Question about batteries for my Surefire G2L.

johnnydotexe

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I've had my Surefire G2L for a couple years now, use to keep it in a Viking Tactics offset mount on my CMMG M4LE, but now I use it as my every-day light.

Anyways, I've been heavily involved in the e-cigarette world for some time now and one of my suppliers has a large selection of batteries and chargers. I'm trying to figure out what rechargeable batteries and charger I can get for my surefire because I'm tired of searching locally for 123A's or having to order them online when I can just get a couple pairs of rechargeables. Here are my options from that supplier...

Ultrafire Protected 16340/CR123 Li-Ion, 3.7v, 880mah

Ultrafire Protected 16340/RCR123A Li-Ion, 3.0, 880mah

Trustfire Protected 16340/CR123 Li-Ion, 3.7v, 880mah

SZOBM Protected 16340/? ?, 3.7 volt, 880mah

RCR123a LiFePO4 Rechargeable Battery

Which batteries would be best for my light? The SF batteries I usually get are 3.0v, so I'm assuming I'll probably end up needing to get option #2 or option #5, correct? Has anyone here ever used those UF 3.0v protected batteries or the LiFePO4 batteries and were happy with them? The Li-PO are safe chemistry, right? I mostly use UF and TF protected 14500 and 18650 batteries in all my e-cigs and they seem perform well enough, and I already have several nice Li-Ion multi-chargers. I just don't know what to get for this light, and don't want batteries that are going to explode.
 
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johnnydotexe

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Would any of those options be more recommended than the others? They all appear to be 880mah so I assume it would just come down to which had the best reviews.
 

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I recommed AW RCR123s, thats what I use on my SF P60L and KX4 light assemblies. Like NSB said these can take 9V, so you will be good on 2xRCR123s(4.2V off charger)= 8.4V.

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johnnydotexe

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Yeah, I was thinking if the above options were fine then I could just get the AWs since those seem to last longer and are a lot better in quality. I use AW and AW IMRs on several of my e-cigarette mods, the IMRs have a substantially lower charge life but they're safe-chemistry which is better for certain applications.

Do you guys use lighthound for your AWs or is there another reputable dealer with better prices that I'm unaware of?
 

johnnydotexe

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I went ahead and got the "Trustfire Protected 16340/CR123 Li-Ion, 3.7v, 880mah" because they had good reviews, and I had a bunch of reward points saved up with my supplier so four of these plus some solder didn't cost me anything. :cool:
 
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