The Lounge 2017

[MC408]

I saw that big yellow warning earlier on your page and wondered what triggered it. I see most posts and don't recall anything that stood out as inappropriate. :thinking:

Ok gentlemen, let's all be on our best behavior,

now to change topic, check out this new tower of power!!! :naughty:

 

[MAD777]

Vinh, I'm glad you got put for a bike ride!

And Mike, beautiful photo of your T30vn.

 

[scout24]

MC408- Details please? How many darned cells does that thing hold???

 

[MC408]

MC408- Details please? How many darned cells does that thing hold???

Lol. The T30 has a 2 x 26650 battery pack. I was fortunate enough to get a 2 cell extension from Vinh, so technically it's 4 x 26650.

The rest of the length is camera angle tricks!

 

[MAD777]

So Mike, is that crystal vase in the background where you keep the flashlight? Looks like it would work perfectly! LOL

 

[Newlumen]

Nice light mike.. 4 x 26650 will give you plenty of runtime and turbo..

i am looking at manker e14 II.. this light basically use 18650, side switch, and usb rechargeable.. usb charging works on power boost, but not with the driver vn.. driver vn and sony vtc5a will make this light super bright. i am kind of interested in this light.

 

[scout24]

MC40i- I'd need one of those sword scabbards for crossdraw on my back for that!

 

[hahoo]

I saw that big yellow warning earlier on your page and wondered what triggered it. I see most posts and don't recall anything that stood out as inappropriate. :thinking:

Ok gentlemen, let's all be on our best behavior,

now to change topic, check out this new tower of power!!! :naughty:

wow, talk about a toilet plunger :huh:
man you could plunge your neighbors toilet with that bad boy !
cool looking, measure it some time, top to bottom, curious how long that thing really is

 

[Bdm82]

I saw that big yellow warning earlier on your page and wondered what triggered it. I see most posts and don't recall anything that stood out as inappropriate. :thinking:

Ok gentlemen, let's all be on our best behavior,

now to change topic, check out this new tower of power!!! :naughty:

But how do you use the cigar ring? You must have some of the world's biggest hands!

 

[Bdm82]

i am looking at manker e14 II.. this light basically use 18650, side switch, and usb rechargeable.. usb charging works on power boost, but not with the driver vn.. driver vn and sony vtc5a will make this light super bright. i am kind of interested in this light.

What's the bump with the vn treatment?

Budda and I both tested them and found around 2700 or 2800 lumens on Turbo with the xpg3s. I'm curious what that can be bumped to, but I'll also say that given the heat the light produces already, I would not consider this a light I'd want to overboost. Id be curious what vinh could do to manage the heat better, but if you go from 2700 for 1 min to 3400 for 20s, for example, is that a win?

 

[Satansjester]

What's the bump with the vn treatment?

Budda and I both tested them and found around 2700 or 2800 lumens on Turbo with the xpg3s. I'm curious what that can be bumped to, but I'll also say that given the heat the light produces already, I would not consider this a light I'd want to overboost. Id be curious what vinh could do to manage the heat better, but if you go from 2700 for 1 min to 3400 for 20s, for example, is that a win?

I agree I'd rather have the 2700 lumen for a useable time rather than overheat at 20 sec.
id still consider vinhs mod just to replace the manker UI and QC.
then again we'd probably lose the usb charging, might be a tough choice...

 

[Newlumen]

What's the bump with the vn treatment?

Budda and I both tested them and found around 2700 or 2800 lumens on Turbo with the xpg3s. I'm curious what that can be bumped to, but I'll also say that given the heat the light produces already, I would not consider this a light I'd want to overboost. Id be curious what vinh could do to manage the heat better, but if you go from 2700 for 1 min to 3400 for 20s, for example, is that a win?

I am not going to post any link.. one guy tested the manker e14 II with lg he2 and he got 3100 lumen @ turn on.

Quad led will make this light hot, but we are not going to use turbo for More than 2 minutes.. i think manker e14 II vn will sell for around $125. I will get it when he released it.. driver vn and 18650 will make this light more desireable.

stock version $65.
Vn version $125 ( guessing ).

 

[EDness]

I am not going to post any link.. one guy tested the manker e14 II with lg he2 and he got 3100 lumen @ turn on.

Quad led will make this light hot, but we are not going to use turbo for More than 2 minutes.. i think manker e14 II vn will sell for around $125. I will get it when he released it.. driver vn and 18650 will make this light more desireable.

stock version $65.
Vn version $125 ( guessing ).

IMO the Astrolux S42/S42S is a better option. It's $25 and the 18650 tube is the same as the E14/S41 tube. VN version will probably lose USB charging which i think is the main attraction of the light. Both lights will be direct driven stock so improvement will only be the UI. S42 has the BLF A6 firmware as well.

 

[SG Hall]

Yes, you beat me to it EDness. I originally thought that this might be the rebadged Astrolux S42 until I remembered that Manker don't make it like they did with the S41/E14.

Let's see what Vinh can do with this one, but the Astrolux looks like killer value for the money. [emoji4]

 

[richbuff]

Omg, I have never had a Facebook account, but now it looks like I finally have a reason to.

I have had a few of the standard reasons.

Not so standard reason: I was one of the first people to quarantine the Koobface trojan and send it to an anti-virus laboratory to be analyzed.

And lots of other trojan malware. I was on the front firing lines right away with Zbot/Zeus detections and disinfections, and many others.

Facebook. Finally gotta sign up.


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Ordered and coming soon: X45vn and TM06Svn .

 

[MAD777]

I signed up on Vinh's Facebook group. See you there!

 

[Newlumen]

Have fun guys using facebook.. i will not be signing facebook.

 

[psychbeat]

Have fun guys using facebook.. i will not be signing facebook.

I'm with u NL - I rarely log on to FB.
I joined the group just to support but will probably just hang here for my flashlight fix.

CPF is an escape from normal life where FB is like a concentrated dose of it .... anyways blah blah blah

Hope to continue hanging with you guys in the future and thanks to CPF for giving us an alternative to the everyday!

 

[Newlumen]

Anyway.. I am kind of disappointed with this website.. I ordered 10 Sony vtc5a on may 1, and 10 Sony vtc5a on may 10.. they shipped the order today for the may 10.. lol. It's funny.. I just send email for the may 1..

 

[toads]

The manker e14 and astrolux s41 get way too hot to hold on turbo in about 10-15 seconds. I can't see how it could be possible to get their new versions to shine any brighter without getting the oven mitts out.

Quad LED in a tiny host = H O T