I based my assumption on HKJ's review on the Efest 10440 that shows that at 3A the battery stays above 3.4V for at least a few minutes, and my own (admittedly rough) measurements that say that the XM-L2 at 3A has a voltage of 3.4V and over 1000 lumens output "OTF". Electrical resistances and warming up in a real flashlight apparently have more impact than I thought. But (stubborn me) still I'm tempted to try a dd-mod that does better than 500 lumens for a few seconds :-)
"Need" is such a strong word! Is it a real "need" or just "I'm a flashaholic looking for the best/brightest AAA light which I've just gotta have in my collection"?
Garry, isnāt it the same thing? As a flashaholic, want is need.
djozz, I have a few of the MBI HF lights that run direct drive on a custom made 10250 Nuke cells that can do over 3A for a short time. The lights come with 10440 tubes as well to allow longer run times. The Efest 10440 is THE best in that format that I have found. It mirrors the Nuke in itās initial output, and of course will run longer. But in actual run time tests with my new lightbox, heat is the limiting factorā¦the small light doesnāt have mass to remove the heat from the emitterā¦even in a fully copper light with a copper star turned down to 10mm. I was as surprised as you, thought the initial output at least would be way up there, but itās not.
Perhaps in a different light, with a different set up, direct drive on the 10440 would deliver more. I might just take a bigger lights head off, run it on the 10440 in the lightbox and see what happens.
Sorry for the buzz, got a little buzz-happy there. Canāt even blame it on the coffee, havenāt had any todayā¦oo ooo thatās a good excuse! Need coffeee Nowww! lol
Are you in the us? There is a seller on here.
Might ship internationally too.
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Looks like your in Atlanta, Ga. mtnelectronics.com BLF name: RMM He has a thread on new products.
Efest 10440 are the best. Be sure to charge at 250mA or less otherwise you may progressively reduce your 10440ās capacity.
Suitable chargers: XTAR XP1, $1.50 usb tp4056 CC/CV board (current mod), Adafruit Micro Lipo, LipoNano
Good thread, condenses info, and is making my mind up on what to get.
Iāve been āthinkingā about something a step up and/or smaller than a SK68 clone for months, and most recently caved and bought two more SK68 clones instead of making up my mind.
Olight i3S looks the best, G2, nothing Iāve seen negative, and the price difference isnāt a deluxe cheeseburger apart.
Thrunite Ti2 looks good, G2, some issues, no lo low mode.
Thrunite Ti cheaper option.
Tank007 E09 cheapest good option.
i bought one of these to the cnqualitygoods light mentioned earlier but for $10 cheaper. xp-e instead of xp-g2ā¦but so far i love it. itās small enough that I carry it every day as a back-up light (and 90% of the time itās the first one i go for). itās cheap and not the best emitter, but at least it doesnāt have sos or strobe.
there is also another version of the cnc light with a nw emitterā¦looks nice i may try this one out
Message 31, its an OK option, I donāt think the 10440 is speced for use with it, but reports its works but maybe hot?
I think the Olight i3S is better light, construction, UI, starts on low, off/on twist to hi, one more to moonlight, quick cycle again for strobe. I just took mine for its first walk, and it seems very practical, but does feel SMALL in my hands, some kind of wrist lanyard is going on mine. Easy one hand mode switching, and nice mix of slight flood with central spot. Throw did not amaze me, but twenty or thirty feet away it was plenty of light.
lol. That would be true, but Iām hunting for a kickinā AAA for my boss who just asked me if I could score one. Told him Iād look into it. Heās getting a couple of other lights from me too.
1xAAA isnāt going to be scary bright, surprisingly bright for its size about the best it gets. All of the lights mentioned have good output on an Eneloop, but the moment the smallest size isnāt the most critical factor there are better much higher output options in 1xAA lights like the SC52 or the cheap SK68 clones especially on a 16500.
A little google shows most āworkā with a 10440, but get hot within a minute or so, so you exchange hi or a short term turbo mode. I am going to pick up a 10440 to play with, but donāt think it would be EDC that way.
So, I have too admit, I was a little disappointed in the output of the Olight i3S EOS after hearing all the raves about itā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦UNTIL I put a Efest 10440 into it and ZOOOOOM! This thing is sick!!! Quite possible quadruple the output.