Haha, I like the way you "hide" all (relatively) important stuff :bigsmile: (address, name, keys, bar codes...) Good start, kreisler ;) Waiting those beamshots :D (with ITP and Lumintop, of course :P )
From where did you get yours?
I have ordered 2 with about 1 month of difference, let´s see if they have different drivers...
I agree. Mine, from Manafont, is nowhere near 1.6A on high. I'd guess at 700mA to 800mA.
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From where did you get yours?
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Also from DinoDirect
same box also without a manual or battery
lets post serial numbers??
:D
Now dx has a e05 aaa?
I saw that but Tank don't list it on their own site. Not only that but the one on DX appears to have no serial number on it. That's very unusual. Tanks always have serial numbers on their "E" series at the very least.
Good idea.
My E09 # 109090182 Purchased from Manafont, supplied in plastic box with lanyard but no split ring.
For our information, the 2012 new models of the Tank007 are going to be:
TANK007 TR08, TC07, TC01, TC128, TR02, TK18, E09
E09 110090143
E09 110090136
E09 XXXXXXXX (given away already. had a nice hotspot. quite different number, will check later)
Argh, sorry guys, these are S/N's of the bodies *after* i had exchanged parts to sort out the better heads. In my opinion the S/N should be printed on the head and not on the body!!
Have you determined how best to disassemble it? Does the head seem to be two pieces?
I was hoping that might be a seam at the edge of the knurling. Mine hasn't arrived from DD yet.
1. no i havent determined how to dissamble it. i dont know how to do it.
2. this post may contain some relevant graphic detail: head disassembly
3. i bet my burro head that the E09 head is a one-piece. i've looked at it under the loupe and there is no seam. With the Quark head, yes, the Quark head is a two-piece. but here with the E09, no, the E09 head is a massive one-piece.
I tried to unscrew the pill with some pliers but no luck, guess it is glued.
Serial number 109090296 from Manafont:
Top Craft LSD AAA battery (1.2V 800mAh)
High: 1.67A
Mid: 0.55A
Low: 0.050A
PWM is also visible if i move it very fast, just like in the photos posted above.
When measuring the amps on a circuit at only 1,2V the slightest voltage drop over the amp-meter will affect the measurements.
23 minutes runtime on a 800mAh battery (confirmed in the Maha charger) means it pulls even more than 1,67A out of the little battery on high. An alkaline AAA battery will probably not be able to produce such high currents, it seems to be a little bit brighter on nimh's.
okokok, now i got it!
set the mode on Low, turn off all room lights, approach a white wall, shine against the wall and move the arm rapidly up and down.
Yes. now i can see the PWM too. hmmm. i like it :)
( and yep. the Worm (on Lo) and the Klarus (on Lo) dont have that PWM picture. )
Thanks Hobbyfotograaf for sharing!!
Lumintop and Klarus are CC ;)
You are right my numbers were wrong (thanks to the use of a too long/thin wire)
With a shorter wire I also get 1,6 to 1,7A on high with a nimh
It's supposed to be CC so no pwm. Anyone got an E09 from DD with no pwm?
please could you guys take a photo of the setup? i might be getting a kickass digital multimeter but i wouldnt know how you connect/wire the E09 head with the multimeter and with the battery.
i mean.. the head of the E09 is so tiny!! Are you using magnets at the tip of the wire?
Please some photos, i need to see how ampere measurements on AAA (and AA) flashlights are done! Thanks for some help here!!