Best 26650 for VN Lights

From Left to Right

Current draw at Start UP in X3vn 3*XML2 6500K Dedome Low-DirectDrive:

47 Green: 7A
47 Blue: Protection Trip (Trip in all my VN lights)
MKNE Orange IMR: 7A
Blue Label 4500mAh: 9.5A (Winner) = = 3300 LED Lumen in the X3vn
Keeppower: 7.5
King Kong Gold: 9.2A
Kinoko: 9.6A (Winner) = 3300 LED Lumen in the X3vn

Craig over at Illumination-supply donated most of these cells for the simple test here


The current in all of them didn't really drop much if any after 2 minutes so we are good. I will skip that test.

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Will you be adding more later? Like this one, http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...t-Review-of-Sony-SE-US26650VT-2600mAh-(Green)

sbbsga said:

Will you be adding more later? Like this one, http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...t-Review-of-Sony-SE-US26650VT-2600mAh-(Green)

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Low on budget...But may be

I am going to have a sale soon so I can raise some money for future lights (may be batteries) testings.

The Xtar 26650 4000mAh battery works very, very well in your X10/my X10!!!

kengs reported that it produced the most "lux" of all the 26650 and 18650 that he tested for your light.

I am very curious to see how the 4Sevens compare since that is what I got for my X10vn before all the questions started on this subject.

The 4sevens and keeppower are protected cells and probably will only push 3.5 to 5 amps. The mnke is unprotected and has IMR chemistry. Probably good for between 10 and 22 amps. There are several other IMRs there that will probably do much higher amperage than the standard li-ion protected cells. Glad you are testing them all to see if everything actually comes out as we would expect it to. For instance, your X3vn should need an unprotected IMR to reach full brightness. It'll be interesting if that isn't the case! What are you testing them in?

That KeepPower looks pretty tall, makes me wonder if it will fit the chargers I have.

THANKS for putting this thread out there Vinh. Could have used it after searching for a few days this past week.

metalhead69 said:

I am very curious to see how the 4Sevens compare since that is what I got for my X10vn before all the questions started on this subject.

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I ordered the 4Sevens 26650 myself, not knowing much about other protected PCB batteries or the risks involved with something on the edge. I hope the 4Sevens will power my stock DQG 26650 light okay. Won't know until I try it or unless someone here already knows the outcome and what to expect. ???

I didn't realize the Xtar battery was unprotected.
This makes more sense to me now.

Some results posted.

5 minutes Celing Bounce Lux reading test later when I have time....

Do you have anyway to check to see if the mah capacity claimed is really what we get?

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Do you have anyway to check to see if the mah capacity claimed is really what we get?

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I know there are devices that does that for you. Its very hard to run down a battery and time it yourself as current drain and drop with voltage drop occurs simultaneously. May be we can do it with a light that has excellent regulation where we know current draw is constant for most of the battery cycle.

Mess with electronics you mess with variables. Variables everywhere. Rarely is anything constant...and I like constants. LOL

Big THANKS for this Vinh,very useful

I bought 2 MKNE(orange) cells 3500mah that are meant to be rated at 30A.......
From your test it shows 7A.......is this OK or should i go for a couple of the kinoko for example,in your opinion is it worth it......

I presumed being rated at 30A it would have been more than sufficient,obviously my research is missing something:shakehead

Vinh, I use the 4Sevens Blue in my X10vn.....seems to work fine?

1. How would one know if the "protection circuit trips"?

2. Should I be using a different battery in this light? Is there danger using the 4Sevens Blue?

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Low on budget...But may be

I am going to have a sale soon so I can raise some money for future lights (may be batteries) testings.

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Thanks for the results. Some surprising outcomes for me there.

Maybe Lunar New Year Sale, Vinh.

Thanks for doing this Vinh! You put me onto the King Kong a long time ago. Looks like it is still a good bang for the buck, though if I get more I will go with the Kinoko.

"Blue Label 4500mAh: 9.5A (Winner) = = 3300 LED Lumen in the X3vn
Keeppower: 7.5
King Kong Gold: 9.2A
Kinoko: 9.6A (Winner) = 3300 LED Lumen in the X3vn"

Loooks like I need to pick up some kinoko from IS

Don't order an any yet until I do 5 minutes ceiling bounce lux reading.

Just a reminder. I am not selling any batteries. I got these batteries donation from illumination supply so I thought I run some short test to recommend one for my high drain VN lights.

Where u acquire ur batteries is ur choice. Thanks.