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icaruz76
post Aug 25 2009, 04:24 PM

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Hello everybody. Another Newbie signing in. Glad to know there's a lot of flashaholic here.
BTW Justin, i have traded with you sometime ago through Lelong. Just wondering do you sell
AW 17670?
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post Aug 25 2009, 05:43 PM

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QUOTE(alantch @ Aug 25 2009, 05:30 PM)
icaruz76, welcome to the bright side. Looks like we're both from the same parts. Are you from Land below the wind or Land of the Hornbills?
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From Kuching bro..what about you?
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post Aug 25 2009, 05:55 PM

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Yup..wonder how i did not even know the existence of this sub-forum..now have to read from V1 just to update myself with the community here..
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post Aug 26 2009, 12:05 PM

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QUOTE(alantch @ Aug 26 2009, 09:03 AM)
I'm in Miri but origin is Kuching. I see that you've bought quite a bit of stuff in CPF ... do show us your collection and tell us how the drop-ins perform when you get them.
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Will do..and for you sir, you do have a nice collection of SF. I saw your lights on MyCPF and was quite amazed with the M6. Do inform me if you want to let it go..hee..hee.
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post Aug 27 2009, 02:05 PM

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QUOTE(andrewlim8 @ Aug 27 2009, 12:44 PM)
i am new to all these led flash.

anyone tried this ULTRAFIRE WF-501B?  claimed that 245 lumens, is it true? how is this UltraFire as compare to other brand like Fenix, EagleTac?

the price is quite cheap costs less than 100 included battery 18650 n charger.
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Hi, its usually a hit or miss with this brand..so far i have bought 2 units from DX. RL-118 and C3 SS..both arrived safely and comes pre-lubed. But feedbacks from CPF stated otherwise on this brand. i guess it depends on your luck..so far my two Ultrafire works fine..
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post Aug 27 2009, 02:53 PM

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Here's my modest collection
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3D P7, Legion II, Mg PLI, Fenix L2d, 2AA Mag, SF G2(R2 drop in), Fenix LD01 SS, Ultrafire RL-118 SS, Ultrafire C3 SS, Solarforce L2 SS, 3D P7

Apologize for bad pics..

one more coming next week ..bored 6P with nailbender SST-50 drop-in
and end of september hopefully my first Ti lights..Quark Tactical 123 n 123x2..

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post Aug 27 2009, 03:23 PM

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QUOTE(RookieDaddy @ Aug 27 2009, 03:04 PM)
what's your opinion on the Legion II? is it tough? something that's "whack-able"? do you think the lens will withstand drop?
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i dont use my lights to whack something..hee..hee. rclxub.gif also have not drop it yet. The build quality is actually very good. the UI control ring makes you wonder why bother with clicky anymore.. the beam is so bright with little artifacts compare to my other MCE/P7 lights. and the best part is you won't feel that much heat after more than 30 mins on high..

by the way if look closer at my pics.. you can see my beater light... battle scar black 3D p7 running on Accupower evolution LSD batts. this thing can last for hrs on high..
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post Aug 27 2009, 03:39 PM

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QUOTE(alantch @ Aug 27 2009, 03:34 PM)
Ooh ... looks like a growing family of lights. What do you use to drive the 2 3D P7s? Were they your own mods?
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Both direct drive...heatsink and p7 from britelumens..switch mod by myself..quite straightforward.
using teflon 22g wires..and 3xD Accupower Evolution LSD Nimh from amazon.
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post Aug 27 2009, 04:02 PM

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QUOTE(RookieDaddy @ Aug 27 2009, 03:57 PM)
thanks  smile.gif gosh... now you got me interested...  drool.gif wonder how his SST-50/90 performs, is it gonna be >1000 lumens? read his thread yesterday and saw the prototype photo, still liking the current version tint... curious as to whether any neutral/warm tint exist for these SST-50/90.
can't seems to find his thread anymore, everytime I click the searched results, it returns with "No Thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator"...  shakehead.gif
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just chat with Neo few hrs back..the sst-50 will be driven at 4-4.5A so basically a 1000+ lumens at the emmitter. the sst-90 will be driven at 7A and uses different head from the current Legion II. Price for the sst-50 will be US$248 + US$11 ems to Malaysia. For current user the price will be lower..
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post Aug 27 2009, 05:47 PM

