Hey guys, did these last night after dinner. Sorry about the poor quality. Couldn't find the good cam.
There's an SUV and a Policeman on a bike (with a bikelight) that rolls by. Check out their headlights compared to the flashlights.
The first scene is at 36ft, then at 120ft and finally at 210ft.
Nice video. Looks like the X9 is the better thrower. My Keygos Ke-5 is definately brighter than yours going off of the 210ft video. Maybe I got a hot one. But mine burns over 3.5 amps at the tailcap. I actually got one reading over 3.7 with the Trustfire flame battery. Mine will throw very good beam at 200yds and 300yds.
I had no doubt the TF X9 would come out on top. That bad boy can throw. Nice vid BTW :)
You got a good one ILF, my keygos is way underdriven :( At only 2A at the tail.
I think so. I don't think mine will out throw a X9 though, but then again it shouldn't comparing the reflector size.
What emitter is in the husky, and how many amps?
Yeah, that's true with the larger/deeper reflector it wouldn't be fair to compare.
Can't remember the emitter (earlier than Q5). I have one with an 18650 via foam padding and springs. It boosts output nicely. With an XML swap (very easy to do), very noticeable change from what the video shows. Mine draws 2.1 amp with freshly charged AW 18650. I've been keeping one around as I keep telling myself to get a D size lithium. The runtime would be incredible and still lighter than stock design. Oh, plenty of space to upgrade to Shiningbeam 2.8 amp driver. Lastly, tailstands better than any flashlight I have had.
Hey that's pretty cool. I haven't thought about using an 18650. You have any pics by any chance of the extended springs? Would the stock driver and LED handle the voltage w/o upgrading to an XM-L?
The spring is something I got from a hardware store. You can also do the same with carefully wadded up aluminum foil on the negative end of the battery. Make sure you isolate the positive of the battery from shorting with the side of the wall (I used foam to isolate and to help center the button top against the positive tab). Yes, the stock LED and driver will handle it. My Husky was stock LED and driver with the 18650 prior to changing out.
Definitely look into lithium D cells (can only handle one as two in series will burn the driver/LED) if you want really long runtime. Lithium D has about 5000mah vs 2400mah and can handle higher current with less sag for longer max output independant of more mah. Sorry for going on a tangent, just talking myself into buying some as I was slowly convincing myself to sell the lights. Been looking into the DRY 3 x XML. Darn this forum
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Hey that's pretty cool. I haven't thought about using an 18650. You have any pics by any chance of the extended springs? Would the stock driver and LED handle the voltage w/o upgrading to an XM-L?
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ILF, my camera is a POS. The video was shot unzoomed so the 210ft shot looks farther than actual. Also, everything looks darker than actual. (except for the beams at 36ft...they look way brighter than actual). I'm going to try again with a different camera and a white background for the 200ft+ shot.
Whether yours is driven harder or not, at 210ft the spot on the Keygos is very wide right? Would you agree that at that distance, it's very floody? For example in my video, the wall covered in ivy is about 8ft high. Go to 5:00 min in the video and you will see that pointed at the center of the wall, the outside edge of the "hotspot" hits the townhouses as well as the ground infront. My guess is at 210ft, my Keygos "hotspot" is about 50ft wide. I would love to see a video or pic of your Keygos at 210ft...cuz it must be a WALL of light!!
Perhaps I'll try 2 cr123a's in my Keygos just to see if it can handle it like my X9 can. What you guys think? I am so very tempted...
Hey that's pretty cool. I haven't thought about using an 18650. You have any pics by any chance of the extended springs? Would the stock driver and LED handle the voltage w/o upgrading to an XM-L?
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Thanks. Yeah, I'm worried about shorting the cell so that's why I'm wondering what your spring looks like.
Skinny spring the thickness of a pencil. You could use a long bolt for that matter. I have pipe foam wrap trimmed to line the inside wall of the flashlight so the spring/bolt will not move and bump into the wall. Sorry, no pic of the spring. Before I found the spring, it was a combo of foam liner filled with balled up aluminum foil. The only reason I moved away from the foil is the stock spring kept tearing into the foil if you replace/recharge the battery frequently.
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Thanks. Yeah, I'm worried about shorting the cell so that's why I'm wondering what your spring looks like.
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Yea my Keygos has some flood to it. But it still throws very well at say 300yds. I can easily still hit the barn behind me with mine at 400yds. Now it may not light it up great, but it lights it up enough to tell if there was a deer standing in front of it. I just wish they would a put a wider reflector and a little deeper one on them. Love to see what it would do with one like the MPP-1.
Great vid, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the vid fish. Nice comparisons in real world situations with your distances.
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