Agent_Jaws
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I'm full of noob questions but here is something that kinda perplexed me. Will running higher voltages in a regulated LED light make it brighter? I am asking because I have a Malkoff M60L that has the following info attached to it:
If the output is around 140 lumens @ 6v, then would it be higher if I am running it at 9v?
I am running it now on 3 primaries to get to 9v but when I compared it to a Fenix T10 on high my M60L seemed almost as bright, even though the Fenix is rated at 225 lumens on high. Maybe that just isn't enough of a difference to notice? I almost feel like I got jipped on the lumens but then I only had it out for a couple minutes before I had to wrap it and shove it under the tree. I switched between high and low a few times too just to be sure I was really seeing it on high.
I may just be confused on the whole regulation issue because I thought regulated would limit or boost it to a certain voltage regardless of what you feed it. If it does work like that and say that the M60L is limiting it to 6v, then this module is friggin brighter than I would have thought.
The input voltage is 3.8 - 9 volts. Below 3.8 volts it will drop out of regulation and run direct drive. The output is 140+/- lumens. The current draw is approximately 350ma at 6 volts.
If the output is around 140 lumens @ 6v, then would it be higher if I am running it at 9v?
I am running it now on 3 primaries to get to 9v but when I compared it to a Fenix T10 on high my M60L seemed almost as bright, even though the Fenix is rated at 225 lumens on high. Maybe that just isn't enough of a difference to notice? I almost feel like I got jipped on the lumens but then I only had it out for a couple minutes before I had to wrap it and shove it under the tree. I switched between high and low a few times too just to be sure I was really seeing it on high.
I may just be confused on the whole regulation issue because I thought regulated would limit or boost it to a certain voltage regardless of what you feed it. If it does work like that and say that the M60L is limiting it to 6v, then this module is friggin brighter than I would have thought.