I agree on that. Novatac pills with HS opening just for a P4 emitter are the ones with most lumens after emitter swap.
Those with larger opening in the pill for emitter and mcpcb, those are the ones with less powerfull driver.
I hope i’m right but as i read in Kawiboy and CRX posts, it seems it is like that.
Must look amazing. I’m also very keen on the TH20. I picked mine up for $30 from the Thunite site when they had a sale. A BLF friend here swapped the emitter for me, with a Nichia 219B R9080 R9050 sw30 I supplied to him. It would be warmer than I normally go for, but wow… is it fabulous. Eyes adjust to it easily. Very reminiscent of incandescent. It’s under-powered with a basic AA Eneloop, but the main intention is close range task illumination & it does the job wonderfully. Good spill. Ramping is a touch slow, but I’d rather have that than too fast.
Yesterday I got some “goodies” and made small mods.
Replaced a XP-L HI (4000K led on my FW1A for a Luxeon V2 4000K too.
The tint is not so much different, but I find it better than the XP-L HI.
Before (compared with a Nichia 5700K, on the right) > After (compared with a Nichia 5700K, on the right)
Comparison betweemn the 3 Luxeon V2 led (3000K, 4000K, 5000K)
I also moded my On The Road i3, through a “lego” with the battery tube with the On The Road M1.
Although there are differences in anodozing and knurling, the tubes fit well.
I used a 16650 (Sanyo UR16650ZTA, 3.7V 2500 mah) battery to put inside the “new” flashlight!
It uses a 15mm diameter driver, with Crescendo, and I am using a Samsung LH351D.
So far so good
Compared with the FW3A and the FW1A (18500 version)
CRX, that is absolutely beautiful! I feel ignorant at the moment…so was that originally a vape? I need to know more. What did you fabricate yourself? What is used behind the lens on the triple? Need more info on the tailcap for the 18350 light
You’re welcome. Actually, I made a mistake. My TH20 219B emitter is R9050 sw30. So it’s probably a touch warmer. Yes, I fully agree, the sw45 is also a great tint & would be my choice in brighter conditions. I bought 5 that are waiting to be implanted (thinking of using 3 on a triple, 1 on a single, and keep 1 for something later).
Added a FET driver to my Convoy L6 with XHP70.2 in 5000k, the 30mm 2S Momentary driver from MTN.
I love the spring bypass all the way through to the MCPCB
Dam this thing gets hot, almost heats up like a FW3A…haha
Im running 2 x unprotected 5500mah Keeppower rated up to 15a.
This thing is a serious fire hazard. Doesnt look like ill be letting anyone else touch it and only pull it out to wow people i think.
I turned it on for the first time outside (just in case) and i could see the beam in the midday Australian direct sun, now thats some light.
Cant wait for the sun to go down now