Do you have nighttime pictures of Noctigon K9.3, where I could see, how the beam looks like for E21A at channel 1?
Also, I was already planning to purchase one more D4V2, but could not see Gray color body option - will it be restocked?
I couldn’t decide whether to get E21A 2000K or 2700K for the K9.3 so i bought one of each. One with deep red on CH2 and the second on with Osram yellow
Nice! I also have (3) 26350 batteries which are just taking up space right now. I wonder if he’s do a 2700k / 4000k tint mix. Maybe not enough emitters for that to work. I did that with my D18 and the beam looks amazing
I’d love to see a: single emitter, triple secondary, 14500 powered, rear switch, tail standing, Andúril flashlight, with a pocket clip - from Hank. I’d be in for a half- dozen of them.
Yeah me too. Truthfully I’ll buy any new light he comes out with. I have a KR4 in 2000K, a D4VS2, a D18 w/ warm tint mix , and 3 K9.3’s on the way. Haha
I’m hoping he makes a dual channel headlamp. 2000K emitters plus Osram on channel 2 would be pimp
Hank now glues the retaining ring in the KR1 / 4 series tailcaps, I have been in discussion with Hank over this. Older tailcaps were not glued.
I crudely fabricated a tool to fit the retaining ring, with one of the recent glued tailcaps and with force alone I am unable to get the retaining ring loose.
On an older tailcap I did mange to loosen the retaining but it took some force.
3500k just feels like the best mix of ‘comfortably warm’ and ‘usable white light’ to me. Anything warmer is a nice sometimes novelty, anything cooler than 4000k to me is a compromise when I’m chasing lumens or candela.
If I was going to get a k9.3 I’d go for a 3x2700, 3x4500, 3x3500 mix to try and pull the overall tint under the BBL. I’ve got a 2700/4500 mix in the KR4 and its my favorite color/tint of all… saying that though the floody optic is fairly limited to indoor/close range stuff. I’m not sure how that would translate to the k9.3 or whether there are different optics depending on the emitter?
Thanks for the information and pics. I want to disassemble the tailcaps on a first-run E21A KR4 and an early-run KR1, I don’t know exactly when Hank made the change but they both seem to be glued. I did try a set of needle nose pliers which fit decently into the rtaining ring, but were unable to budge either one at all despite applying a good amount of force. I guess I will try to heat them with a hair dryer and then try again.