So, my quest in modding these Amutorch flashlights continues
Today I received a small and very cheap flashlight I ordered after seeing this review by mizou51: [REVIEW] Cheap 14500 flashlight with COB light side and little modding .
(Btw, this is a pretty light for its price, and very useful with the COB part! For indoor use, it’s pretty nice despite tint, beam and UI)
I asked him to make some measurements on the reflector to check if it would fit in these lights and…it fits!!!
So, I picked one of the already modded Amutorch (that had a 60º TIR lens), and put the reflector and glass lens of the other COB light in it.
I will show you the comparisons I’ve made! (click the photos for a bigger picture)
COMPARISON [L to R: Reflector > Original TIR LENS (10º-15º) > Pebbled/Hive TIR lens (60º) ]
(HIGH MODE, no PWM. Only the camera focus has changed)
COMPARISON [L to R: Reflector > Original TIR LENS (10º-15º) > Flat TIR lens (60º) ]
Pieces used with the reflector and with the Flat TIR lens
(HIGH MODE, no PWM. Only the camera focus has changed.)
COMPARISON [L to R: Reflector > Original TIR LENS (10º-15º)]
Some “conclusions”:
1 - While the pebbled TIR lens seems to drift to Neutral White, the reflector reinforces the Cool White tint;
2 – Also, the hotspot seems to produce a “yellowish to greenish” hallo (more identifiable in human sight than in these photos). I guess that a LED with NW may solve this pretty well;
3 – I couldn’t test the throw in a wider space, comparing the original TIR lens and the reflector, but it seems to me that the original lens may have a bigger capacity to throw as the beam is narrower and more concentrated that the reflector;
4 – The reflector creates a concentric circle in the outer side that is not annoying, but that at a close range is more noticeable.
5 – The PWM “buzz” (Low and Medium) that the light produces sounds the same, comparing the three lights. HOWEVER, in the one with the original TIR lens this sound is louder, a bit more, but still louder.
“And that’s all folks!”…for today
(BTW, sorry about the not-so-good quality of the images…cellphones are good but they do not capture what human eyes do!
@ Jerommel - I followed your suggestion and resized the images! It’s really light!!! Hope this works better for everyone here :+1: