chillinn
Flashlight Enthusiast
LOL, I forgot all about Solarforce.
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If you scroll fast enough you can see all the parts from that original light, E1B body and E1B head and tail from my post.
chillinn
Flashlight Enthusiast
This is an E1. Incan. Any secondary Li-ion would fry the MN01 lamp. I'm not certain the E1e is identical inside, but it's also incan and came with an MN01. Lumens Factory makes other lamps for E that take Li-ion, and so did Tad Customs before withdrawing. E1L and E1B are LED, and iirc they're also primary 3V only. Mark @ LumensFactory also sells replicas of 3 types of the LED heads Surefire once made, I believe with various color temperatures available, some with modes, and they will accept primary or secondary Li-ion, one or two cell heads available. Check out the one with fins (KL1 replica).
Yes, I should have specified newer E1B MV Backup head, I do have a few of the LF heads as well, like them a lot. Thanks!
This is an E1. Incan. Any secondary Li-ion would fry the MN01 lamp. I'm not certain the E1e is identical inside, but it's also incan and came with an MN01. Lumens Factory makes other lamps for E that take Li-ion, and so did Tad Customs before withdrawing. E1L and E1B are LED, and iirc they're also primary 3V only. Mark @ LumensFactory also sells replicas of 3 types of the LED heads Surefire once made, I believe with various color temperatures available, some with modes, and they will accept primary or secondary Li-ion, one or two cell heads available. Check out the one with fins (KL1 replica).
chillinn
Flashlight Enthusiast
We'd be nowhere without Mark, that is for sure. Probably within the next 3 purchases, I will succumb to a 3 mode 3.7-9V KL1 HA flat w/ Cree XP-L WW 90CRI. I wonder if Mark can remove the memory for me. 3 modes always starting in low are really cool, because you can go back and forth between low and medium. I doubt he can, because of the design, but it would also be awesome with an OP reflector rather than TIR.
ilikeguns40
Flashlight Enthusiast
The newer E1B MV will handle 3.7v li-ion 16340 and other sized 3.7v batteries. I've tested this and no change in brightness from LED. I had also emailed Surefire and had asked if it can handle the voltage and they said yes. The E1D, E1B, EB1, and newer one cell lights are secretly duel fuel, they don't actually specify it because they market their lights as dependable and make money off their CR123s.
Thank you, one of these days I need to talk you into a picture of a MDC Bodyguard V2 head on a E1 body if you have that, which I am guessing you do.
ilikeguns40
Flashlight Enthusiast
I used to have that head, not anymore. It would look like this without the SS crenelated bezel, one of my favorite Lego combos. Here is my post of the bodyguard V2 beamshot Here
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Thanks, I had seen that post on Reddit when looking up the head. It's pretty big and plenty of light for sure. I wish it was available with a crenelated bezel.
ilikeguns40
Flashlight Enthusiast
I talked to Gene and he does have future plans on machining a crenelated bezel for the MDC optic heads in the future
OK, pretty sure my next head for an E1 will be a Malkoff BGv2 but what other awesome heads do ya'll like? I tend to prefer single mode, or at least a head that always comes on in high. Looking for something with some more throw than the SF E1BMV head I have. I have 2-3 from LF that are all pretty floody as well. High output and crenelations a plus. Maybe an E2D LED Defender 1000lm head, wonder how that would handle an 18350 battery?
I may have to sell off some of my LF heads, tails and bodies to fund a Malkoff head though. I've found I REALLY like the Malkoff tri-tail and fivemega bodies best.
I may have to sell off some of my LF heads, tails and bodies to fund a Malkoff head though. I've found I REALLY like the Malkoff tri-tail and fivemega bodies best.
chillinn
Flashlight Enthusiast
Pretty sure this has been seen here before. The E1M.
This is using Lumens Factory z52, Lumens Factory E1 Classic body, unknown E to M adapter, Surefire z46 Classic M3 bezel, running Tad Customs bipin M socket and A3712 1.2A lamp.
This is using Lumens Factory z52, Lumens Factory E1 Classic body, unknown E to M adapter, Surefire z46 Classic M3 bezel, running Tad Customs bipin M socket and A3712 1.2A lamp.
Head Lumens Factory E Series Triple LED Nichia 319B Cool White (5700k), 1125 Lumens (Output), HA3 Black, Cren. Bezel, single-mode "Tactician" on Surefire E2D body.
chillinn
Flashlight Enthusiast
I'm very sorry, DAN92, your E is just too darn bright. Please stop pointing that thing westward, you're keeping us awake.
I take your comment as a compliment
Megalamuffin
Enlightened
Did surefire tell you the E1D and EB1 can handle 3.7v, or did you find out by trying it? I use a 3.7v in my e1b mv and it's been doing fine, but I'm hesitant to try my E1D and eb1 since they'd be harder to replace if it fried them.
ilikeguns40
Flashlight Enthusiast
If the head says KE1 you are safe. So the E1D is safe to use. I'm not 100% on the older EB1 as the stock output is also much lower. I would email Surefire and just ask to be safe. I've heard people running 3.7v 16340 in the EB1 and it working but I'm not sure on long term if that higher voltage will jeopardize that LED or not
ilikeguns40
Flashlight Enthusiast
Yes if it has the first 3 letters of KE1 it can safely run an RCR123 3.7v.E1D uses KE1D-A head - unless you meant just first three characters? E1L-A uses KE1.
I have never heard of SF confirming that rcr123 can be used in any of cr123 lights
Surefire has confirmed with me when I asked in an email if my E1D Defender can safely use a 3.7v 16340 they said "yes"
