what to do with SF incan lamps?

[HotWire]

I also run a P90 on 2 X 16340 IMR cells. Nice bright light. Short run time. It's great around the house or close to a charger. When traveling I install a P60 and use primaries in the same light. Not as bright, much longer run time. I keep a supply of charged 16340 IMR cells at home for quick changes. That is not the light for non-flashaholics because the cells can be damaged by discharging them too much.

 

[Brigadier]

I run a P90 in a G3 with 2XAW17500's all the time without incident.

 

[fivemega]

P90 works very safe on 2 protected 17500
P90 works very safe on 2 protected 17670
P90 works very safe on 2 protected 18500
P90 works very safe on 2 protected 18650
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P90 works very safe on 2 IMR 16340
P90 works very safe on 2 IMR 18350
P90 works very safe on 2 IMR 17670
P90 works safe on 2 IMR 18650
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P91 works safe on 2 protected 17500
P91 works safe on 2 protected 17670
P91 works little hard on 2 protected 18500
P91 works little hard on 2 protected 18650
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P91 works safe on 2 IMR 16340
P91 works safe on 2 IMR 18350
P91 works hard on 2 IMR 17670
P91 works very hard on 2 IMR 18500
P91 works very hard on 2 IMR 18650

 

[Chrontius]

Unless longe run time is needed. For example if host can take 2 protected 18500, then run time will be almost 3 time longer than 2 IMR16340

I'd only dare using it for about 10 minutes on a charge, or perhaps 3 minutes at a time for fear of heat. But it's quite an impressive few minutes!

That's an excellent chart, by the way. It looks like it only covers bulb life concerns, but it's excellent to know.

 

[greatscoot]

I've used the P60 lamp in a Surefire with a single 17670. A nice soft warm glow emits for creeping around the house at night. I ended up with a few P60 lamps after modifying the Surefire hosts for an LED or brighter incandescent lamp. Some people say that the low voltage will make them turn black, but mine is still crystal clear. You could buy cheaper hosts and install the P60 and an 18650 to give you longer run time. Welcome to CPF!

What kind of runtime do you get?

 

[Littlelantern]

Hi everyone,this is my very first post in the forum.a few years back my buddy gave me a surefire ,my first surefire an e1e.since then I fall in love with surefire incandescent light,I sleep with a 9p under my pillow.feel much secure.nothing out there beat the glory beam of the p91.

 

[Chrontius]

Welcome to CPF, LittleLantern!

Your friend sounds quite generous, and an E1e is a great choice. You might want to stock up on bulbs pretty soon, but those things are remarkably solid little lights.

 

[Monocrom]

Thankfully Lumens Factory is still making replacement bulbs for SureFire's older Inca. models.

Stocking up on E1E bulbs shouldn't be a problem. But yeah, better done sooner than later.

 

[Littlelantern]

Hi there, when the time I got the e1e,I m a regular guy with little knowledge about flashlight and yet become a flasholic,all I knew is change the battery once a week .Then one night the e1e failed to worked, I frantically look for the replacement lamp and got some 250 miles down south,I tried to modify several bi pin xenon lamp to replaced to mn01 but none of it beat the hotspot, beam quality ,runtime and the reliability of the mn01.stockpiling is a must .I tried before the lumens factory eo 1 r 90 lumens ,quite bright and shorter runtime.the p91 and p 90 is the most prized possession in my collection.