the vme head is very compact. there is no space for the high / low ring. on the MDC heads the mini internal dropin is glued inside the head. there is no ring because there is no room for it.
It is supposed to be 0.3lm which would be good to use at night to get around without messing with your night eyes. Some say their low low is how it should be, then others like myself that are getting around 2lm or so. You could still use it but it might seem fairly bright if you just got up out of sleep. overall either wont be like waking up to a 40-60w bathroom light, etc.Can I ask if that low low on initial turn on is low enough for a late night walk to the bathroom without overwhelming the eyes?
Does anyone know why a hi/lo ring (or something equivalent) isn't offered for the VME head?
I assume it has to do with the design of the VME head, but since I've never seen a VME head in person, I don't really know how it works.
--flatline
Very Nice Greenbean and hopefully flatline now has a good idea of why the MDC/VME does not allow for high/low ring.
I think woodswalker has done something along the lines as you are showing with low output from eneloops. I think some of those setups also allow for really good runtime.
Glad you are playing around a bit, it can be fun and addictive
...I also used to put an M31L in an MDX head and modified the H/L ring, much better option for me at the expense of the added bulk/weight...
...I would love to see an MDC with H/L(or VME with H/L), skipping the 3 modes option that we currently have from MDC lights...
Does anyone know where the current M31 lies on the Kelvin scale? The M31L(W) is listed at 3000K but the website makes no mention for the M31L.
Care to share any info regarding how well the M31L performed with the H/L ring? I have an MD1 and ring not currently being used and am seriously considering an M31L. Did you mod the ring because it wouldn't function properly or to experiment?
MDC VME H/L would be fantastic!
Dan
This is how it will behave using a factory H/L ring. A minimum of a 50ohm resistor will get the h/l ring to function properly using a M31 variant. However depending on what you want the low mode output to be determines what resistor value you actually want to use.I believe if you try to use the HL ring with M31, you have to start the light in a H mode for the module to light up. Once started, you should be able to switch to L mode.
But I believe you always have to start in H mode.
Thanks arch.