To be honest I don’t think it really matters. Not every light needs to be maxed out on lumens. Seriously. Those on this particular lights interest list are ‘IN’ for a light with max 500 or so lumens. Want more from it? Mod it or buy any other of the heap of flashlights available with skin scalding 30 second lumen values.
I don’t see the demand for this beyond a handful a people. 18350s are hard to come by, button top 18350s even more so. You’d be sacrificing 2/3rds of the run time for a couple hundred grams. If it’s weight you’re after, you can run the lt1 with just one cell.
I wish they had used an OP reflector for the SC31 Pro. The SST-40 has bad tint shift and looks like ass in a smooth reflector. I swapped in an LH351D for a better beam. I feel like an OP reflector stock would have made the SST-40 tolerable. The reflector from the FC11 is OP and the right size, but the opening for the LED is smaller so it won’t work.
It is not very easy to remove SP36 reflector. There are two screws which hold it under the head. You must first remove PCB of driver. So it not will be very easy swap. I have SP36 host when Sofirn sell them, so I can see whole construction easily. Screw in the middle hold MCPCB to the reflector.
Firstly, the tint is very nice as well as direct access to turbo and low.
Overall, it’s a nice light, but was wondering if they would consider a few changes in v2.
Change the hold to turn off to one click to turn off - it’s simpler
Change tail pedal switch to instant low instead of strobe. If you really insist on keeping the strobe keep that function in tactical mode, but in daily mode please remove it; i honestly have no need for strobe.
Also, i do think the lumens are bit low, compared to the size of the head. I think it could perhaps be driven to closer to 2000 lumens for turbo?
Not sure where this is coming from. Both my Sc31pro examples have a wonderful, creamy smooth beam. Maybe not quite on par with a malkoff but VERY nice. I had a hard time picking which one to swap out for a LH351D- which is a perfect choice for these lights!
I used a 16mm board but had to grind off a lot to clear a screw head. What size board did you use?