1185 on 3 IMR16340s in a D26: Who has done it?
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maxspeeds
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I'm very curious to hear about this as well. It seems in that small reflector, it would be more flood than throw. But, I could be wrong. 
mdocod
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FM just came out with these, give it a few days/weeks for people to get them and I'm sure we'll start seeing some beamshots and stuff 
FM just came out with these, give it a few days/weeks for people to get them and I'm sure we'll start seeing some beamshots and stuff
I might be one of those people. I just wanted to see if anyone has done it yet.
DM51
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I have some of these on order and am keenly looking forward to trying them out. With a relatively large bulb in a small reflector, I'm not expecting a lot of throw. The WA1111 with 2x IMR may have a slightly better beam-shape than the WA 1185 + 3x IMR, as it has a smaller filament, but obviously the 1185 will be more powerful overall.
Run-time is fairly easy to calculate (divide battery capacity by bulb current draw, then multiply by 48 to give you usable minutes).
Heat will be a problem, and the danger is of over-heating the cells (particularly the one nearest the bulb). My recommendation would be not to run the light for more than 3-4 minutes at a time, and to switch it off as soon as it gets uncomfortably hot to touch.
Run-time is fairly easy to calculate (divide battery capacity by bulb current draw, then multiply by 48 to give you usable minutes).
Heat will be a problem, and the danger is of over-heating the cells (particularly the one nearest the bulb). My recommendation would be not to run the light for more than 3-4 minutes at a time, and to switch it off as soon as it gets uncomfortably hot to touch.
RyanA
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I've ordered one. I can't wait either. It stands to be the most awesome thing ever produced in our century. Just wait, the history channel will be singing it's praises in 90 years.
I'm kidding. I did buy a FM prince and ran this setup. It uses a larger 40mm reflector and still there was a lot of spill. It's to be expected. It's not really a practical use light, more of something to make your buddies go "WTH
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I'm kidding. I did buy a FM prince and ran this setup. It uses a larger 40mm reflector and still there was a lot of spill. It's to be expected. It's not really a practical use light, more of something to make your buddies go "WTH".I got them both in 2 days ago, the 1185 in a KT2 obviously has more output, with a nice bright hotspot and bright flood, the Kt2 head puts out a much larger flood area than the KT4 does. The 1111 in my KT4 has slightly better throw with a tighter but smaller hotspot than the 1185 and a smaller, dimmer spill area. These are run on AW C cells vs IMR.
leukos
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RyanA
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Oh man, I just got mine. It is frickin' awesome. It is possible to back the bulb holder out a bit to get a more focused hotspot but it makes the switch a bit harder to depress it seems. Even so, I can't help but laugh every time I fire it up. Back when I joined in 07' I used to dream about sqeezing this amount of juice through my G3.
Illum
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IMR16340s only have about 550mah yes?
IIRC the 1185 will draw about 3.15 amps
0.55/3.15 = 0.1746 hours, 0.1746x60=10.476 minutes, 0.476x60=28.5
which equates to roughly 10 minutes 28.5seconds or fun time
not much funtime, but sounds fun :thumbsup:
IIRC the 1185 will draw about 3.15 amps
0.55/3.15 = 0.1746 hours, 0.1746x60=10.476 minutes, 0.476x60=28.5
which equates to roughly 10 minutes 28.5seconds or fun time
not much funtime, but sounds fun :thumbsup:
Even less since you don't want to completely drain the IMRs - maybe 8 minutes. With an AW 3 level switch you could probably make it last a bit longer running at the lower levels for mundane tasks.
cenz
Enlightened
In my experience, I use 3xIMR16340 to run 1185 in my vintage 9P body with 2.5" SRTH is quite interesting!.. small, throw and fun!! (sure, runtime is not a major with IMR usually)
so I'm interested in if I AW release new "IMR-18340" 750mah w/ 8~10C drain lol
so I'm interested in if I AW release new "IMR-18340" 750mah w/ 8~10C drain lol
Illum
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leukos
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So the beam is mostly flood? A very wide hotspot? Thanks for posting. Be careful with that 1185 in a G3, Nitrolon works as an insulator and too long of a runtime could cook those cells!
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RyanA
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I have the bulb holder backed out quite a bit. The filament just protrudes above the edge of the reflector. The batteries almost stick out past the end of the light before I put the tailcap on. The hotspot is actually pretty tight for a light with a reflector this size. There is a lot of spill, but still no problem lighting things up from 100 feet. (pretty much the sides of entire houses:devil.
I have a buddy who lives way out in the boonies, I cant wait to try it out at his place. There is a lot of light polution where I live.
.I have a buddy who lives way out in the boonies, I cant wait to try it out at his place. There is a lot of light polution where I live.
RyanA
Flashlight Enthusiast
I'll try to get some pictures this weekend. I've got AM classes till Friday, so I can't be up late enough to get good shots.
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