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    Vital Gear FB1 and FB2

    I realize this is hoping beyond hope, but... You still have these?
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    Review - Yi-Light AK21 tactical flashlight

    Beamshot comparison added.
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    Review - Yi-Light AK21 tactical flashlight

    Dubois, Outdoor beamshot will be added tonight. Comparisons with other lights will be tricky as none of the ones I have otherwise are XM-L lights that are this "throwy". With a 2600mah cell I was getting right under 2 hours on high. Performance as far as I can tell, as I mention, is right along...
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    Review - Yi-Light AK21 tactical flashlight

    Opinions differ on what is considered "budget". That being said, the less than 90 dollar cost is MSRP. Lights with comparable features from the manufacturers you mentioned all have MSRPs well above 100 dollars. I don't believe any of those use a control ring, though.
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    Review - Yi-Light AK21 tactical flashlight

    (This product provided by the manufacturer for review.) Today I have the pleasure of introducing a product from a brand-new manufacturer in the flashlight market; Yi-Light, and one of their first entries, the AK21. A little about Yi-Light first. Yi-Light is part of a larger manufacturing group...
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    Upgrading LEDs in older MC-E and P7 lights?

    Well, I just put the multimeter to it. I got 12.93 on high. So the XM-L EZW looks to be the winner!
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    Upgrading LEDs in older MC-E and P7 lights?

    I ran into a post on another forum where a fella had swapped the LED in his Sunwayman M40C with an XM-L and somehow managed to fry the driver. Magic smoke and everything. Any reason other than a colossal ****-up on his part that would cause that? Difference in wiring inside the MCPCB?
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    Upgrading LEDs in older MC-E and P7 lights?

    Yeah, that's what my initial research had shown me, which is one of the reasons I was thinking XM-L in the first place. Thanks for the fitting tips too!
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    Upgrading LEDs in older MC-E and P7 lights?

    The question is drive voltages and current. I need something that will run with the stock driver. I'm not adverse to building a new driver board for a single-mode light, but I wouldn't even know where to start when it comes to doing something with these magnetic control rings. That's why I was...
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    Upgrading LEDs in older MC-E and P7 lights?

    Nice, Dati! Thanks! Yeah, I'm expecting the reflector to be the biggest issue as far as fit and focus goes. Do you have an idea of how much I might need to raise the LED? The dome is a lot smaller on the XM-L compared to the MC-E, correct?
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    Upgrading LEDs in older MC-E and P7 lights?

    Thanks, Spencer. I'll have to dig out my multimeter.
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    Upgrading LEDs in older MC-E and P7 lights?

    That's for the two color modes. They go to a ring of 5MM LEDs that sit around the edge of the reflector. They have nothing to do with the MC-E.
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    Upgrading LEDs in older MC-E and P7 lights?

    Hah! I'd prefer something that wouldn't require rewiring the entire driver :D
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    Upgrading LEDs in older MC-E and P7 lights?

    This is about the best picture I've been able to get, so far. No markings on the board, of course.
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    Upgrading LEDs in older MC-E and P7 lights?

    Well, crap. I've looked before and haven't seen anybody that did an upgrade on the M40C. That's part of the reason I ended up posting this thread!
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