That is a nice new version of the E3, nice with the SS bezel, still a bit fat (I like smaller AA-flashlights like the Lumintop Tool-AA or the Acebeam M10), but nicer already.
I hope that the design will not be copied.
What is the light output on a NiMh battery?
I vote for verylow-low-middle-high
3535 led for sure
high CRI Nichia219C is nice, but also low CRI in nice tint (Nichia or Cree or Samsung/LG)
I agree with all of what Persechini said (copied below) and djozz too. Those would be exactly my suggestions.
I would add as a few others have that I donāt like that it doesnāt have over-discharge protection. I understand itās not easy as you want it to also work with Alkaline and NiMH cells but I think you need to seriously consider resolving that issue. As others have mentioned most people here have unprotected 14500 cells. Simply having the driver set to blink a few times and shut off if the voltage is 1.6V - 2.9V would cover most scenarios. Not perfect but much better than not having any form of LVP.
I think the host all come from a few factories.
ThorFire, Convoy, Sofirn, Jaxman, etceteraā¦ get their hosts from the same factory / factories, i think.
I assume Mateminco makes all hosts for Utorch, Manker, Astrolux (but maybe not anymore), etcā¦
About the modes:
Best to start with MEDIUM.
Because medium is most usable.
This is somewhat accurate regarding hosts but you have too many lumped into the same basket.
Convoy and Jaxman get their hosts from the same factory. Thatās why they both have such nice hosts. :sunglasses:
Thorfire uses a different factory and I donāt know about Sofirn.
Mateminco makes all the hosts for Astrolux but Manker broke away quite a while ago and use a different factory. The rest Iām not sure of.
As far as your mode tastes buddy we are on two different worlds but you have a right to your opinion. Personally, I hate lights that start on mediumā¦but thatās just me.
I think Nichia 219c as the only option in warm / neutral is fine. Would be nice to have one brand which consistently has Nichia options. Wouldnāt mind if they dropped all Cree emitters except in throwers. The 219c seems good enough to make high CRI the default for most floody EDC lights.
1. I prefer low, med, high. No moonlight. Some people want moonlight. Maybe you can make moonlight an option that can be changed by soldering a star on the driver.
2. I prefer XM size for more flood.
3. No PWM, please.
4. Is it easy to unscrew the bezel, so I can change the LED?
hi, thanks for your advice.
but,I think xpl hi is not a good choice. for:
1) xpl hi gives little flux than other LED with s lens, like xml, xpg. for example, the xpl hi in 3Aļ¼ gives only 900 lms, less than the xml2 1100lms.
2) xpl hi ledsā advantage is based on its small core and big power. but if you want get it advantage, we need a bigger reflector. while E3 has a limited OD, the reflector only has a 16mm diameter reflecting surface. We should design products based on all datas, not our ideaā¦ā¦ that is my opinion.
3)maybe xpl hd is propper, but I think in many situations, xpl hd is only a concept to talk, not too much advantage.
hi, I want make things simple.
I want moon light-middle-high.
As over-Discharge protection, AA/Ni MH we set a 0.9V stopping work protection,while Li Ion, how to do? so a good way to resolve it is adding protect board on 14500 battery.