Not exactly sure which measurement you’re looking for so let’s just do it this way. If this doesn’t answer your question just let me know and we’ll try something else
I’ve got a roll of thick copper sheeting that I’ve used for various spacers and things before. If I wind up using this light as much as I expect to I’ll probably pull the tail apart and build the grounding ring up using some cut copper. The paperclip is doing the job right now though.
No argument from me. But I guess I find them worth it because I’ve put these clips on lots of lights. I mean at least they’re steel now. Back when they were made of titanium they cost twice this much
Does anyone make a primary (disposable, non-rechargeable) cell in the 18650 size?
I tell ya, we’re in the process of reinventing the flashbulb here.
I’d like to see these super-bright emitters built to use separate from the battery carriers — bolt the bright/hot part instead onto a big handheld heatsink, and connect that to a belt-pack power supply with a big copper cable. Then we could wave around the brightest possible light source without killing attached batteries by heat cycling.
I don’t think it would be a good idea.
The UI has a lot of things that you can make, and if you have 3 light with all different modes, you will get confused a lot.
I would love if the driver from the D4 would be free to buy…
That UI on a 12*XP-G2 King or so…
Updates should be done and a system/service put in place to update the drivers on previous lights if desired. I have about 35 flashlights with different UIs at home. We can handle an updated UI.
Only 35?
pfff n00b
I don’t have a problem with different UIs, but if UIs are 95% similar, you will get confused about which UI you have right now.
Also, I think the UI is really good. Most of the time you just need the ramping or the double-click 100% mode.
I have about 35 flashlights with different UIs at home. We can handle an updated UI.
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share your secret - what do you have, a filing system? With 100+ lights, I’m lost in a sea of UIs. Lights like the Nitecore EC11 are especially troublesome to remember
Yeah, been getting rid of a lot of lights. Picking out the most useful and getting rid of the Queens and anything that sits unused for more than a few months. Yeah, I have the Nitecore EC11 modified with a 4000k emitter. Selling that one too. Cool little light though!
here is another ~1000 lumen light, and its runtime graph Both the D4 and the PT-18 have similar runtime, once you factor the different mAh of each battery, ~1200 for the 18350 in the D4 and ~2600 for the 18650 in the PT-18
pic from uPZ is a link
Now, only the D4 has actual specs so far… the rest are guesses.
I think the D1 and D4 will probably be the most practical general-purpose lights in the series, one as a flooder and one as a compact throwy light, but I’d really like to see something in-between — something D4-sized with a reflector and perhaps 10 to 15 cd / lm.
And deep-carry clips for the D4, D1, and D1S… including one which fits the 18350 size. These lights really need clips.
UI and drivers evolution as a whole is one of the things that keeps this forum ticking. You can’t really argue against it.
Now i understand a manufacturer would want to have a one line of lights with the same UI for consistency… This is somewhat a hard choice to make when things are moving fast and you want to stay on the cutting edge. Even Simon at Convoy has started to replace the half a decade old 3/5 modes drivers with a new one running Biscoti on the S (and C?) line.
The main issue i have with the actual V2 UI on the D4 is that the default single click is unpredictable. It can be anything between moon and turbo regardless of the last level you ramped to. A single burst of turbo with a double click from off will reset the last used level to max - which will probably come as a surprise the next time you turn on the light. As i understand the Q8, GT and FW3A will not behave like that…
This is a great idea. I love the size of the D4 with an 18350 tube but it sucks the cells dry in very little time. A single emitter in the same size would be much more practical and I’d finally have a good use for my 18350 cells.
Clips would be wonderful as well. The Convoy on my D4 with the longer tube works but isn’t elegant to say the least.
