I thought I had answered this same question a few days ago, but that was on the Q8 thread. Oops.
Okay, so the Aliexpress store Elfeland is Banggoods store. They do not have any in stock even though they say they do. Dont be fooled. They will take your money and then wait until they get the lights, then ship them out just like Banggood. When they do ship them it will be the newer version just like the Banggood store will ship.
My 30Qs are shrink wrapped, and itâs already a tight fit (not too tight; itâs a nice fit).
I suddenly wonder with all these different flashlights with battery carriers, to what extend you can lego these rods with slightly different lengths to accommodate different cell typesâŚ
I wonder if the rubber coating can be removed? You could sand or scrape it off. Put in an a drill and hold sandpaper to it. Get it to bare metal then add the heatshrink. Just a thought.
Oh why not. But I personally donât think itâs worth the effort; itâs not too big of a deal the way it is now. The way I need to remove the cells is a minor inconvenience, and Iâve already figured out a special âtechniqueâ so to speak to do so. Itâs really more feedback how this product can easily be improved. And itâs also these little things you donât read about that I would like to share with the community. Itâs a bit of a geek thing of course, hehe.
I checked output with cell voltage of 30Q = 3.67V
Ceiling bounce test compared to M43 shows that MF-01 actually produces less in turbo than M43! Turbo output of M43 is constant as a function of cell voltage until about 3.5V.
MF-01 at V = 3.67V has turbo output of about 6250 lumens. Level 4 (=high) output produces about 3800 lumens.