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Anyone know if rechargeable RCR123 3.7 volt batteries will work with the Pl Turbo or is the voltage to high? I contacted Olight support and they had no idea.
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Originally Posted By ArizonaAR: Anyone know if rechargeable RCR123 3.7 volt batteries will work with the Pl Turbo or is the voltage to high? I contacted Olight support and they had no idea. View Quote They will always say no out of caution, but I have been running RCR123 cells in my PL2 for years. I haven't tried the PL Turbo with them yet, but I wouldn't hesitate to because of the lifetime warranty. |
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Originally Posted By chevrofreak: They will always say no out of caution, but I have been running RCR123 cells in my PL2 for years. I haven't tried the PL Turbo with them yet, but I wouldn't hesitate to because of the lifetime warranty. View Quote Just so I'm clear, you're using 3.7v RCR123, not 3v? |
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Originally Posted By chevrofreak: Correct. You need to always use protected cells in a multi-cell light, though. View Quote Well damn, my Vapecell T8's are non protected. I did find this after researching that Olight makes this https://www.olightstore.com/imr16340-cr123a-battery which they say is compatible with PL Turbo. Judging by the price, I don't think it's protected. It would seem that the light has some sort of protections built in it to be able to use them I'm guessing? |
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Originally Posted By ArizonaAR: Well damn, my Vapecell T8's are non protected. I did find this after researching that Olight makes this https://www.olightstore.com/imr16340-cr123a-battery which they say is compatible with PL Turbo. Judging by the price, I don't think it's protected. It would seem that the light has some sort of protections built in it to be able to use them I'm guessing? View Quote Those are protected, but I don't see where they say they are compatible with the PL Turbo. That cell has an extra feature on it where there is a negative terminal surrounding the central positive terminal for recharging while still inside of their lights. I'm not sure I would try that in the PL Turbo. You could always use the Surefire LFP rechargeable cells, as they have lower voltage, but they won't have as much runtime. I think these would be ideal. BTW, I did just try several different brands RCR123's in a brand new PL Turbo and they worked fine. No magic smoke. |
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Originally Posted By chevrofreak: Those are protected, but I don't see where they say they are compatible with the PL Turbo. That cell has an extra feature on it where there is a negative terminal surrounding the central positive terminal for recharging while still inside of their lights. I'm not sure I would try that in the PL Turbo. You could always use the Surefire LFP rechargeable cells, as they have lower voltage, but they won't have as much runtime. I think these would be ideal. BTW, I did just try several different brands RCR123's in a brand new PL Turbo and they worked fine. No magic smoke. View Quote Thanks for the link, much appreciated. Those would be perfect and even higher rating than my Vapcell's. |
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Originally Posted By ArizonaAR: Thanks for the link, much appreciated. Those would be perfect and even higher rating than my Vapcell's. View Quote Well, crap. I ordered 8 of those to add to my collection since they are on sale, and it turns out they are longer than any of my other RCR123/16340 cells and they do not fit in the PL Turbo. I'm sorry I led you astray. |
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Originally Posted By chevrofreak: Well, crap. I ordered 8 of those to add to my collection since they are on sale, and it turns out they are longer than any of my other RCR123/16340 cells and they do not fit in the PL Turbo. I'm sorry I led you astray. View Quote Well that's a bummer. I haven't ordered any so no worries. I'm guessing its because of the protection circuit? |
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Originally Posted By ArizonaAR: Well that's a bummer. I haven't ordered any so no worries. I'm guessing its because of the protection circuit? View Quote Yes. That explains their higher capacity than most, since they aren't using a shorter cell to end up with the same total length. They work fine in my tube style lights that have springs on each end, but they are a couple MM too long to latch the switch on the PL Turbo. |
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So not a total loss, that's good. I could also use them in my 2 cell flashlights.
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I now own 6 of these for use on my handguns/rifles. They aren't perfect, but for the price they're a helluva value!
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My somewhat limited exposure (own 3 of them) to Olight is that the heads get too hot to touch after a very short time when on.
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Originally Posted By indawire: My somewhat limited exposure (own 3 of them) to Olight is that the heads get too hot to touch after a very short time when on. View Quote That's from good heatsinking. If they didn't get hot with the output level they have the LED and driver wouldn't last long. It's also why they (and most other weapons lights) step down in output after a few minutes. The PL Turbo doesn't get as hot as some of the others because of its lower output of 800 lumens. |
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