Olight r50 26650 battery replacement

trailhunter · Oct 25, 2018

Hi all, the stock ologht batteries seem to suck really bad. I'm looking for a good 26650 cell that will give me a good run time. I'm thinking of the flat top Shockli 26650 IMR 5500mAh. Anyone have advise for other good alternatives?

noboneshotdog · Oct 25, 2018

I have the Shockli 26650 for mine and they worked perfect in this light. You just won't be able to charge it in the light if you have the Pro version.

trailhunter · Oct 25, 2018

noboneshotdog said:
I have the Shockli 26650 for mine and they worked perfect in this light. You just won't be able to charge it in the light if you have the Pro version.

Which ones specifically? Could you send a link? Do you find the olight batts it comes with kinda suck?

noboneshotdog · Oct 25, 2018

I got mine at Mountain Electronics. I just checked and they are sold out.

My battery says Shockli 5500mah IMR 26650 3.7v on it. It's an unprotected cell.

trailhunter · Oct 25, 2018

noboneshotdog said:
I got mine at Mountain Electronics. I just checked and they are sold out.

My battery says Shockli 5500mah IMR 26650 3.7v on it. It's an unprotected cell.

Thx!

noboneshotdog · Oct 25, 2018

And yes, there was a known issue with the Olight batteries. If you contact them they were pretty generous with their warranty in the past. I had a defective one and they sent me out a new one no hassle.

mortuus · Oct 26, 2018

I think its better to use a protected battery in this light, i would try look for a
Keeppower 26650 5200mAh (protected)

I tried fit the keeppower 6000mah protected but its a bit too big even if its a tight fit its better not use that one.

trailhunter · Oct 26, 2018

mortuus said:
I think its better to use a protected battery in this light, i would try look for a
Keeppower 26650 5200mAh (protected)

I tried fit the keeppower 6000mah protected but its a bit too big even if its a tight fit its better not use that one.

Any reputable dealers that have this?

Warp · Nov 6, 2018

trailhunter said:
Any reputable dealers that have this?

https://www.illumn.com/batteries-ch...200mah-protected-high-discharge-flat-top.html

wally0206 · Apr 24, 2019

Just had another batch of olight 26650 die, thought they had fixed the issues, but guess not. Will have to give another brand a try, or switch flashlight brand to something better.

passive101 · Apr 25, 2019

noboneshotdog said:
I have the Shockli 26650 for mine and they worked perfect in this light. You just won't be able to charge it in the light if you have the Pro version.

Why can't you charge it in the light of it's designed to charge them?

trailhunter · Apr 25, 2019

passive101 said:
Why can't you charge it in the light of it's designed to charge them?

Because Olights charging mechanism only charges olight batteries which have a negative and positive on the negative side of he battery.

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