lumens.