I didn't realise that light had four emitters. That's makes a big difference. Even on a 7A draw since it's split between 4 emitters in parallel each one only gets less than 2A. At 2 amps the vf of each led is around 3.4v or so. That's easy for a good high drain cell. I thought it was a single emitter at 7A. That would be very hard to do with a single 18350. It's incredible how far we've come. That's probably 1600 lumens on a single 18350. That's amazing
Anyway aside from our technical hashing it will be neat to see some tests on these new cells the op was talking about. Unfortunately a 2A max draw rate isn't enough. I'll take a small hit on capacity for a 10A cell. I prefer 500mm long cells anyway if 18650 isn't going to work. I find 18350 sized lights are too small and uncomfortable to hold. 2x18350 is too short runtime and 2x 18650 too big unless it's a thrower with a big head. Give us a 2200 mah 18500 that's good for 12A + and I'll buy ten of them. Would be a dream come true for incans
Yeah, the XHP35 is a quad die(the newest tech) but, it is housed in a single emitter. The dies are so close together that you can barely see the separate dies unlike the XM-L2 Easywhites. Here is a pic of the High intensity version(domeless)...
Yep, my Armytek puts out 1581 OTF lumens on turbo off of a single 18350 or 18650. Its impressive for such a small light. It doubles as an efficient hand warmer on turbo as well
I agree, I look forward to the tests. It still has potential for a low powered light.
I like 16340/18350 lights for EDC due to their small size but, prefer the 18650 overall. With new tiny 18650 lights coming out like the ZL SC63/SC63w though, single 18650 lights are becoming more and more desirable for discrete EDC pocked carry. I have never tried a light that runs on 18500.