Bearcat
Enlightened
Can this be done and if so, what amount of lumen and run-time would this form factor get?
Fenix Rebel 100 EO Dart
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Marduke
Flashaholic
For just a tad longer, you can get a Rebel 80 or Cree Q4 LOD CE. Runtime in a single mode light though would simply depend on how you wanted to drive the LED.
LukeA
Flashlight Enthusiast
I've done something similar. See the link in my sig. Runtime is about 40 minutes on Ni-MH.
Bearcat
Enlightened
Oh, don't change anything about the Dart, except put a Rebel in and let it rip. I would love a simple extra long run-time single mode key-chain flashlight without the SOS and Flash modes.
Marduke
Flashaholic
You might have better luck with the E1 in such a mod, but I'm sure someone with the skills could manage to do either.
Bearcat
Enlightened
Well, I was hoping for something very simple and small that put out around 11 lumens for 8-10 hours before going into moon mode. The E1 3 hour run-time is too short for me and the lumens would be around 24.
Why would it be easier to put a Rebel into a E1 than a EO?
Why would it be easier to put a Rebel into a E1 than a EO?
Marduke
Flashaholic
I believe so, as the E0 uses a 5mm LED, and the E1 uses a Nichia Power LED.
If you want just 11 lumens for ~9 hours, you may have better luck with putting a Nichia DS LED into the E0. It would be a much easier swap.
Bearcat
Enlightened
You're a step ahead of me, that was my next question. It seems like Fenix would counter Arc's new Nichia DS by putting a Nichia DS in their EO. The price of the Nichia DS is only pennies more than the CS, so the price should not change much or any at all.
