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

Exactly Jason, we get all excited about brute forcing some lumens down range but in reality, even a small dedicated thrower can reach a lot further. The big die is at a huge disadvantage that way. :wink:

I had this light out the other night - it's scary in the neighborhood. The wide spill can light up a house 200 feet away like daylight, then the spot lights up a huge area with an intensity that's insane. 900+ meters is a thrower to many, but being that the spill and hot spot are so wide, it does a lot more than throw.

I recall the debates over the L6 being a thrower or not, while this light throws better with more total output, wider spot and spill. Well, it sure ain't a flooder.

I got mine, in the rain… box was somewhat beat up but it’s packed well so no issues.

With a pair of Molicel P26A 18650’s in it I see 6090 lumens in my calibrated light box. This after playing around a little with it, so not fresh charged fully topped off cells.

Twice now, sitting in standby, it just suddenly came on in Turbo! Once I laid it on the bed and within a couple of seconds it came on just laying there. And while writing this I picked it up in standby and it came on by itself! What’supwiththat?

Edit: And a third time, this time I’m holding it, in standby, moving it around and looking for how it happened and nothing, then suddenly, while holding it still, On! Something isn’t right here, for sure, good thing it has the tail switch lockout!

That could happen if there's a momentary cut in power, because from power up, it goes to last used level, and if in ramping you ramped up to max, last used is max. Maybe something flaky in the tailcap? Intermittent ground connection?

Gravity + not good connection with series batteries?

8300 start lumens on a pair of 30T’s. :smiley:

Edit: I can’t duplicate the sudden on with 21700’s in place, so yeah, it’s probably the battery contacts with the short Molicel 18650 flat tops. I’ll check it out, do spring bypasses, see what’s shakin…

The reflector seems to be fine, it’s deeper than the pictures made it look, the orange peel is the large variety not small/fine, but it works well so I can’t complain at this point. Overall it seems quite well made which is really no surprise from Sofirn. :wink:

Bypassed the springs top and bottom with 20ga Turnigy wire, now on fully charged 30T’s it does a start value of 8940 lumens.

Makes sense Dale to what I'm seeing - 8640 @start with the 2070C cells. 30T's should do better.

I have to admit, the reflector fooled me. It’s pretty nice, good beam, almost dark here at 3:44PM but not worth trying to shine a flashlight, storming like all get out!

I’m looking forward to it being a goldilocks. Something that falls in the middle of flood and throw. Flow-er? Throwflo? Flooth?

Well…

For Throw , SP70 it’s good ?
I need a powerfull flood + throw.
I have S70S and L6 NEW (xhp70.2 + SMO). L6 new it’s more better for throw (+ minimum 50-100m than S70S).
SP70 it’s more better than L6 new for throw (distance) ?
I have Astrolux MF04 but I do not like it, it only has a concentrated point, and it’s barely visible on its edges. Convoy L6 is very strong on the side and at least 650m away.

The L6 you got there should be the better thrower compared to the S70S, but I don't know the #'s of the new stock L6 SMO - if the specs are right at 4300 lumens and up to 500m, then this SP70 would be wayyy better in total lumens, wider spill, as wide or wider hot spot, and ~800 meters throw on good cells.

Maybe one of Wight’s Pic to Attiny adapter boards would help.

https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/iN0zkxJn

Dang, I missed, or forgot, this one, interesting...

I took some pictures to show how the beam looks by xiaomi Mi8, 1/4 shutter time

without flashlight beam

C8F 21700

SP70

Mine’s finally arrived - if only in the country. Shipped 12th April and just arrived in Sydney for clearance. Hopefully get it by the end of next week :slight_smile:

L-P, more like…

Ooh, mine will arrive tomorrow courtesy of the Amazon van.

... I haven't gotten around to buying my second pair of 26650s though, so I won't have side-by-side comparisons.

Haha…very nice! :smiley: Annabelle looks even scarier illuminated by the SP70. :+1: