just ordered a dry 3xml 5mode cw from intl oudoor! :)
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Those cells may be a low capacity for the dry IMO but at least you have modes to alleviate that. I have a dry 4 mode low, med, high, turbo. It's a nice budget light, you get plenty of lumens per $$. Most of the internals are generic stuff you can find easily at DX etc. if anything fails on you. Beware the light does get hot rather quickly on high modes.
yeah, the 2000mah imrs were out of stock at lighthound, and i figure this isnt exactly a "high runtime" light to begin with due to the fact of the heat it generates... low runtime is ok for me, i usually carry my tm11 in my backpack with 4x 3100mah redilasts which lasts FOREVER on low mode hehe
tm11 for go, dry for show
tm11 for go, dry for show
Luminater
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DO NOT use fully charged IMR cell with DRY at turbo mode, you will fry LED.
when would turbo be safe? 4v or less?
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on cn quality goods dot com it says power supply : 3x unprotected
im not sure if this is required (perhaps a more knowledgeable member here can clear this up)
the description on intl outdoor dot com does not specify
Luminater
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At turbo mode It's directdrive.
I want to explain more but English is not my native language.
You can find a lot of thread of DRY @ BLF with my beamshots.
I want to explain more but English is not my native language.
You can find a lot of thread of DRY @ BLF with my beamshots.
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Hey Teej,
I also would like to know if your batteries run on direct drive. BTW, thanks for sparking my initial interest in this dry 3 xml light🙂 seeing as I dont have the money for a nitecore tm11, I decided to get the well reasonably priced alternatve: dry 3 xml.. so far I'm quite happy about my klarus XT11... Now let's see about this dry...
SPC smith
I also would like to know if your batteries run on direct drive. BTW, thanks for sparking my initial interest in this dry 3 xml light🙂 seeing as I dont have the money for a nitecore tm11, I decided to get the well reasonably priced alternatve: dry 3 xml.. so far I'm quite happy about my klarus XT11... Now let's see about this dry...
SPC smith
The reason why it recommends the use of non-protected cells is because the current draw is around 4A on my earlier version, which can trigger the protection circuits of some protected 18650s, especially the older, lower capacity ones. I've use OEM Sanyo 2600mAh cells without any problems.
trevordurden
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My interpretation of this is that the driver in the flashlight is NOT protected. This means that the flashlight will happily keep drawing power even when it is unsafe to do so, as opposed drivers which do feature protection which will stop drawing power when it is unsafe. Lights with a protection circuit and a protected battery is like having 2 kill switches.
It is up to the user or the protection built into the battery to shut off the light when it is unsafe. It doesn't mean that you should use an unprotected battery.
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+1 on not using IMRs in the DRY. They have too low internal resistance and will probably fry the LEDs. I also recommend protected panasonic 3100 based cells, probably Orbtronic if you're in the US or Callies Kustoms. The main reasons it says for using unprotected cells are the one mentioned above and size issues in the batterry carrier, if you can fit protected cells in and they're decent quality then you're good to go.
i ended up getting 6 sayno 2600 unprotected cells for now along with an additional battery carrier, they have good reviews for the money on BLF and were only $48 shipped from hank at intl outdoor... i will be curious to see how many amps on turbo these cells give at the tail cap... ive read that more current for these xmls is actually counter productive... i plan on trying some other cells in the future and seeing what i get for output... but now its a long wait for sing post to ship the items to me
Alland44
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Me and a mate just did the same.
We each ordered a torch today.
I have been reading about the turbomode and are a bit worried now !?
Can this torch destroy itself, if you do not take care ?
We bought it on the same site as you. 5 mode version. And I have seen warnings about this turbomode. One site says 20 seconds in turbomode and another says that the torch automaticly shifts modes, when driven to hard.
We have ordered 3000 Mah trustfire 18650 batteries to make this torch work.
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I find even the Sanyo 2600s can be overkill at full charge, pushing close to 5 amps. Anything above 4.3 makes output start to drop from my experience. They will be able to maintain high current throughout the discharge though which is a bonus.
Be very careful measuring tailcap current on the DRY. I blew the driver on it twice doing tailcap measurements. I'm not sure how exactly but reports on BLF say that it is very prone to do that for some reason. I have (since getting my 3rd driver and fixig it again) decided simply not to risk anymore tailcap measurements on the DRY full stop.
Be very careful measuring tailcap current on the DRY. I blew the driver on it twice doing tailcap measurements. I'm not sure how exactly but reports on BLF say that it is very prone to do that for some reason. I have (since getting my 3rd driver and fixig it again) decided simply not to risk anymore tailcap measurements on the DRY full stop.
