It’d blend the beam somewhat, but only in that part that’s reflected (more yellow). What just shoots straight out the front (more blue) would be unaffected.
At least a TIR seems to blend the whole beam a bit more thoroughly. I’m just curious about the heat rating of PMMA vs running the LED full-tilt.
And figure milled’n’polished Al reflectors have to co$t more than cheap PMMA TIRs. Glass, of course, if you wanna go whole hog, but even PMMA should be doable… unless the heat would be too much. But then again, the centering ring, etc., would be in the same situation, and that’s pressed right atop the mcpcb.
That’s why I wonder why everyone and his grandmother opts for reflectors in new lights.
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Oh, and here’s an idea… SP10 with a lit sideswitch!! Killer!
I have a clamp meter. I can try to get readings in a few minutes. This thing is really well regulated and my lumen measurements line up closely to specs
It is quite dramatic what a TIR does compared to the OP reflector. I have one each of the Skilhunt H03 and H03R and the H03 is a lot better at dispersing the light evenly. I don’t even use the H03R anymore.
Using my “shine light thru small portable fan blade” method, I do not detect PWM on the SP32A v2.0 (using this method, the SP32A v1 shows PWM on any mode other than Turbo). So no detectable PWM whether in the groups mode or the ramping mode. I wished the lowest brightness would be around 1 (or 2) lumens. As for now, 5 lumens seems a bit bright to qualify as “Moon”. The SP32A v1, in ramping mode, has probably 1-2 lumens in lowest brightness.
Ramping speed: compared to v1 (new batch), it seems the SP32A (newer batch “v1.1”) ramps slightly faster from low to high (about 3.5-4 seconds). The SP32A v2.0 ramp speed seems to be about 4.5-5.0seconds from low-to-high, at least on the unit I got.
One more nicety, it’s rated up to 6V, not just 4.2V. So the pair of CR123As I got with a NexTorch? It’d take forever to burn ’em off in my Jet-II, which is my “emergency/backup light” in my bag, so I just fed them to my v2, and it works beautifully. Tres kewl! (That’s French…)
Mine has made it through the ISC and is supposed to be delivered Monday, at least if the USPS doesn’t put it in the wrong bin and send it 100 miles in the wrong direction like my last package from Asia.
Good to know about the voltage range; maybe I can finally replace the 2D Mag in the car that succumbed to alkaleak damage.
Got my SP32a v2.0 today, i like Sofirn lights but this is for me a big step back compared to my v1.
Ugly beam shot (two dark rings), greenish tint and, very sad, glued Head…
I just got my 2 PG v2s today, pretty nice! I’m not sure how to describe the color, but PG wouldn’t be it. Maybe pewter? ’Though pix I’ve seen of pewter vary from plain silver to a light-brownish-silver like this. Definitely different, never saw a light in this color.
Looks like someone used the package as a wheel-chock for the forklifts at the docks, as the sides were kinda crushed, but the lights inside were perfect. Nice packaging!
Anyhoo, of course I tried ’em to make sure they didn’t suffer any internal bleeding, and they worked fine. Whew!
Worked just like my black one, didn’t see if the heads were glued or not.
Only thing that’s “different” is that on one of them, the sideswitch button sticks up a bit higher, and has a “pre-press” that does nothing. Compress it down to the “pre-press” height, and it’s exactly like the other switches. Then pressing it further acts as expected. Hmm, dunno if a retainer is loose or something, just hope it doesn’t fall out!
Exactly, the color seems to change drastically based on ambient light. Indoors it’s one color, under office fluorescents it’s another, in sunlight it’s yet another. Pretty kewl.
We got these 4500K LED panels to replace the hideous fluorescents, but dunno the CRI. Looks almost olive-drab or khaki.