What is the SMALLEST and BRIGHTEST light

[ohaya]

If you’re interested in the MBI lights, IS now carries them, so you can get them from the U.S.:

http://www.illumn.com/flashlights/matchbox-instruments-mbi.html

[Socom_Smith]

Yes lol but this is for a special project. Nice lights but kind of pricey, looking to spend about $50 or less

[Socom_Smith]

Just ordered the DQG bullet just cause of the price… Only $21 bucks but im still searching for the perfect light.

[JohnnyMac]

Socom, did you check wallbuys? They have the Fairy as well as the even smaller Spy ;)

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[Socom_Smith]

Yes I originally bought the fairy from that site, and I received an email saying that they didn’t have the product in stock. And yes the DQG spy is the probably the next one ill buy.

[dangerous]

I’m also interested in the Spy with a couple blue trit vials. Is it a huge issue if you are the cell at 200mah?

[THE_dAY]

@dangerous

I’m also interested in the Spy with a couple blue trit vials. Is it a huge issue if you are the cell at 200mah?

The capacity of the 10180 is like 80mAh so 200mAh is too high a charge rate and will most likely shorten lifespan of the cell.

[JohnnyMac]

@THE_dAY

@dangerous

I’m also interested in the Spy with a couple blue trit vials. Is it a huge issue if you are the cell at 200mah?

The capacity of the 10180 is like 80mAh so 200mAh is too high a charge rate and will most likely shorten lifespan of the cell.

Good lord! What would one even use to charge a cell of such low capacity??

[WarHawk-AVG]

You could always build you a pretty bright little light

I built a small 16340 light, an Ultrafire 602C, XP-G and a 101-AK-A1 driver, and put a 10mm TIR in it and thing is amazingly bright for being so small

They have better emitters XP-G2

I flashed mine with custom firmware but the stock ain’t all that bad

Here is my build

Convoy S5 and UltraFire 602C

I built a few UF 602B 16340 lights to compliment my Convoy S5 here is the family Daddy and kiddo lights [image] I bought the standard UltraFire 602B host from FT, XP-G R5-1A 345LM 6700K, Nanjg 101-AK-A1 driver, and two different TIR, a 10 degree 5pack and a 15 degree and some XP-G to XM-L converter reflector adapters Body components [image] The 10 degree ones drop right in after removing the outer plastic, the 15 degree I had to file off the lip a bit for it to drop in Flashed the Nanjg …

[ohaya]

@WarHawk-AVG

You could always build you a pretty bright little light

I built a small 16340 light, an Ultrafire 602C, XP-G and a 101-AK-A1 driver, and put a 10mm TIR in it and thing is amazingly bright for being so small

They have better emitters XP-G2

I flashed mine with custom firmware but the stock ain’t all that bad

Here is my build
Convoy S5 and UltraFire 602C

I’ve also used the 602C as a host, and you’re right that it’s great, but, from the thread discussion, I think that the OP was looking for something much smaller. I myself didn’t realize that until I saw the later posts :(.

[djozz]

@WarHawk-AVG

You could always build you a pretty bright little light I built a small 16340 light, an “Ultrafire 602C”:https://www.fasttech.com/p/1198401, “XP-G”:https://www.fasttech.com/p/1136700 and a “101-AK-A1”:https://www.fasttech.com/p/1122401 driver, and put a “10mm TIR”:https://www.fasttech.com/p/1574902 in it and thing is amazingly bright for being so small They have better emitters “XP-G2”:https://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10001905/1682204-cree-xp-g2-s2-2b-458lm-5700-6000k-led-emitter I flashed mine with custom firmware but the stock ain’t all that bad Here is my build Convoy S5 and UltraFire 602C

It is not finished I say: that sounds like a candidate for your 15->17mm scaled up driver, for even better output :-)

[dangerous]

80mah sounds like a joke. I guess 14250 (~300mah) is the smallest I’d go, but 15270 (~550mah) seems a lot more reasonable.

[Dimbo_The_Blinky]

@JohnnyMac

@THE_dAY

The capacity of the 10180 is like 80mAh so 200mAh is too high a charge rate and will most likely shorten lifespan of the cell.

Good lord! What would one even use to charge a cell of such low capacity??

Rub it on your hair?

Ooops!

Sorry, JohnnyMac…

Rub it on your DOG’S hair!

