u/RockTristann

Why doesn't Simon sell this cell??

Acebeam just released a 6500 mAh cell with onboard USB-C charging and 25A continuous discharge for the very Acebeam sum of $21+/battery (on sale!). This sent me down the rabbit hole and I'm guessing that this Mollicel M65A is what's inside it and can be found for much much less elsewhere (minus the USB-C charging of course). So back to my original question -- why can't I buy this from Simon when I'm already buying all my other bits and bobs for my torch builds from Convoy anyways? I'm about to pull the trigger on a $100+ cart (I can't wait to get my hands on the new SFT60!!) and I'd love to throw a handful of these in my cart as well.

As a consolation I see he sells the Vapecell F66 which is 6600 mAh but just 12.5A discharge. Should I default to this cell if I can't get the Molicel or stick to the Molicel P50B's and EVE 50PL's I've got? I know they are much higher discharge but the M65A/F66's I'd be using in single cell applications (S21G) so I wouldn't need more than 25A vs things like the 3X21 series where we're pushing a lot more oomph.

Edit: fyi the M65A runs at 26A not 25A like the Acebeam.

My dearest Convoy T3 copper head titanium glossy AA 14500 flashlight,

The second I opened the lid of your box, my heart melted. I knew the geometry of my daily carry was permanently compromised. I looked at you, and my pocket instantly whispered, “Welcome home little guy.”

Let’s be honest about the physics here: you are a tiny bit too small for my hands; a fraction diminutive for my big paw. And your pocket clip? It is a literal vice. It is clenched down with the unyielding, aggressive tension of a hydraulic press, taut against my cargos for even a single millimeter.

But I absolutely do not care. You are entirely worth the friction.

Seeing the way the world reflects off your barrel, I am so profoundly glad I skipped the safe, subdued camouflage of the stonewash finish and went straight for the absolute, unapologetic flex of the glossy. Because beneath that gorgeous, titanium chassis and that beautifully heavy copper head lies the absolute perfection of your Nichia 519a emitter. You throw that immaculate, crisp 5700k beam into the dark, and the world just wakes up. The color rendering is so impossibly, accurately perfect that you completely shatter all my previous CRI-teria. It’s an aesthetic revelation.

You ruined my minimalist setup. You forced my hand. Because of you, I am now one of "them" -- a "Two-Flashlight Guy". I'll find some reason for you to be with me; I don't care, I'm proud of our messy love. I am dragging double the lumens and double the weight through this dark world, just so I can keep your gorgeous, high-fidelity light exactly where it belongs: right next to my heart, just a little further down, next to my right knee.

Forever yours,

Tristan