Convoy L6... XHP70 Beast!

I have not seen this happen as like the 50.2, yet? I would try to re-flow it with a bit more solder paste, I had one 70.2 do the same thing, well almost, flickering , low out put, testing on the rock, re-flowing it took care of it. The other thing was too much heat during the re-flow the solder mask turn color ever so slightly and the 70.2 ended up dying. I re-flowed another keeping better attention during the process, all went well!

There is no maybe.
They do and are relaible.

Jaxman sells the liitokala 26650 that do wonders in the L6, just add a solder blob. Jaxman battery link

I have ordered from them and got batteies delivered to Sweden.

Edit: Holy shit i just noticed the shipping price. That have gone up by alot since i bought from them.

I know they are, I recently bought some batteries from them, and NKON and the batteries are reliable!
Took some days (a week, maybe) to arrive but were tracked and came well packed. The shipment is a bit pricy, though…

I normally buy my Li-Ion from an AliExpress store and so far they were reliable too (Sony US18650VTC6 and Sanyo UP14500P): https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1382210?spm=2114.12010612.0.0.5bdadf47w8hvZ5 .

L6vn - Power Pole 300 yards away.

That is SWEEET! :smiley: Nice purchase. I’ve never owned one of his lights. Maybe someday…

We were talking about high-powered 26650 protected batteries earlier. The Orbtronic 5200mah is rated for 15 amps.

Another choice would be the Imalent 4500mah 26650. It is also rated at 15 amps. I think it tests at 5000mah.

I am using the Orbtronics,they are resting now after a malfunction w/ the torch!

oke have to ask again, these purple efest work for l6 ? i think i read something about most flat 26650 cant make contact….

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Efest-26550-4200mAh-Purple-LI-MN-50AMP-IMR-Battery-2-Pack/262680214558?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&\_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

its so damn hard to find batteries that fits your budget and that can ship to sweden, aliexpress and other chinese sites is a no go for me… blah…

After a little hunting around I found some specs on those. They show to be 26.5mm ±.2mm in diameter. Does anyone know if that is acceptable?

If you look at the pics here
https://pink-mule.com/1-x-efest-purple-imr-26650-4200mah-50a-flat-top-en

you can see that they are a raised flat top so they should make contact. If not, you can always add a solder blob.

yes that is the question, does anyone here using those type of flat batteries without having to add this solder? im looking at nkons batteries keeppower but says they are not for flashlights so im not sure… come on simon make a new version of the l6 that takes either flat or not its too confusing what batteries will work or not. u guys must think i am an total idiot lol.

Mtnelectronics sell unprotected shockli 26650 button top.

I use the flat top Liitokala 26650s the “naughty” way with a button magnet and nylon washer between the batteries.

Unless the drivers don’t have a spring anymore (too lazy to look back through the thread to look) the flat top has no problem connecting at the top to the driver.

It’s not Simon’s fault. Cree made the xhp70 only run at 6 or 12 volts, not 3 because it would pull too many amps at 3. Then a single lithium battery doesn’t have enough voltage. You have to use 2 in series to get the voltage up high enough.

I think what you really need to ask for is some type of standards in batteries. It’s like the wild wild west with lithium batteries. No standard sizes or shapes like D cell or AA. So we just have to do our best to find cells that fit our needs.

Don’t forget, there is also this little Jaxman series adaptor you can use.

I’m running the XHP70.2 6V with 3x26650 or 4x26500 cells at 9.8 amps with the HX1175b1 buck driver. :wink:

I feel I made a very wise and expedient decision. I traded my L6vn for a K60vn!

Emailed Vinh just in time,the repaired L6vn was in the shipping line! I made a great deal as always w/ Vinh. I negotiated a low enough price and threw in my Orbtronic 26650 for some collateral!!I am only paying $30 more after throwing in the brand new Orbtronics.

Without having the K60, I believe this to be true and a much better light than the L6vn!

Wise and expedient decision on my part!

-Love control rings,way better UI than forward clicky for L6vn!!!

-Bigger light, better heat sinking-less heat.

-Bigger head/reflector more defined hot spot

-Only 500 less lumen and 65Kcd more

-Has a holster

-K60vn Will NOT be top heavy like the L6vn. That light only weighed 7 grams more than my TK75vn and felt like a pound heavier because it was TOP HEAVY!

I enjoyed being on this thread,but I am happy w/ my decision!

I think the main appeal of the L6 is that it only costs $65. It’s a lot of light and high quality for the money.

The K60 is what, $180? I’m sure it’s good, but it’s in a very different price bracket.

Good for you wolfdog. K60vn is $240. L6vn is $150… you will get the stock UI with k60vn…

Anyhow, I think l6 is a good light for what it is. Price and performance…

Just got my L6 couple weeks ago. Added R100 resistor.
Using Aspire battery, only have 2 pieces.
Want to dedome the led and put SMO reflector on it.
Already purchase that, thankfully.

L6 with TA Narsil driver is really nice, love ramping but you can set up the UI in many ways