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BigDaddy123 · 2018-01-23T19:00:02.000Z

Done, bought a Nichia. Thanks a lot for the code.

Newlumen · 2018-01-24T02:08:56.000Z

I should get my mf 01 on thursday… if i do get it on thursday, shipping time will be 9 days… fast!!!either way, i will play the light for a while then mod it with lexel driver… will give short recview on this light…

Natopsi · 2018-01-27T21:07:28.000Z

The MF01 isn’t listed any more at Banggood, does somebody know why?

giorgoskok · 2018-01-28T02:03:58.000Z

I think it’s an error , from Banggood webpage .

sovereignknight · 2018-01-28T10:00:27.000Z

freeme:

Leave everything intact if the light it function well. Drop a mail for their customer service if you wish to have a replacement for the worn off screw(s). As for the ss bezel, i believe they have applied some threadlocker for second batch on wards. Quite a few owners have mentioned in previous post.

[quote=jdh00] Does anyone have a source for the Torx screws that go into the countersunk holes in the brass ring that holds down the driver? One of mine came stripped and loctited, so things got messy during removal and now I’m down to two screws only. Maybe having only two screws is fine, but I’d like to get even pressure distribution on the driver, if possible. Speaking of difficulties. Have others found the bezel easy to remove? Mine had red loctite and I needed a vise and strap wrench for removal. [/quote]

They are using this.

sovereignknight:

Does anyone know what Nichia 219C is used in v2? I hope it is RA9050 SM503.

Sweet. Thanks for the Nichia info Freeme! But I can’t tell if it is a RA503 or something. Is this a 5000k LED? What CRI? I think it says it’s a D260, meaning 260lm @ 700mAh but I can’t tell if it’s 5000k. I also think it says it’s a SM505 making it white as per the picture. I’m not sure how to tell exactly what color temp of white it’s referring to. I’ll be getting my MF-01 Nichia version next week to go with my XP-G3!

sovereignknight · 2018-01-28T11:05:05.000Z

I think I figured it out.

It must be a 5500K color temperature.

Digging up some specs from Nichia’s website says:

SM505

x 0.3447
y 0.3553
a 0.005925
b 0.014030
Ø –31.78

Reference

Referencing the MacAdam color space chart with these numbers seems to show it is 5500k If I’m reading it correctly.

I still don’t know what the CRI is though.

Here’s the best I could reference color tints. Sadly there is no sm505 to reference.

Unloco · 2018-01-28T13:21:51.000Z

My MF01 (V2) had the bezel thread glued.
I had to use a belt tool to loosen it.
Luckily there was little glue, it was transparent.

I had very little amount of thermal paste.

The torx of the driver seems to be glued also.
I destroyed the heads.
Could someone tell me screws size?
TIA

giorgoskok · 2018-01-28T21:14:55.000Z

Nichia leds are 5000K .

5000K , 5 steps mc addams

sovereignknight · 2018-01-28T21:24:56.000Z

Thanks for the correction. Would you say the tint looks more like the SM503 shown in the flashlight beam comparison I posted?

giorgoskok · 2018-01-28T21:27:48.000Z

Yes , i would say it’s pretty much the same, at least on my V1 light .

sovereignknight · 2018-01-28T21:37:16.000Z

Cool, thanks. I dig that tint. Not too far away from NW and not too far from CW. That’s my perfect tint preference balance without getting too yellow or blue!

SKV89 · 2018-01-29T18:01:30.000Z

sovereignknight:

I think I figured it out.

It must be a 5500K color temperature.

It’s actually about 5000k according to Mauuka’s test.

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Got my MF01 today. It works perfectly. Was happily surprised that it uses high CRI (>90) 219Cs. I thought it used the standard CRI80 219C 5000K. The tint is absolutely beautiful, no shift to speak of and no other anomalies. The UI is quite the step up from the disaster that was the S42. All in all a superb light for the GB price! Some PWM (or other flickering) evident on a cellphone camera on all modes except low but not visible to the eye. Didn’t have time to scope that out yet. Output is no…

patmurris · 2018-01-30T00:31:40.000Z

Today i received my MF-01 head i sent to Lexel for modding…
OMG! 13k+ Nichia lumen at startup on fresh 30Qs!
I wonder whether i could fry an egg… :laughing:

Glad i now have Narsil and ramping to handle this huge amount of light.
The GITD tape inside the optic is a nice touch too.

@Lexel: great work! :+1:

Box · 2018-01-30T00:47:29.000Z

patmurris:

Today i received my MF-01 head i sent to Lexel for modding…
OMG! 13k+ Nichia lumen at startup on fresh 30Qs!
I wonder whether i could fry an egg… :laughing:

Glad i now have Narsil and ramping to handle this huge amount of light.
The GITD tape inside the optic is a nice touch too.

@Lexel: great work! :+1:

Pics please! Haha
Enjoy buddy

sovereignknight · 2018-01-30T00:53:43.000Z

Just received my Nichia 219c variant. Will compare my XP-G3 with it tonight!

sovereignknight · 2018-01-30T08:48:11.000Z

Now that I have the Nichia 219c version, It’s time to compare the two!

XP-G3 Variant Left - Nichia 219c Variant Right

XP-G3

Nichia 219c

This is my first Nichia 219c based light. I can totally see why people dig the Nichia LED. The tint at 5000K is definitely the sweet spot. I love both lights to tell you the truth, but yeah, the Nichia looks sweet!

I just don’t know the CRI % of the Nichia. I think the Cree is 70%

SKV89 · 2018-01-30T09:49:55.000Z

Wow thanks for posting these pics. Very useful! I was hoping the nichia 219c would be a little warmer than that. There’s not much difference in tint judging from your side by side pic. I’m still on the fence of whether to buy this because I have the Haikelite MT09R preordered but I do want a high powered nichia high cri flood light.

southland · 2018-01-30T10:30:00.000Z

Sovereignknight, does the xpg seem a whole lot brighter to you? In my case it does.

patmurris · 2018-01-30T17:34:54.000Z

GITD tape inside the MF-01 optic by Lexel:

sovereignknight · 2018-01-30T18:22:41.000Z

southland:

Sovereignknight, does the xpg seem a whole lot brighter to you? In my case it does.

To be honest it seemed just only slightly less bright to me. It is noticeable but if I had to pick I think I like the Nichia a little more. It’s a tossup really. I love both of the lights. I’d totally recommend having both of them at the outstanding discounted group buy price. Full price I’d say just the Nichia. I will most likely alternate between the two so I can have the best of both worlds.

I love both of the lights equally overall.

The only thing I kinda don’t like is the very short turbo time. I know it’s because of heat but… man they are amazing on turbo!