Clone of On The Road M3 ~$13

I have no idea, but I believe it’s IMR chemistry and good in both capacity and current.

Brands apart, that’s what matters the most :sunglasses:
I’ll wait to see what mine can do :wink:
Thank you :+1:

Well, the actual M3 uses an Orbtronic and is very highly rated. Maybe the clone is using a rewrapped Orbtronic?

Maybe so? I measure 687mah at .5a discharge.

Mine is the same generic unlabeled blue wrapped cell.

Received my Jaxmnve M3 today!
So, what do I have to say? Nice host, indeed, the quality seems to be quite cool!
For the price it has, it is a nice light! The USB charging works fine, nothing to say about that!!

But…that UI messes all up! It has been explained and shown before, so I won’t focus on that, but…it will probably send this light to a drawer…

It doesn’t go that UP nor that DOWN while in the “steppless dimming” mode, so it is like a no-no! The 1st mode setting (L-H-Str…) if the Strobe was hidden, it could work, but it is not… :zipper_mouth_face:

The LED, doesn’t seem to be completely centred (can’t be seen on the photos, though). The tint, despite a slight shift is not bad at all, as I chose NW led. Nice thing, there is no visible PWM at sight nor through cellphone camera!! Not bad :stuck_out_tongue:

Here are some pics, comparing it with the Olight S1R Baton and showing the accessories it came with (the battery is equal to the one shown above by bwings ):


Despite what has been said before about driver modding (or even replacement), I will ask this:

Is there any modder from Europe that would be able / interested to mod this flashlight’s driver to get a Narsil or another kind of driver that would make this light more “functional”/pleasant to use?

I would pay the shipping, driver and work costs - if not overwhelmingly excessive, of course - to send it and get it back! Yes, I know that it probably does not compensate to spend 3 or 4 times the value of the light, but if it worked, this would be a very light to have :blush:

If someone is interested, we can talk by PM! Thanks in advance :+1:

Just got the M3 Clone today. Took a bit to get used to the UI and to stay in the ramping mode. It’s no D4 but I think I can get used to it in the ramping mode only. Grr on the non-DTP 14mm MCPCB that’s glued in.

Also got the 90* headlamp from Jaxmnve. Same UI, no USB, Switch cap led is lit Red all the time ON. The headband is too small to use and no magnet in tail. What I hate most is the obvious flicker at low modes but the M3 Clone isn’t as obvious of a flicker.

UPDATE:
That was short lived. I used the USB to charge the included battery and the light worked one time. Now it just gives a short flash once the button is switched.
Took it apart thinking it was the 4X4 SW, no luck. Did get it to work again briefly, but no more. Seems like a capacitor?? After several tries it will turn on. But after switching modes it will die again.

Wow, that is not nice :frowning: Even being a cheap light, it should work more than I time after charging…
I don’t know the internals as I didn’t try to dismantle it, but other members have disassembled it already!

About the UI, yup, I guess it will be like using a light in a “single” mode, as the range between low and high doesn’t have a huuuge difference! For me it will be a light of occasion, despite all the nice things it has.

Later I will try to charge it to see if there is any anomaly!

Been busy on this light.
Waiting on a 15mm driver with D4 v2 firmware amd an XM-L2 T6 4C mounted to a 14mm MCPCB.
have the SW board done and it’s mounting figured out. Green leds installed and a 15K ohm resistor.
Because of the mounting pad on the SW board it will not need the black Negative wire installed once finished. One red is the SW power and the other is for the leds.
No more USB charging though. Wanted to use the M3 body without the USB hole but the Clone pill doesn’t fit, goes too deep. Drilled and tapped the SW board mounting screw, M2X6 with a small head. Ground the slot to fit the screw head. It is really a solid mounting.




Why ditch the charger?

:smiley:

Several reasons:
it was why the light failed in the first place. post #79
I also ruined the pads on the SW board to driver getting driver assy out of the brass ring.
My electronics ability is minimal. Getting the light sorted out to what I am capable of building.
Driver ordered from MtnE assembled and programed with D4. Again beyond my abilities to build and program a driver.

Honestly, I would never use the USB charger on this lght. Capacity and run time is too short. I would be swapping batts regularly. Its easier to charge a 4 pack all at once.
I loved the M3 before it also broke. Bought the Clone to replace it and the first use of the charge port killed the light on the first day I owned it. I used the M3 daily and it is one of the only lights in my collection I used and carried daily, other than my AAA EDC. These lights pocket easily, clip to my hat brim while working and the magnetic tail is used on automotive work. In the end it will work and have better, useful, firmware.

Ahh yes, I see…

Do we have some U16 owners here?

I just used the usb charging for the first time on mine and the whole light got extremely hot. Hard to hold. The battery was also hot.

It was charging at 1A for about 30 minutes. I know the charge rate is a bit too high, but I was not expecting it to get so darn hot. Does yours also do the same?

Edit, my battery was a dud. Gearbest refunded me my full price so I can buy a new battery.

Got the D4 ramping 15mm Driver and 14mm XM-L2 T6 4C today. Took too long to get this one working.Had driver problems where it would not get to the lowest modes and would not give the 2 blinks when battery conected. Finally figured out the 7135 chip was bad and this is not the first one I got with a bad 7135…

All is done and working well. Love it!!!
Used the OTR silicone button over the Green LEDs. Looks good and not too bright. ML is pretty good and useable.




I’m having trouble understanding you. Do you mean D4 ramping as in software? That UI is called RampingIOS. It’s used on both the Emisar D1 and D4.

Or do you mean the identical 15mm driver that is used in the D4?

NP,
MtnE Fet+1 15mm driver with D4 v2 firmware

I didn’t understand your post #85 here either.
Are you haning USB charge trouble with the Clone M3 or U16?

It wasn’t clear?

I was talking about the U16. Is it charger trouble or normal? I don’t know. I was asking U16 owners if theirs also got extremely hot during charging.

Ps, there are no U16 threads on BLF so I’m asking here.

MtnE Fet+1 15mm driver with RampingIOS v2 firmware.

I see now why you call it D4 firmware. That’s the name Richard is calling it in his store. That’s not the correct name, but I guess it’s easier for people to know what it is.

Well, its late. I originally had charging trouble with my Clone so thoughts went to the light of this thread.
U16 didn’t ring any bells, so I looked it up. It is the newer On The Road with USB charging. I get it now.

FWIW, almost all parts from my M3 do not fit the Clone M3.

First I have heard it called RampingIOS.
What’s the IOS mean? Integrated Operating System?

Idk, I think ToyKeeper came up with the name (it was Tom E). He/they basically stripped down Narsil, getting rid of mode sets, and made a few other changes to suit Hanks (International Outdoors) requirements for his Emisar lights.