yea but my point is for that money, id rather have a pocket flashlight. the MCE p7 i have, with the shining beam regulator would blow that out of the water
and its under 40 bux for that! (including 2 CR123 lithium primaries, which draw 2.8amps on the nose)
a mag is 30 bux, then anotherr 25 for that.... and only 400 lumens.... no thanks lol
where as, sst-90
mag for 30
LED for 50 (direct from avnet)
custom driver circuit (maybe DD if i stay with Ni-MH) ill say 20 bux since im gonna build it myself out of components
heat sink 28 bux
so at worst a 150 dollar project, with 2250 lumens, seems like a better use of a mag. something that size is NEEDED for.
which btw is a budget flashlight. why? cause its the best lumens per dollar out there!
but hey, to each their own!