TrustFire X9 - Thoughts and beamshots

You guys should measure , not figure out current draws.

Here's the results of my multi meter.

Xtar 18700 2600mah @4.11v

KE5 - 1.44

RQ w/ xml and Ultrafire driver rated at 2.5 A - 1.85

X9 stock - 1.13

Solarforce L2 w/ 0.8-4.2v dropin modded with XML - 1.7

AW 14500 @4.11v

L2m w/ 0.8-4.2v dropin modded with XML -1.60

Xeno E03 - 1.4

In the process of doing this I dropped my fav light (Tank007 506 Steel modded with R5) 5feet to the floor, luckily it survived damaging only the wooden floor. lol

I thought I forgot to buy something earlier today when I went to the mall, realize its the multi meter and soldering iron.

Any thoughts on the results of my test?

Your reading from the UF dropin should be higher than the higher 2A range. The equus leads are just too thin to measure the current properly. The HF leads I use are very thick. They are from an old meter. New HF leads are not the same. You need to find or make some better leads.

Well, I'm aware I could be getting more from the UF drop-in, but it seems many others here are drawing in the upper 2A range as well. What if not all of those drop-ins are equal? Drawing around 2.8A would seem normal then. What do you define as "new" for the HF leads? One set I used are several years old and the other maybe as old as two years. However, I do plan on eventually making new leads. It just hasn't been a high priority for now.

Well, I should be getting my Keygos pretty soon and I'll see what I get. But you're right, those numbers do look low. I hope my Keygos is at 2.5A or Ima be pissed.

just posted a vid of my 980l vs the x9..enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2-8ro5c-Sg

I cut the end of my old leads and soldered on some thicker wire. Getting 2.2 a now.

Ian, try the same readings again but this time use paper clips as your leads. Just insert a squished "J" end (after you unfold a clip once).

While waiting for my KD driver, I removed the X9 stock driver and transferred it to my RQ with XML, man the output is pretty weak, it just pulls 1.1A from my my multimeter, but my meter reads low so I guess it pulls somewhere near 1.4A. Still way low than expected, cant wait for the new driver. Hopefully it arrives tomorrow.

fishmaniac, Could you explain further how to use paperclips? I also doesn't have any paperclips around. hehe

I received mine today, I will check tonight how it works and the consumption with thick wires, I do not mind much leaving it DD in case the driver doesn't give 2.8-3A, should I add some material under the star in that case, or would it be enough as is?

Hey guys, I added a video to the first post. I love this flashlight!

Received my KD driver and just finished modding my X9, All I could say is WOW.

It Doubles the Output, 1.4A from the stock driver and Now its 2.8A. Can't wait for night time.

I'm GREEN Ian, I'm green...lol (with envy that is!)

Lol. Will try to post beamshots later tonight.

eargerly await'em

I only checked with one 18650 and it shows 1.4A on the multimeter.

Mine came with a limited warranty from Ultrafire, and in the data sheet, it said it can be used up to 8.4V,

anyone else received this same data sheet?

I will probably replace the driver for the Kaidomain one, but it would be good to know if it really can work at 8.4V, and also would love to know if being that way trustfire will launch an extension tube for 2*18650 like the X8's.

Mine also shows that it can be used up to 8.4V, never tested as I dont have any Brand new CR123 and no 16340 batteries.

I bought from pandamimi and paid $39.99.

In her ad she claimed 3000mA draw.

It looks and feels nice except that the Trustfire Logo is crooked.

With my new and better dmm it tests:

2.8A on High with Xtar 2600

2.7A on H with Tenergy 2600 protected flat top

2.4A with Trustfire 2400 Flame

2.0A with Ultrafire 3000

With these batteries it never gets more than a bit warm.

I tried it with a pair of CR123A batts from Battery Station.

The flashlight works fine and gets hot within 10 seconds. After 5 minutes I switched off. I then tested all modes and they worked fine.

Switched on and off and retest modes 3 times, all OK.

Dumped the CR123 batts and they were quite hot.

Brightness with the CR123A was barely better than with Xtar or Tenergy 2600 but it drew 3.8 amps vrs 2.8 with Xtar and got hot fast.

I will not run CR123A again.

You were lucky stevetexas, you go twice amps than mine, that's the problem of playing chinesse lotto hehe.

It is quite cheap for the general quality, so I don't mind changing the driver.

Here's some comparison shots