Photos of your new arrived lights

ver_ivanz007 · 2019-12-09T09:04:37.000Z

Here’s my newly arrived Acebeam K30GT using SBT90.2 from Neal….

Here it is compared with MF01, Convoy M3 and Astrolux FT03

Beamshot with the church 450m away.

ecotack · 2019-12-09T12:53:22.000Z

I bought this 3D flashlight off eBay, took a gamble. It looked like a Maglite, but branded Marksman. Its weight was almost the same as a Maglite and now its arrived it looks even more like a Maglite. Good or licensed copy?

Agro · 2019-12-09T12:58:39.000Z

BOO5TED:

Just need to get an 18350 Ti tube now.

Mmmmmmm. So nice….

Terry_Oregon · 2019-12-09T14:23:40.000Z

I bought this 3D flashlight off eBay, took a gamble. It looked like a Maglite, but branded Marksman. Its weight was almost the same as a Maglite and now its arrived it looks even more like a Maglite. Good or licensed copy?

It was common for Maglite to engrave company logos on large orders (by request). Or, someone simply took it down to their local laser engraver.

Is there a serial number on the side?

Lightbringer · 2019-12-09T16:37:46.000Z

Yeah, I got a welded-shut (courtesy of some hateful little alkaleaks) MicroMag that came with an alloutdoors.com logo etched into it. (Just checked, apparently defunct.)

ecotack · 2019-12-09T20:22:01.000Z

Terry Oregon:

It was common for Maglite to engrave company logos on large orders (by request). Or, someone simply took it down to their local laser engraver.

Is there a serial number on the side?

No serial number, but now I have it next to a real Mag, its clearly not genuine. Almost spot on in dimensions. The threads on the body are different, but bezel is identical. The knuckling is slightly different and machining has left some swarf and rough edged inside. Still I only paid £9.99 delivered. Triple reflector and driver on its way from KD

Now to find a 6D

Terry_Oregon · 2019-12-09T20:56:14.000Z

Now to find a 6D

That won't be hard, Maglite still makes 6D in LED, and only recently stopped listing 6D incandescents, but they're still available online in black or red link.

7D is the holly grail.

jason77 · 2019-12-09T20:55:23.000Z

Here’s what came in the mail this past Saturday “Nitecore Tip 2 Micro USB Rechargeable Magnetic Keychain Light 720 Lumens”

ecotack · 2019-12-16T13:20:32.000Z

Terry Oregon:

That won’t be hard, Maglite still makes 6D in LED, and only recently stopped listing 6D incandescents, but they’re still available online in black or red link.

7D is the holly grail.

Easy to find on eBay to, just can hold their price. I did pick one up for £20, which was less that the last few I’ve seen go on eBay.

Now what to do with it. I was thinking 3 XHP50.2, in parallel, using this driver 5A XHP70 from KD:

kaidomain.com

FX6 22mm 6V - 8.4V 5A 2 Groups of 4 to 6-Mode Driver Circuit Board for XHP70

Hopefully the driver will be OK with NiMH and alkaline

Lightbringer · 2019-12-16T16:05:15.000Z

I got a bunch of these Amazon.com to burn down AAs in a 2×D light, and they work fine.

Actually, I would’ve sworn that the ones I got don’t have springs, in that they’re pretty much just 2 parallel plates that rely on the plastic to squoosh down and make contact, but I might be thinking of the 4×AAA holders instead.

(All in parallel, not series. Anyone knows where to get a 4×AAA holder that’s in series, definitely let me know, as I’d like to have a few in case an alkaleak takes a dump in the only one I have for a Luxpro light.)

Anyway, you should be able to load ’em up with NiMH and have them settle down to 8.4V after a while. Might be a bit higher fresh right out of the charger, so…

the4ds9 · 2019-12-16T21:53:53.000Z

I received great service when I purchased my Acebeam K30 GT from Andrew-Amanda.com.

I recommend them for the worry-free buying experience!

BOO5TED · 2019-12-20T21:45:07.000Z

Haven’t received them yet but just ordered two new Lumintop lights, Tool AA2.0 Ti with XP-L HD

https://lumintoplighting.com/lumintop-tool-aa20-taitanium-650-lumens-edc-flashlight-p0057.html

and the new FW1A Pro with XHP50.2

https://lumintoplighting.com/lumintop-fw1a-pro-3500-lumens-xhp502-high-intensity-18650-flashlight-p0056.html

jon_slider · 2019-12-23T22:13:50.000Z

The top one just arrived: Merry MeXmas

the4ds9 · 2019-12-24T13:51:10.000Z

Taken with the iPhone camera:

Cree XHP70.2 is a very hard LED to tame into a long distance beam. Only the BLF GT has done it. I can light up a factory building half a mile away! Yes!

Pete7874 · 2019-12-30T17:42:49.000Z

Some cheap camping light, actually works quite well…

Petr_J · 2019-12-31T19:34:34.000Z

New headlamp Nitecore NU17. Comparison with the older NU10. It is really tiny, light and shines perfectly.

BOO5TED · 2020-01-08T01:22:10.000Z

My two new Lumintops came in, FW1A Pro and Tool Ti.

Pro vs the standard FW1A

Was going to swap the Nichia emitter from my Tool Kit but apparently they are different. The Ti head is two pieces unlike the regular Tool.

Couldn’t stand the gold clip, think it looks better with the black one. Also swapped the Ti body and deep clip from my FW3T and added a stainless bezel. Perfect pair of EDCs now imo.

Pete7874 · 2020-01-08T02:02:32.000Z

Picked up this big honking thing the other day…

Hank33 · 2020-01-08T03:28:30.000Z

The little guys just came in. :-) Oh and hey the Lumintop Tool AA reflector top plastic ring seal glows too! :-)

jon_slider · 2020-01-08T03:36:37.000Z

BOO5TED:

Was going to swap the Nichia emitter from my Tool Kit but apparently they are different. The Ti head is two pieces unlike the regular Tool.

congrats on your lights

maybe also,
consider the option to buy some Nichia 219b LEDs
to put into the AA Ti Tool

instead of harvesting from your Alum AA Tool kit, you could upgrade those LEDs to Higher CRI also