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.
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
So i wanted to test my x9 using cr123a primary's. Here's is what i got: 2.55A, 1.15A, .27A
Edit: Its day time now. Test it in my dark garage and WOW it is a lot brighter, i was getting 1.3A using a 18650.
Here is my hypotheses. The crooked logo run of X9s draw 2.8A. Yavi, is your logo crooked or straight? Not a high probability on this one but you never know with these lights.
Hey Ian, so I guess you got a new multimeter or used different leads? Cuz you said it was 1.13A before.
Looks much brighter than your previous pic! Same camera settings right? I'm still green. ;)
Diff Multimeter. Same Camera setting. The difference is the Target, the trees is half as before due to the Tropical cyclone that hit us.
I even feel its much2 brighter than the picture.
It lights up 250 Meters easily, was thinking how people in that Building/factory thought where its coming from.
Tried to do a Video of LD40 vs X9 KD drver but the result is crappy but easily shows the difference in brightness and throw. I think it more than triple the brightness of my LD40.