Yes, the silver paint was an experiment to try to make things simpler but it didn’t work. Too bad, that reflective tape was way way more work then it seems.
I spent last night reading through all the posts - interesting stuff!
Curious, does ambient light impact the measurements at all? In other words, does it matter if the measurements are taken in a dark room vs outside in the sun?
I think it’s only fair to mention the MF02 has had at least three different driver versions with three different turbo output levels. When the MF02 first came out, turbo was about 1.8 amp. Then it got bumped up to about 2.2 amp. The very latest versions within the last month seem to have been bumped up to about 2.7 amp.
I just had some time to play with the lumen tube very briefly. It is VERY easy to use compared to my ceiling bounce and calculator method. It is also very consistent regardless of the flashlight head insertion depth, which is a sigh of relief because that was something I was worried about. The measurements are very high though as already confirmed by others. I get about 27.5k startup lumens on my MT09RTA whereas using my previous ceiling bounce standard, I was getting 22.8k startup lumens. Once TA gets the calibration corrected, this will be a fantastic device. I don’t regret my purchase a tiny bit I can tell it required alot of manual labor to construct this along with the discs.
Now I will have to store this away until I find a place to put this in my house. I’m out of room already. My room is already littered with flashslights and batteries.
Yeah, I think Lexel said the early versions had no thread locker. Then they started using a light colored thread locker that was pretty weak. The latest ones use a red thread locker and are really hard to break loose.
They should read basically the same, although the way the light bounces around in the first chamber can effect things slightly, although this is usually due to the throwers having larger reflectors.
Congrats steel… it’s good the TA arrived safely… lumintop lumen are not consistent… I don’t know how they measured… I don’t think it really 3500 lumen… probably around 3000 lumen @ 30 seconds…
I'm now the owner of an HDS Systems Executive (200 lumens tested) and a modified Convoy S2+ from PFlexPRO (607 lumens, tested).
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THE HDS Systems Executive did not come with a calibration report, only a receipt stating it was 200 lumens (in addition to their website stating all lights are tested).
The PFlexPRO came with a calibration report (gotta love the potting sample in lower right):
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Unfortunately, the results of testing both on the TA lumens tube resulted in readings that don't make sense.
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HDS Systems
spec 200
TA Tube: 349
correction factor of .573
Note, I had an email discussion with HDS Systems (Henry Schneiker) to make sure initial turn-on (high) is where he measures the output. It was.
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Convoy S2+ (PFlexPRO)
spec 607 @ 30sec
TA Tube: 790
correction factor .768 @ 30sec
.573 and .768 is a BIG discrepancy. I was hoping to see both lights give results that were very close. The Convoy seems closer to what I expected.
I'm stumped.
The only other light that comes really close to the PFlexPRO correction factor would be my modified Maglite. Mat claims the 5,000 lumens is out-the-front.