I just looked up (for the n-teenth time) CR123A cells on the BJ web site. All of the below cells I checked indicate that they are made / manufactured in U.S.A. Where the H are people posting in this thread getting their information from??????? This is a perennial thread at CPF. Always the same comments posted (always un-referenced). WTH? Is this some classic case of group-think or what?
Streamlight - 1400 mAh
Surefire - 1550 mAh
Energizer - 1500 mAh
Ultralife - 1650 mAh
Duracell - 1550 mAh
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They make Rayovac's too. They have the same specs as Streamlight cells.
The SureFire have the most ability to hold a higher output according to the man himself PK. He would know since he designed them to replace the Duracell that used to come with SureFire lights when this thread was born.
Battery Station are good too, which is why Malkoff and Elzetta sell that brand. I forget who it was but somebody here did a bunch of tests over at the Malkoff thread and Battery Station ranked highest overall.
See, back then (when this thread was born) CR123's were camera batteries. Dr. John Matthews developed flashlights to use them. If I recall correct Tekna did it before John did it. But the Energizer version was for low power cameras where the Duracell was for a camera AND a flash, which sucked up a lot of juice in a hurry. That's why Dr. Matthews chose Duracell over Energizers. They developed the SureFire cell for the M6 and other super battery guzzling lights.