Replacement to Cree on SF P60-P61

[bobthewelder]

I have two SF that use the p60-p61 heads and one 12v Cabela's that uses the same size bezel, but is rated at 12v. I can't afford the batteries as you all know these eat them and fast. I want to switch to something Cree that is blinding but doesn't eat the batteries as much. I keep one on my person with my ccw weapon, one bedside and one I use for general work on cars etc. I have a SF b65 and it dies in about 2 minutes with the p60 lamp in. Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Gunner12]

You could also get rechargeable batteries with a LED drop-in, that way you won't have to constantly buy batteries.

What's your price range? There are budget drop-ins from ~$10 to high end triples for over $100. Also, what beam pattern, tint, runtime, modes would you like?

 

[bobthewelder]

So long as rechargables have drastically improved since that Surefire b65 junk I have, that would be great. Since I have three lights, I would certainly want the one kept with my pistol (6v) to be blindingly bright spot light like, and maybe a strobe. The other 6v I would want more of a flood with long run time, or at least multiple settings so I could have a choice, I use it to work under and in vehicles so it doesn't have to blind anyone. The 12V I would also like it nasty bright with more of a focussed beam. I would of course like much better runtime than the 20 minutes or less I get from the incas that are standard with my lights.

 

[Gunner12]

I think the P61 was rated to 120 lumen (actual rating was probably more) for ~20 min. The Malkoff M61W (The W at the end means warm white, more incan like) does 200 lumen for 2 hours. It is single mode and costs $60, but it is well built and well recommended. The M91 takes up to 12v, and the warm white version give 500 lumen out the front and should run for ~1.5 hours.

To get more output, a larger emitter is needed, and that means a wider beam due to the larger emitter size. Malkoff also has lower output modules for long runtime.

A single 17670 Li-ion battery should fit the 6P from what I've read (I don't own any surefires). It's 3.7v (4.2v fully charged) so you'll have to make sure the drop-in accepts that voltage. It's around the size of 2 CR123 batteries and slightly wider. 2 of them in series can replace 4 CR123 batteries.

There are also other drop-ins, one of the brightest being the Torchlab triple with 1600 lumen stated, and it is available with different modes (does cost $165, and is currently sold out at Overready). Also check the Custom Buy/Sell/Trade forum for higher price really bright drop-ins.

There are also many cheaper drop-ins (under $30) made by various companies such as Thrunite, Solarfoce, and some don't seem to be linked to any company.

 

[BarryG]

head over to Malkoffdevices or Lighthound and look at their selection. Lots of options: output, tint voltage, etc...



Barry