Malkoff M31

[Buck91]

Can I inquire where to find one of these please...

I made one from a carefully selected piece of pvc. I think it was for underground sprinkler piping. Took a good of sanding but works perfect.


Here is a couple pics of the tube I used. Takes a good bit of sanding to fit a surefire and less to fit an 18650 body but works really good in my C3 to run 2AA.

https://imgur.com/gallery/j1vF9Cd

 

[thermal guy]

Can I inquire where to find one of these please...

He's on here. Embarrassed I can't recall his screen name. Someone will help me out.

 

[ledbetter]

Not sure which adapters you want but martinbwhite here on cpf makes about anything and oveready has a bunch as well.

 

[thermal guy]

Anyways this is the one I got it's fantastic. Still can't remember who I got it from😁

 

[Greenbean]

Awesome gang,
I'll dig a bit this Thursday, lol...

I've had stuff from Martin before and it was fantastic!

 

[greatscoot]

Yes, Martin D White. I have a few of his adapters, even an 18650 to AA.

 

[MartinDWhite]

Anyways this is the one I got it's fantastic. Still can't remember who I got it from

I know who you got it from...it was me.

 

[thermal guy]

I just remembered it was Martin D White! Lol. Sorry my friend.

 

[AstroTurf]

I'd like one just like it please.

I know who you got it from...it was me.

 

[troutpool]

I'm running an M31W on a single Lithium AA and I like it. It's not quite as bright on 1.5 volts as it is on 3 volts, which is just fine for my purposes.

 

[Kestrel]

That's interesting; any guesses as to runtimes ?

 

[troutpool]

That's interesting; any guesses as to runtimes ?

No, I don't, sorry. But read thermal guy's post #545 above. He got 90 minutes on an eneloop.

 

[doctordun]

Ok, I own 3 Malkoff's.
All complete lights.
I know what a drop in is. This thread got me excited about the M31.
How does one go about getting a host if you don't have an old light hanging around? I guess it only makes sense to get the M31 if you already have an old host, otherwise, you could buy a nice complete light from Malkoff. Is there a "complete" Malkoff that compares to the M31 advantages?
If I were to go on eBay and look around, what is the best light to look for to use Malkoff drop ins?

 

[troutpool]

If I were to go on eBay and look around, what is the best light to look for to use Malkoff drop ins?

Surefire 6P or any other Surefire that takes a P60 dropin.

 

[ledbetter]

M31 was designed to run on a single 3v cr123 battery or two AA batteries so it works best with a malkoff vme head on any single battery e host or you could put it in a surefire 9p with a sleeve to run aa's.If you run it in a 6p you will need a 16mm x 35mm dummy battery to take up the space of one battery.

 

[troutpool]

Right, ledbetter, I forgot to mention the battery spacer that would be needed.

 

[Buck91]

Ok, I own 3 Malkoff's.
All complete lights.
I know what a drop in is. This thread got me excited about the M31.
How does one go about getting a host if you don't have an old light hanging around? I guess it only makes sense to get the M31 if you already have an old host, otherwise, you could buy a nice complete light from Malkoff. Is there a "complete" Malkoff that compares to the M31 advantages?
If I were to go on eBay and look around, what is the best light to look for to use Malkoff drop ins?

I find my C3-HA makes a wonderful M31 host with 2AA using a DIY PVC sleeve to reduce rattle. The 9P or G3 would work well here, too. Or a Solarforce L2M with extension. Or the Lumens Factory Seraph 9 (which is actually still available).

 

[thermal guy]

Other then one M31 that I edc I have taken to putting my M31's in Malkoff 2XAA tubes. Much less chance of over voltage accidents.

 

[coffeecup66]

Other then one M31 that I edc I have taken to putting my M31's in Malkoff 2XAA tubes. Much less chance of over voltage accidents.

Hi,
I'm trying to figure out if the AA tubes (1x & 2x) fit the VME head. Is that the set-up you speak of above ? (VME head + M31 + 2AA tube)

Cheers.

 

[Russ/TN]

Yes. Also surefire E series bodies.
Russ