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ccyg8774 · July 7th, 2013, 15:08

You mean the RCR123A or 16340 battery (basically the same thing)?
Normally, most of the LED lights are fine with changing to 16340 which is shlightly higher in voltage, but if yours uses 3 batteries, that is like changing from 9V to 12.6V and I am not that sure, sometimes 12V is the upper limit. (12.6V should be fine... but I won't suggesting risk it before getting the datasheet for the LED. )
You can try figuring out out which type of Cree LED it is using, and find the data sheet of the Cree LED.
Or you can find RCR123A that is 3V, they are slightly harder to find than the 3.6-4.2V ones, but they are available. They will also need 3V charger that are different from 16340 chargers.
There is another thing you may have to watch: most RCR123A or 16340 are slightly longer than the CR123A batteries. Check if you have enough space in the battery space.

July 7th, 2013, 15:08	#2
ccyg8774 Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Brampton, ON	You mean the RCR123A or 16340 battery (basically the same thing)? Normally, most of the LED lights are fine with changing to 16340 which is shlightly higher in voltage, but if yours uses 3 batteries, that is like changing from 9V to 12.6V and I am not that sure, sometimes 12V is the upper limit. (12.6V should be fine... but I won't suggesting risk it before getting the datasheet for the LED. ) You can try figuring out out which type of Cree LED it is using, and find the data sheet of the Cree LED. Or you can find RCR123A that is 3V, they are slightly harder to find than the 3.6-4.2V ones, but they are available. They will also need 3V charger that are different from 16340 chargers. There is another thing you may have to watch: most RCR123A or 16340 are slightly longer than the CR123A batteries. Check if you have enough space in the battery space. __________________ Last edited by ccyg8774; July 8th, 2013 at 01:05..