Originally Posted by
noglider
It's a rational choice which some of us might disagree with. Soldered in connections are more reliable. And quality control means that cells that appear to be identical to consumers are different, as shown in rigorous testing.
Uh, yeah. I know you're not suggesting riders carry a soldering iron with them to swap out batteries, and I'm guessing you didn't mean the light manufacturers are adding anything to Panasonic's 18650 quality control. Wanna take another shot at making your point?