CR123 Batteries

[JBE]

Can anyone recommend a brand and good source of reliable CR123's? I need to pick some up for my two Surefires and noticed that the price of SF's batteries have gone up a bit since the last time I bought some. Thanks!

[Blackhair]

Duracell is pretty good, but Surefire is still cheaper.

Those kind of batteries are expensive, what can ya do? :rolleyes:

[spyderknut]

Join CPF (candlepowerforums.com). Find the CPF specials sticky in the Dealers section of the Marketplace. Link to the Battery Station in the CPF specials section. $1.25 for good CR123A cells.

[Senate]

over here cr123 are used only in some cameras and DSLR and the Duracell M3 cost a pretty 9euros a piece, that's approx 13US$... :eek:

[clovisc]

have you checked ebay? usually, it's land of cheap everything...

[Fred Sanford]

I get mine at Knifeworks.com. I got a pack of 20 for $21. :)

They are Surefire Brand.

[Gollum]

I bought some Energizer e2's recently at Lighthound for $1.60 each

[Big footed nick]

Lighthound.com sells some $1.25 batt's that's what alot of the guys over there buy...

[jugg2]

The Fenix-Store, they are Panasonic.

https://www.fenix-store.com/index.php?cPath=53_59

While you are there check out the T-1, the "low mode" is as bright as my G2! On high it is equal to a Magcharger with a little less throw, about 50 ft. less.

https://www.fenix-store.com/index.php?cPath=22_85

[Monocrom]

Duracell and Surefire.

CR123 cells must be Made in America. This is less about being Patriotic, and more about not having the cells explode. Cheap CR123 cells that are made outside of America, such as China; can explode. (There's a reason why Dealers have to pay a Haz-Mat fee when ordering CR123 cells). As a Regular on CandlePowerForums, I've seen some examples regarding the "quality" of cheaply made CR123s.

Also, don't mix and match cells. Don't take one that's partially drained and put it with a new cells into a 2-cell light. That's an easy way to cause a flashlight explosion.

[Stevie Ray]

For the money, you can't beat the deal offered by Surefire for a box of their branded batteries. That's all I've been using for the last couple of years.

[cedjunior]

The Fenix-Store, they are Panasonic.

https://www.fenix-store.com/index.php?cPath=53_59

While you are there check out the T-1, the "low mode" is as bright as my G2! On high it is equal to a Magcharger with a little less throw, about 50 ft. less.

https://www.fenix-store.com/index.php?cPath=22_85

Wow, pretty nice. I should pick one of those up. I bought a weapon mounted light last year and it came with a free 20pk of E2 cr123A's that I'd probably never use with out something like that to use em in :D

[JBE]

Duracell is pretty good, but Surefire is still cheaper.

Those kind of batteries are expensive, what can ya do? :rolleyes:

Well, I could always not buy anymore Surefire incans.... :D

[Jimd]

I just ordered some from Surefire. A dozen of their batteries are fairly inexpensive when compared to many other sources.

[enyong112]

I read somewhere in CPF that SF batteries are just Panasonic ones...??? :confused:

[Monocrom]

I read somewhere in CPF that SF batteries are just Panasonic ones...??? :confused:

There's more to it than that. As I recall, it was believed that there's a good possibility that Panasonic makes the cells for Surefire. But nothing definite.

[TheKnifeCollector]

I ONLY buy SF's CR123.

[Jimd]

I'm not sure if the SF batts are from Panasonic or not. Maybe they are. What I can say is that I've had very good service from the ones I've used thus far. They seem to last longer than some of the cheapies I've used.

I ordered a Surefire E1L Outdoorsman the other day for Christmas, and asked them to add a box of batteries. The battereis added $18 to my bill (I was getting the law enforcement discount, so this is likely why they weren't the usual $21.95). Still, even $21.95 isn't too bad.

I almost exclusively use LEDs these days, so my batteries last pretty long most of the time.

[Zozo*HC*]

The Fenix-Store, they are Panasonic.

https://www.fenix-store.com/index.php?cPath=53_59

While you are there check out the T-1, the "low mode" is as bright as my G2! On high it is equal to a Magcharger with a little less throw, about 50 ft. less.

https://www.fenix-store.com/index.php?cPath=22_85

I have the T1 en route :) im pretty excited, 225 lumens on high mode!!!! I cant wait to try it :p .

[JBE]

I've been meaning to check out those Fenix lights but I kind of wanted to wait around to see how they would hold up over the long-term and how long the company would be around (looks like they're here to stay).