lol i will post pics once i start getting the parts in. all i have right now is two mags
for me, i sell alot of these budget flashlights (buy em in semi-bulk, 10 at a time and resell) to friends and craigslisters lol
people do it cause they know if they have a problem with a flashlight, ill replace it for them, and take care of the whole over-seas returns processes lol
sooo, i want to prove my flashlight knowledge to some skeptics (the Surefire devotees lol)
the MTE p7 mod was pretty impressive to most. most people have never seen a 900 lumen flashlight before
however, the maglite would be the ultimate flashlight.
with 3 D sized cells it should last a decent amount of time, even at 9 amps. at over 2000 lumens its comparable to HIDs, except no expensive ballasts!
yada yada yada
as far as practical goes, yes and no. I want it for show, but when im out hiking, it would be nice to have that much power in my book bag.
thats where i think about having modes on something that bright would be nice.....
thing with modes is, im not an EE, so im not very good at designing circuitry lol
since i have two mags, ill probably have a p7 build and an SST-90 build.
the p7 will be for usability. with Ni-MH i should get at least 2 hours of battery life on high. (3 D cells) and maybe more with Li-ion!
the SST-90 can be usable as a high beam on my car :-D
speaking of, once i get back on that bandwagon, the SST-90 and SST-50 should be the answer to my LED headlight questions. so power is taken care of, now onto optics and cooling lol