Since no one has tried this, i thought i'll give it a go.
this might look like an ordinary QIII...
I replaced the 3w SWOK(stock) with a 5W VWOT
Using the stock driver i got the following results:-
Current draw
4.2v R123- 0.77A Preferable
3v CR123- 0.56A
1.7v AA lithium- 0.41A
1.5v AA alkaline- 0.39A
1.2v AA Ni-Mh- 0.36A
Yepp it runs on AA cells aswell, this might be the first and only single AA powered 5w light! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
Now all i need is those battery adapters! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Using the stock reflector, it puts out a wall of light, very similar to a L4 but without the donut hole, great for walking your dog at night.
Wonder how a SO20XA or McR20 will perform?
No runtime tests with a R123 yet, but since it draws only 770mA, should expect an hour? The light did get pretty warm after 5min, but not burning.
Also i replaced the stock polycarbonate lens with the 2mm thick LionCub UCL lens(21.3mm) for the extra 9% more light! it drops right in and fits perfectly, i found the 22.6mm UCL for maglites too large, which involved sanding to fit.
this might look like an ordinary QIII...
I replaced the 3w SWOK(stock) with a 5W VWOT
Using the stock driver i got the following results:-
Current draw
4.2v R123- 0.77A Preferable
3v CR123- 0.56A
1.7v AA lithium- 0.41A
1.5v AA alkaline- 0.39A
1.2v AA Ni-Mh- 0.36A
Yepp it runs on AA cells aswell, this might be the first and only single AA powered 5w light! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
Now all i need is those battery adapters! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Using the stock reflector, it puts out a wall of light, very similar to a L4 but without the donut hole, great for walking your dog at night.
Wonder how a SO20XA or McR20 will perform?
No runtime tests with a R123 yet, but since it draws only 770mA, should expect an hour? The light did get pretty warm after 5min, but not burning.
Also i replaced the stock polycarbonate lens with the 2mm thick LionCub UCL lens(21.3mm) for the extra 9% more light! it drops right in and fits perfectly, i found the 22.6mm UCL for maglites too large, which involved sanding to fit.