Can you use a higher than 2400 mAh battery without frying it? if so can you go to 4500 and get a brighter beam safely?
1955565
The mAh rating determines the duration of battery life; it does not alter the brightness. Voltage determines brightness. If you use identical voltage batteries, the beam will be equally bright.
1955566
The higher the mAH will provide longer runtime. It is safe as long as you have same voltage.
337209
Other high energy cells work ie RadioShack version enercell AA OK and Thunderbolt magnum AAA better. Charge and discharge fine. Goal Zero works best charge & discharge. Use Guide 10 and Guide 10+ a lot camping. Hooking two Estralla lights with my homemade patch cord sucks one Guide 10 down in about 4 hours.
2100458
Hi, We don't suggest to use that model ofr high beam. Usually people use them on fog light and DRL. Thank you.
1947568
Yes I use a Nuon 18650 2600 mAh and 3.6V it works great. Two of the cr123 work great also just make sure to use the included plastic sleeve to keep them from rattling. The light itself works great I've used some surefires and 5.11's and I prefer the O-light
194101
Sorry. I have the 44901 lithium not the 44900 std battery. FWIW. Amp draw has to be marginal Best flashlight I've ever owned BTW.
446201
No, you will want to buy rechargeable Lithium batteries like trustfire 26650 3.7V (these are 5000 ma) you will need 3. I got the charger and 6. So I always have some fresh. This is an incredibly bright light. I love it. Don't Buy the 3000 ma batteries though not enough power to work for more than 5 minutes.
1589667
Dear Customer, Please note that this light only works with 18650 battery. 18650 batteries are very available in the market, by brands like Sony, Panasonic etc. You may want to purchase an extra battery to complement the one shipped with the light. In the near future Cycle Beam may offer individual replacement 18650 batteries in our webstore to make it even easy for our customers to get it. Hope that I answered your question.
1507683
Absolutely , Expectedly you will burn up the battery in high mode under constant use,but used Correctly it's a Great light
2084806
First, no one makes 4000 ma 18650 batteries. Panasonic makes 3400 ma batteries and they had to remove the protection circuits to do it. So lets be generous and say your getting 3000 ma from the batteries, the most the xml t6 will put out is 930ish lumens if its direct driven and doesnt catch fire from being inadequately heat sinked. keep this in mind when looking at all the lights of this type. 500 lumens would be more likely.
1596768
AAA batteries will die much quicker than a 3600mAh 18650 battery so yes you will get brighter light for longer from an 18650. There are several advantages of the lithium-ion. They are all we use. 1. They maintain a brighter beam for a longer time. 2. You can quickly swap a fully charged battery to keep your light operational. 3. You aren't constantly throwing away AAA batteries.
337328
I have just cause I had them from another light that I killed and it didn't seem to make a difference. I keep 18650s in mine just because of how much I use it around the house. Just bear in mind that it is NOT 1000 lumen by a longshot.
390925
I have been riding for 1.5 hours with the High Beam with no problem. I always charge it when I get back home. I hope it helps. Regards!!
1406280
You can use 18650 I use them and mine has not presented any problem. It will use 4 1825 with with sleeves . I have an 1865000 lumen with 15 cree t6 led and I have the same 18250 in it and it works super well
136787
You don't need 2400 mAh. The originals are only 1100. get this or any other Fuji NP60 replacement: Ultralast UL-NP60 Camcorder/Digital Camera Battery Equivalent to Fuji NP-60
915222
Ditto on NiMH batts...I use 2100 mAh(set of 16..from my portable 5" lcd tv) for my S5 (AA batteries are one of the selling points for me).
2201958
2100 mah just means they should last longer. It's like having a bigger gas tank on a car. As long as they are 3.6V there should be no problem as that's what the original is.
1945433
I'm not sure what you might find to be the difference. However, I do know that my 4400 mAh still lasts me over 5 hours of intense use, and I've been using it daily for almost nine months I believe. Either way I don't think you can go wrong!