Inspired by your hack, I decided to investigate more. Just last week on vacaction, I found the 14500 battery in a mobile phone accessories shop in Hong Kong for HKD$10 each (~US$1.28), so I bought 2 to try it out. Oh, I also bought a bag of 50mm stainless screws like you suggested in the previous video. See how it goes
14500's are awesome ! Some of the lower power flashlights with single AA's can directly take a 14500 as long as you don't run it for so long the LED emitter overheats .
some flashlights have the ability to unscrew the LED (head) part of the flashlight forward a little bit. I've done this to allow room for the larger battery.
This is a nice hack. One caution though, is to be careful not to over discharge the Li-ion cell.
That was super simple and very useful since I’m trying to standardize on the 3.7v batteries.
Inspired by your hack, I decided to investigate more. Just last week on vacaction, I found the 14500 battery in a mobile phone accessories shop in Hong Kong for HKD$10 each (~US$1.28), so I bought 2 to try it out. Oh, I also bought a bag of 50mm stainless screws like you suggested in the previous video. See how it goes
Thank you! Will be trying this.
Genius as usual. Thanks!
Brilliant !!
Awesome information as usual
beautiful explanation
Good work
Thanks for sharing
dang it , i just bought 4 of the 18500 batteries on ebay and for this very purpose.
The corrosion on the terminals can be removed by cleaning them with a brush dipped with white vinegar.
Thank you!
14500's are awesome !
Some of the lower power flashlights with single AA's can directly take a 14500 as long as you don't run it for so long the LED emitter overheats .
you can use ni-mh batteries they work perfectly fine for light application
some flashlights have the ability to unscrew the LED (head) part of the flashlight forward a little bit. I've done this to allow room for the larger battery.
wouldn't you run the risk of over discharge without adding a lvc ?
do you have a good source for 14500s?
Good try.