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    New Streamlight PolyTac HP

    I have given several Polytac X lights to others as gifts along with a protected Panasonic cell from MTN Electronics. It's far better than the Costco Duracell light that eats batteries that most people seem to have. Was ust researching to see if any new Polytac have been released. To my...
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    Surefire Fury 2018 dual fuel 18650/Cr123

    Thanks for the detailed info. I will be interested in the light when they release a dual output version. I like your comparison to the Peacekeeper as that is currently my favorite Surefire light. Glad to see a few more 18650 lights coming from them.
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    New Surefire Stiletto

    Re: Surefire Stiletto - not sure it’s really 650 lumens at the top end I will not buy one of these and I can't figure out what market they are actually going after with it. Between all of the quality issues with the Sidekick and integrated battery, I would not touch this. I don't understand...
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    New Streamlight PolyTac X Flashlight?

    I bought a Polytac X because it is 18650 compatible. For $40 it will be my go-to gift to bring a few family members on board with 18650 cells. I am also trying to move away from primary lights and over to 18650 since the batteries are so good now. I will second Carrot. I am very happy with...
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    SureFire P1R Peacekeeper rechargeable flashlight

    Bummed to see the light was discontinued. I have two P1R, wondering if I should try and pick up another. It's a fantastic light. The ID of the bore on my light is 18.90mm. Surefire '18650' 2500mAh: Dia 18.75mm. Length 68.86mm. Batteries I've purchased for it: EVVA 3400mAh protected...
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    Surefire UM2 Ultra

    Can't believe I completely missed out on buying one of these given the limited production run. I see Arms Unlimited is now out of stock. I have the last U2, and would have liked to add one of these to the collection. My only complaint with the U2 is the max lumens, and it looks like this...
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    18650 charger and battery recommendation for Surefire P1R

    Thanks. I'm going to pick up Sanyo NCR18650GA and LG 18650MH1 protected cells from MTN Electronics and use the Surefire charger. As you can see from the Lygte-info.dk plots, the LG has a bit higher voltage early on so that should keep the light brighter. I am not as interested in the last few...
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    18650 charger and battery recommendation for Surefire P1R

    Thanks. I have some Tenergy 900mAh RCR123 that I use in the 6P+KX4 now. The runtime is not long, and the cells may be tired. I would like to switch to a much higher capacity 18650 if it is compatible, and I will have them for the P1R. The boring out is not a problem for me.
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    18650 charger and battery recommendation for Surefire P1R

    Hello CPF, I picked up my first 18650 light, a Surefire P1R Peacekeeper. Should I choose EVVA or Orbtronic for the protection circuit? 1. EVVA Panasonic NCR18650GA protected from MTN Electronics, - $9.95 2. Orbtronic Panasonic NCR18650GA protected (I think this is the cell used) - $13.99 3...
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    Surefire UB3T Invictus discontinued?

    Pardon me as I have not been watching Surefire lately... but has the UB3T Invictus been discontinued? It's not in the flashlight list, and also not in the discontinued list. I did search first, hopefully this wasn't already posted.
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    RIP Lighthound.

    Can't believe they are closed. They were the only place I ordered lights and batteries from. Not that they owe us anything, but many questions are left with a lot of customers, a statement or few comments to be passed along to the community would surely be appreciated.
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    Surefire Saint Minimus Question

    I use the tenergy RCR 3.0vs in the e1b with no issues. Use 2x of these in a P60L with no issues. U2 doesn't work with them so I use primaries. Will test with a saint minimus when I receive it in a few days.
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    Tenergy charger, 2 separate charging circuits?

    I am looking for help from you circuit pro's! I have a Tenergy RCR123 charger I took apart and was looking at. It takes one output from the board and applies it to both cells for +. But on the board there appears to be silkscreening on the board for B1+ and B2+ with a spot for a resistor and...
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    Resistor calc. needed to reduce 4-cell Lipo pack Voltage for 12 V fan

    Kremer nailed it. The voltage regulator will be better because you get 12V until the pack gets below that. The resistor will keep dropping the pack voltage at a linearly decreasing rate as the voltage of the pack decreases.
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    Charging battery - serious venting incident

    Please do post up photos.. and what brand was the charger?
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