Surefire Lego?

[Owen]

Does the 2 stage tail still work on that?

Guess I need to read up on L1 mods. I'm considering a circuit board switch for Li-ion use, but don't want to lose the tail function. edit: missed that that was the older and longer body, and realize the circuitry's probably different
I kind of like the way that head looks-similar to when I put my Gen 1 KL1 on the L1 to see what it looked like.

 

[gswitter]

The functionality of the L1 is unchanged. This A19 head houses an LED module sans converter that McGizmo made for a run of L1 Mule heads.

I too always liked the original KL1 (even have a couple waiting to be modded), and when I saw this KL1-style A19 for sale, I had to jump on it. This light previously used a standard, Aleph 19 head with the same module. Everything swapped right over, and the ano match was a bonus.

 

[Justin Case]

Old E2 Executive with OpticsHQ/TLS M2E adapter and a SureFire M900A 1.62" head, MN11 lamp, 2xIMR16340 cells

Exploded view of the above light

SureFire 6P with SRTH, AW LED tower, 2S2P Cree MC-E, SOB1200 driver, 2xIMR16340 cells (G2 and E2 for size comparison)

 

[euroken]

Dhart,

As always, those are some beautiful pics. :thumbsup:

Just out of curiosity, how does TLS head look with e1B body? Seen plenty of e1e and TLS but curious with slightly larger e1B or even e1L.

 

[DHart]

Dhart,

As always, those are some beautiful pics. :thumbsup:

Just out of curiosity, how does TLS head look with e1B body? Seen plenty of e1e and TLS but curious with slightly larger e1B or even e1L.

No pics with my E1B as yet... but here's how it looks on a Fivemega E- 16340 body:

Right now my TLS head is on a Fivemega 18500 E-body, but no pics yet.

 

[euroken]

Thank you Dhart!

I like e1e and TLS but that 16340 body seems a bit more proportional with the TLS head.

 

[LIGHTSMAD]

there are some real beauties here

 

[DUQ]

Surefire U2 + Surefire FM64 + one cell extender = U2F1

I added a Lion Cub pocket clip. Works great!

 

[allburger]

G2 + AN-14 + 2xAW17670 + R2

I love this set up. It is by far my favorite light. Yes I have many more expensive but this will run for hours, still fit in pocket, and really throw some light. This is a great set up for my eo-9 as well.

 

[Lunal_Tic]

G2 + AN-14 + 2xAW17670 + R2

I love this set up. It is by far my favorite light. Yes I have many more expensive but this will run for hours, still fit in pocket, and really throw some light. This is a great set up for my eo-9 as well.

I like that setup but where did you get the AN-14? I just looked on the Surefire site and didn't find it (edit: found it listed as AN14 no hyphen). I've been running a similar arrangement in my modded G3 but wouldn't mind the extra juice the larger cells would provide.

-LT

 

[allburger]

I have read so many threads where people on here say that 2x17670's will not fit in a g2 an14 combo. Now this is true, expect when you install an aftermarket switch such as the deal extreme 6p/g2 clicky and gut your switch and simply thread in the new clicky ( costs $3.50 by the way).

I absolutely love this set up. This will be my summer light for camping, bonfires, or whatever. I have 4 g2's and i still grab this one because i know the batteries aren't going to die on me.

 

[MarNav1]

6P, M30, 17670/18650. Bulletproof, simple, and quite bright. Long running too.

 

[herbicide]

*resurrects thread*

Just showing off my two latest bits of lego - a Vitalgear FB3 and a fourth gen KL1 (which, if only I could get it open, would be soon putting out ~200lm...), which don't seem to play well together. *shrug*

[Vitalgear FB3, Valiantco extender, TnC E2C, Solarforce head w/cheapie ~500lm lamp on 2x 17670]

[KL1, E1 body, McTC, on AW 16340 - my current EDC]

[FB3, KL1 on 2x AA or 17500 (if they worked together...)]

[KL1, Valiantco extender, FB3 on 2x 17670 (doesn't work if I screw the tailcap on...)]

[KL1, Valiantco extender, FB3, on 2x 17670]

[FB3, Valiantco extender, TnC E2C, Solarforce head w/cheapie ~500lm lamp on 2x 17670 in hand]

 

[Justin Case]

SureFire KT1/KT2 TurboHead
AW Turbo Tower
Cree K-bin MC-E in 4P
GD1000 driver
FiveMega 3xC body
Accupower low self-discharge NiMH C cells

 

[Lunal_Tic]

SureFire KT1/KT2 TurboHead
AW Turbo Tower
Cree MC-E in 4P
FiveMega 3xC body
Accupower low self-discharge NiMH C cells

I was wondering if someone had done that, very slick. You got beam shots posted somewhere? How's the heat dissipation?

-LT

 

[Justin Case]

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/232684

There is zero heat issue since the MC-E is very underdriven at 250mA per core using a GD1000 boost-buck driver. With the big capacity NiMH C cells, I should get around 5 hours of run time. I can also use alkalines if necessary.

 

[Meganoggin]

Hi Herbicide - great resurrection job - I love this thread!

Where did you get the Valiantco extender?

Thanks - Pete

 

[bigchelis]

Justin Case,

The KT fivemega 3C is awesome. With the MC-E you must be getting some great throw out of that quad emitter. Looks really good.

I have a secret build identical to yours, but with 3 "D" li-on cells in the works. It will be a KT-4 bezel instead. I hope to have it together in 3 weeks.

bigchelis

 

[Justin Case]

I didn't have the goal to build a thrower, and this light isn't one. I'm underdriving the MC-E using a GD1000, not direct driving the emitter. SSC P4 towers have better throw since they focus better for a given reflector. This build was all about low voltage, low power consumption, low heat, long run time, and flexibility to use NiMH or alkalines. Still, I'd estimate about 15% greater lumens output vs an SSC P4 U2xxxH-bin driven at 1000mA, while using about 10% less power than the P4. If I wanted to drive the 4P MC-E harder, I could have used a GD1500 to run the LED at 375mA per core. But then the MC-E would be burning about 4.8W instead of 3.1W, which is contrary to my goals for this build. The light draws 0.865A at the tailcap. With about 5Ah capacity for the Accupower NiMH C cells I'm using, that gives me a run time of almost 6 hours. I measured a hot spot of 5000 lux at 1 meter and a midpoint spill of 140 lux at 1 meter. The hot spot is brighter than my Malkoff M30 and my old Gladius, so the underdriven MC-E is no slouch. The spill is huge and also very bright. It puts the so-called SureFire L4 "wall of light" to shame (of course, this lego is also much bigger than the L4).

 

[Blindasabat]

My newest Legos

Nice mix of E & C series. Moddoo made an 18500 body with E-bezel threads for me. Here it is with a KX1 modded by Bigboy with an SOB1000 driver & Cree Q3 3A and a McC2S modded tailcap.

Here is my recently RE-Milky modded L1 bezel (2nd time to Milky for this one) with a K2 TFFC TVOD on an E1 body with a 60ohm McE2S. Runs 2.0 Amps on IMR16340 measured at 3.8V no load. Not tested fully charged to 4.2V yet.
(Ignore the non-SF SuperNova high-CRI in the pic below, the 18500 bodied light in the middle, the new K2 TFFC ML1 is on the right with it's new tape):