The last two models doesn’t make much sense to me but it is very nice to see manufacturers making the jump to 20700 in multi cell lights.
The big difference between the single xhp70.2 and 9 x xhp35-HI is that the later will have a bigger hot spot diameter with the same, or higher, intensity.
The 12 x xhp70 will be another step up in hot spot diameter, but a bit less intensity.
In addition, the spill brightness will increase for each model as well.
The 12 x xhp70 also has the fan cooling to allow for higher sustainable output.
So it’s a matter of matching the light to your needs.
Who is going to get a MS12 to tear it down? What to know how they put the fan in.
Or does someone has a connection at imalet that can ask some details?
They better do so u can replace the fans, like olight showed incase they break down and it looked solid but for the production nope… because small fans arent really reliable in the long run, dust will collect etc if u cant take out to clean etc its a good reason why olight dumped such solution. And will manufacturer like imalent and acebeam have tons of stock of those fans in case they break down etc if u indeed can take them out urself?
Τhey have to test them for hours before, with the lights on, to learn if they are reliable.
Well yes but fans cant just be reliable for x hours, they must be reliable for many months or even years, i really doubt they will be and once again if not user replaceble then its just bad.
wow
Throw seems better than DX80. Groupbuy? 
only 3, 4 min on highest with active cooling ?
If I understand well from the list it is 3min at 53000Lm.
no one can change physics
stable mode is 15000 cooled
yes i know, was just expecting a bit more.
I think Imalent went with a cooling design that was very easy for them to build and it does not give high efficiency.
Acebeam designed their 40k lumen light using 3 fans for max cooling. Imalent has even higher output and is only using one fan (size unknown). It’s quite possible Imalent sped through the design phase just to get their light out onto the market as early as possible.
This is my theory.
Nice Bundt Cake Pan Reflector…. :+1:
so its using 1 fan only, that explains why it cant run the highest that long. doesntlook like u can replace it urself either?
It wouldn’t be an imalent light if you could replace stuff yourself!
What a strange choice in fan. That type of fan is designed to spin clockwise and pull air towards it’s center. I don’t see how it’s going to blow any hot air out. In order to be effective, the air has to flow into and then out of the light.
Does anyone here see how that fan is going to produce flow through the light?
Maybe it works similar to the FB1 since it uses a similar fan shape.
If this were the case, the MS12 heatsink would have to be divided in the middle of the vent, like this. Cold air goes in the top part and hot air exits the bottom.
It’s possible they got clever and added ducts inside so that the inlets and outlets are a little further apart.
The issue I see with both designs is it sucking in and recirculating hot air from the exhaust vent. You need to space them as far apart as possible.
Anyway, maybe we will get a better look at the cooling system later.
These types of exhaust fans are pretty popular with laptops. Draws heat in and exhaust out the side.
https://www.walmart.com/c/kp/laptop-cooling-fans?offset=40
I think your overlooking the obvious.
This style of fan is like a turbo. The air going in is at a 90° angle to the air going out.
This fan pulls air in along its outer diameter, but where does it go then?