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QUOTE(pseudoblue @ Aug 27 2009, 04:59 PM)
Can't see ur pic from here, have to go back and see again smile.gif Saw the review in CPF already, the Legion II is simply superb drool.gif
So he was telling the truth in the specs: Ultimate Thermal Management  thumbup.gif

Yours is limited or standard? It does looks like the perfect light.. dang
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mine is standard..the premium is a failure because of the 7075 Al body..
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post Aug 28 2009, 11:18 AM

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QUOTE(pseudoblue @ Aug 28 2009, 12:26 AM)
Hey, i've been checking out about these SST emitters, seems to be something really new and goin over 1000+ lumens, current draw is quite high as well. I saw your CPF post..  Legion II gonna be the first to come out with this upgrade? Any beamshots, comparisons, features yet?

other info for those who haven't know abt it yet:
Luminus.com - White LEDs
Olight with SST-90...?
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i think the first production torch with SST led is the Olight M20 Ti(50) and Intimidator(90). Beamshot from Neo prototype SST is not that good. The tint is too cool and blueish..he is trying to find a warmer tint.

BTW i have one D26 SST-50 drop-in coming next week. But this will be driven at half the power approx 2.5A, and according to Nailbender the OTF lumens is around 425-450.
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post Aug 28 2009, 12:05 PM

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QUOTE(sniper69 @ Aug 28 2009, 11:55 AM)
hello all, morning (before it's too late... tongue.gif)

anyway... i just got this new UltraFire charger that charge 18650 batteries... may i know how to know that the battery will fully charge? normally how long it would take to full charge and what if i leave it overnight? does the charger will auto-shut off...?
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Hi, i too have one of these..fully charge will be indicated by green light..charging time around 3-4 hrs. and please do not leave it overnight because there is no auto shut off..the best method is get yourself a DMM and chk the charging voltage across the two terminals..it should read 4.9-5.2V.
For your 18650..you also should chk the voltage hot off the charger, in case the voltage is above 4.2V..you might be having a defective or older charger.
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post Aug 28 2009, 12:27 PM

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QUOTE(sniper69 @ Aug 28 2009, 12:12 PM)
ahaaaa... thank you for the information

erm... do we have the kind of charger that can leave overnight...?

that DMM, i shall get it A.S.A.P lah like this... sweat.gif
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sadly there is no overnight charger for this lithium ion/cobalt type of cells. this cell is dangerous if not properly handle. Pls do read the battery guide on CPF proper for better explanation.
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post Aug 28 2009, 02:53 PM

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QUOTE(pseudoblue @ Aug 28 2009, 01:57 PM)
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New Pila chargers have a complete cut off point at somewhere 4.200 when the green light appears. More details discussed at CPF regarding Ultrafire chargers. I'm not sure if there are any dealers for Pila chargers in MY.

For me, I'm still fine with Ultrafire chargers. Once, I set an alarm *2 hours later to get up just to switch off my charger *and pull out battery, then go back to sleep.  rclxub.gif
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oops didn't know Pila charger has auto cutoff. It should have since it cost more than the Ultrafire. BTW i still am not that comfortable to leave the charger overnight ..just follow the Murphy's law...anything that can go wrong,it will with the worse case scenario..so just be extra careful..
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post Aug 28 2009, 11:29 PM

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QUOTE(pseudoblue @ Aug 28 2009, 03:27 PM)
i guess neo is keeping some secrets still huh with the prototype, its not even in Olight's website... yet. Neo might have gotten the 6500K from luminus original spec, hence the blueish tint? It's not gonna be popular with blueish tint yea...

