Texas_Ace MT09R Modding thread, 20k+ lumens, 80CRI, can start fires? Yes please.

Got the MT09R on stock LED emitters, it is cooler than my 5700k MT03
Here are 2 pics to compare them.
The MT09R is doing super good with stock emitters and throws very well.
But MT03 just blast everything right in front of me much better.
Both are great. But if I must pick one I’ll pick the MT03…

First is the MT03 TA 23k lumen

MT09R TA 20k lumen

Good pics! Are they taken at the same time? The tree in the forefront doesn’t have leaves in the MT03 pic.

You should take two pics at the same time so we can compare colors, air haze, and the same foliage.

You have two super blasters now!

Nice comparison between 5700k and stock led ( 6500k ? )… so it look like mt03 have floody beam…

Yea I took them at the different day. And yes the MT03 is a super good flood light. MT03 is 5700k and MT09R is stock NW emitter.
I will take pics on the same time maybe tomorrow night

The MT09R is definitely more throwy than MT03. However if you use DC Fix, it increases the spill tremendously but still maintains good throw.

Can it handle the power level of the MT09R though?

At 96% optical efficiency, it is going to be taking(0,04*19 000 lumens), it will be taking away 760 lumens, which isn’t insignificant. Can it handle the heat? Or am I wrong?

Also, guys, what kind of mods are you doing yourself? The reason I didn’t want any spring bypasses is that I’m going to replace the stock springs with phosphor bronze springs, as an example.

Any other soft mods that I could do to improve the light itself?

Those stock NW emitters are 5000k 75CRI

You are correct. His mt03 have an upgraded led, so 5700k.

Hey guys I sold the MT09R 35 high CW White(Silver)

I normally always take Sunday off but I knew I had one more 35 high and all I needed to do was install TA's driver so I now have only 1 35 high left.

Black and even though the box is not marked for some odd reason I can just about bet the emitters are CW. 6400 lumen in my tube using 30q's

I am about to process the order for the white one and I will add this black one to the stores inventory when I do and at the same price.

Thanks for all of the support and please keep the pictures coming. love seeing them... That MT03 is 100 percent flood and extremely bright. I just like the extra distance from the 90R...

I don’t have any issues with my DC-Fix handling the heat and I love to go repeated turbo.

I have a palight Boss1 with the xpl dedome… it have ring around the corona and do you think dc fix will eliminate?


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DC-Fix is not recommended for dedicated throwers since you want max concentrated hotspot, whereas DC-Fix will diffuse the beam. With that said, however, I think I remember reading someone saying you can cut a donut ring with the DC-FIX so it doesn’t affect the hotspot. I have no idea whether that works.

Ok. Just curious… having a ring is good, atleast in this light… it got a highest intensity… anyhow…

Wife has that... says it does a great job.

Nice… i ordered two from amazon last night… one for me and one for my parents…

Texas_Ace Mopping thread.

I quite enjoy the various off-topic departures on BLF.

If this gets enough action, perhaps it will warrant a What did you mop today? thread! :smiley:

Ah, finally crisp clear borders in the table of the manual for the Haikelite.
That bugged me for four days

LOL, I know the feeling. Glad you got it figured out!

Ok, I think we just figured out the issue and the good news is it is semi-easily correctable.

The 4” only has an adapter that steps down to 2”, I need another adapter to step down to 1.5”. This adapter was the issue. After modifying it so it does not shroud the meter as much the readings are right in line with what I expected them to be at the start. I never would of guessed that little bit would make such a large difference.

So now to start building the 4” and hopefully finish those today and start shipping tomorrow.