Illum
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d'oh!
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M# or M4
- Thread starter angelofwar
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xrdriver
Newly Enlightened
I sold my M4 because I bought an M6; I felt the M4 was just a stepping stone to the M6. The M4 has a beautiful, strong beam but it was too long with 4 cells in series (it would not fit in my pocket) it was a shade longer than a 2C Maglite.
I will be trying to decide how to use the M6 with Li-Ion cells since I don't want to be feeding it primaries. I like that I can use 2 or 3 cells beside each other rather than end-to-end. I just have to decide on which bulb to use for about an hour of runtime.
I will be trying to decide how to use the M6 with Li-Ion cells since I don't want to be feeding it primaries. I like that I can use 2 or 3 cells beside each other rather than end-to-end. I just have to decide on which bulb to use for about an hour of runtime.
Illum
Flashaholic
well, it won't hurt to feed it primaries if you use the MN15, see js's X-LOLA thread
An hour minimum runtime is going to be an issue....umless your willing to compensate output I'm afraid I dunno what might do you good, heres what I know of that could work [I know because I've tried them on my M6
An hour minimum runtime is going to be an issue....umless your willing to compensate output I'm afraid I dunno what might do you good, heres what I know of that could work [I know because I've tried them on my M6
- Surefire MN15 on 6xCR123As [using the stock MB20 holder] as described it in js's thread above.
- MN15 draws about 1.15 amps, very very light load for 2 parallel sets of 3 CR123As, I've used it as a hurricane light of sorts and it works flawlessly. Note that the 2.5 hours was a calculated guess, I ran mine only to about 2 hours [already incredible] before I noticed the reduction in output
- Lumen factory HO-M6R on 3x17670s [holder found here] will give you at least 40 minutes of runtime
- cost: lamp: $25, cells(3) $33, FM holder: $42, charger[DSD]: $12 = $112 before tax and shipping.
- LF-HO-M6R draws 2.1 amps, AW protected 17670s IIRC have 1600mah of capacity.
- WA1185 on 3x17670s, very impressive but a bit rough on 17670s plus it dims around 20 minutes [I think my 17670s just about had it]
- MN20 lamp on 2x18650 LiCo02 cells [holder info available here]
- M3T lamps: MN15, MN16, LF HO-M3T or LF-EO-M3T on 2x18650 LiCo02 cells [holder info available here]
- MN21 driven by two 18650 sized Emoli cells
- MN21 driven my two AW "C" Li-ions, requires a body extender and sleeve
- WA1111 lamp on 2x18650s [AW cells: 7.4V,2200mah total], drawing 3.6 amps
- requires the FM bi-pin to MN adapter [info here]
- WA1111 lamp on 2s2p 4x14670s [Chodes holder info here] [AW cells: 7.4V 2200mah total], considered an alternative if your charger cannot fit 18650s as these should charge in DSDs [17670 max]
