I got my light and the spring bypass changed to double springs. I think the small ones are berilyum-coppers because of the color.
It puts out 18300 Zozz lumens with 4 fully charged LG HG2 at start.
Very nice, that is what I was hoping they would do. Much better then the bypasses they were using. These are simpler and much more reliable for production.
For production it is safe and good and the 18300 lumens is brutal but as a modder I want the max.
So I removed the little spring inside and done 18 AWG wire bypass.
Also added more solder to spring base. And I saw that the mark on battery contact board was only a small dot which is the spring end. I bented down the spring end a little and after that I see a circle mark so the spring contacts even and a much bigger area.
I don’t know yet. I’m at work and literally nothing to do so I brought in the flashlight to play with and do the bypasses.
I have 9 and a half hour left here so tomorrow morning I will get the numbers when I get home.
So… I had time to play with that light. I’am impressed, it’s really very bright and at the same time very handy.
For me personally the light could have mehr throw and less flood. It’s not so glare-free at higher levels. A smaller spot would help there. And I lost the turn on button (temporarily) - it should be glued or maybe it should be bigger at it’s footprint.
55c is considered “safe” by most standards in the sense it will not cause burns before reflexes kick in and you can let go.
You can actually hold 55c without damage for a little bit, it is hot but possible. I do this regularly.
It is setup by temperature, the manual should explain the process but once you enter the calibration you simply turn the light off when it is as hot as you would want it to get and that becomes the new set temp for the light.
That is quite thin. As expected from just looking at the picture.
I think they could have gone with thicker wire, like 0,7mm, or even 0,8mm. But that still is a better decision that either leaving the steel springs alone, or bypassing the springs, which comes with a huge risk from the manufacturer.