Re: New Mag C-cell incandescent twisties: M25IT
I wonder how many months a Yuji could run in an ML25IT……
The hole in the stock IT reflector is 9mm. I tried an LED reflector and it was pretty bad. No go.
In my hot-wired lights I have I recently took a 5/16 drill bit and by hand widened the hole, ran a test for a few minutes and felt the edge. It was nice and warm but not "ouch" hot to the touch. So a 3/8 drill bit was used next. It ran for 5 minutes after and was only slightly warm to the touch.
Boring by hand means you control how quickly the drill bit digs so you end up with a much cleaner edge than if you use a machine. Both of my lights, the 2 cell and 3 cell run about 7 volts, maybe 8 in the 3 cell fresh off the charger but the slightly larger hole does not get hot, nor does it affect the beam.
Before drilling.
Some melt had occured after about an hour of use at 15-20 a session.
After drilling by hand and running for 30 minutes.
This is a 3 cell using (1 amp) 2x18650 batteries and a Streamlight TL3 bulb.
What you get if you use a drill. Ugh!
This is the 2 cell using 2x18500 LifePo4 and a 4 cell bulb. No affect on the beam but when showing off your handy work the viewer gets a bitter beer face look.