Thats the idea m8, i used HI emitter cause i was forced too, dded XML would be ways better for candelas, even for the tint: its kinda cool white by default so it would end u like 4500k or something.
I am sure youll hit 200k cds easy, even if you attiny13 mod the default driver, its EAST92
One thing thats quite important: since the reflector has quite a wide base the emitter MCPCB should be at least 26+ mm
Olight m22 mcpcbc work perfectly in that host btw, and i have like 20 of those laying arround( leftovers form modded m22s
Yeah m8 but i dont like it, especialy now when L2 came to being…plus Y3 is better.
Actualy, the right thing to say here is that this one is the 18650 version of the HD2010
For the price we can get it, its a great offer, there is nothing else in that price/reflector diamether range: i mean nothign else that good , or even modding worthy
There are others yet they are a total crap unfortunately…or at least i havent tested anything decent
Just ordered. Nice find Mitko! I still got a few Y3's - don't know where to buy one though. The last batch of Y3's I bought from GearBest was a disaster - beat up, scratched up - worse condition of a light I ever saw, packing was awful. The Y3's finish is clearly true low budget. If heavily used, they come back to me in a pretty scratched and worn off state. When you could get them for a good price, was still worth it but I don't think I'll buy anymore unless the quality can be improved.
Aaah damn, t seems that FT rised up the price, the last time i ordered Y3 from FT it was like…25$? 33…a bit high i presume
Actualy the seller seems to be a bit jealous and kinda strange too
I asked him about a wholesale price of 10 and the answer was( copy/pasted):
” Hello Dear, i offer 18.81$ per latherna , good for you, good! You pay aditional 80$ US dollars for DHL , okay? Great for you
And ofc he maybe joking, but i have never seen a chinece person joking so far….
If he plans of 20$ for a torch…well, i will pass….14.5 is still a good price for it
It might be a ZY-T08 alternative, since it is out of stock in most places. There is a gap between C8 and L2 and I would like to find a moddable thrower around 25$. Any ideas?
Here in the OP: https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/8279, HD2010 listed as reflector I.D. of 52 mm. Matches Mitko's measurement exactly. So 63.9 mm head for an HD2010 - this light should be at that, or close.
Funny, that HD2010 thread was the HD2010 standard reference. Back in the day, 500 posts were huge, big league Notice the prices? Over $40 list. $30-$35 I recall was a good price for that light back then.