oh i didnt know that thanks! So i know intl sells centering rings for the 1mm flat white but only for 7mm reflector hole. what should i use with a 9 mm reflector hole?
I just installed CSLNM1.TG in s2+. The led is driven at 4.1A and it has 32500cd throw. Not sure how good this results is but this is what i got. I must note that i did the reflow and it is a sloppy job since it is on a XP sized board.
Candela is only influenced by the front surface area of the reflector (as seen from the position of the hotspot) and the luminance of the LED. The depth of a reflector for a given outer diameter has a neglible effect on the front surface area (because the area of a circle increases with the square of the radius).
I have been wondering about this… how hard is it to get the CSLNM1.TG on an XP sized board? I know there are issues with excess solder from what I have read…
Is it just me, or is it a difficult thing to judge the white flats vs. the black flat? Seems like in theory the white flats should have better throw, but in practical mods, every head to head I've seen the black flat prevails. This thread mostly compares the white flat to the good dedomed XP-G2 but I don't see apples to apples comparison in a real host to the black flat.
I understand the difficulties with the black flat with electrical isolation, but still, in a decent thrower host, has anyone proven the white is better than the black? Is it dependent on the host or maybe spending the time/effort on focusing a white flat for a particular reflector? Why would the white flat be more difficult to focus?
I’m going to try putting the white flat into another flashlight with one of my 120mm lenses so I’ll let you know how much improvement I get over the optofire once it’s done.