What can be done to a SF M3?
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The M3 is a great light. You have a few options that I know of.
1. Get an LED tower for the M3 Head. This will be much less than 1,000 Lumens, like 250-300. (Malkoff and kuku427 make them.)
2. Disassemble the M3 bezel and install a D36 module. (Nailbender makes them. I'm not sure that he has drivers that run 9v, so you'll need to make sure that you can run an appropriate voltage.)
3. Get an M-Series Turbo Head from Lumens Factory.
If you have an M3T, there are some other options, like a higher output tower (Malkoff MD-60) or some very high output incan bulbs.
1. Get an LED tower for the M3 Head. This will be much less than 1,000 Lumens, like 250-300. (Malkoff and kuku427 make them.)
2. Disassemble the M3 bezel and install a D36 module. (Nailbender makes them. I'm not sure that he has drivers that run 9v, so you'll need to make sure that you can run an appropriate voltage.)
3. Get an M-Series Turbo Head from Lumens Factory.
If you have an M3T, there are some other options, like a higher output tower (Malkoff MD-60) or some very high output incan bulbs.
Echo63
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The Lumensfactory M series led head is great, I love mine, and use it regularly.
You could also contact Milkyspit - he can rip the reflector out of your M3, build a custom heat sink, install a led driver, and a number of LEDs with reflectors.
Probably the only way to get 1000 lumens from a M3 body and head
You could also contact Milkyspit - he can rip the reflector out of your M3, build a custom heat sink, install a led driver, and a number of LEDs with reflectors.
Probably the only way to get 1000 lumens from a M3 body and head
Eric242
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He does, or at least did. I still own two of his (Nailbender) D36 Cree MC-E dropins, both with 7-14V drivers.
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I got a 9v D36 dropin from Nailbender recently too... The downside (to some) is that it is 2.8a max, so you won't get 1000 lumens... But I did build a great 4000k 3 mode XML thrower out of an M3 based host with it! Installation was also a little tricky, but worth the trouble in the end.