MCE cool white is more pleasant, however with same current draw at 2.5A it's giving 600+ lumens, more than SST. I did thought why in the world ppl would bother with SST emitters since MCE have higher lumens with the same current? But hey, it dawned on me the reason is that SST emmiters were underdriven, MCE were overdriven! doh.gif

The SST seems to be, were meant to draw higher current for more lumens, and possible lesser heat generation and more tolerant than MCE, well these are my speculation from reading info here and there and from luminus. Both SST and MCE has a juncton heat max at 150 degrees, but SST max draw at 9A, MCE at 700mA. Although lumines say it ranges from 1A - 13A. But flashlight manufacturers have taken MCE over 2-3A without any problems with sufficient heat sinking.. rclxub.gif So, I'm not sure abt the future of luminus, but it seems that flashlights manufacturers might go for bigger battery configuration to give that 9A-13A output from a single die.

Once you get your drop in, do post beamshots yea, is it for your SF?  wink.gif
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max current draw for MCE is 2.8A due to the 700mA per die..that is why most of the modders and manufacturers alike push it to the max..just like the Legion II..theoretically it should give an output of around 700-800 lumens emitter wise but the OTF i think for Legion II as tested by MrG using his recalibrated IS its around 640 peak. For the SST-90, as tested by Electrolumens he smoked his 24g wires..thats how high the current draw is.
As tested by Justin Case the obvious max current should be around 7A and this give an output in the range of 1500 Lumens steady for few minutes and only drops a little after 20 mins. This should be a more practical approach and Neo has told me that the new legion II with SST-90 will also draw 7A and uses bigger head.

actually i'm still waiting for the outcome from Mac prototype heatsink for SST-90 on Mag. and with the new introduction of F size LiFepo4 cell from Download i think its going to be very busy modding season come this fall. thumbup.gif

Btw the SST-50 drop-in is for the bored SF 6p from Electronguru.
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post Aug 29 2009, 10:58 PM

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QUOTE(RookieDaddy @ Aug 29 2009, 08:37 PM)
guys, just to share a good deal on Panasonic Evolta battery, you can get it at RM5.90 for a pack of 2 and RM11.50 for a pack of 4 at Jusco supermarket. Normal price from Best Denki and Harvey Norman is RM6.90 and RM12.90 respectively. I got mine from Jusco 1 Utama. Not sure how long the promotion will last.  biggrin.gif
i know cpfers don't recommend the use of alky in our flashlights, but i've use these with very good results, much better than those crappy and leaky energizer e2 and longer lasting.  thumbup.gif
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Just curious, which light do you use this batteries for?
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post Aug 29 2009, 11:29 PM

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QUOTE(RookieDaddy @ Aug 29 2009, 11:13 PM)
Quarks, Nitecore, Fenix, Olight, and some made-in-china...
I'm using both rechargeables and these Pana-alky and usually run them hot and drain them pretty badly.

EDIT: oops... i almost forgot... use them in MiniMag Incan too.  brows.gif
EDIT 2: also add ZebraLight to the list... hahaha...  doh.gif
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Talking about miniMag 2AA, anybody here tried to mod it? Thinking of turning mine to LED..but its the only incan i have left..I have in mind to replace it with a Q3-5A emitter and using OFC heatsink..At least this emitter is warmer and more like incan in color rendition aspect..
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post Aug 30 2009, 12:20 AM

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nope..only the heatsink..for me i dont need the MCE..just want a warm LED..

BTW nice mod..

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post Sep 2 2009, 04:49 PM

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QUOTE(ray2ray @ Sep 2 2009, 03:20 PM)
back from singapore.

managed to get eneloops from best denki takashimaya, 5th floor. i'll be checking them out & seeing how they perform. sorry bro strinq, maybe next time yea?


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hi ray,

Are there any C or D size eneloops in SIN?

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post Sep 2 2009, 05:05 PM

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QUOTE(ray2ray @ Sep 2 2009, 04:56 PM)
yup, they do. i dont know about harvey norman sing but denki takashimaya had a pretty good range available.

re: pseudoblue - umm, ok. sounds complicated. so, in other words i just use them like normal ya? charge them till full, then use like normal. ok got it, thx for the tip..

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