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Powering the 4+ watt output diodes is more difficult with a single li cell.
Your battery springs strength and their contact patch as well as your switch contacts will get hot if not up to the current demand and your driver has to boost which means a higher current drain on a single cell.
For instance if your laser diode needs 4.5V @ 4.5A and your driver is 90% efficient that means your driver takes 22.5W to output 20.25W to the laser diode that outputs 7.5W ( nubmoa,44,08,of ect.... )
Also a single cell will sag under higher current loads, so an 18650 @ 4.0V charge may sag to 3.5V while outputting the 6.43A needed at 3.5V to power your driver with 22.5W it needs and as your single cell discharges, the current it has to output goes up to maintain the drivers needs, which causes further voltage sag, requiring more current.
So a high quality high drain IMR/INR type cell or a bigger 21700 or a 26650 would be a better choice if using a single cell to power the higher output diodes.
Your battery springs strength and their contact patch as well as your switch contacts will get hot if not up to the current demand and your driver has to boost which means a higher current drain on a single cell.
For instance if your laser diode needs 4.5V @ 4.5A and your driver is 90% efficient that means your driver takes 22.5W to output 20.25W to the laser diode that outputs 7.5W ( nubmoa,44,08,of ect.... )
Also a single cell will sag under higher current loads, so an 18650 @ 4.0V charge may sag to 3.5V while outputting the 6.43A needed at 3.5V to power your driver with 22.5W it needs and as your single cell discharges, the current it has to output goes up to maintain the drivers needs, which causes further voltage sag, requiring more current.
So a high quality high drain IMR/INR type cell or a bigger 21700 or a 26650 would be a better choice if using a single cell to power the higher output diodes.