I nitpik, that's what I do, but also to get the info out there as clear as I can, sometimes opinions added. The UI is quite usable as-is, but everyone has their own priorities of "musts" and "nice-to-haves"
But, I really do like this light!! It's amazing what it can do stock! Very happy with it, specially considering the cost.
I haven't followed all the reports on throw #'s, but again, very happy with mine with bypasses and good cells.
Agree with Tom E. post 2093. Like for a stock light.
Very happy with mine.Especially the large well defined hotspot.Quality,UI and tint all fine (my old eyes prefer cool white).While I will definitely be interested in a BLF edition I hope they don’t turn it into just another large thrower.
The Noctigon Meteor M43 Flashlight had Berylium-Copper springs (45% IACS) that went almost completely flat after a short time of usage. I can’t remember whether the spring metal was to blame or the extreme heat or both. Don’t remember what they did to fix it.
I’m sold on it - got two on the way.
@cncyana, that’s right.
BeCu C17500, while having the best conductivity of all BeCu spring alloys, also has very poor yield strength.
That means plastic deformation, especially with a small top diameter—-bottom diameter ratio, is a huge problem with the Intl Outdoor spring.
Doubt it was heat at all.
The stock M43 driver would never pull enough current to make the springs to hot.
Just for the record, there is no centering ring.
The base of the reflector doesn’t sit on the MCPCB either, instead, it seats on the cut shelf in the head via the belt around the reflector such that the base hovers approx 1-2mm above the MCPCB.
Interesting… I swapped out the MOSFET for an SIR404DP, changed the leads to Turnigy 16ga. With spring bypasses in place (still dual springs) and Samsung 30T’s freshly charged this light makes 10,500 lumens at start and drops down into the mid 8000’s by 30 seconds. In this case, the head IS starting to warm up nicely. 
Edit: Recharged the 30T’s, looks like it’s pulling 21.3A at start at the tail.
This pleases me :)
10,500 is the most I’ve ever seen from an XHP-70.2… and this is with my lightbox calibrated and diffused so the meter reading is actual numbers, I really feel like my meter is showing a little low but it’s where I wound up with 6 diffusion panels, the Maukka calibration lights were almost spot on, but low on the S2+ even if only a little.
I get 253.25Kcd at start and 236.75Kcd at 30 seconds on the meter at a 5M reading.
This is on the box, sorry, I guess I flipped the i8 to landscape AFTER I started the video. Technology sometimes eludes me…
My light has a centering ring.
Mine arrived 1 week ago with the standard (non-HD) batteries.
I was thinking of ordering a couple HD’s - as I understand that will increase the output a bit.
If there is a BLF version in the works, I would just wait for that light.
So the question is - when might the BLF version might be available?
TIA
Let the obsession begin. Again.
I’ve been trying to get the code via PM for the last few days. I wonder if they are out of the office?
Yes they are.
Thank you!
Disappointing news for the Sofirn 26650 HD cells.
Measured at 30 second with my calibrated lumen tube - 4970 lumens
So much for their 6800 lumen measurement they stated with these
You sure they are even the right ones?
Yes, they have the 5000mAh 25A wrapper and have the new button top
Fully charged?