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I can confirm you can use 3.7V batteries. I wired up a 18650 battery fully charged to 4.2V. Worked fine.
The output varies wildly using the Tenergy 3V. When first started with a fully charged battery, it jumps up to incredible power. But it quickly drops back quickly as it heats up. I measured a peak of 105mW, then it dropped back to around 55mW. After a few minutes, it will continue to drop. This makes it very difficult to measure IR without steady readings.
The Beast is easy to take apart. You just unscrew the lens cap and access the retaining ring holding in the module. It unscrews easily.
There is no insulation between the battery and the module.
Here it is dismantled
The module is well made, and different from the standard 5mW pen module.
The output varies wildly using the Tenergy 3V. When first started with a fully charged battery, it jumps up to incredible power. But it quickly drops back quickly as it heats up. I measured a peak of 105mW, then it dropped back to around 55mW. After a few minutes, it will continue to drop. This makes it very difficult to measure IR without steady readings.
The Beast is easy to take apart. You just unscrew the lens cap and access the retaining ring holding in the module. It unscrews easily.
There is no insulation between the battery and the module.
Here it is dismantled
The module is well made, and different from the standard 5mW pen module.