I'm really surprised not to see a lot more responses to this thread. The P60 format is almost everything a flashaholic could want in a compact lighting system, and at surprisingly reasonable price, with almost limit-less choices in customization.
I think a lot of us are light noobs. I have a klarus, an Olight, and a Sunwayman M11R. I don't know from P60s
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Full emergency power to the engines. Ram the Blade Ship.
Post by david57strat on Aug 3, 2015 21:16:41 GMT -8
This is a Solarforce L2, with a gunmetal steel finish, broken down into three pieces (head, body, switch. The new Mountain Electronics drop-in is seen above, between the head, and the body. If that module disappeared from the picture, and you put the other three pieces together, you'd have just the host.
Host + Drop-In = Flashlight
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Post by david57strat on Aug 3, 2015 21:28:57 GMT -8
A lot of light enthusiasts buy this type of host, because of its great affordability and modular flexibility (with so many P60 drop-ins available for them.
A small assortment of Sportac drop-ins. Solid brass construction. Really nice quality.
Here's my nicest drop-in - a Malkoff M361. It's a 3-mode XP-G2 R5. Absolutely bullet proof construction and dependability. A little on the expensive side (comparatively speaking), but worth every penny. I was fortunate enough to pick this one up, used, on CPF MarketPlace, a while back. It's installed in one of my L2T hosts. It's shown here, next to a Solarforce L2T head, with the B6 stainless bezel. As you can tell, I love these bezels
Here is that Mountain Electronics drop-in (on the left, mounted in that exploded view - first picture). Decent construction, with good quality components, and speedy delivery. To the right, my Malkoff M361. Solid brass construction - completely sealed/fully-potted. The inner spring looks a little bit mangled, because I stretched it with a pair of needle nose pliers, to make it fit an older Pelican 2320 host.
Last Edit: Aug 3, 2015 21:38:04 GMT -8 by david57strat
I'm really surprised not to see a lot more responses to this thread. The P60 format is almost everything a flashaholic could want in a compact lighting system, and at surprisingly reasonable price, with almost limit-less choices in customization.
I think a lot of us are light noobs. I have a klarus, an Olight, and a Sunwayman M11R. I don't know from P60s
P60 is just a size designation. It's a very specific size of drop-in that's supposed to universally fit any host that's designed for one.
What's A Host?
A host is that part of your modular light that's everything, minus the drop-in. It'll look like an abandoned flashlight body. All it's missing is a battery, and a drop-in, then you have a full flashlight.
Collectors and light enthusiasts (or just people on a budget who want to try out a different kind of light, want something of decent to excellent quality, but don't want to be bothered with the expense of an entirely new light) buy and install these drop-ins in just seconds. They can mix and match them, all the time. When the technology advances, they put a newer module (drop-in) in, with the latest LED. You're never out-of-date, with a P60 module. Your choices are almost limitless. As with everything, you get what you pay for, and there are plenty of crappy modules out there, so be careful in choosing.
It's fun, but it saves you a TON of money, if you're on the fence about a kind of tint, user interface, beam, or whatever you want to experiment with - and you don't have to give up your first born, just to buy a decent one.
If you hate the drop-pin you installed, you can always replace it with another one, without having to take out a second mortgage - and you can sell the one that didn't work out for you on CPF MarketPlace, here, or other forums. There are plenty of forums where people know and appreciate quality lighting tools, and will be more likely to pay you closer to what the drop-in was worth, so you're not completely out. You may take a bit of a loss, but nothing like you would, if you were trying to turn it around on Craigslist, or a garage sale.
People tend to know their lights, here, and all the more so, on CPF. Someone is bound to want what you don't.
They call this practice "catch and release" Enthusiasts do this all the time, and save a ton of money, but still manage to buy nice equipment, in the process. Sometimes the items are brand new, but just weren't what they were looking for, so they turn them around quickly, and buy what they really want. Works great for everyone.
Last Edit: Oct 30, 2016 19:21:37 GMT -8 by david57strat
I'm really surprised not to see a lot more responses to this thread. The P60 format is almost everything a flashaholic could want in a compact lighting system, and at surprisingly reasonable price, with almost limit-less choices in customization.
They're too busy telling fart jokes in the ShoutBox to concern themselves about gear.
I'm really surprised not to see a lot more responses to this thread. The P60 format is almost everything a flashaholic could want in a compact lighting system, and at surprisingly reasonable price, with almost limit-less choices in customization.
They're too busy telling fart jokes in the ShoutBox to concern themselves about gear.
That's certainly putting it politely.
Full emergency power to the engines. Ram the Blade Ship.
I'm really surprised not to see a lot more responses to this thread. The P60 format is almost everything a flashaholic could want in a compact lighting system, and at surprisingly reasonable price, with almost limit-less choices in customization.
They're too busy telling fart jokes in the ShoutBox to concern themselves about gear.
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Post by david57strat on Aug 5, 2015 14:51:40 GMT -8
This was my first P60 light:
Solarforce L2N, with custom Erik Kress XM-L 7C 5-mode drop-in, B6 stainless bezel, stainless clip, and S11 stainless rear forward switch.
This older picture was taken long before I got better-acquainted with my camera's white balance settings. The output on this light is actually a lot warmer than this. Up until this point, the only 18650 driven lights I owned were completely cool white. It wasn't long before I discovered the wonders of neutral and warm lighting, a viable an alternative to all-cool-white lighting.
Last Edit: Aug 5, 2015 16:10:03 GMT -8 by david57strat
Post by david57strat on Oct 29, 2015 16:20:52 GMT -8
I just picked up an mint condition L2T on CPF, with a Customlites XP-L Hi Neutral White (5000K), 3 amp driver; 3-mode drop-in, with smooth reflector). It should be here in the next couple of days.
I think it's time for your own custom title. What would you like it to be? A word or two or three. Maybe four short ones. It will show up under your name on the desktop version of the website. Maybe something light related to indicate that you're the light guy
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