Good 16340 batteries?

[FallOutFighter]

I was looking around for some 16340 batteries and found Nitecore 16340 Li-Ion ones. They are 650mAh and 3.7V. Would you recommend Nitecore batteries?

 

[Rifter]

They are generally over priced but good quality.

Im using these and so far they are great. 16340 KeepPower 700mAh ICR16340 Protected Button Top - Batteries, Chargers, and PowerPax Carriers

 

[Photonz]

Efest Brand are good. Also AW:beer:
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[DTR]

I agree eFest are good but I am partial to the AW cells myself.
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[FallOutFighter]

They are generally over priced but good quality.

Im using these and so far they are great. 16340 KeepPower 700mAh ICR16340 Protected Button Top - Batteries, Chargers, and PowerPax Carriers

Do you know anything about AW batteries? Are they any good?

 

[Photonz]

Like DTR said, they are very good. I own a pair myself and use them for my higher power builds for better performance.

 

[FallOutFighter]

Like DTR said, they are very good. I own a pair myself and use them for my higher power builds for better performance.

How much of a difference would 100mAh more for each battery make if I'm using two 16340 with a 1w 445nm laser?

 

[Rifter]

How much of a difference would 100mAh more for each battery make if I'm using two 16340 with a 1w 445nm laser?

A few min of runtime maybe, and AW makes quality batteries.

 

[FallOutFighter]

A few min of runtime maybe, and AW makes quality batteries.

So out of the two would you chose AW or Nitecore batteries?

 

[Pi R Squared]

So out of the two would you chose AW or Nitecore batteries?

They are both known to be good quality and I can now personally verify that Efest are good too. I have been using some generic blue batteries with no brand name on them in a 1.5W laser and they were good for a few minutes, stay away from those! I recently bought some Efest and they are good, also bought some Samsung in a different size and are better than Ultrafire for sure.

Alan

 

[DaveyJones]

I am using Nitecore 16340s and they work very well and
i think AW is considered the best out there by the real fanatics.

whom you can find at the candlepower forums.
it's all about led flashlights, and of course batteries are a big deal:

Flashlight Electronics - Batteries Included - Threads of Interest

 

[Rifter]

So out of the two would you chose AW or Nitecore batteries?

They are both quality cells so honestly for me i would pick whichever was cheaper, or came from a more trusted supplier.