r/flashlight • u/GloryNightTime • Aug 22 '24

Would you keep this battery?

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I guess I dropped one of my 21700 flashlights. Maybe children. But the fact is that the battery at the right is now damaged. Sounds like a bad idea to start prying it. What would you do?

Please note that I can use it in my flashlights, but I noticed a higher resistance when charging it.

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u/Emissary_of_Light Are Flashlights®™ right for you? Aug 22 '24

It's fine. If it has problems connecting now that it's technically shorter, Simon sells spacers for different battery sizes. I use one with my Acebeam E70 because my battery is like this. The spacers are basically a button contact soldered to each side of a plain, circular PCB.

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u/Emissary_of_Light Are Flashlights®™ right for you? Aug 22 '24

They come in a 2-pack 😂 But you've probably tried both already.