Review : Acebeam M10

Lovin’ that tan color! Thanks for reviewing.

There was a little green thread locker which is a weak one, no problem to open the head !
Mine is already swapped, I put a 219C from the 2$/pc. that Mtn did few months ago… but I might dive into the sub 4000K with the next batch you’ll sell :slight_smile:

Thank you, my free time is not what it used to be but it’s relaxing between two diapers :confounded:

Glad you liked it :-)D

I have an Olive version coming. Will post the picts when it comes in. Should be fun to see what all the colors look like in real life.

Thanks for the review! That color is great…would like to see a GB for it. :wink:

EDIT of OP for MCPCB details

I like it.

Edit- want a Orange one.

How much ?

25$ on Amazon

Might have to grab that one….

Interesting read. Thanks! :smiley:

Added a picture of the switch assembly in the OP

So you switched out your emitter to a 219C? Mine came with the Nichia, but it’s cold as ice tint. It’s not bad outside, but a warmer tint would certainly be much nicer. Awesome little light, especially with a 14500 in it.

Love my M10! Appears brighter than my Klarus Mi7 with a 14500, and a bit more even beam.
Olive color is great, and the knurling is grippy perfection.
It should be noted that I’m not overly tint sensitive, but also not fond of warmer tints.

My co-favorite EDC, tied with EagTac D25A clicky.

Quick update, this one ride every day on my 5.11 bikepack :

About emitter swap :
I put a 219C in this light and didn’t notice immediately but the beam is not so nice. It has some barely noticeable rings in the Spill, that you mostly see when moving in front of a white wall.
I think that the reflector is really shaped to accomodate XP-G3 but not so much Nichias.
I might try a High CRI XP-G3 to see if I like it.

Anyway, this is a sturdy light, simple 3 mode with good low (I wish I had the 4 modes with ML) and it holds well my every day rainy work commuting !

I recently got an M10 to EDC. I really wanted a dual 14500/AA light, as I run lithium day to day, but like the idea that I can grab any old AA in a pinch.

So far I am very happy with it. My main complaint is the driver. With 14500 I have found that I basically get L-H-H, the medium is crazy bright, and the high is not even noticeably brighter than medium with lithium. That said, it does the job. I Would like to see how the 4 mode version behaves though. Driver size is between 13mm and 14mm.

Being a warm white guy, I also emitter swapped it with a 3000K 80+ CRI XP-G3 and am very pleased with the beam and tint now. Bypassed the switch spring while I was in there too.

I tested while I had the LED off, the stock MCPCB is DTP copper!

Yeah, it’s the biggest minus of this light : 14500 make no sense with that driver.
I guess they made it 14500 compatible to be abale to advertise it as li-ion compatible only.
The driver is obviously designed for AA.
I use mine with Ikea Eneloops.
Where did you get that High CRI XP-G3 ?
I might swap my Nichia, since the beam is a bit ringy with it

I have actually been getting my emitters straight from digikey these days. Their prices are cheaper than anywhere else I have found, and I can be confident in what I am getting. I just keep a stock of DTP boards to reflow them on to as needed. Although in this case I kept the stock MCPCB as it was already DTP copper.

I’m sure they have 4000K and 5000K if you don’t like it so warm. The only thing I didn’t see which was unfortunate were the 90+ CRI bins, at least in warm white, I didn’t look at other tints. 80+ is still pretty good though.

I have to agree on the driver, I think by 14500 compatible they just mean it won’t burn up. Low mode is good, as is high. I just miss having a true medium. I still use it like that though and it hasn’t been an issue in real use so far.

Where did you find a Nichia M10 for sale? A google search does not yield anyone offering it in the first few results.

I know this is an old post, but did you by chance measure the MCPCB? I really like the size of this light but would want to reflow an emitter and I have never done that before. I saw MTN carries a 10mm MCPCB that is 1.65mm thick and didnt know if that was the right size.

That seems thicker than stock, but it’s not a problem.
10mm is smaller than the stock one so it’ll definitely fit.