Ric, you’d need to do a tailcap reading for us, confirmation. Or ask your HK/Shenzhen factory/distributor/shop to do it. Any info is better than no info. Thanks!
Actually the DMM current reading is more than enough and would give us a good idea. Thanks!
Remember to charge up your 26650 or 18650 to 4.2V, either one is good enough as i am able to adjust accordingly for both variants (voltage sag). 2 cells and 3 cells.
Can anyone take a guess how well only using just two TrustFire - Protected TF 26650 3.7V 5000mAh batteries rather than using 3 of them would work in this light? I wouldn’t mind having this light if I could use it in the smaller 2x26650 configuration. Thanks.
Don’t worry about the switch, springs. The TF X100 can handle 7A at the battery compartment end (springs/switches) with no sweat on 2 x 26650 when nearly depleted. Not sure how much to the LEDs total, but i guess about 10-11A.
It’d be nice if it can match the TF X100 in output, with 9 LEDs it could run all day with that kind of efficiency…. (of course it still gets hot, but manageable)
I really thought this light would generate a lot more interest, especially when Ric has it in bold that it does 2 amps per LED. After all the excitment of the Apex here is a light off the mark stating the much desired output with heaps of LEDs as well.
Payday is only 2 days away, and sitting here at my desk I can see 20 odd single LED flashlights I have bought lately, so have been thinking it is time for a multi
Well i think it’d be somewhat lower, and i think the head should be bigger (at least 90mm). LOL!
And it’s not cheap, so that’s why everyone is holding out first and being cautious.
If it’s driven ever slightly harder than the TF X100, then it’s a good light. Don’t even have to spend 20 bucks on the KD driver. If tha’ts the case you’d need extremely good 18650 though, even with 26650s they would just be marginal.
I Guess I Misinterpreted Previous Comments about the X100 because I was under the impression that the LEDs were driven acceptably well for a high-output light. Is it generally thought that it should have a stronger driver for optimum performance?
Also, how much perceptible difference do you think a driver replacement would make in the apparent output (X100)?
And last, how difficult would it be to change the driver in the X100?