Regulated 18650 lights

Other then the EagleTac T10L, are there any other LED lights that are regulated with 18650 cells?

how about the jetbeam Jet IIIs?

my Pro ST stays hot till the protection circuit kicks in, while most other of my (cheaper) 18650s loose their temp considerably before.
... imho a sign of regulation (= still power to the led = heat produced)

Dereelight DBS, CL1H.

I think the Fenix TK11?

I believe everything but the highest level (i.e. the lower 5 levels) are fully regulated on the SF U2 running an 18650; even the highest level doesn't have too bad an output curve though.

WadeF said:

I think the Fenix TK11?

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Not regulated (on 18650).

insanefred said:

Other then the EagleTac T10L, are there any other LED lights that are regulated with 18650 cells?

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The Raidfire Spear from 4sevens is specifically designed to use the 18650.

Olight M20 is - nice light to.

M20 is nice light indeed but it also doesn't have regulation on highest mode.

Wade said:

Olight M20 is - nice light to.

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No, it isn't.

There's only a few lights that are fully regulated on a single 18650:

Dereelight CL1H and DBS
Tiablo A8
Raidfire Spear
EagleTac T10L

Wolf Eyes 6A P7-Sniper?:thinking:

Are you sure it's regulated? Other 18650&2xCR123 WE flashlights have poor regulation on 18650.

Dereelight with digital pill of course.

VB-16 is also regulated if you find one.

Outdoors Fanatic said:

No, it isn't.

There's only a few lights that are fully regulated on a single 18650:

Dereelight CL1H and DBS
Tiablo A8
Raidfire Spear
EagleTac T10L

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I wish the Tiablo A9 shared the same driver as the A8.
The TK11 would be great if it was well regulated on 18650s, this issue has stopped me from buying one.

JetBeam III

I assume we're talking 1x18650. :devil:

Or else we'd be talking about a LOT of lights.

Zebralight H60

To the best of my knowledge: However in the not fully regulated category, regulation varies from light to light. Some stay in regulation for ~1/2 of the runtime whereas others have a very decent regulation time followed by a graceful drop in output.

Not Fully Regulated*:
Fenix TK11
Olight M20
Dereelight with "M" pills
Sgt Burkett
Tiablo A9
Lumapower M1, MRV
Malkoff M60
Wolf Eyes Sniper Cree and P7
Various Cree P60 dropins from DX, Solarforce, BOG

Regulated:
Dereelight with "D" pills
Eagletac T10L
Jetbeam Jet III ST, Pro, Ultra
Tiablo A8
Malkoff M30
Ra Twisty w/ 18650 tube
Zebralight H60 (claimed pending testing upon release)
Milky/Leef Gotham

If I made a mistake please let me know...
* "regulation" is a tricky word to define.
I don't have experience with the masses of DX lights nor solarforce, shiningbeam, and VB16s to feel confident putting them in one of the above categories.

In general most any light that can take 2 CR123 as well as 18650 is not fully regulated on 18650. It's unfortunate but that's how it seems to be. I'd be interested to know if there are any drivers out there that can go up to 6V+ and regulate down to ~3V.

I believe the Malkoff M60 Mod is also fully regulated. I just picked one up and it will light up a range, that is for sure.

Dave

Dukesters said:

I believe the Malkoff M60 Mod is also fully regulated. I just picked one up and it will light up a range, that is for sure.

Dave

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No, its definitely not fully regulated on 18650. It maintains regulation for a decent amount of time but not throughout the full discharge of the cell.