bump!!
Protected (button top with extra length) won’t fit, button top may fit but isn’t the best idea, flat top is ideal.
thanks fellow UK torch enthusiast!
Just ordered the V2 hehe, i am guessing it’s the same batt type?
Yes, the battery tube lengths are identical between them (on the short end for 18650 lights) so only the bare cells will be reliably fit
Great thanks, just ordered Samsung 30Q flat top
I have button top for my BLF Q8, you didn’t see your’s on ebay by any chance recently? a modded one?
fixing the flawed d4 clip
That looks like the old D4 clip, from before Hank found a better one.
Look at those beautiful D4Ti flashlights. I’m really sad that I missed out on them, but I’m also kinda hoping that Hank doesn’t release a D4V2Ti so I can give my wallet a rest!
yhou’ve just jinxed yourself. Hank will probably release D4v2 Ti in 6 different colors in an hour and you’ll have to buy one of each! :smiling_imp:
XP-L HI 3A, short tube, and I’ll call it the Noisy Cricket. Hand it to muggles in momentary full output mode and watch them get thrown backwards by the recoil.
yes… i was one of the first ones to get the d4, sadly with the old clips as well… hahahaha
My d4 xplhi seems to be only doing 2500 lumens with a 30q. Top of ramp and double clicking gives exact same output. Is there a setting I could have possibly changed where turbo is not 4000+ lumens.
D4V2 or D4? The D4 uses a much simpler firmware and there’s no way to change the top of ramp brightness; it should be exactly the same as turbo. Is your battery fully charged? It will only put out 4000+ on a fully charged battery
how do u know its not putting out close to 4000 lumens, did u measure it or compared to lights in similar lumens range ? if battery fully charged idk… can u try a different ?
Set your ramp ceiling to 21 clicks and try the light again.
Silly mistake. Battery was not fully charged. But after putting a fully charged battery, I still only got 3000 lumens. I’m getting my numbers just based on a ceiling bounce using my new d4v2 as a reference.
If my new d4v2 sst20 is 4200 lumens I got 500 on my meter. And only 350 with the old d4.
Same cell.
This is at start up.
I’m pretty sure higher intensity/candela leads to higher reading with ceiling bounce readings. The SST-20 is throwier/higher candela.
SST-20 w/frosted optic vs XPL HI with clear would be a closer comparison.
Bought my D4 a year ago. Yesterday my pocket clip came out of my pocket in pieces . I don’t use the clip , but it broke just from lying on the couch, must of rolled over on it. Pretty delicate if that is all it takes. I would not rely on it for all that clip the D4 outside the pocket.
Yeah. One of arms broke off.