I took a ssc p7 to Lands End Cornwall England, thats in the bottom left corner of the country the weather was perfect foggy,rainy & pitch dark.
so i went for a walk across fields & warrens.:thumbsup:
Very impessive & in such a small torch compairable to the size of a mini mag but running on 1* 18650 li-ion cell.
I had useable light to 143 metres & about 45 metres wide.
This is what i'd call a day maker the sheer amout of light shocked me.
I got to Lands End across what is a day walk across a 3 1/2 mile cliff pass but by night & all the way i knew only a fool would give someone with that kind of blinding light any trouble.
this one has 2 modes which was perfect as high mode was to bright on the floor below me though this is achieved with a resistor & 1 off 2 off switch which can be an over voltage problem with some bin's of p7 or so iv'e been told.
there are a few other issues for me as follows.
The lense was not evenly place but i stripped re-greased then put it back together i put it in a vice & used an spanner to tighten the head then pressing the bezel hard against a piece of wood to tighten it fully then with the battery removed i tapped it on soft wood which lined up the reflector perfecly.
i use a piece of paper to prevent the battery rattle.
I bent the end of the spings down to stop them eating into the battery when the tail is screwed on.
there are some fins on the head that look good but i don't think the tollerences between the body and head or groove depth realy add to the thermal stabilty.
I think the heatsink is brass which cost more to make than either ali or copper alone as it has to be mixed then proccessed then being harder worked more slowly so adding more steps in the manufacturing. It is also less heat conductive.
that can also help to prevent heat getting to the battery so when i mod a mag i'll be looking at heat shielding for the battery end & try to deal with the head & barrell as 2 seperate issues for cooling.
Being England It's kinda cold so cooling isn't to much of a problem but it does get warm in the hand & would overheat in the pocket.
I have noted direct drive is turning the die set a darker shade i guess p7's burning away
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so it's driver all the way for me.
none the less i'm glad i got this flashlight after a couple of fenix tk10 p3d q5's also mcu p4's one of which i modded with a q5.
btw my ultrafire mcu-c7 likes 1* cr123a protected li-on battery with it's new q5 led mod.
btw whereas the p7 has a nice smoth transition from spot to flood, this modded mcu has a intense hotspot with an even intensity in the spill zone
giving the little light 57metres of throw after a little filing of the reflecter face.
I wish i had beamshots
Sorry back to the p7, I'm a big guy It's a small light with big light.
I used to carry a mini mag why the h*** wouldn't i carry this gem:thinking: for $38.00
£16.00:naughty:
The only other things i'd like is to know the best driver to give me regulated high low around 2.4A max with low voltage cut off cause as someone else put it using the battery protection as regulaton is like relying on a car's airbag to stop.
Also how do i get a 1d mag body to mod as a thrower pleeeeease.
Cheerers no jeerers.