just joined the M6 owners' club!

325addict

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Finally, I have an M6 :twothumbs

The first thing I did was to swap the standard battery-holder (whoow! that thing is MASSIVE) for a Mdocod 2X 18650 holder, and fire that MN20 up with two fully charged 18650s.
LIGHT!!!
that said, I swapped the lamp for an MN15 and I was surprised to see how much light it still pumped out. Just a smaller hotspot but still very white!

Then, just for a short burst, I tried the MN21.... <EEEK!!>
That's even more light!! But it's not suitable for driving from two 18650s so I pulled it out quickly after this test.

After that I tried the MN-bi-pin adapter by Fivemega, I put in a WA1164 and I was pleased by the way you can alter the focus by just changing the height of the lamp. This is from a spot to a wide flood with just about 1/10" of difference in height!

Next will be the WA1166 and a three-17670 holder by Fivemega. These items are in already, I just have to order those AW 17670s...

I used it as a bike light this morning... whoow! Sure I had the brightest bike-light of all :D

I'm just beginning to use and explore all possibilities of the M6, but most of the modding stuff is in already...


Timmo.

 

Dioni

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I already bought several accessories (what else?): FM Battery holder 3x17670, FM bi-pin, WA 1185 bulbs, HO-M6, IMR-M6R, AW batteries... :party:

But, I lost the purchasing the most beautiful, IMHO: RPM Ti M6 bezel 8TC! :(
 
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Congratulations!

Welcome to the club!

My favorite M6 bulb, by a long shot, is the HO-M6R on 3x17670s.

In my testing, it produces peak throw intensity higher than the MN21, just a hair less overall output. With a run-time around 40 minutes and recharge-ability, it's a no-brainer trade-off from the MN21.

Enjoy!

-Eric
 

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I agree with mdocod.

The setup with the Lumens Factory bulb is perfect!
I just purchased my second M6 a few days ago and awaiting arrival.

The 2x18650 holders that mdocod produces work great with an LED tower module also.

Oh, welcome to the M6 club!:twothumbs
 

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I also agree with mdocod's favorite choice.

It's a fabulous light. You will definitely enjoy owning and using it.

Congratulations!

Welcome to the club!

My favorite M6 bulb, by a long shot, is the HO-M6R on 3x17670s.

In my testing, it produces peak throw intensity higher than the MN21, just a hair less overall output. With a run-time around 40 minutes and recharge-ability, it's a no-brainer trade-off from the MN21.

Enjoy!

-Eric
 

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I've been running a set of A123 18650s with the mn21. It comes out about the same as stock. The kt4/Megalennium is still more fun though with the 1185.

Welcome to the club. It's definitely the coolest incan...no, coolest light I own.
 

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I just picked up a new M6 within the last week as well and its a great light for my evening walks. The MN21 is bright but it uses primaries very quickly. Since I plan on using it several times week AW's 3 level softstart switch and rechargeables are necessities for me and make the M6 fairly user friendly. A HO-M6R bulb on 3x17670s is perfect for me and still quite bright even at medium output (60%). Of course now I need to get a FM bi-pin adaptor and test out the WA 1185. :candle:
 

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The HO-M6R arrived today :party:

Now waiting for the 3X 17670 from AW... but I ordered them only yesterday, so that will be a matter of 10 to 14 days to the Netherlands.

In the meantime, I enjoy my M6 with Mdocod's 2X 18650 battery-holder, FM's MN bi-pin adapter and a WA1164. that's not bad too ;)

The only thing I miss badly is a Megalennium body... if I could only find one second hand!


Timmo.
 

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Congrats 325, great light and the best all around M6 bulb imo. Hopefully your FM holder will arrive soon. In the meantime you can use 6 x RCR123's if you have them but I'm sure you know that already. :cool:
 

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I already have that FM bi-pin holder. Two of them, actually ;)
EDIT: now I see, you mean the 3X 17670 holder. I too have them already... two pieces!

That's why I can use that WA1164 now... of which I bought 5 pieces a while ago already. Together with 10 pieces each of the WA1160, WA1166 and the WA1331.

Indeed, I know I can use that LF LA on 6X 16340s. The problem is: I don't have six good ones :(

Yes I actually have six ones.... ultrafires! I wouldn't want to test if they survive such a load, at the very least I would like to have the black AW 16340s for this, or better, AW's IMR 16340s. Both of them I have only 2 pieces at the moment... so I'll wait for the 17670s to arrive.
I'm a patient guy by nature :)


Timmo.
 
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I received my Surefire M6 yesterday. I bought it from Marketplace, and it came in nice, very nice conditions..

As 325, after testing the MN20 on 2x18650 with Eric's holder, I fire the WA1185 on 3x17670... :devil: My first "word" was: SH*T! :eek:

Great incan! Nice light! There was a time I was dreaming about it.. :D
 

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I just bought a complete Megalennium setup from CPF Marketplace :)

Some AW 18650-2600s and a WA1185 with softstart... can it be any better than this?

I don't have it in yet, but I'll surely tell about it when it is in...

I now tested the 3X 17670 setup with the HO-M6R lamp. Very, very nice to say the least :party:

But the WA1166 with a Fivemega bi-pin adapter also performs very well indeed, and is a lot cheaper to run.... unfortunately, no longer available (at least, no longer made).

I'll also have to order those WA1274 lamps... the WA1164 needs a double click, even with AW 18650-2600s! This one draws about 3.6A when overdriven to 7.2V and that's just a hair too much.... according to Andrew, it would be OK if I would use a softstart. So, the 2.77A from the WA1274 will be no problem at all :)


I plan to run the "standard" M6 as a 2-cell light, and the Megalennium setup as a 3-cell light. That's the best of both worlds I think. All running from 18650s (which I have by the lorryload) and each having maximum runtime then.

more to follow....


Timmo.
 

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...Some AW 18650-2600s and a WA1185 with softstart... can it be any better than this?

...

I plan to run the "standard" M6 as a 2-cell light, and the Megalennium setup as a 3-cell light. That's the best of both worlds I think. All running from 18650s (which I have by the lorryload) and each having maximum runtime then...

I just got mine recently and it's very impressive. The AW soft start does take some of that initial WOW factor away though, but it's worth it to save bulbs. I like the multi-level too, being able to run it at 30% is pretty nice.

I found a great use for the standard M6 body was the LF P7-M LED head. You may want to look into that, with the 3x17670 holder (it will run off of a 2x18650 too) it makes a great long-running and bright light. Just have to put up with that harsh ugly LED color...
 

Steve in SoCal

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Another fun setup is the LF's IMR-M6 lamp assembly. 1000 lumens are claimed and I believe it pulls approx. 3 amps so its a little less tough on a regular 3 x li-ion batteries than the 1185 (although IMR's are recommended).
 
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