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+1000

[Rufusbduck]

@JohnnyMac

@THE_dAY

@dangerous

I’m also interested in the Spy with a couple blue trit vials. Is it a huge issue if you are the cell at 200mah?

The capacity of the 10180 is like 80mAh so 200mAh is too high a charge rate and will most likely shorten lifespan of the cell.

Good lord! What would one even use to charge a cell of such low capacity??

An MC0 from Mtnelectronics or pick up one of the adjustable charge boards and put together a lower current version.

[WarHawk-AVG]

@Rufusbduck

@JohnnyMac

@THE_dAY

@dangerous

I’m also interested in the Spy with a couple blue trit vials. Is it a huge issue if you are the cell at 200mah?

The capacity of the 10180 is like 80mAh so 200mAh is too high a charge rate and will most likely shorten lifespan of the cell.

Good lord! What would one even use to charge a cell of such low capacity??

An MC0 from Mtnelectronics or pick up one of the adjustable charge boards and put together a lower current version.

Yep, I put a 2.2K ohm resistor on the RProg of a bunch of mine…get 500mA~ output all day long, an RProg resistor of 10K will give you a minimum of 180mA

[one41]

I was looking for DQG choices too at the best price and one website was down. So I managed to buy some direct from the maker on TaoBao without knowing any Chinese. Both the Spy and Fairy are there, and the Spy has some discounted blemished ones(afaik it’s the textured part or lacks the same shine). I just placed the order, so hopefully it won’t be too long to get them.

[fellfromtree]

@one41

I was looking for DQG choices too at the best price and one website was down. So I managed to buy some direct from the maker on TaoBao without knowing any Chinese. Both the Spy and Fairy are there, and the Spy has some discounted blemished ones(afaik it’s the textured part or lacks the same shine). I just placed the order, so hopefully it won’t be too long to get them.

Save 15 bucks it looks like on the spy with trit vial. Not too shabby if it’s not broken…

[keltex78]

I did an impulse mod a few nights ago that turned out to be fairly impressive...

I still had my old M5 from DX's pricing mix-up a few months ago:

Like this one: http://www.fasttech.com/products/1601/10006901/1551101-ultrafire-m5-mini-1-cree-xp-g-r5-1-mode-150-lumen

...and this XM-L2 emitter on a 12mm board from FastTech in my box...

http://www.fasttech.com/products/1574603

The emitter/PCB was a perfect fit for the host; I used a cone-shaped diamond bit to slighly enlarge the reflector opening, and it perfectly seated around the emitter dome. It's a twisty, not a clicky, but it's still crazy-bright using my old Trustfire 14500s. I would love to see it with one of the Efest high-current cells...

Runtime is low... Tailcap current is unknown due to the design of the host, but it gets very hot very quickly, and brightness drops noticeably due to the thermal sag... Total flooder though... Not much of a thrower. Tiny reflector +OP +XM-L2 ≠ long throw.

[sunbeam]

http://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10003622/1286501-trustfire-mini-02-cree-xm-l-t6-3-mode-480lm-led

i have this it is crazy bright for size… over 300 lumens on high but may get hot after a few min… 100 lumen on low… no heat… lights up my whole yard… can see things 200 feet away in pitch black

but… twist on… but not a big deal to me

[one41]

I bought a few DQG flashlights directly from the maker on TaoBao. http://dqg-tiny.taobao.com/

I used Chrome, and it kept translating pages for me. If buttons didn’t work after translation, I reloaded and hit the right button before translation. No problem with shipping to USA, but I wanted EMS shipping. I didn’t know how to use messaging in TaoBao, but contacting him though the email on his website(http://www.duqingang.com/) worked great. I have no idea how fast whatever shipping he normally uses for international, but EMS was FAST. And since China is cracking down on lithium-ion batteries shipments, you might have to forgo the battery. Paying was pretty easy with Alipay, again translating.

If you are interested in the Spy, there is a “defective” cheaper version also. The defect reason for me was the burrs(the grip spot), instead of a diamond pattern, it looks like it got an extra helping off centered, meaning the diamonds have an extra slash through them.

Remember, that you get what it says you get, you will not get everything you see in pics or what’s mentioned. In the actions, pretty close to the bottom it translates as “Article comprising:”, and whatever is listed there is what’s included.