M6 X-LOLA with RCR123a (3.0v)

[CPAY]

Here is the story. I was waiting for Lumens Factory's HO-M6A, and I purchased RCR123a 3.0V on ebay. When I continue reading information regarding the HO-M6A,I found out I got the wrong RCR123a. After e-mail to Lumens factory and they told me that 3.0V will not work on HO-M6A.
I am so upset I did such stupid things because I didn't do enough
research on this.
Because I am so upset and wanted to blow the MN15, I just put those RCR123a into M6 with MN15 but the MN15 run just like using CR123 battery

does anyone know what is going on here?
it seems MN15 can be driven by 3.0V RCR123a battery and
I guess it will shorten it's life. I tried to run the MN21 but it doesn't work.
Should I continue to use it in this way or it might cause the battery explode?

 

[cenz]

Here is the story. I was waiting for Lumens Factory's HO-M6A, and I purchased RCR123a 3.0V on ebay. When I continue reading information regarding the HO-M6A,I found out I got the wrong RCR123a. After e-mail to Lumens factory and they told me that 3.0V will not work on HO-M6A.
I am so upset I did such stupid things because I didn't do enough
research on this.
Because I am so upset and wanted to blow the MN15, I just put those RCR123a into M6 with MN15 but the MN15 run just like using CR123 battery

does anyone know what is going on here?
it seems MN15 can be driven by 3.0V RCR123a battery and
I guess it will shorten it's life. I tried to run the MN21 but it doesn't work.
Should I continue to use it in this way or it might cause the battery explode?

by MD's Guide, MN15 can be driven by 2xRCR123a(v3.7) for about 25 minutes ( safety & healthy for the bulb)

because, rcr123 only has 500~800mah, so the runtime is short.
How is your 3v RCR123, Protected?
Sofar, I think so-called 3v RCR123a is not a perfect product in the RCR123a area.

 

[cenz]

Here is the story. I was waiting for Lumens Factory's HO-M6A, and I purchased RCR123a 3.0V on ebay. When I continue reading information regarding the HO-M6A,I found out I got the wrong RCR123a. After e-mail to Lumens factory and they told me that 3.0V will not work on HO-M6A.
I am so upset I did such stupid things because I didn't do enough
research on this.
Because I am so upset and wanted to blow the MN15, I just put those RCR123a into M6 with MN15 but the MN15 run just like using CR123 battery

does anyone know what is going on here?
it seems MN15 can be driven by 3.0V RCR123a battery and
I guess it will shorten it's life. I tried to run the MN21 but it doesn't work.
Should I continue to use it in this way or it might cause the battery explode?

oh..Sorry that you are using M6 with MN15

3v rcr123a can not be sagged more than CR123, so it is possible to overdrive the MN15, and a short runtime.

 

[LED61]

I would not continue to run that setup. And, definitely not with the MN21. The HOLA's are mostly 6.8V and LOLA's 7.5V deals. With luck, you can run the MN15 on 7.8V, but from two stacks its overdriving it too much. You might get away with it for a while but then POOF!!

You mention the MN21 does not work have you tried going back to CR123's with the MN21 ? I say htis because I wonder if it's still alive.

 

[js]

The 3.0 volt R123's are rather limited in the amount of current they can put out. Given that there is a double stack of them, though, and given the operating voltage of the MN15, I would guess that you are overdriving the MN15 a bit too much with this setup. However, that's not that big a deal. As long as your MN15 didn't explode or instaflash, continue to have fun with this setup.

As for the MN21, the 3.0 volt R123's simply don't have the current pumping power to harm it, let alone drive it to a decent level. So that's why that didn't work. You might try the MN20, but it would probably also be too much for the 3.0 volt R123's.

In any case the 3.0 volt R123's have protection circuitry on them. So there's that, anyway.

Sorry you bought the wrong thing. I hate it when that happens to me, so I know just how you feel.

 

[js]

Oh, and just to be clear:

IF THESE HAD BEEN REGULAR R123 LI-ION CELLS, YOU WOULD HAVE BLOWN THE MN15.

I mention this not so much for your benefit, as you already knew this, but for the benefit of others who are skimming threads and might get the idea that you can run the X-LOLA on R123's loaded into the MB20. Bad idea. Bad idea.