Hi all!
I have spent a decent amount of time looking up previous reviews and posts about my flashlight, but can't locate exactly what I'm looking for, so I'm hoping someone can help steer me in the right direction.
I recently purchased a Jetbeam 3m-Pro which came with two Energizer Cr123a's. The light is extremely bright compared to any light I've ever used, but I knew it would use batteries like crazy. I knew that the spec sheet said that 1100 lumens were only obtained by using two RCR123a's, so I purchased 4 of them (3.0 volt 900maH) , but the light only shines brightly for just a second before dimming. So my questions are...
1. Would using two 3.7v 650maH RCR123a's allow the light to shine like the CR123a's do? Or does the output capability have more to do with capacity than voltage?
2. Does anyone know what the maximum output is for using two CR123a's? It isn't listed on the spec sheet.
3. Would you use an 18650 instead, and put up with the drop of around 200 lumens max output?
I have spent a decent amount of time looking up previous reviews and posts about my flashlight, but can't locate exactly what I'm looking for, so I'm hoping someone can help steer me in the right direction.
I recently purchased a Jetbeam 3m-Pro which came with two Energizer Cr123a's. The light is extremely bright compared to any light I've ever used, but I knew it would use batteries like crazy. I knew that the spec sheet said that 1100 lumens were only obtained by using two RCR123a's, so I purchased 4 of them (3.0 volt 900maH) , but the light only shines brightly for just a second before dimming. So my questions are...
1. Would using two 3.7v 650maH RCR123a's allow the light to shine like the CR123a's do? Or does the output capability have more to do with capacity than voltage?
2. Does anyone know what the maximum output is for using two CR123a's? It isn't listed on the spec sheet.
3. Would you use an 18650 instead, and put up with the drop of around 200 lumens max output?