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I’m outside my local HD, No luck! :_(

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Thanks BR for the photos! Any idea if the pill is hollow? I'll try to check back with the driver diameter soon.

-Garry

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Anyone ever used aa batteries in a light like this? Can you get the same output?

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I agree! Why the heck did they go with 3 C's? It's already a monster off a light! With 3D's they could have advertised more runtime too! The Black Friday one made sense to be 3C, but not this one.

-Garry

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I doubt alkaline AA's would push as much current, but NiMh's would be fine.

-Garry

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Because there are lots of cheap 26650 battery tubes now.

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Sorry I really meant aa eneloops.
Would they work?

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Should, I can test another day.

-Garry

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Tailcap current on included fresh alkalines: 3.10A very quickly declining to about 2.5A where it continues declining slowly. I wonder how steady NiMh's would be?

Yes plastic reflector and lens dimensions 63.2 Diam x 57.4mm deep. Driver is 20mm press fit. Pill doesn't appear to be hollow. I didn't pull emitter up, but can see plenty of aluminum and plenty of thermal glue.

Damn bright too! Didn't shine outside yet, but bright as hell inside!

-Garry

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OK Garry, I’ll check the store by work this morning.What do you know, I happen to have a gift card to HD from X-mas!Good luck in the field today, it’s gonna be cold here in MD as well.Lukily one of the shop heaters is right over my bay!

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Thanks betweenrides, wish we got defiant brand over here :frowning:

It certainly sounds like a good potential mod host, it should take one 26650+ spacers, might get to keep it up at 3a for a while that way and retain the 3c capability 8)

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A few more photos I took:

Driver = 20mm

Reflector Diameter:

Reflector Depth:

Shot in my hand (for size);

Rough Whitewall shot (taken with my phone, for what it's worth, distance to wall approx. 10 feet):

By the way, it was 1°F outside today at the site I worked at. Windchill at -15°F. Wasn't too bad really, so long as you dress for it. I usually jump at the opportunity to get out of the office into the field, but last night I was questioning my sanity at doing so this time!

-Garry

(P.S. I'll try to come back with current draw on NiMh cells at a later time. I might have to charge them up first though.)

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Thanks for the pics! Fortunately my local HD didn't have them, so I still have 20 some bucks in my pocket :)

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Oh, man....that thing is SO getting cut down to 1 x 26650....

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Yep, I’m pondering 2 different builds- IF I can find one that is!

lflex plus 3 nimh c cells
lflex plus 1 26650 cut down body

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I guess I should have measured inside battery tube diameter and tried a 26650 cell for fit? Sorry. Wait! I have a 26650 (protected TF Flame) at work I can try! Be right back!

EDIT - Nope! Won't fit. Would have to bore the tube slightly. It can probably be done, but the tube isn't very thick. This would look like a monster in a single 26650 configuration!

-Garry

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Dang it.

Thanks, Garry.

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That’d be pretty sick w/ 26650. I wonder who I need to talk to at “Defiant” 8)

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Thanks for posting information Gary, again I think that you are intentionally making me want to spend more money!!! JK J) :stuck_out_tongue: :bigsmile:

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I'm just trying to enable provide information to you. :)

-Garry