Surefire G2x vs Streamlight Protac HL - 16650 bats

michiganstud · Apr 9, 2018

OK. Here it is. I've narrowed my search to these two lights:

Surefire G2X pro - 600 lumen

Streamlight Protac HL - 750 lumen

Anyone have experience with either and running a rechargeable 16650 battery in them? Any run time tests?

Regarding just the battery Is the 16650 going to run longer than the two cr123a's? How much longer if so?

Thanks guys, I can't find anything out there.

cp2315 · Apr 9, 2018

It might be because the 600lumen g2x is fairly new. I remember there are some discussions about it a couple of months ago. Maybe someone will chime in

michiganstud · Apr 10, 2018

Just want to check some research....

It appears 16650 bat will last longer, but not by very much. From what I've gathered they are pretty much the same, just one is rechargeable.

For longer service I should just stay with my current solarforce host, new dropin and my 18650 batt.

My current is the 3100 mAh orbtronic battery. That thing is still a tank after 4 years. So I just ordered 2 more from orbtronic (3500 mAh).

Thoughts???

michiganstud · Apr 12, 2018

Good talk. Thanks.

bykfixer · Apr 12, 2018

If run time is absolutely a priority for your duty, yeah the 18650 fuel tank is still the way to go. Lots of R&D has gone into packing more fuel into those for laptops and other applications we benefit from now.

16650's aint bad if that ends up being necessity.

dano · Apr 16, 2018

My Protac won't run, at all, on a 16650.

Boris74 · Apr 21, 2018

Just get an HL-X. Better selection of 18650s and it can still use a couple CR123 cells if need be.

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