Well, I'm thinking that if I do well this semester in school I'll reward myself with a nefty new light. After I get my firebird on the road again (crown vic got totalled).
Anyways, my two thought are either go with a certain fenix light; suffice it to say its a 2xAA rebel model, or mod my current Ultrafire XRE P4 1xAA.
Now, naturally modding the UF cree would be cheaper, and more fun. But I'm not sure about it, so I guess I'll ask you guys for some input. I'm considering throwing in a Q5 (http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2394) and using this driver (http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.4735).
According to once reviewer, the stats are:
Vin Iin Vout Iout
1.00 0.40 2.92 0.12
1.20 0.72 3.03 0.20
1.40 1.03 3.07 0.27
1.57 1.14 3.07 0.32
2.50 1.22 3.18 0.59
3.00 0.95 3.10 0.65
3.50 0.82 3.37 0.68
3.98 0.89 3.27 0.93
4.28 0.95 3.51 0.97
Which would me I could run any type of AA I wanted, and it would still be brighter with better runtime than the current P4 setup. Even with fresh 2300mAh NiMH cells, I should still get over 2hrs runtime, probably a lot more as current consumption drops with voltage, right?
Other than the obvious reputation Fenix has, would there be any real benifit to going with a $50-$70 fenix over converting this <$15 light for under $20?
Anyways, my two thought are either go with a certain fenix light; suffice it to say its a 2xAA rebel model, or mod my current Ultrafire XRE P4 1xAA.
Now, naturally modding the UF cree would be cheaper, and more fun. But I'm not sure about it, so I guess I'll ask you guys for some input. I'm considering throwing in a Q5 (http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2394) and using this driver (http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.4735).
According to once reviewer, the stats are:
Vin Iin Vout Iout
1.00 0.40 2.92 0.12
1.20 0.72 3.03 0.20
1.40 1.03 3.07 0.27
1.57 1.14 3.07 0.32
2.50 1.22 3.18 0.59
3.00 0.95 3.10 0.65
3.50 0.82 3.37 0.68
3.98 0.89 3.27 0.93
4.28 0.95 3.51 0.97
Which would me I could run any type of AA I wanted, and it would still be brighter with better runtime than the current P4 setup. Even with fresh 2300mAh NiMH cells, I should still get over 2hrs runtime, probably a lot more as current consumption drops with voltage, right?
Other than the obvious reputation Fenix has, would there be any real benifit to going with a $50-$70 fenix over converting this <$15 light for under $20?