Particularly the protected ones ?
Seems like a decade or more ago AW's IMR 26500's were very popular, but today it seems that there are almost no rechargeable 26500's to be had and zero protected ones. Lots of 26650's and even a few 26340's, but no 26500's. Efest seemed popular for a while but their 26500 seem to have largely disappeared as well.
The 26500 is just such a useful size, among other things being a bit shorter than a D cell while 26650's are nearly 10mm longer. Fivemega made some really nice bodies based on the 26500 as well.
The 18500 cells still seem to be improving but maximum current is more in the 18xxx range than the 26xxx range, which is not a surprise I guess
Is the issue that IMR was the only one making them and when they stopped all the vendors disappeared at the same time ?
Thanks
Seems like a decade or more ago AW's IMR 26500's were very popular, but today it seems that there are almost no rechargeable 26500's to be had and zero protected ones. Lots of 26650's and even a few 26340's, but no 26500's. Efest seemed popular for a while but their 26500 seem to have largely disappeared as well.
The 26500 is just such a useful size, among other things being a bit shorter than a D cell while 26650's are nearly 10mm longer. Fivemega made some really nice bodies based on the 26500 as well.
The 18500 cells still seem to be improving but maximum current is more in the 18xxx range than the 26xxx range, which is not a surprise I guess
Is the issue that IMR was the only one making them and when they stopped all the vendors disappeared at the same time ?
Thanks