Photon Freedom Battery Type??

Hey all I just picked up a Freedom recently and on the package it says that it takes 2 2016 (I think) batteries or 1 2032 but it says it depends on the LED color for the 2032. I can't find any other info to describe that.

I got the white led and was wondering if I could use 1 2032 battery in the Freedom? I tried to pop off the back cover to figure this out myself but broke the tab and left it at that. So on that note what is an easy to get the battery cover off?

Thanks.

It's on their battery sale page:

Pair of CR2016 Batteries

Long-lasting power for any device requiring a CR2016 battery. Genuine Energizer OEM Replacement batteries for all White, Green, Turquoise, Blue, Purple & UV Photon Micro-Lights, X-Light Micro & Rav'n Party Light.

Single CR2032 Battery

Long-lasting power for any device requiring a CR2032 battery. Genuine Energizer OEM Replacement battery for all Red, Orange, Yellow & Infrared Photon Micro-Lights.

You can use one CR2032 battery for the white LED. It will be pretty dim, but maybe enough for your uses. Check it out for yourself if you've got some of those batts. I can't hurt anything.

Geoff

You might need to bend the battery clip down to get contact with a 2032 cell, so be careful. I don't know if a 2032 is a thick as
2x2016s.

Awesome, thanks for the info all, I didn't think to look at their website until right after I posted here.

off topic:
These Lithium coin cell's names are a size code.
2032 means 20mm diameter and 3.2mm height
That means a 2016 is exactly half thickness at 1.6mm

pyro said:

off topic:
These Lithium coin cell's names are a size code.
2032 means 20mm diameter and 3.2mm height
That means a 2016 is exactly half thickness at 1.6mm

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I learned something today, thanks, that's very interesting...

Somewhere in the reviews section, I have some detailed information about the Photon and the pros and cons of 1xCR2032 vs. 2xCR2016.

pyro said:

off topic:
These Lithium coin cell's names are a size code.
2032 means 20mm diameter and 3.2mm height
That means a 2016 is exactly half thickness at 1.6mm

Click to expand...

The rest of the story...

The 2016 and 2032 batteries are also the same voltage.

What that means is that you "can" use a 2032 battery to replace 2x2016, but you'd now be running on half the voltage and therefore the light will be a lot dimmer.

So if you just want a keyhole finder, a 2032 would be great because at it's rated capacity, it would last forever.
But if you want the light's maximum brightness, you will want to use 2x2016 batteries (stacked), but they won't last as long as a single, dimmer, 2032.