Yes, these small diameter multiemmiter reflectors are only found on a few lights and I have no idea if they can be made to fit a different body. Obviously the emitter shelf would need to be raised if you put it in a body that used a single emitter. This means a custom machined spacer which I why I was hoping for a host that already came with a small multi emitter reflector.
I felt the U21 was a bit too big as far as head diameter. If that size is okay by you, then there are existing lights that can be used as hosts. Check out the Shadow SL-3.
I would be just fine with a smaller host as long as it could handle the heat of three emitters. The little DQG 26650 seems to heat up pretty quickly due to it’s small size. I like the small size of my SD26 and EC60, but I do not know how they would handle a triple emitter set up.
I am shocked to hear that the Aspire cells have been discontinued. They are so much better than the next best 18350 cell out there. I was hoping that they would start making a 16340.
Wow, that was 5 years ago. You can’t even buy it anymore, I assume. Flashlight technology moves fast. I think it’s time for another 26650 light.
We could take the A8 and install a TA driver running NarsilM, add a side switch and maybe make the head a little bigger to fit a triple reflector with xpl emitters. Like a 26650 version of the Sofirn C8F. IDK, but I like those kind of lights.
I can’t remember who asked… but the inquiry to Sofirn about a 26650 C8F has been submitted to Tracy.
I recently received a PM from Tracy on something, I will also present my interest bout this form to her.
More emitters makes the reflector smaller. Maybe 4 would work well? Sofirn already has a small triple reflector and Cutter carries a triple 5050 mcpcb that fits it. Triple 3535 mcpcb should also already exist. I don’t think I’ve seen a quad reflector light with a head under 44mm *which is C8 size).
I asked about that. No one currently makes a light like that so it would be unique. (Triple or quad reflector light with smallish 44mm or less size head, side switch and 26650 body) I think the closest was the Shadow SL-3, but it had a 64mm head which made it kind of bulky.
I photoshopped my Convoy C8 head with my Supfire 26650 body to see what the proportions looked like.
I just received a UT02 and I really like the dimensions. Button area could be smaller OD IMO. That would bring it closer to the C8F in 26650 form. Just strange that so much throw is in a package only a couple MM longer than the C8F. UT02 is a neat light, I like it.
You can still use a TIR flashlight for longer distances…
There is nothing that magically stops the beam past a few meters that says “NO YOU CANT USE THIS FLASHLIGHT THIS FAR”
(hint: flashlights have more than 1 brightness mode)
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The point is a TIR will be smaller and more compact than a reflector.
There is also little difference between a triple and a quad in terms of the individual optic diameter, so it is a better choice to go with 4 if it fits (which it will, in something that is 26650 size) because the efficiency increases the lower you run LEDs.
So 4 LEDs making 2000 (or whatever) lumens will be more efficient than 3 LEDs making 2000 lumens.
That means longer run time. Which is again one of the main reasons to use 26650.
Wrong. First of all, tir style triples/quads using a 26650 body with side switch already exist, so there is no point in making another one.
Second, reflector based lights give off good spill lighting unlike tir. You get a great beam pattern with both spill and distance. This is proven in the C8F. It’s great for walking at night or general purposes. It’s also proven with my Supfire which has an xhp70 in a small OP reflector. It’s also proven in my DQG Tiny 7x xpg2 which makes a nice hotspot, but has very weak spill requiring me to wave it around as I walk.
