Thank y’all for the warm salutations, as well as the endorsements for my choice in light! That really feels good to hear all that. I’m exceedingly confident now in my decision. I appreciate it, everyone.
@Tom E, thanks for the heads up about the heat. Knowing what to expect makes a big difference.
@Lojik, wow, that Fireflies E07 really is beautiful. I didn’t know there was a 21700 option like that available. I’m a big fan of 21700’s. That extra capacity is noice.
And I was thinking that same thing! It seems like I got really lucky and my adhd hyperfocus shifted to flashlights (and specifically Hank lights) and I stumbled across the right BLF thread at just the right time. That never happens to me! Very fortuitous.
So… I couldn’t bear it. This morning ordered a DT8 in dark gray, with a warm white backlight, and quad SW35’s. I asked Hank if he could tack it on to my first order and ship ’em together. ZeroAir did a review on a dark gray DT8 a couple of days ago that I found this morning, and those pictures in the review sealed the deal for me. Those things look so cool. I had to have one. Not only that, but I really like warm lights and my FOMO has been hard to silence. I really didn’t want to miss out on these 219b options. And until I read all the stuff y’all’ve been saying about the sw45k’s, I had intended to get the sw35’s. Now I’ll have both, and I won’t have to regret not pulling the trigger. It was definitely a splurge and not at all the responsible thing to do, but I am only a man after all. People don’t think it be like it is but it do.
Thanks again for the kind words, and thank you for the wealth of information worth digesting in this thread. Very edifying.
Oh crap, I do have a question, I almost forgot:
What kind of continuous discharge rate do I need in an 18650 for my new lights? I have 2x button tops that are 15A 3000mAh, and 2x flat tops that are 10A 3500mAh. Dang, and I just read that flat tops are required. So is 10A high enough drain, or do I need to order something else?