I've seen the threads on the P60 style drop-ins and I've searched the forums for advice on upgrades. But to be honest, my head is spinning from all the information that's not all that straight forward or might be outdated. Heck, I don't even know what the advantages and disadvantages are with the current top LEDs are. Anyway, I apologize if this question has been rehashed over and over.
I just bought a Surefire 6P LED. I'm not a flashaholic though I've been following these boards on and off for years. This is my actual first post. :huh: I know that there good lights out there that are rugged, give better output, and that some provide more power source flexibility but I wanted to get something that I could use for years and years and still be able to upgrade it so it won't seem so old. It not only needed to be rugged but I wanted to buy it from a company that sells replacement parts and accessories and has been around for some time. Surefire seemed to be the only one to fit the bill.
Anyway, it does lack in power output compared to what is possible and what some cheaper lights offer. Don't get me wrong. As an admirer of flashlight/led technology rather than a flashaholic, I like the balance of output and quality. This thing seems indestructable. But I'd like to have fun with it a little and see how much light I can get out of it with either a drop-in or a mod.
Like I said, I've looked through the P60 thread a little but I don't know what's good. I want to get something significantly brighter than what I have already; otherwise what's the point. However, a 45 minute run time doesn't sound good. I'd like something that's a little warmer than the stock LED. As for multimode, it's not a big issue but I'm open to suggestions if one is really good. I figured a tail multi-mode function might be a better option than something built into the lamp assembly; but I'm a newb so I don't know.
I've seen the Malkoff stuff online and it always gets high praises but all the compatible drop-ins seem to be sold out. I assume this status might be a while because of the current run of flashlights he's making (damn, I missed out on that). So, what drop-ins do you guys recommend?
I'm alright at soldering too so if there's a good mod out there that's recommended, I might be interested in that.
Any help and advice will be greatly appreciated.
P.S. Like I said, I've stalked these forums for years. Well, I stopped for the longest time actually but recently found a renewed interest. I had a bunch of mass produced led flashlight back when led flashlights were just coming around. None of them lasted though. My old incan. maglites lasted longer. However, my old CG Infinity is still going strong. I only use it to light up my tent when I go camping so it's still running off the first lithium AA I stuck in it. Amazing. That's more than 5 years. I recently got a 2D Rebel Maglite LED, a 2AA Multimode Mini Maglite LED, and upgraded my old Mini Mag with a Nite Ize 1W and IQ switch. The old Minimag is on light duty so the Nite Ize stuff works fine at giving it extra life.
I just bought a Surefire 6P LED. I'm not a flashaholic though I've been following these boards on and off for years. This is my actual first post. :huh: I know that there good lights out there that are rugged, give better output, and that some provide more power source flexibility but I wanted to get something that I could use for years and years and still be able to upgrade it so it won't seem so old. It not only needed to be rugged but I wanted to buy it from a company that sells replacement parts and accessories and has been around for some time. Surefire seemed to be the only one to fit the bill.
Anyway, it does lack in power output compared to what is possible and what some cheaper lights offer. Don't get me wrong. As an admirer of flashlight/led technology rather than a flashaholic, I like the balance of output and quality. This thing seems indestructable. But I'd like to have fun with it a little and see how much light I can get out of it with either a drop-in or a mod.
Like I said, I've looked through the P60 thread a little but I don't know what's good. I want to get something significantly brighter than what I have already; otherwise what's the point. However, a 45 minute run time doesn't sound good. I'd like something that's a little warmer than the stock LED. As for multimode, it's not a big issue but I'm open to suggestions if one is really good. I figured a tail multi-mode function might be a better option than something built into the lamp assembly; but I'm a newb so I don't know.
I've seen the Malkoff stuff online and it always gets high praises but all the compatible drop-ins seem to be sold out. I assume this status might be a while because of the current run of flashlights he's making (damn, I missed out on that). So, what drop-ins do you guys recommend?
I'm alright at soldering too so if there's a good mod out there that's recommended, I might be interested in that.
Any help and advice will be greatly appreciated.
P.S. Like I said, I've stalked these forums for years. Well, I stopped for the longest time actually but recently found a renewed interest. I had a bunch of mass produced led flashlight back when led flashlights were just coming around. None of them lasted though. My old incan. maglites lasted longer. However, my old CG Infinity is still going strong. I only use it to light up my tent when I go camping so it's still running off the first lithium AA I stuck in it. Amazing. That's more than 5 years. I recently got a 2D Rebel Maglite LED, a 2AA Multimode Mini Maglite LED, and upgraded my old Mini Mag with a Nite Ize 1W and IQ switch. The old Minimag is on light duty so the Nite Ize stuff works fine at giving it extra life.
