just ordered the fw21 pro, cannot wit for this. I do not have a sbt90 light yet.
Although…. Skylumen has the thrunite t10 14500 light made into a sbt90 light. I have the original 500lm t10, and REALLY want Vin’s hotrodded version, but the price is… a little sharp… still looks awesome though. it pushes 2300lm too! if only for a blink of an eye
Noctigon KR1 is a good host. FW21 is bigger, and it does not come with a trit or a 18350 tube.
The price isn’t too bad considering it is a custom flashlight modded by Vinh, and that he will de-lens the LED for you. Keep in mind you would pay $64.77 just to buy a KR1 with trit and 18350 tube from Hank, and SBT-90.2 LED costs at least $35. That’s $100 total. You are paying $20 for the mod.
Yes it is. I was surprised too when i have discovered by accident. Since then i have done it on all 3 of my flashlights. Not much bonding strength in that glue
Neal was working on creating Loneocean drivers for the FW series. I wonder if this X9L will be using Loneocean’s drivers or the standard lumintop FET drivers
That’s disappointing. If the X9L had the Loneocean driver, I would even pay more for it. But with the standard FET driver, the light is just a toy and not much of a tool. I rather get the KR4vn with SBT90.2 mod, which has a much better driver.
Two different lights IMO,
X9L is $35 (with code) cheaper than KR1vn
KR1 uses 18650 and X9L uses 21700 (having less battery sag and longer runtimes) - and as someone said why would you use a 18350 with an SBT90 light? if you want small, just buy a small light like the D4V2 with a 18350 tube
X9L has 60%+ extra throw than KR1vn
X9L has more mass for heat dissipation, of course at the expense of being a little bigger - can’t beat physics.
X9L = 40mm head x 123.6mm length x 25.2mm tube @ 126.3g weight.
KR1 = 35mm head x 110mm length x 24mm tube @ 120g weight - probably weighing a little more after Vinh’s mod.
Kind of a no brainer to me, I got the X9L and toyed with the idea of getting the copper FW1 pro as well……