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Thanks to all for your explanations on IMR compatibility for my i4 charger - good news! I was afraid I was eventually going to land up with a 'collection' of chargers in my room over the years, but I only have and need the one.
 
Chuck, that one went over my head (as do a lot of things!).


BTW, your explanation of why Nitecore didn't mention IMR compatibility in the 2012 version seems right. Thank you for clearing that up.

On Rod's picture, I notice the lanyard hole is to the far right of the power button while on other lights, it seems to land up to the left or at center. I wonder if the machining location of the lanyard hole is random (other than being located at the thickest wall between cells) or maybe dependent on cell length or varying tolerances between head and tube length. Just an observation.

I never thought I would be thinking this but the S6330 looks rather plain when its sitting next to the beautiful two-tone M43 with the glowing power button. Great photo!

The head shot also makes the M43 really stand out with the red boards and 12 LEDs. Awesome! The light is a thing of beauty just sitting there.
 
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chuckhov said:
But Carl,

Remember, 1 is 0 and 2 is one:-)

-Chuck
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Carl - It's an EDC kinda thing, but here I was speaking of chargers.

One light is no light at all if it happens to fail you when you need it most, so... Two lights give you a better chance at having at least one work.

Question? - How does anyone live with only one charger???

I dunno:-)
-Chuck
 
Rod,
Thank you for your comments about your new light - very helpful.

You mentioned Samsung INR18650MH1. If you are referring to the blue wrapper 3200mAh IMR battery, is this a IMR-Hybrid battery? I assume hybrid since its got decent capacity - straight IMR is usually much lower capacity. However, the only ones I could find are flat tops. Assuming you found some button tops, where did you purchase them? Thank you.
 
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carl said:
Chuck, that one went over my head (as do a lot of things!).

On Rod's picture, I notice the lanyard hole is to the far right of the power button while on other lights, it seems to land up to the left or at center. I wonder if the machining location of the lanyard hole is random (other than being located at the thickest wall between cells) or maybe dependent on cell length or varying tolerances between head and tube length. Just an observation.
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You have the option to have it to the left or right of the button. In that picture it was on the left. But after trying it out for a bit, I didn't like it and moved it to the left.

carl said:
You mentioned Samsung INR18650MH1. If you are referring to the blue wrapper 3200mAh IMR battery, is this a IMR-Hybrid battery? I assume hybrid since its got decent capacity - straight IMR is usually much lower capacity. However, the only ones I could find are flat tops. Assuming you found some button tops, where did you purchase them? Thank you.
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Yup, that's the one. I bought 10 of them from an Aliexpress dealer. I'm not sure if it is a hybrid cell, but it does make sense considering its high capacity for a high drain cell (10A). I haven't found button tops as I will solder in some when I get them. That's what I've done with my 18650BE cells and it works on this light.
 
Thanks Chuck. I wonder why I googled that battery but MTN electronics didn't show. Anyway, thank you!

Mountain is still showing the lower price for the M43 too - but still no stock.
 
Hi Rod, thank you for your response. Initially I didn't like the idea of soldering a button on because i was thinking it may get warm/hot and flatten out but I'm probably worrying about nothing.

About the lanyard, I actually meant the metal loop in the battery tube. I should have been clearer on that but usually I see the metal loop toward the left or center when using the power button as my reference point. Yours is on the right. I think the variation is a matter of machining tolerances only. Just as long as it doesn't interfere with grip.
 
Carl,

MTN is still waiting for their first shipment.

I'm sure that their 2nd shipment of the M43 will reflect the price increase.

Richard will be opening up pre-orders soon, I think.

Good way for someone to save 20 bucks.

-Chuck
 
Is it safe to assume most M43 owners are going with UNprotected cells? Looks like it. This shouldn't be a problem.
 
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carl said:
Is that the one with wrapper labeled "EVV" and called LG with the protection circuit described as: "The protection circuit features a high-quality Seiko IC (made in Japan) with AO MOSFETs." What is the significance of this? A low resistance set-up for a high-current application? Anyone know?

Here it is: http://www.mtnelectronics.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=499&search=18650+3200mAh
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Thems the ones...a protection circuit might actually be inhibiting the true performance of this light lol
 
Sorry if it was already discussed, but what is the overall best cell to use with this?

Is a 3200mah high drain cell the one with a lower discharge (but still pretty high), or is the max high discharge of a 2500mah (i.e. HE2) worth the loss in capacity?
 
markr6 said:
Sorry if it was already discussed, but what is the overall best cell to use with this?

Is a 3200mah high drain cell the one with a lower discharge (but still pretty high), or is the max high discharge of a 2500mah (i.e. HE2) worth the loss in capacity?
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In mhanlen's video, it seems like his pannies induce less fluctuation during the operation of the light in turbo mode. Depending on how aggressively the light sucks power from the cells, the higher discharge rate will probably allow for a higher yield in overall OTF lumens for a sustained period of time at an overall reduced runtime. At 8A, it won't really make much of a differrence which cell you pick, but Id recommend the lower capacity with higher draw. Personally, I have been using the protected LG's with 3200mAh and have had no problems as of yet.
 
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