Sofirn SP70 Alone $50, PM for AMZ US CODE(LIMITED)

Just to add:
Guy in review sad that this SP70 is prototype.

Mine is close, USPS says today's the due delivery date but that ain't happening, should be tomorrow.

I wish you guys would stop comparing this thing to a Q8. This was supposed to be compared to a Convoy L6, and supposed to out throw it with the larger head.

I feel like we’re comparing apples to oranges which makes me wonder about the design of the reflector.

What batteries are you using?

I would love to see a comparison between the L6 and SP70 although the greater known output of the SP70 already gives it the edge.

I plan to compare it to my hotrodded L6 with SMO reflector. We will see if a bigger textured reflector beats a smaller SMO reflector.

YES! I would love to see this thing beat a hotrodded L6. That’s a comparison worthwhile!

Does the SP70 have a step down function if it’s been on turbo too long and it’s getting hot?

BTW, thanks to all for contributing their videos, pictures, and input!

This light is looking like a steal for the price!

Yes, it’s supposed to have Advanced Thermal Regulation. It’s something that Sofirn designed in the UI. I don’t know the details on it.

Keeppower 6000mah

Quickly compared SP70 with L6 ,bigger hotspot than L6 and noticeably brighter.

According to the manual the SP70 will reduce its output once the driver‘s temperature exceeds 60°C. So, you should be safe running it on turbo. :slight_smile:

Can you post pics of your light……

That should not be the case. A bigger reflector with the same size emitter means a slightly smaller hot spot. Maybe you are referring to the corona? If your looking at it through a camera you have to use very low output levels to see the true hot spot size.

EDIT, are you comparing it to the new L6 that has the SMO reflector? That model might have a slightly smaller hotspot.

Definitely a larger hotspot,tried it on internal wall at 2 meters ,external wall at 10 meters and at bush across the park approx 150 meters.A rough guess about 20% larger.Sorry can’t post pics as I don’t use hosting sites.
Edit, old L6 unmodded with OP reflector.

This is in line with the Dale’s finding that the reflector is not parabolic on the schematic…

Old Lumens would say “It is what it is”

I’m not sure about that. A noticably bigger hot spot would mean much lower throw numbers, but our throw numbers are still high. I guess we’ll find out later.

It HAS low throw numbers Jason. Would have been nice to see 300Kcd or more…

You have a high powered L6 with an SMO reflector, right?
You know it can only hit about 172kcd, right?
Why would you expect 300kcd by going from a 63mm SMO reflector to a 73mm(?) OP reflector? I would not expect that big of a jump. Am I not understanding how significant a small bump in reflector diameter can be?

If the hot spot was visably larger than an L6 like gehrmo said (20%) it would indicate a much wider beam angle. You would then expect probably under 100kcd. Maybe under 60kcd. We are not seeing those crazy low numbers.

We are not seeing perfectly optimized numbers either because we know the reflector depth as a bit short for the diameter.

I would much rather wait till I can compare the lights side by side and take measurements. I prefer that to speculating.