Brighten Your Day With the NEW Arisaka 18650 Series Weaponlight
A good weapon-mounted light for your defensive rifle is one of the first accessories you should buy. Identifying your target before perforating it is incredibly important. There are many types and brands available for different needs. Arisaka Defense makes several light options, as well as mounts and tail caps to match. The newest to hit their catalog is the 18650 Series weaponlight.
Arisaka news @ TFB:
The Arisaka 18650 Series Light is a complete illumination package. Simply choose a head, tailcap/remote, and light mount from the drop down menus. Included is the low profile 18650 Series Light Body for an unobstructed, close fit when using an Arisaka Inline, Offset, or Side Scout Mount.
The NEW Arisaka 18650 Series Weaponlight
The 18650 Series light is made from CNC machined 6061-T6 aluminum and has a MIL-A-8625 Type III hard coat anodized finish. The light comes with Buna-N O-rings and a rechargeable 18650 battery. Aside from those things, there are quite a few options when ordering your light. The light is compatible with all Scout tail caps. There are two head options. The Malkoff E2XTL puts out 500 lumens and 50,000 candela using the 18650 lithium-ion rechargeable battery with a run time of 1.5 hours. The Modlite OKW DF puts out 680 lumens and 69,000 candela for 75 minutes with the 18650 rechargeable. Run time is reduced for both options when using CR123s.
SPECS
- Length: 4.75″ without tailcap
- Weight: 4.5 oz without tailcap
- Diameter: 1.23″
- Power source: CR123 x 2 or 18650 rechargeable x 1
- MSRP: $ 220.00 – $465.00 depending on options
Head over to Arisaka Defense’s website if you want to pick one of these up. If the 18650 doesn’t do it for you, I can almost guarantee they have a model to fit your needs. Don’t forget to follow Arisaka on Facebook and Instagram for more content. Try not to blind yourself!
Stemming from his childhood love of WWII history, Nic's passion for firearms continues to grow as his maturity level recedes. He has competed in local USPSA, IDPA, and rifle competitions, and has an almost unnatural affection for Rosie, his Gen3 Glock 19. @the_brutal_rooster
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My only gripe is that all the 18650 heads (even Malkoff) don't run at full tilt when used with LiFePO4 cells, which though lower in starting voltage and initial capacity, retains that capacity over the lifetime better, has a flatter discharge curve, and has less tendency to catastrophically turn into an incendiary device when abused or physically damaged.
Honestly this goes for most lithium battery devices out there. Phones, cars, whatever. No cobalt needed, safer, Hella cheaper. You want to make EV affordable and more widespread? LiFePO4 them till sodium ion batteries come into maturity.
On a technical note, I know Malkoff heads need 3.4v minimum to run at full tilt. Max volt on lifepo4 cells are 3.2v, hence, can't they integrate one of those solid state power adapter we seen on modern phone chargers? Maybe sold as an adaptor to fit between the head and the main light body? We don't need coils of copper to step up voltages no more. It's all solid state, high efficiency. Seeing that 18650 has much longer runtime compared to 2x CR123A, even with less initial capacity and some transformer loss, it's still a win for runtime.
You know what? for you engineers out there, that's something you could try to make and market. An adaptor for Scout600DF pattern lights to let 18650 LiFePO4 power the thing at full tilt
Western nations manufacturing! Gotta love companies NOT owned by chy nuh.