Surefire 6PX Pro- Rechargeables?
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CelticCross74
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6PX Pro is a damn fine light but it only takes CR123 lithium primary cells. You can buy these in bulk for far cheaper online vs in the store. Try putting RCR123's in this light and youll blow it rechargeable RCR123's just pack to much voltage. For rechargeable SF goodness youre gonna have to open your wallet pretty wide for lights such as the P1R Peacekeepers which take 18650, the UNR Commander and the R1 Lawman. All damn fine lights but reeeeally expensive. But hey if you have the cash then you have the cash I would personally take the dual output Peacekeeper. Or you can go fairly budget and get for example a Fenix 2014 TK22. Tough as nails proven time and again and waterproof. 4 output modes plus strobe and can take 2 CR123's for 1000 lumens or any 18650 of your choice for 920 max. Yeah I know its a Chinese light but its a damn good one and...well..Surefire bodies are made in California then stuffed with Chinese guts anyways so it is what it is...6PX Pro is a good one though. Advise Panasonic or Duracell 1550mah CR123 cells in bulk...good luck
I use a 16650 in mine almost exclusively. No issues. Great runtime. They cost about $10 and you can get a decent charger for around $10 as well.
Check out the graph in post #1056
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...X-Pro-Thread&p=4423126&viewfull=1#post4423126
Check out the graph in post #1056
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...X-Pro-Thread&p=4423126&viewfull=1#post4423126
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This is the solution the OP is looking for. I have a number of 16650s and they perform excellently in a 6PX Pro.
ChrisGarrett
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He could easily buy some LiFePO4 RCR123 3.0v/3.2v cells and dedicated charger and probably be fine, although they'd have little capacity and would be unprotected.
Therefore, the solution is to just run a single 3.7v (4.2v) 16650/17670 cell and live with that. He wouldn't even have to bore the light out.
Get an Xtar VP2/SP2 and the Sanyo UR16650ZTA 4.35v cell and run those with it.
Chris
CelticCross74
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okay Chris I tip my hat to you again sir you are indeed the man. Not used to these odder sized cells at all 16650? 17670? like the year of the Salem Witch Trials and when the Declaration got signed not batteries. Okay oddness aside...reason number 6,550,876 why I just do not buy Surefires even though I have always wanted to. Where is the tech spec info for their lights on their site? Im either suffering from a sudden lobotomy and totally missing it or SF has this info stuffed up somewhere else. For the 6PX in question what is its official voltage rating? 6 volts? LifePo4's okay 3 and 3.2v cool but unprotected with poor capacity.
Run a single 4.2 or 4.35v cell okay I can dig it..would that result in lower output of the light though? I know it is not some 1000 lumen blaster but..man I have always wanted a freaking Fury so bad but to hell with box after box of CR123's. Bout to break totally down and go the old style Solarforce route and just get a sweet body bored for an 18650 etc. and one sweet damn drop in from one of the surprisingly many great sources....cheap to...from what I know a kick butt high output drop in multi mode in an awesome higher end solafarce metal host bored out for some crazy high power stuff Im talking explode like a flash bang grenade cell. All be like 55 bucks priced it out a couple times. Now finding a drop in with awesome tint total nother issue. ONE DAY...someone at SF will convince the elitist socialists that run the company that more 18650 lights are a good idea. Summing up I think the SF site is some BS with next to no critical tech specs anywhere to be found just leaving one either stuck buying boxes of primaries or dare experiment...end rant. My apologies gentlemen my Fury lust has run a long time. Even low output 6PX makes me want to pull people over
Run a single 4.2 or 4.35v cell okay I can dig it..would that result in lower output of the light though? I know it is not some 1000 lumen blaster but..man I have always wanted a freaking Fury so bad but to hell with box after box of CR123's. Bout to break totally down and go the old style Solarforce route and just get a sweet body bored for an 18650 etc. and one sweet damn drop in from one of the surprisingly many great sources....cheap to...from what I know a kick butt high output drop in multi mode in an awesome higher end solafarce metal host bored out for some crazy high power stuff Im talking explode like a flash bang grenade cell. All be like 55 bucks priced it out a couple times. Now finding a drop in with awesome tint total nother issue. ONE DAY...someone at SF will convince the elitist socialists that run the company that more 18650 lights are a good idea. Summing up I think the SF site is some BS with next to no critical tech specs anywhere to be found just leaving one either stuck buying boxes of primaries or dare experiment...end rant. My apologies gentlemen my Fury lust has run a long time. Even low output 6PX makes me want to pull people over
ChrisGarrett
Flashlight Enthusiast
You could run into an output issue at 4.2v/4.35v (3.7 nom.,) but one would have to play around with it. At worse, you get lower output, but you're saving on primaries. At best, the driver can handle the lower voltage to the point that you don't really see a difference.
I don't know if the Fury uses a P60 type drop-in, but if it does, you can find a plethora of quality modules to run that work well at 4.xx volts.
I added a Redilast 3 mode (1.5A,) XM-L2 U2 P60 to my 6P and use some Redilast 17670 4.30v cells with it and it's fine.
Chris
I don't know if the Fury uses a P60 type drop-in, but if it does, you can find a plethora of quality modules to run that work well at 4.xx volts.
I added a Redilast 3 mode (1.5A,) XM-L2 U2 P60 to my 6P and use some Redilast 17670 4.30v cells with it and it's fine.
Chris
With the 6PX, there is no output issues running a single LiIon. It runs pretty much neck and neck with primaries as evidenced by the runtime graph I linked to above. The Fury, I'm not positive as I haven't seen a graph of one running a 16650, however, Precision Works has done a graph with an 18650 on a Fury he bored, and it appeared to run very well on one LiIon. The Fury shows gradual declining output with regulation not as flat as the 6PX.
The Fury does not accept P60 style drop ins.
The Fury does not accept P60 style drop ins.
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ChrisGarrett
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StorminMatt
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If a Surefire that runs on rechargeable batteries is what you want, why not get a plain old incandescent 6p? They're pretty cheap these days. And although incandescent output is pretty low (at around 60 lumens), you can pull the module and stick in whatever P60 you desire. Then get a 16650 to power it. I recently picked up a 6p fairly cheap, and am running a Sportac Triple Nichia two mode drop-in. You just can't go wrong with the classic look and feel of the 6p with a 676 lumen wall of 92 CRI light that uses rechargeable cells. But if a 92 CRI flooder is not your cup of tea, the sky is practically the limit when it comes to P60 modules.
Agreed. I run mine on a Malkoff M61WL dropin. Not an exact duplicate of an incan but I am still pleased with it.
