I really wish there will be something like the D4/D4s with forward tail clicky and USB-charging. Swapping batteries every day in an EDC light instead of simply plugging it to a USB charger anywhere is just too tedious for me.
The D4s can sustain ~1100-1300 Lumen for an extended period of time? Looks promising!
If it was a 21700 format I would be all over this, but I think the fat tube makes it look a bit out of proportion. Really liking the aux leds and the higher regulation though.
This looks awesome! I love where it sits wrt size compared to the others. Thanks for taking the time to share this before your trip. Very much appreciated!
edit: agree with above about 21700. The more lights that start using that cell, the better imo.
That’s only 10A though, I think this beast will want more like 20A+ (40 max) ? I could be wrong though. Also it’s protected which won’t work if it’s like the D4.
I read the 1st post. It just says it’s a preproduction model. Didn’t know if someone maybe had more info than that. I guess we’ll just have to be patient for a while.
That looks pretty easy to me, since they’re on a separate board. I’m pretty sure those are 0805-sized LEDs, same as most of us are already used to using to build lighted tailcaps and switches. So just pull that whole secondary board out, toss it on your hotplate or stove top or whatever other reflowing option you’re using, and apply heat. When the solder flows just sweep that whole pile of cyan emitters into the floor and drop on 16 new ones of your choice. Polarity is usually pretty well marked on those too, and the board has polarity marks in the pics. There’s even a 220 ohm resistor sitting there that can be swapped for other values to adjust brightness, if your new color is more/less efficient than the cyan. I love it!
The 2nd MCPCB for auxiliary leds is ingenius! However, I don’t want blue LEDs because according to so many scientific articles, being exposed to blue lights at nighttime affects sleep, not good for eyes, and is actually carcinogenic. That’s why the newer Iphones and other smartphones come with blue-light filter options. More reddish lights and colors on the other hand is beneficial. I’m wondering if Hank would consider offering warm white or pinkish auxiliary led options or at least sell boards with them so we can swap it in. Since this seems like a good bedside EDC, I think having the right color auxiliary led for that purpose would be helpful.
Yeah I don’t like blue either, I have flashbacks from when I was a kid shopping with my moms and I got trampled during one of those K-Mart Blue Light Specials, oh the Horror of it still remains…Pink reminds me of Cotton Candy…that I was eating when I flew off the Tilt-A-Whirl at the school carnival so that’s no good either…RED…. :person_facepalming:
This looks like it will be much more practical then the D4. What size are the aux leds and do you think it would be possible to reflow new ones of different colors? Also, is there any chance you could add the ability to turn off mode-memory on the firmware?