I can tell you a secret: IF Mark comes to making something like this it will be an 1X 21700 body with 1X 21700 extender(s). So you can have it the way you want: 1 cell, 2 cell or 3 cell setups!
Would you like to see a new M6 style body on the market??
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Would you mind asking him if he's willing to try make a softstarter?
EDIT: X x 21700 would be awesome. I hope M head, C tail...
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chillinn
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Is there a link for that? I really want to use G4 in M someday, looking like early next year for the 3x18650 Leef, tho.
chillinn
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Maybe adding current regulation to that request is too much to ask, but how about configurable 2/3/4/6 cell low voltage protection?
Honestly, no. Some things are just a product of their times. Some classics should just remain that way. I still have my SureFire M6. Nowadays perhaps it looks like a wasteful purchase. I ended up using my Leef-bodied M4 far more than my M6. But nostalgia is a heck of a thing sometimes.
chillinn
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I found them, BI-PIN SOCKET FOR MN LAMP ASSEMBLY BY FIVEMEGA: first run, second run, and third run. There are enough out there, I have hope someone who has moved on will give theirs up.
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I was looking for one of these holders but Tad's adapters were more available.
http://tadcustoms.com/flashlight.htm
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chillinn
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I have one of the Tad Customs M Sockets. Will a G4 fit in those? I thought Tad's socket only fit G2, or whatever size his little lamps are. I thought G4 were twice as wide, with taller pins.
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My man, you didn't even look closely the link i sent. Try one more time
http://tadcustoms.com/m6-g4-socket.htm
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chillinn
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LOL! Awesome, thank you id39209, didn't know Tad had these. Perfect.
Edit: Priced out my build just now, getting it done for $253,
All parts available. Hope they'll still be available in January when I think I can start this. I'll probably pick up an 18650 spacer because most G4 easily available would only work on 2 cells, or maybe find another Leef or Surefire M4 tube.
Oops, forgot the cells. Add $40 at least.
Edit: Priced out my build just now, getting it done for $253,
- Lumens Factory M Turbo Head
- Tad Customs Halogen Bipin Socket
- fivemega 4x G4 Bi-pin FM1909 (11.5V, 5.5A)
- fivemega Leef 3x18650
- Lumens Factory Seraph Tail Cap
- LightSaver Miser switch (which I already have, and it may not work with these amps, so then McClicky or a twisty Surefire z41 inards stuffed in the Seraph tail cap)
All parts available. Hope they'll still be available in January when I think I can start this. I'll probably pick up an 18650 spacer because most G4 easily available would only work on 2 cells, or maybe find another Leef or Surefire M4 tube.
Oops, forgot the cells. Add $40 at least.
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cernobila
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Quicker than I am.....
I found it very useful to keep at least one factory produced M3T lamp, either Surefire or Lumens Factory so I can install the G4 bulbs to the ideal distance between base and filament.
cernobila
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Sounds like you will have a nice outfit.......those FM1909's are bright, you will enjoy.....
And for a good beam, make sure that the distance between the flat base of the bi-pin socket and the element in the bulb is 22.4mm to duplicate the factory lamps.
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chillinn
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Thanks for the tip
In other words: the only thing you miss is a Fivemega Megalennium 3S with an AW soft starter... exactly what I have, and was the reason for asking Mark, if he would make something like this, as Fivemega unfortunately ran out of his 3S 18650 Megalennium and Megalennium-B a long time ago...
cernobila
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325addict, you are a lucky man.....in the early days I had other interests but now, the Fivemega Megalennium 3S with AW soft start/three level switch would feel just fine on my bedside table.....
I wouldn't switch that one on at night ;-)
Do you know what I have near my bed, to look at my watch for the time when it is pitch black? An old Daimon flashlight that used to work on a "duplex" battery (also called 2R10) and with a 2.2V / 0.25A "NF brillant" bulb in it... now I put in two odd-sized Nicads and an M8 nut behind them to give the whole bunch the same length as those strange 2R10 (3 Volts) batteries.
But I'm VERY happy to own such a Megalennium indeed! I'm very careful not to damage it in any way...
Do you know what I have near my bed, to look at my watch for the time when it is pitch black? An old Daimon flashlight that used to work on a "duplex" battery (also called 2R10) and with a 2.2V / 0.25A "NF brillant" bulb in it... now I put in two odd-sized Nicads and an M8 nut behind them to give the whole bunch the same length as those strange 2R10 (3 Volts) batteries.
But I'm VERY happy to own such a Megalennium indeed! I'm very careful not to damage it in any way...
