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Thread: Acebeam L16 18650 battery issue
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14-01-2019, 18:27 #1
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Acebeam L16 18650 battery issue
So I bought an Acebeam L16 about a year ago. Very bright light. Insanely so, in fact, at a claimed 2000 lumens.
However, I had to replace the battery recently, so just ordered some 18650 batteries, only to find out once they had arrived that apparently it doesn't use a normal 18650 but instead something called an IMR18650 battery. Can someone with knowledge in this field give me some insight into what this means?
Should I buy an IMR battery, or rather just buy another torch that works with normal 18650's in order to retain commonality of batteries?
Thanks
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14-01-2019, 18:51 #2
Re: Acebeam L16 18650 battery issue
IMRs are becoming more common, as far as I understand it’s the only type that can sustain the high drain that these massively bright torches require when they run on “turbo”. You may be able to get them cheaper at vape shops, but they are usually flat top so you’ll have to see if they reach the conttacts in your light.
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14-01-2019, 18:57 #3
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14-01-2019, 21:50 #4
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Re: Acebeam L16 18650 battery issue
Have a look on www.torchguy.com . I bought a couple of Acebeams from Mark, he is based in Cape Town.
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