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tobrien, check out Lumens Factory. They have a C to M adapter for around $15 and I think it's the cleanest solution you'll find.
 
880arm said:
I don't think I have one myself but I have seen a lot of LEGO'd lights that have used C to M adapters.

You could try here or take a look at LightHound or OpticsHQ
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cland72 said:
tobrien, check out Lumens Factory. They have a C to M adapter for around $15 and I think it's the cleanest solution you'll find.
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thanks guys!

@cland72: do you know if the LF adapters make good contact with the parts it's connecting for conductivity?

@88arm: how about Leef stuff?
 
Tobrien, Leef has very good locking C/M adapter which is rather expensive nowadays if you can get one at all. Also the anodizing is much better compared to the lumens factory adapter (which certainly is good for it´s price). Surefire has a C/M adapter included in the KL3/KL5 heads (though not the old ribbed KL3!) . The part that screws onto the body is actually a C/M adapter. But they usually used thread look (the unbreakable one) and it is very very hard to seperate the adapter from the head itself. I was lucky with a KL5 that had no threadlock at all but I also tried my luck with a black KL3 and ruined it for good!

Eric
 
tobrien said:
thanks guys!

@cland72: do you know if the LF adapters make good contact with the parts it's connecting for conductivity?
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I had one for a while that I used on a 9P body with a M3 non-turbohead, and it worked just fine, no problems whatsoever. I really regret selling the adapter - it really made some good legos possible.
 
Not very special but i still love it!

KT1-HA on C2 Body with SW02 Tailcap
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Can I put a eb2t head on a eb1t body and get 500lum with less run time? Or is there any way to get the eb2 head to work with a single 16340 or 18350?
 
Glock19carrier said:
Can I put a eb2t head on a eb1t body and get 500lum with less run time? Or is there any way to get the eb2 head to work with a single 16340 or 18350?
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i don't have that setup but i'm guessing a 16340 might work :)
Mr.Freeze said:
M2 Bezel on 3P Body with Z49 Tailcap - still lovely:

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very nice! classy and tasteful setup there!
 
so I figure this'll be an OK thread to ask in, but I've admittedly never been clear on this:

what was the purpose of the KT1 turbohead? looking at old product pages, it used the "SureFire N1 xenon/halogen gas-filled lamp assembly with 65 lumens output for 60 minutes" but the P60 lamp produced the same output and runtime, so was the P60 lamp not that spec at the time?

Was the KT1 something of a niche product? it looks like you also needed an adapter to use it, no?

and the KT2 was the 3-cell version of the KT1, right?

thanks guys! I guess it's shameful for a CPF member who's a Surefire lover to not know this lol
 
Surefire makes far too many products for someone to know everything about them. I do not know either, and am awaiting the answer. :)
 
KT1 - for C2 (& similar)
KT2 - for C3 (& similar)
KT3 - for 9AN
KT4 - for M3 (& similar)
KT5 - for 8AX / 8NX

All but the KT4 (EDIT - and KT3) require an "adapter" (collar fitting), which is included in each assembly. The KT4 uses standard M-series threads (as found on the M3 / M6, but not several other "M" models).

Lamps used, of course, will need to appropriately match voltage, current, reflector, & fitment.
 
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archimedes said:
TurboHead has (much) larger bezel & reflector ... for more throw in the beam :)

... and it looks cool :cool:
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Exactly. They actually used the same lamp as their non-turbo counterparts which is why the outputs and runtimes were the same. Of course the lamp assemblies were different with the P60, P90, etc. having their own reflectors while the N1, N2, etc. used the reflector in the turbo-head.

The designations KT1, KT2, KT3, KT4 and KT5 all referred to the complete kit consisting of the turbo-head, adapter collar (if needed) and the appropriate lamp assembly. From a LEGO perspective, the kits broke down like this . . .

  • KT1 and KT2 were identical other than the lamp assembly (N1 for KT1, N2 for KT2)
  • KT1, KT2 and KT5 all had the same head/reflector. The only differences were the adapter collars and the lamp assemblies.
  • The KT3 shared no common parts (at least from a LEGO standpoint) with the other kits and did not use an adapter collar.
  • The KT4 was a completely different animal than the others and, as already mentioned, was for use with the M series lights.

These turbo-heads were preceded by the "T" family of Turbo-heads which generally corresponded to the same models with the exception of the T4.
  • T1 - 6P
  • T2 - 9P
  • T3 - 9N
  • T4 - 6R (there was no "M" series when this was introduced)
  • T5 - 8X
 
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880arm said:
....The KT3 shared no common parts (at least from a LEGO standpoint) with the other kits and did not use an adapter collar.....
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Thanks for the correction on the KT3 .... The stock advertising photo I saw was erroneous, and I've never seen a KT3 in person. That's the one with the funky N3 "double-lamp" :ohgeez:
 
What 880 said, it throws a very tight beam incredibly well.

One of my favorite setups is KT with MN60 on a C2 with detonator extender and 3x IMR16340
 
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