I recall seeing a pic here a few months ago with pics of the M150 in a variety of finishes including MAO. Maybe a V4?
Love this torch but the output just sucks. Anyone heard of a new version coming out?
What don’t you like about the output? Do you think it should be brighter or something?
200 lumens of Sustainable High CRI is normal for a 14500 light
here is a review that shows the flat regulated output lasts about an hour on medium:
if you want a light with higher sustainable output, look at lights with Low CRI LEDs, such as the TS10SG… I have not found a runtime graph for that one yet, but it seems to hold over 500 lumens for the first 3 minutes.
A High CRI TS10 otoh, sustains about 200 lumens, similar to the M150
the High CRI 14500 light with the highest sustainable output Im aware of, is the D3AA at about 250 lumens
I think that I an just not satisfied with small higher cri torches during daylight hours as they just dont seem to be be bright enough. I have the Ts10sg and a d3AA with W1 and they are fine during the day.
Maybe I am just hopeful that the next version will have an option for a cooler emitter with higher candela.
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thanks for sharing your application, I agree small high cri lights are best suited for night time use, and other dark ambient light environments…
Definitely not the right tool for working on a car in the sun…
good to know your other options work better
Agreed, I just love the form and “fidgit” factor of the M150.
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The one thing I’ve always found impressive of the m150/h150 is how moon-mode brightness is not impacted based the the battery chemistry that’s being used. Other 1xAA 14500 capable lights that I own, change their low brightness, based on what type of battery using.
agree
Also true for the Emisar D3aa, moonlight is the same on both types of batteries:
Also both lights use NoPWM
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I think there’s room for improvement on the M150. The boost/linear driver means efficiency on Li-ion is not what it could be, and that means the sustainable level is not as high as it could be.
A boost-only driver like the D3AA combined with a single 6V LED would be really interesting. I’m not just saying this because I love the B35AM (but I do love the B35AM).