Is there a 3 x 18650 body for 6P?
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cqbdude
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They sell them at Lighthound.com...but they are out of stock....
Originally Posted by TDKKP
I've seen 2 x 18650 but not sure about 3 x 18650, so if anyone knows please provide a link. TIA!
After checking 1194 products in 16 pages at lighthound I couldn't find it. Can you give me a link?
There's only one 3 x 18650 but not for 6P, right?
Yapo
Enlightened
just wondering...what lamp are you running that needs 3 x 18650? ive seen some 1 x cr123 extentions around...maybe you can get 4 of them and connect em to your 6p body or use 6 of them together but i'm not sure if they can fit 18650 in them tho...
tussery
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There is a reason for that. There is no bulb that can be run off of 3 18650 in serial. And it is very hard to wire the batteries in parallel in a Leef body anyways.
Why not buy this Wolf Eyes M90-13V-168R Rechargeable Flashlight - Model Number: M90-13V-168R - $159.95 and this Lumens Factory Bulb
and you will have an fantastic light that runs 3 X 18650 and has 700 bulb lumens.
Norm
tussery
Enlightened
That is a M series bulb and will not work in a 6P.
Any M-series turbohead bulb can be used with a KT-2 C-series turbohead. My KT-2 came with a MN-15 bulb.
cqbdude
Enlightened
Crap..my bad...sorry I dont know why I mixed the Mseries with the Cseries..
Kraid
Enlightened
Lumens Factory made a run of D26 size E0-13s. They'd work for what you want. C series with 3x 18650s. Finding one is the hard part.
There's only one reason for this 3 x 18650 body with my 6P: RUN TIME.
We will have a 3 days camp, 2 nights, and I want to take only 6P with $10 DX drop-in without carrying extra batteries. It's not for D26 or D36 bulbs you're talking about because I have different lights for them, not for this camp. Even with 3 x 18650 body I don't think those bulbs will last for just 1 night, not talking about running about 10 minutes max each time. I think the 6P DX drop-in will survive 2 nights with few hours per night using 1 set of batteries.
We will have a 3 days camp, 2 nights, and I want to take only 6P with $10 DX drop-in without carrying extra batteries. It's not for D26 or D36 bulbs you're talking about because I have different lights for them, not for this camp. Even with 3 x 18650 body I don't think those bulbs will last for just 1 night, not talking about running about 10 minutes max each time. I think the 6P DX drop-in will survive 2 nights with few hours per night using 1 set of batteries.
Lunal_Tic
Flashlight Enthusiast
Just thinking out loud, why not put a two stage swtich on a 2x18650 powered light? You probably won't need full power for all your camp activities and since runtime is the main consideration that might work for you.
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yaesumofo
Flashlight Enthusiast
With the size this light would end up being, if you are really only after some runtime on a camping trip why not just bring along a few more batteries. Lets face it you aren't going to run the light from sundown to sunup. Take a surefire spares carrier and a 60L globe and you will be all set. 2 batteries in the light and 6 in the spares carrier. the idea mentioned about a 2 level light is smart. You don't need to run a light at full bore all the time. Once dark you can get away with less light, unless you are poking around for things that go bump in the dark.
Yaesumofo
Yaesumofo
Originally Posted by TDKKP
There's only one reason for this 3 x 18650 body with my 6P: RUN TIME.
We will have a 3 days camp, 2 nights, and I want to take only 6P with $10 DX drop-in without carrying extra batteries. It's not for D26 or D36 bulbs you're talking about because I have different lights for them, not for this camp. Even with 3 x 18650 body I don't think those bulbs will last for just 1 night, not talking about running about 10 minutes max each time. I think the 6P DX drop-in will survive 2 nights with few hours per night using 1 set of batteries.
I forgot to mention this is the main light will be on most of the nights, for other purpose my Novatac 120P will take care the needs of less light.
I'm thinking of getting a 9P body and 2 extenders to have 5 x RCR123A because the DX drop-in can handle up to 18V. Of course they won't last longer than 3 x 18650 but I think they may survive 2 nights in May: daytime is longer. And this set up requires only 1 type of RCR123A batteries.
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I think that a 2X18650 setup is probably the most practical size to go with. If you plan on leaving it on all night I would just give in and take more bateries. 2 more 18650s doen't take up that much space; I carry 2 in the watch pocket of my jeans alot of times.
There may be some reason that you can't take extra batteries that I don't know about, so consider all this IMHO.
There may be some reason that you can't take extra batteries that I don't know about, so consider all this IMHO.
mdocod
Flashaholic
for long runtime a modified 4D mag with a cree @1W would provide respectable output for about 40-50+ hours on D size LSD NIMH cells. I don't know how important size is, but when looking for long runtime, it's hard to beat D size cells.
fxstsb
Newly Enlightened
Guess this is as good of a place as any. I am working on a similar project. It uses 3 x 18650s and will allow a G4 base bulb I see what Welch Allyn has but I have no experience with these bulbs. Working voltage between 10.1 and 12.8, What bulbs shuld I use for greater tha 500 lumens? Also I might want to assume 2.5 Amp/Hr draw max. What I want to know is your personal experience, which bulb? Thanks
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