Yes, faster charging would be nice but the carrier charging / battery bank feature is basically a bonus / emergency option, Like always the best option is to charge on a dedicated charger whenever possible. Beefing it up for higher currents is possible but it starts to get much more expensive and bulky when you do that.
Basically there are common charge circuits available for 2A that are proven, compact and affordable. Above that you get into more custom setups as there is a lot less development in higher current mass production.
Along with added complications in the variable QC setup. Honestly I am impressed they were able to fit a 2A charging setup in the space provided. I think they struck a good balance of cost / size / complexity with the setup they have right now.
If people truly feel that the added costs and size of a more powerful charging / battery bank would be worth it, I could see if they could increase it to 3A, I don’t see a variable rate tech like QC being a good idea in a setup like this though.
I listed up the results of my thermal test in the OP. Long and short of it, it was ~6 mins until 60C (common step down point) and ran until the cells were dead without overheating the light. Although need to check the specs on the cells to make sure they are rated for 80c if you do that, the cells came out at 75c. The light itself will have no issues running until the cells are dead though.
I was going to try to get some comparison shots with a GT90 last night but I realized, I actually don’t have a working GT90 at the moment. I took mine apart for an optic mod I am working on and it is still in pieces. I only have a GT and GT4 working right now and those are not fair comparisons for this really.
I will try to get a pic of the reflector and LED today.
Personally, I don’t care about GT90 comparison beam shots, but would like to see some on it’s own merits. The GT was too big and unwieldy for my purposes, so I sold it. This one may work better
S2+ are made with a similar but much simpler process. They are made with only a lath and in a single machine step I am guessing and they will be made out of tubing to further reduce the machining. Where this light need multiple machines and multiple steps on the machines to finish everything, that really adds up quick.
Glad to see that there is more and more exciting SBT90.2 mid range lights coming out to the market!
I’d love to see more reviews, measurements and beamshots of this light
. Black has become boring for me... 75/25 seems overly optimistic for black, but we'll see.