A light - in size - like the new Klarus Mi1C or the Olight SMini would be good to have that weight (Ā± 60g), but they only take 16340ā¦ :person_facepalming:
Manufacturers should listen/read more of what is said here !ā¦
EDIT: Even the Astrolux E01 has 60g (+ battery = 85/86g, just like a S2+ without clip)ā¦
If the Weight and size is that important to you, i think it is inevitable that you mod an existing light.
I managed to enlarge the inner size of an eagletac D25c just as much to fit an 18350 inside.
This in combination with a fet driver and an xp-l2 made it into the smallest pocket rocket i own.
Including the battery its weight is no more than 48 grams.
As you mentionā¦ā¦
The weight is not 40 grams,
the correct weight is 52.
I was not anywhere near a scale, relying instead on the weight specified by Illumination Supply, where I purchased my light.
On AliExpress you can find super cheap (<$2) skywolfeye flashlights that use 18650s, they have wallās thin like soda cans, possibly fake or super old cree emitters, but I canāt really recommend them
Although it has the reflector and not the TIR, that wouldnāt make the difference in this case.
The final weight with battery is above 86g (with a Keeppower battery, that is lighter than an Aspire), meaning that only the body of the light will weigh more than 60g. And that was the limit asked by Pete.
EDIT: BTW, has anyone ever seen this light/project ? I guess it ended in ānothingā, but this was a pretty light (and they had others) :heart_eyes:
It was from āhelioslightā, and I guess this is not the actual āHeliuslightā (it has some posts and threads here on BLF) Helioslight - Most powerful Key Chain Flashlight. | Spicytec
Anything more than this, and it becomes impractical when attached to a cap visor for extended walking, in my experience. And I would like more runtime than what a typical 16340 cell allows. 2 hours of runtime at about 300 lumen output would be nice.
maybe try clipping a raw 18350 to the hat, something tells me the cell alone may also be too heavyā¦
i don;t think i would like anything over 30 grams for that
maybe you have a different kind of hat
there are also āheadlampsā, some of them might be adaptable to cap wear
they may, but not always, have batteries via wire, making the head part lighter but adding the annoyance of a wire
Slight weight variations in my different emitter models and tubes, batteries.
Not sure what the lightest battery would be. Most are listed with āin the ballparkā weights in their specs.
If you use a shorter brim hat, the extra 19g over your spec of 60g weight wont be so badā¦? So, donāt be a flat brimmerā¦ lol
Thanks. Based on what was posted above, Aspire 18350 weighs 25g, so that means a D4 with 18350 battery would come in at 81g.
LOL!
Interesting suggestion though. I wasnāt aware that baseball caps come with longer and shorter visors. Iāll have to look into this.
As for the D4 specifically, my main issue with it is the ramping UI. Iād much prefer something that has preset output levels, so that you can gauge battery runtime better.