best price I have seen, by far!
Take a look over on âthat otherâ flashlight forum.
Vinh Nguyen 54 is modding these gems, and the sales and responses in the MM15 sub-forum are self-explanatory!
(I DID order one, current boost/domes on. I have been waiting for a nuclear flooder.)
The price in this thread (OP) is outstanding!!! Thank you, hkequipment!
absolutely amazing how many of those vinh has sold!
(the output of the stock MM15 too tame for you?) I guess ânuclearâ is the key word. Have u received yours yet? What is the turbo output?
this deal is so tempting. If I already had the cells I would get it. What cells will u use?
MT-G2 P0
high CRI???
No
Be careful of the map police!!
I got an MM15vn.
Blinding is the best way to describe turbo mode. Just the sheer wall of light it it puts out is impressive. Most people are awed by throwers - when folks see the MM15vnâs output compared to my TK-75, theyâre like, âMeh.â to the TK.
Turbo is supposed to be 6500L domes on. I got the Stage 1, domes on version as I wanted total flood.
Just ordered one. Couldnât resist at this price.
Thanks hkequipment !!!
I just couldnât resist with that price⌠sigh, I need to join Flashlight Anonymous soon.
Anybody want to join me?
I have heard it said ârevealing your feeling is the beginning of healing.â
this will be a difficult one to pass on, my most difficult. I passed on the excellent Sunwayman D40A for $50, that wasnât easy.
In lieu of this light I could easily get Mountain Electronicsâ Supfire M6, for less than half the price! Not much difference?
Iâll go nowâŚ.
s. hope you got your shelf back up, reinforced!
s. Got Vinnies e-mail update tonight: #6 or #7 beckoning?
May 3:
- M2500 Dome $90 $100
- M2500 Dedome $90 $100
- TN35vn Dome $180 $195
- TN35vn Dedome $185 $200
- TK35UEvn Dome on $125 $140
- MM15vn dome on $220 $235
- MM15vn Dedome $225 $240
- Quad MTG2 Mule Single Mode SVD7vn $350 $375
- TK35UEvn Dedome $125 $140
- S200C2vn MTG2 3 mode dome on 4.5A, extra 18650 extension included, Can run 2*18350 or 2*18650 $150 $165
Vinh Nguyen
I bought a MTN M6. The MM15vn is WAY more than twice the torch. It wasnât cheap, but I really donât regret this purchase.
Would Vinh be okay if I asked him about a mail list light, even though Iâm not subscribed?
about purchasing a light from him? Donât see why not. PM him, I have many times and he always answers. I have never purchased from him and probably wonât , but not because I donât want all of his offerings.
Appreciate your comment on the M6 vs MM15. Was the M6 modded, option #2?
I have few M6s already, although itâs not modded with #2 , I did simple resistor mod and itâs bright enough, itâs just that I never have Niwalker light before⌠especially double MT-G2s in 1 light⌠not too mention excellent run time
Although Iâm interested in Vinhâs MM15vn⌠but the price at HKequipment is hard to say no :heart_eyes: , I already put 2 in my cart until I have to explain to my wife why I need 2 of themâŚ
BTW⌠the shelves is up again and this time all the lights took 3 shelves :weary:
Top shelf is for âpremiumâ and heavy modded lights, middle shelf is for â regular and modded lightâ and bottom shelf is for EDC lights :bigsmile:
My M6 was stock. Iâm in the process of modding it, but itâs going slow.
The âway more than twice the torchâ was more based on how I feel about the flashlight. I mean, amongst flashlight enthusiasts the M6 with 2000-2400L is nothing nowadays (how we are spoiled!). But the MM15 behaves really differently from most other lights out there, even aside from its 5200-6500L output. The very forward-mounted LEDs gives a bunch of spill, and the huge dies of the MT-G2s also contributes to spill. Most lights try to impress with a blinding hotspot - this thing will light up a 150 degree arc very brightly.
Also with all that, even non-flashaholics always comment about how itâs so small, how is it so bright? Every one of my other lights gets a, âThatâs cool.â The MM15 gets a, âHoly crap!â
Oh, and DayLighter, if you can afford 2x MM15s, you need to get the MM15vn Stage 1. Unless youâre a highly skilled modder, Vinhâs labor costs are very well worth it to me.
The $50 premium I paid over retail got me a light thatâs been modded with a high level of reassurance from a guy that from what I know backs his stuff completely.
And the issue with the turbo runtime? The factory rates the turbo runtime over an hour, whereas the MM15vn can only do a few minutes, but thatâs the compromise you make. When youâre over 5K lumens, each additional hundred lumen block adds dearly to cost, complexity, and heat. But most everyone here knows this, Iâm just rambling for the most part.
$260 is a lot for a flashlight. And I donât regret it at all.
Good Day hkequipment,
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Does your free shipping to Australia (Hong Kong Post) include tracking?
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Thank You Very Much,
Roberta 0:)
Sorry, my mistake, Iâll edit my posts. I had thought that even the P0 was 75-80 CRI, which many manufacturers refer to as high CRI (it seems I wasnât the only one to make the mistake).
Anyway, even if it isnât high CRI then the neutral tint with such a tight chromaticity bin (2-step Macadam, so no tint lottery) still adds to how impressive the efficiency figures are.
Clarification please.
-The graph in the second post ârelative outputâ, what units is that I donât understand how that works.
-The âTurboâ is rated at 2h 10m 5233 lumens. The graph shows in only running at that high for a few minutes and then it drops down dramatically. How can that be classified as 2h 10m when it really only sustains that for a short time? Is that just the fact that it stays in that âturbo modeâ but not actually giving official turbo brightness?
Unfortunately that is just how ANSI measurements work, output for the entire run is taken at 30 seconds to 3 minutes and runtime is taken until 10%. This leads to misleading figures for lights with a timed or thermal step-down in turbo mode for the reasons seen here. The specs of a number of other lights are similarly biased due to this system.
For a better idea of actual figures and loads of other info including beamshots and output tests then you should really take a look at selfbuiltâs original review: Niwalker MiniMax Nova MM15 (2xMT-G2, 4x18650) REVISED Prototype Review: RUNTIMES+ | Candle Power Flashlight Forum
Heâs also included a runtime test where he bumps it back up to turbo after each step-down (after a 10 minute cooling down period), which may give a better idea of what you are looking for regarding turbo runtime, itâs around 50 minutes.
It steps down to high after 4mins the cells arenât depleted by 50%.
I want this light badly but im waiting for a few reviews before deciding to go with standard or modified. The problem with the modded version is it gets hot VERY fast and can be uncomfortable to hold after only 45 seconds. As much as I want the massive output Im not sure if this is making it a little impractical.
Selfbuiltâs excellent review
I was so so close to getting one of Vinhâs.
In the end though I am a bit glad I didnât. To me it seems like an floodier M6 with a showoff mode that can only be used for 90 seconds.
For the moment, Iâll stick with my SRK for floodâŚ