AquaticLung
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Hi, I'm hoping some of you may have experience in the cannister lights newer LED technology. I've recently acquired a DIY can light. So maybe you can help? The light I have is made from a mag light head and a professionally manufactured cannister, you've probably seen similiar lights on ebay lately. The light is decent quality for a non-standard assembly, but the design is very similiar to what you would see from a reputable manufacturer. So I'm looking to build a few extra battery packs for the unit. What I'm unclear about is the LED power supply specs. It uses a SSC P7 single LED and a 2.8 Amp 5-state driver. I'm not sure the power of the current battery packs, but they are Li-Ion 18650 cells; 2 packs with 4 cells each. What I need to know is what advantages/disadvantages in selecting certain battery cells. I'm wandering if I have to stick with a certain voltage or if the number of cells determines the voltage and if I choose a 4000mAh set of cells over, say, a 2600mAh set will my light burn longer, brighter, both, or am I limited by the driver and have to stay within a certain max mAh? I'm aware that the driver is determined by a specific LED, so I need to know what the max capacity battery I could use and would best serve me in regards to burn time and brightness... This might be way off course, but I was thinking that the 2.8 Amp driver was maybe a limiting factor and each cell has to be under that spec of 2800mAh. It would be extremely helpful to know if I'm way off in these conclusions? Many thanks....
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