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.
Nice! Here are the 3 I have coming. Was very tough to decide
Color Black
Switch back light color Red
CH1 (9 inner LEDs) E21A, R9050 Warm White, 2000K
CH2 (3 outer LEDs) SST-20 Deep Red, 660nm
2)
Color Dark Grey
Switch back light color Green
CH1 (9 inner LEDs) E21A, R9080 Warm White, 2700K
CH2 (3 outer LEDs) W1 Yellow (Osram KY CSLNM1.FY)
3)
Color Green
Switch back light color Cyan
CH1 (9 inner LEDs) Neutral White – XP-L HI V2 5D, 4000K
CH2 (3 outer LEDs) SST-20 Deep Red, 660nm