I would be super excited if it is the MF03. With your driver, this monster can probably do 60k lumens!
I hope Haikelite also have something similar coming up because HL seems to have better build quality and I don’t like the battery carrier on the Astrolux, which is very inconvenient.
With 8 cells and a low resistance build with dual FET’s and 50k+ lumens should be well within reach. But naturally I have not tried it so can’t say for sure. Things do not always scale the way you think they will.
50k+ lumen after mod? Damn…! That’s going to be very dangerous lol.
Question:
Does MT09R throw more than the BLF Q8? I ask because I’m a fan of flood lights and the Q8 might be my limit of the throw… not saying it’s a bad thing. I just like to have a sea of light in front of me lol.
I have the following “big lumen” lights: MT03, MF01, BLF Q8. Where does the MT09R landed in terms of flood.
If it’s the big lumen that’s making it throwing far away then that’s giving. If they all have the same lumen and throw the same then I’m really close from pulling triggers lol.
Last question (hopefully…) is the Price for modding MT03 the same as MT09? , I have the XHP 70, 9000 lumen version. And I’m talking about upgrading LED to achieve 20k lumen
The MT09R has a much floodier spill than the MF01. The MF01 beam is more focused. I put DC-Fix on my MT09R and the beam is PERFECT. Great flood, good throw, and smooth hotspot transition.
Also I have two MF01. One is stock and the other one is modded by Lexel. The Lexel modded one with buck driver puts out 1615 lux at startup and the stock puts out 1244 lux at startup on fully charged VTC6 batteries. UI on the modded one is idential to the Emisar D4, which is much better than the crappy Astrolux driver. However, lumens decreases rapidly the moment you turn it on similar to the D4. The stock MT09R holds brightness much better than the MF01 but then it is larger and also didn’t have thermal regulation.
Whaaa! I really like the MF01 but too bad it’s UI sucks compared to the Q8.
So you’re saying it has more flood and spill than MF01?! If you have a moment can you (or anyone) do a good shot of how the MT09R lights up the area? Thanks!
The extra throw comes from a combo of the lumens and the reflector size. Even when split up into multiple LED’s the larger the total reflector size, the further the throw as a rule. There are so many more lumens the it is simply brighter everywhere. Although if you turn it down then yes, it would have a bit less flood and a bit more throw then the Q8 as equal outputs.
Yes, the MT03 is the same price as the MT09 as long as the batteries are 2s2p, if they are 4S there is $15 extra labor to convert it.
And here comes another question :person_facepalming:
4S means all battery insert the same direction right….?
Mine is 2 in 2 out so I would assume that’s 2S2P?
Besides the driver swap, an important consideration is whether you’re working on a early version 1 or a later version 2 MF01.
Version 1 has 6 wires going to the leds and uses 6 volts.
Version 2 has 2 wires going to the leds and uses 18 volts.
If it’s version 2 you will have to cut traces on the mcpcb and add some wires to get it to accept 6v. This extra work for version 2 has to be factored in.
There is only one place selling them, IMR Batteries in Houston, and they are $18 each. Shipping was $11 for 2 of them according to DBCUSTOM. So not cheap, at least for right now.
That's a ton of power from even a single cell. May have to wait until next week and I am not seeing a button top so some solder blobs and these should prove to be trying to find somewhere to get my hands on a few dozen.