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    Sold/Expired Retro Surefire Collection

    Whoever got this should be aware that they'll need to rebuild the 10X Dominator battery packs sooner rather than later if they don't want NiCd juice seeping into every crevice of the light. The replacements I used are available here...
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    Protected 16340s for M6 MB20

    Any chance you're talking about these?: https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/%E3%80%90new-product%E3%80%91xtar-16340-850mah-2-5a-battery.484910/ Or are they so new that nobody has been able to even order a set yet? Also, batteryspace got back to me and told me they don't have a clue...
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    WTB Fivemega MN to G4 bi-pin holder

    bump! :bumpit:
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    Protected 16340s for M6 MB20

    Oh, wow that's even better news than I expected, thanks for pulling that up! That would've exceeded a 2C rate limit per cell for any protected 550 to 650 mAh cell that was available back in the day when the IMR series was originally designed. Maybe it won't be a problem with the newer generation...
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    Protected 16340s for M6 MB20

    I've emailed Lumens Factory to try to find out. It sounds like they're swamped with a large order until the 30th of this month so it may be two weeks or so before they get back to me. I'm cultivating the naive hope that it's current draw will fall within the continuous discharge range of ≤4 amps...
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    Protected 16340s for M6 MB20

    Does anybody know the actual current draw of the Lumens Factory M6 IMR?
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    Protected 16340s for M6 MB20

    For the time being, this site ( https://illumn.com/batteries-chargers-and-powerpax-carriers/batteries/16340-efest-imr16340-v1-700mah-high-discharge-flat-top.html ) still sells efest IMR 16340 cells in case you still want to buy more. I have not tried them personally so I cannot be 100% sure that...
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    (OFFER NOW EXPIRED, IGNORE THIS THREAD) Olight Keychain Light "Gift" Pay for shipping only

    I scrolled past this ad on an app, seems neat. https://www.olightstore.com/17th-anniversary-gift i3E EOS Keychain Light. For me shipping was $5.
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    Does It Hurt LED Bulbs To Turn Them On & Off ?

    Huh, I wonder if some of the difference is that hospitality establishments are more likely to run them closer to 24/7 and cook them in their own waste heat? It could be that my habits just mean that I keep them on a pretty gentle duty cycle. Lol, maybe I'll go Philips Ultra Definition after they...
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    Does It Hurt LED Bulbs To Turn Them On & Off ?

    I've had only good experiences with General Electric so far (specifically the "Bright Stik" LED9LS series). In six years or so I haven't had a single one fail even though I adhere nearly pathologically to the ethos of always switching off lights when I leave the vicinity. There's also a great...
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    Does It Hurt LED Bulbs To Turn Them On & Off ?

    The most likely failure point would be the LED driver circuit as opposed to the LED itself but that varies *wildly* between manufacturers. On average you should be good to flip them on and off as much as you want unless you have a lowest bidder brand/make.
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    Please help me find a perfect tactical (not tacticool) light.

    Where #2 is a concern, the clip is very likely to be removable/replaceable. Not necessarily saying it's going to be the perfect light for your application, but that would be an easy concern to knock off the cons list. I've also noticed that Surefire knurling (especially if it's anything like the...
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    Incoming - What do you have coming in the mail??

    Whenever I run a high-risk lamp arrangement I use the $48 turbohead also from Lumens Factory since it's still available and comes with two swappable reflectors. This paid off big time (relatively speaking) for me a few years back when a FM/CL1909 bulb exploded in it instead of my precious KT-4...
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    Incoming - What do you have coming in the mail??

    Here's an anecdote. The purple base version of the MN20 (before the introduction of the later model black base with engraved markings) used to *occasionally* fail by exploding into a cloud of fine glass dust and tungsten oxide with no warning instead of just burning out. There's a thread from...
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    Protected 16340s for M6 MB20

    Okay, the test NL169 arrived and it fits tightly (somewhat more so than SF123), yet completely (Figure 1). I think once I fill an MB20 magazine with six of these I'll wrap a thin ribbon around a single cell on top and bottom to make extracting them easier. Left a small blemish on the negative...
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