Nice job, thanks for the post and pics!
thanks for the info. i was thinking of getting one of these, but sold out and not sure if they would fit in the pill i was going to put it in… may have to keep an eye out and grab a couple when they are back
The driver is quite tall, I’ll take a picture of one of my others, mrsdnf measured it at 10.9mm, so some pills including p60 pills won’t take it, modding the m10 this way, the pill is plenty deep enough.
Thank you sir 
Im still waiting for my m10 to arrive tho. Great writeup for us noobs who’s willing to learn
Is the driver regulated?
Yes, to 4a, although of the two I know of, we’ve both gotten between 3.6 - 3.7a max. I can live with that for an xm-l, I wouldn’t want it in a p60 though tbh, it will generate a lot of heat, I’d be looking to see it in an hd2010 or I’m thinking it’d be good in a zy-t08.
Hey gords, what is a stock M10's driver like? How hard is it driven on high? How are the stock mode spacings? (High & Med too close? Low not a real low?) Did you replace the driver just because of the blinkies or was it to drive it harder?
Thanks bud!
-Garry
Hey Gary, the m10 driver does 2.5a on high, so a boost on my uf-v3, same five modes with a nice medium and a lowish low, it suits the uf-v3 better than the m10 for sure, I mainly fitted it because its a five minute swap (press in, press in retaining clip, solder led wires) and its added another .7a to high, I’ve not really played with it because its chucking it down with rain or snow and I’m too busy playing testing the m10, I love the low available on the ramping set up, you can stare at the die and see the led wires.
This driver really is good, grab some while their available but do order the ramping one, the three modes are so so, I’ve not even tried the various blinkies but there is a beacon mode available if I remember correctly. It’s made a good light a brilliant light. 8)
I'm now wondering how the M10 compares with a TF A8 for beam pattern. Wondering if the M10's beam is wider (more / brighter spill). Any idea? How would you describe the beam pattern of the M10? (And consider in view of using it as a bike light.)
2.5A on high isn't too bad; conserves a bit more battery to increase runtime while still being darn bright. Gonna have to put this on the short list!
-Garry
I’m not sure compared to the a8 yet, I’ve not got one…yet.
As a bike light, cehoward loved it (which has been bothering me, he’s not been on for weeks, hope he’s ok) I’ve used mine as a work light, under vehicles with it set according to ambient conditions.
The beam is pretty good, no rings, tight hotspot, fairly throwy, think c8, the reflector is deeper but about the same diameter, it has a pretty tight hotspot and a bright spill on high. As a general purpose light, its one of my favorites, hence the give away. Small enough to tuck into a jeans pocket (as long as their not skinny jeans), runs on a 26650 so good runtime even when overdriven, well capable of handling heat, very robust, good threads. It’s everything a good budget light should be, with none of the flaws. It looks ace flamed too.
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From left to right, uf-v3, keygos m10, jm05 clone.
I've been wondering about him too! Miss his excitement around here!
-Garry
Tell me about it, hope he’s good. 
like the heat treat you did on the m10… i been wondering if you had a incan mag modded with a hot enough bulb if you could get it to do the same thing on its own lol
Mags don’t seem to bake so well, and to be honest, that took me a good twenty minutes with a blow lamp, to give you an idea of the heat involved. :bigsmile:
i had my 502b in the oven on broil for about an hour i think to get the color i wanted out of it. my GF was like why the F#@% is there a flashlight in the oven??
Hence the blow lamp - saves explanations. :bigsmile:
Ok, I decided to do a little test while I walked over to pick dyl up from scouts. It’s about ten minutes there and back.
I put in my freshly charged keygos 26650, I don’t believe it was as bright as the king kong, that’s now in the charger as I’ve used the light heavily today in work.
Anyway, I let the driver ramp up to high, stuck it into my pocket and held onto the head and set out.
When I got back, the head was lukewarm to touch, its throwy enough considering reflector size, the spill takes in both sides of a British teraced street - three car widths with passing space, plus six foot of pavement and lights up the houses on both sides.
I’ll try and get a high reading on the keygos cell tomorrow, see what current its prepared to give, but you definitely want good cells to get the best out of this driver.
In use, when you power up, it goes to the last saved output level, even after cell change. A half press goes into ramping, depending on if your above or below medium (indicated in ramping mode by three slow flashes) it will either reset to minimum and ramp to high or just start ramping up. To accept your light level, turn the light off then on. Your light is now one mode till you half press again. I like it as you can set your level and stick to it. For example I’ve been using it at night as a night light if Luke wakes up. I enter ramping, it does three slow flashes, turn off then on, I have a low output, like a 3 lumen ti. This is great for not disturbing people.
At work I ramped up to medium. This is ideal under vehicles and ceiling bouncing in the little boxes I was working in, just don’t look at it when you pick it up, you see stars. :cowboy_hat_face: I inadvertently found the flashy modes today too, didn’t pay too much attention, but to leave them find the solid output, let it quickly flash three times, turn off and on after two seconds (i counted to three to be sure) back to three mode, select low, three quick flashes, off on, back to ramping.
I think this driver is a brilliant addition to any c8 sized light that will take its 10.9mm minimum height. You need something with some meat to handle the max heat generated, but it does give you many options in one light, and as said in ramping, once you have your output, you have a one output light till you need to change. No need for two buttons, nice and simple. 8)
Sounds great for the TF A8!
Did anyone ask you why you had a flashlight on in your pocket??? :)
-Garry
No, but I was waiting for it…… I had a damm heavy duty 3/4 jacket on, weather proof, my work outdoor coat, the pocket was glowing and the light kept throwing beams about if I didn’t trap the lense in my palm, this meant the considerable heat building in the lense was letting me know the xm-l was getting its fair share of current even if it was not the most the driver can give… I need to meter it with a freshly charged keygos cell, see how good they are.
Me, too, I broke down and ordered one, also. Got it on ebay from go_market, which is really a keygos marketer. Paid only 9.99 plus 9.99, so I think I got a bargain. Thanks for the advice on how to get stuff to fit. I have a bunch of C8s, but this takes a 26650 so is more flexible for a mod.