Thread: New Maxtoch Torch

Originally Posted by gadgetman

No point, 18650's have a much greater energy density. Something like an x2000 or 501b I find are much more useful.

+1 I have had x2000 in an 18650 and AAA set up and there was really no comparison between the two. The 18650 torches are far brighter and have a lot more throw

Those x2000's with the single 18650 are awesome little torches. I have a couple and they get used for all sorts. Fantastic value!

+1

Handiest little all-purpose torch I've got. During the quakes I would pop the little X2000 into a cup on the floor with zoomed out beam on ceiling. Great wee room light/truck light etc.

Cheers guys, just ordered a couple

Also, my torch arrived from @gadgetman. Works perfectly now (and holy shit it's bright!). He also gave me a tail switch and two batteries!! All for free - definitely winner of the "good bugger of the year" award.

Maxtoch have done maintenance mod on new M24s and they are on sale again:

Aliexpress.com : Buy MAXTOCH Sniper M24, Lighter Version of SN6X 2S, AR Lens, Copper LED Base, Longer Shooting Distance from Reliable copper cab suppliers on EST GROUP Co., Ltd

So just out spotlighting with my single c8 and my battery has died, might have been the source of my trouble. Walking back home using my cellphone light to see. What batteries do you recommend for these torches? I'm going for a week hunting trip start if October so gonna buy bulk batteries and take enough to last the week

Originally Posted by specweapon

So just out spotlighting with my single c8 and my battery has died, might have been the source of my trouble. Walking back home using my cellphone light to see. What batteries do you recommend for these torches? I'm going for a week hunting trip start if October so gonna buy bulk batteries and take enough to last the week

There are a few options already in this thread. DX, AliExpress, ... and the likes will get you the best value new but not likely to get here before you need them. Trademe has a few sellers selling but you will be paying quite a bit more (2-3x). Other than that try your local Cash Coverters/pawn shop for old laptop battery packs.

The M24 and 2Xs designed by these kiwi boys taking off round the world now. Military and police really like them, and sites picking up on their performance for the buck. Here's an american site - scroll down a bit to his review:

Maxtoch M24 Sniper - XM-L2 U2 LED Flashlight - 2 x 18650

The seller here is Richard (well regarded light designer from Budgetlightforum) and he really does know his stuff. He does modding of lights and in emails happening now he tells me he sells into Aus and wants to sell to NZ, and is planning some super hot-rodded versions of the M24!!! We already have them tweaked up ... would have to watch runtimes but...

Have a look at his small range of lights - they are all the good ones eg the Convoy and XinTD C8s. We are just costing delivery of panasonic 18650 batts to NZ and will see if he can land them at better price than trademe.

Also looking at next mods for M24/2X - likely to be new led eg XP-L or XML2-U3. More likely the latter as XP-L is a smaller led with possibly too tight beam which means torch loses paddock scanning spotlight efficiency. We'll bring both new leds out, fit them into some M24s to see what tests out best. An upgrade to XML2-U3 might give say 5% more lux so not a mod you'd need to do to existing torches. Hard to notice difference except on a meter.

Funny little story - friend of mine had a mate come round to visit the other night and mate brought his expensive hunting torch. They go out to a park nearby and Neil turns on his dedomed maxtoch and lights up a fence couple of hundred meters away. His mate then turns on his expensive light, then starts looking at it, tapping it on his hand, then says 'these batteries are flat'..... Neil laughs like hell, gives him some new ones - same result. His mate looks at the maxtoch beam and says something like 'holy shit'....Then neil tells him how much it cost and he says 'what!!!' Next thing he's heading home, straight to the computer to order some M24s.

Quite a common story actually.