Wiggle
Flashlight Enthusiast
Hello,
I am looking for a cell for use in a single-cell 18650 bike light.
From my research on the light it has a 1000 lumen Turbo mode that looks powerful but drops out of regulation fairly quickly.
I'm settled on picking the light because it has the features I'd like: Good price, cut-off optics, bright turbo, replaceable 18650, integral charging.
Now I'm looking for a cell that will perform well. I am prioritizing a few things:
1) Good capacity (the higher the better).
2) Good performance under high-load (both capacity and voltage-sag wise), I'd estimate 3 or 5A is possible with this bike light in Turbo mode.
3) Good performance in fairly cold temperature. Let's say as low as -5 degrees C air temperature. Though I recognize the light will warm up particularly in turbo mode.
I have some Panasonic green 3400 cells but the internal resistance on those is starting to approach 200 m-ohm and I don't think they will perform as well as I'd like in this scenario, I'll save them for lower-draw applications.
With those parameters I am leaning heavily towards the E-fest 3500 mAh IMR cell. Are there any other options that beat out this cell for this application?
Thanks
I am looking for a cell for use in a single-cell 18650 bike light.
From my research on the light it has a 1000 lumen Turbo mode that looks powerful but drops out of regulation fairly quickly.
I'm settled on picking the light because it has the features I'd like: Good price, cut-off optics, bright turbo, replaceable 18650, integral charging.
Now I'm looking for a cell that will perform well. I am prioritizing a few things:
1) Good capacity (the higher the better).
2) Good performance under high-load (both capacity and voltage-sag wise), I'd estimate 3 or 5A is possible with this bike light in Turbo mode.
3) Good performance in fairly cold temperature. Let's say as low as -5 degrees C air temperature. Though I recognize the light will warm up particularly in turbo mode.
I have some Panasonic green 3400 cells but the internal resistance on those is starting to approach 200 m-ohm and I don't think they will perform as well as I'd like in this scenario, I'll save them for lower-draw applications.
With those parameters I am leaning heavily towards the E-fest 3500 mAh IMR cell. Are there any other options that beat out this cell for this application?
Thanks