Yeah, tested it, three 25R’s @ 4.19V = 5.7A at the tail, so there it is, it is more than 5A.
My TM16 is making 109.75Kcd, essentially stock… I didn’t change anything on the driver, still has the NW (on the warm side of NW) emitters, but I used 18ga Turnigy leads throughout, in place of the 20ga they used.
So I’d say you’re in the ballpark.
I’m using fresh charged LG HE-2 Button Tops.
Direct Drive for Turbo? Where does that info come from? I see an R010 sense resistor on the driver… mine tests out at a bit over 4100 lumens.
Probably misremembered DD.
Max did a really nice write up on the TM16.
Hello my friends! banggood sent me a nitecore TM16 - a Tiny Monster! they also offer it for us to a unbeatable price ;) [image] you can find the other glossy advertisement pictures in banggoods webshop ;) the Specifications: (from the shop) Product name: NITECORE TM16 4x CREE XM-L2 U2 LED Flashlight Brand: NITECORE Model: TM16 Emitter Brand CREE Emitter Type: XM-L2 U2 Material: Aerograde aluminum alloy Total Emitters: 4x Lumens: 4000lm,1780lm,680m,280lm,5lm Runtime…
With the lumens Nitecore quotes (4000), Turbo is probably like 2.8amps per emitter. It still could be susceptible to a tenth of a volt or two.
My only remaining Courui D01 also uses 25R’s, it’s making 545Kcd with an XP-L HI for 1476.48M throw.
Not liking myself for selling the SBT-70 D01.
(gotta see if I can tweak it for that remaining 436 feet to make a mile. LG HE-4’s will probably do it. )
Edit: Best is actually from Efest 35A’s in this light, at 557.5Kcd for 1493.32M. Still some 381 feet shy of that elusive mile. Oh well.
My only remaining Courui D01 also uses 25R’s, it’s making 545Kcd with an XP-L HI for 1476.48M throw.
Not liking myself for selling the SBT-70 D01.
(gotta see if I can tweak it for that remaining 436 feet to make a mile. LG HE-4’s will probably do it. )
Lol…you made someone a very happy camper though. You were able to spread your joy elsewhere. My edc has been the X5 since I received it and it probably will be for a long time.
My only remaining Courui D01 also uses 25R’s, it’s making 545Kcd with an XP-L HI for 1476.48M throw.
Not liking myself for selling the SBT-70 D01.
(gotta see if I can tweak it for that remaining 436 feet to make a mile. LG HE-4’s will probably do it. )
545kcd using xp-l hi ? Sweet .
Also , anyone using the 86mm KD reflector in his D01 ?
My only remaining Courui D01 also uses 25R’s, it’s making 545Kcd with an XP-L HI for 1476.48M throw.
Not liking myself for selling the SBT-70 D01.
(gotta see if I can tweak it for that remaining 436 feet to make a mile. LG HE-4’s will probably do it. )
How did you focus your D01 for that throw?
Yeah, that little quad is a pretty dang sweet light, for sure. Dang sure won’t be picking one up at Wally’s World anytime soon… :laughing:
Nothing yet but it is still early...
I cheated unknown. The “Big Head” Courui is now the Mega Fat Head Courui.
153mm Seanna optic.
I cheated unknown. The “Big Head” Courui is now the Mega Fat Head Courui.
153mm Seanna optic.
Ohh i remember now :smiling_imp:
Shame Shame Shame.
I need to tweak mine. It was such a pain for me to mod it when I finally got it all together and properly centered I just left it. Low 200kcd’s iirc. Really disappointing for a FET XPL-HI in a Courui D01.
CQG Carbon Fibre
- Nitecore TM16 - 105kcd - Stock (Nitecore rates 122.5kcd)
- Solarstorm SP03 - 236kcd - Dedomed XM-L2’s, FET
- Courui D01 - 231kcd - Poorly focused dedomed XP-G2, FET
- Brinyte B158 - 230kcd - Dedomed XP-G2, FET
- Convoy L2 - 130kcd - Low-bin (possibly poorly focused) XP-L HI, FET
I recharged the batteries completely in these 5 and measured again. The only other change was that I removed a rather tall centering ring from the Courui, but it didn’t make much difference. It was one of my earliest mods, and I have a feeling I just need to completely rebuild and update it. Any tips on where best focus is? Right now the reflector is directly on the mcpcb. Not sure if I need to raise it up more or sand some off the reflector.
Marked improvement in the L2 with a charged cell.
Here are the numbers:
- Nitecore TM16 -
105kcd> 111kcd - Solarstorm SP03 -
236kcd> 255kcd - Courui D01 -
231kcd> 239kcd - Brinyte B158 -
230kcd> 243kcd - Convoy L2 -
130kcd> 194kcd
Sweet mod CRX !
I sit a wrap or did you fit the CQG into a carbon fibre tube ?
Thanks. It’s a 14mm od x 12mm id carbon fibre tube, i just cut the pieces and epoxied on.
I always felt the S2 was just a bit too thin & slippery - much better now.
10180 & 10250 battery charger
Great work one more time CRX … Very very nice charger
Cheers mate