26650 Batteries & Charger... Recommendations?

[CaveSloth]

LiIonWholesale has the following... any good?

Vapcell 26650 32A Flat Top 4200mAh
$9.25

Vapcell 26650 20A Flat Top 5500mAh
$8.99

Vapcell 26650 20A Flat Top 5000mAh
$7.99

Vapcell LiFePO4 IFR26650 55A/75A Flat Top 2600mAh
$7.99

IJOY 26650 Battery 40A 4200mAh
$8.99

@tbone1004 any opinion on the best 26650 battery?

 

[tbone1004]

@tbone1004 any opinion on the best 26650 battery?

not familiar with any of those. @stuartv has bought a lot of 26650's and probably knows better. I don't like that form factor in lights so don't really pay attention to them.

 

[CaveSloth]

When googling for "26650 protected flashlight battery" the following results come up:

26650 Protected 5200mAh Li-ion Rechargeable Battery 3.7V Orbtronic for High Power Flashlights
4500mAh 26650 Protected Button Top Battery
5200mAh 26650 Protected Button Top Battery
26650 KeepPower P2655C 5500mAh Protected Flat Top
26650 KeepPower 5200mAh Protected High Discharge Flat Top
https://www.gearbest.com/batteries/pp_255574.html
https://www.batteryjunction.com/xtar-26650-li-ion-battery.html
https://www.batteryjunction.com/fenix-26650-arb-l4-4800.html
https://www.batteryjunction.com/nitecore-nl2650dw.html

 

[Caveeagle]

I got these from Amazon about a year ago. They tested out great and have worked well.
Keeppower IMR26650. 5200mAh

They don’t show as available from that supplier that I used.

My Dive Rite CX1 lights came with:
XSTAR 5200mAh. That also tested out very close to 5200mAh

 

[stuartv]

XSTAR Dragon VP4

I second this.

https://www.amazon.com/DRAGON-Charger-charger-adapter-Battery/dp/B01M4K6B2U

Yes, it will charge 4 x 26650 at once.

All my 26650 batteries are Soshine 5500mAh that I bought on eBay. I've had them all for a while now. Over 1 year. Maybe 2 years? I cannot remember. I have 8 of them and I has gotten to where I need to run a Refresh on it and see if it will come back to life.

 

[runsongas]

the soshine are ok batteries, but the keeppower are better reviewed. the xtar are probably decent too, just i don't have any experience with them.

 

[stuartv]

the soshine are ok batteries, but the keeppower are better reviewed. the xtar are probably decent too, just i don't have any experience with them.

My Soshine test out consistently around 5300mAh and they've been lasting for a pretty good while. I don't know what more I would ask of them.

 

[runsongas]

the keeppower have slightly higher capacity and also a lower drop off at higher drain (eg >2A)

 

[CaveSloth]

How many amps does a 2600 Lumen 4XML LED flashlight drain?

 

[stuartv]

the keeppower have slightly higher capacity and also a lower drop off at higher drain (eg >2A)

That's cool. What capacity do they have?

My Soshines say they are 5500 mAh, but they consistently test around 5300.