Thanks for a great review! The only thing keeping me from ordering one is cash shortage.
"tail cap draw: (Solarforce protected 2400) - 4.30 amps - turbo"
Anyone with a DMM and some flame Trustfires?
I have those and they seem to work fine on DRY even on turbo.
I hit 4.5a on my tf flames
with new 3000 flames I hit 4.8a with batteries at 4.12v..but they are tiiigghhhttt..just got mine right now...
On my DRY strobe mode trips the protection circuit on the Flame batteries.
Very nice review Foy! Sorry I just now got to it. Frontpage'd and Sticky'd now. :)
The DRY pretty much changed everything, even if it is as ugly as sin. ;) It's definitely a big success for the budget market.
The smallish o-ring and slight battery holder rattle were the only minor annoyances. Otherwise really awed by the amount of light coming out from such a small compact design.
I used a dremel tool with a wire wheel to de-burr the threads on my DRY, much smoother now and you can actually run your finger across the threads without getting your finger cut :P
There we go. Enjoy! :)
Mouse out: E1320 modified F15 (XM-L @ 3.50 amps)
Mouse over: DRY Turbo
Out: E1320 modified C88 (XM-L @ 3.50 amps)
Over: DRY High
Out: DRY High
Over: DRY Turbo
High vs Turbo is not exactly HUGE, but it's significant. The heat on Turbo is ALSO significant.
Out: E1320 modified C88 (XM-L @ 3.50 amps)
Over: E1320 modified F15 (XM-L @ 3.50 amps)
Mouseovers Rock
yes they do, and so does the Dry :)
Trust me guys, from my experience with all the triples and 4 of these, try not to do above 4A. It is already very good at 4A, there is no need at all to try to aim for 5A unless you are living in a very cold place like Alaska or Canada or Northeasten China/Moscow. I know the feeling that you want MORE and MORE, but seriously there is no need.
And at this juncture this and the TM11 are the only triples with NW and this one is the only one with WW.
My 4 x U2 emitters came on LED DNA. Going to change one copy out. :) Hope it does 3000L OTF! (or probably close to it).
I must admit; I tried to do the mouse-over some time ago and encountered a strange mental block . . . I just couldn't figure it out . . . but I will.
viktori - thank you so very much; those show the difference rather dramatically.
appreciationFoy
Great pics foy. I must say I do miss the cactus though.
Believe me; I miss the whole house.
shortsaleFoy
I must say mouseovers puzzled me for a moment, because they worked while composing the reply, but not after I submitted the reply. Turns out, you have to reload the full thread page, or open it in a new tab/window for mouseovers to work. Looks to me like a bug in frugal.
Here is a nice tutorial on how to create a mouseover, or mouseover howto:
Viktor
I used some small washers to lengthen my DRY battery holder by 1.1mm , longer protected batteries fit nicely now.
this is simple yet so brilliant.now the xtar 2600 fits nicely into the battery holder,thanks,aoyue2702
nice idea..I will do the same..
Thanx Viktor for the excellent mouse-overs and the tutorial.
Boy, that DRY remains impressive!