You know wrong.I know you can direct drive a nubm44 with 1 18650. will it work with 2 in series ?
I know you can direct drive a nubm44 with 1 18650. will it work with 2 in series ?
If the batteries are fully charged and good qualityI believe since you are asking you intend on trying, make sure you video the first few minutes and post here!
Either diode doesn't get to full power leaving you with a dimmer beam, or it will heat up, draw more current, heat up more etc and go into thermal runaway until it is destroyed.