First of all, since this is my first post, permit me to thank all of you for the great resource here on the CPF!! I was utterly amazed when i first started browsing this site a few months ago and finally could stay away no longer...
Now down to business (ie the subject line)
I was given a Deerelight CL1H V4 with the 3SD 5A Q3 Pill about a year ago as a birthday present. I absolutely love the thing and it goes everywhere with me... From online research I understand this to be somewhere in the ballpark of 225 lumens on high... is this relatively accurate?
Next, I am try to decide if I should upgrade at this time, as I have seen some pretty interesting modules on Deerelight's website. Part of what I am missing however is an understanding of how much better a Q4 is than a Q3 or for that matter, what the difference is between a 3SD R2 and a 3SD Q4 5A/B pill. I am confused and need some help... below I will give some of my desirable criteria and would greatly appreciate some input.
I would like to upgrade to another 3 stage if it does not limit me too much in the way of my upgrade. ie: if there is a 1 stage that blows all the 3 stages out of the water I am game to hear about it. My preference is towards a 3 stage though (want to avoid strobe settings and really need the memory of last setting)
I am also interested in the idea of a battery extension tube for outdoor/field use, thus using dual 18650's but my primary use is an everyday belt carry with a single 18650 battery. Ideally I would like to just unscrew the battery cap, screw in an extender tube and toss in the extra battery and have a more powerful flashlight without having to mess with the emitter/pill. I would be concerned about reduced efficiency with the wider input voltage range however, and would like to know if that is the case, or if I am horribly misguided or delusional in my expectations for swapability (is that really a word).
Many thanks in advance,
Note also I did a good bit of searching for this information, but given how complex I made my problem I decided it would be a good first post for me to get educated on my light... didn't want to be reading outdated posts for what was "new/the best available"...
Now down to business (ie the subject line)
I was given a Deerelight CL1H V4 with the 3SD 5A Q3 Pill about a year ago as a birthday present. I absolutely love the thing and it goes everywhere with me... From online research I understand this to be somewhere in the ballpark of 225 lumens on high... is this relatively accurate?
Next, I am try to decide if I should upgrade at this time, as I have seen some pretty interesting modules on Deerelight's website. Part of what I am missing however is an understanding of how much better a Q4 is than a Q3 or for that matter, what the difference is between a 3SD R2 and a 3SD Q4 5A/B pill. I am confused and need some help... below I will give some of my desirable criteria and would greatly appreciate some input.
I would like to upgrade to another 3 stage if it does not limit me too much in the way of my upgrade. ie: if there is a 1 stage that blows all the 3 stages out of the water I am game to hear about it. My preference is towards a 3 stage though (want to avoid strobe settings and really need the memory of last setting)
I am also interested in the idea of a battery extension tube for outdoor/field use, thus using dual 18650's but my primary use is an everyday belt carry with a single 18650 battery. Ideally I would like to just unscrew the battery cap, screw in an extender tube and toss in the extra battery and have a more powerful flashlight without having to mess with the emitter/pill. I would be concerned about reduced efficiency with the wider input voltage range however, and would like to know if that is the case, or if I am horribly misguided or delusional in my expectations for swapability (is that really a word).
Many thanks in advance,
Note also I did a good bit of searching for this information, but given how complex I made my problem I decided it would be a good first post for me to get educated on my light... didn't want to be reading outdated posts for what was "new/the best available"...