What you got today

You are right, I will tell my son to clear out the playing rug and his Lego and I will sell the Gerbil.

Hmm, a 1 meter sphere… :slight_smile:

Hey, if your flashlight-surface gets smaller, I have space for flashlights over here :wink:

Today I received in the mail the Convoy M26C with the GT-FC40 Emitter. Very pleased with this light overall. My excuse for buying it was I had a 26650 not being used.

I also received a cool little knife. OTF double-action keychain size. Awesome deal for 13 USD.

Mini OTF knife on aliexpress

I hope your new chair resolves your back pain.

This mention of your hobby space is also a reminder to me; how fortunate I am with the space I have available for my workshop.

If the new chair is any good, it just might.

I switched recliners, and after adding some extra cushioning, the vast majority of my back pain has gone away.

I must admit that I have a mini-workbench in our sleeping room, with a big vice, a small drill-press, a small type band saw and a disc sander. But my girlfriend nowadays works from home most of the days so the equipment is stowed away and the workbench is her office now :frowning:
(she brings in more money than me so that is fair enough :slight_smile: )

But on the scarce days that I’m alone at home I can use it all and the whole house is my workshop :partying_face:

Let me see how many flashlights I can identify there….

Got my Lumintop Ant Man today.

First impression: nice but it performs under specs, and they missed some opportunities.
On the best 14500 out there, Vapcell H10, I only get 120lumen/67kcd. On the golden Vapcell only 100 lumen. Maybe a tail spring bypass could boost it a bit but I doubt that even de specs can be met with that. The current on the H10 is only 800mA, sounds like going 14500 causes a voltage-struggle getting the laser going, seems that Lumintop did not make a boost-driver for this one.

The beam is pretty nice, no rings or anything. The tint is typical LEP: 7600K, 63CRI, duv +0.013. Nothing wrong with that for a thrower.

Disappointing to me, the projection lens is only 13.5mm diameter while easily a 16mm lens would have fit. This would have produced 40% more kcd.

The ring is blue GITD stuff.

The phosfor looks like many other LEP’s, it is the back-illuminated type.

The size is a bit larger than a Convoy T2, but it still feels compact to me.

But what I like best about the Ant Man is the design, it is the best looking flashlight that I have ever owned, reminds me of the old Foursevens Quark AA, but nicer!

Nice, djozz :sunglasses:
Thanks for the overview!!
So, does it have 1 mode only? And will you show us some bemashots when the night comes? Pleaaaase? :innocent:

Yes, one mode on a forward clicky. I will do some shots from the balcony tonight :slight_smile:

:+1: the balcony light man again. :wink:

Some people have a whole mountain for themselves :expressionless: , I have a balcony :slight_smile:

That sounds like an expensive disappointment :frowning:

I got my Ant Man also, Neal included an H10 in the light although I don’t remember ordering it with one. :+1: Just opened the box a few minutes ago and the H10 is charging but I can tell you I hate the clip already. Looks to be the same one on the FWAA. I just don’t care for two way clips, simple clip like the Tool or a deep carry clip would have been better imo.

Got this little guy today (S21A with SST40, 5000k, 12 groups), along with a Convoy M21B in black, using the XHP 70.2 5000k, 4 groups.

Just got this bad boy in Nichia 219c today (hoping to get an sw45k in it). Absolutely loving it, the fit, finish. The emitter is honestly not bad, I had an Astrolux S41 in 219c 4000K as one of my first enthusiast lights and I loved it. The rotary is a lot of fun to play with - definitely going to spend some time in my EDC.

Got a new light in the mail today. On The Road M4 Mini. So far I like it. I’d prefer a USB-C port in the threads instead of under a flap, but that’s my only gripe with it. I got the SST-20 high CRI version.

AliExpress Link


Here it is next to my D4.

It’s the A6 BLF SE/S1 driver, the 7/4 modes one. It needs to go inside the C8 it’s lying on because the original 7135x8 died on me. I know: super-easy little job for many here but it’s going to be the first repair I’ll do on a light myself so wish me luck…….

In the mail today, I got a new LP Gear stylus for my turntable, and the NlightD T90 I ordered last month on Black Friday.

Despite the LED being slightly out of focus on the T90, I do like the light for the price I paid. I definitely wouldn’t pay full retail for it though. Around $80 USD shipped with battery is a much more sane price for this light.

Good luck! It is still my favourite driver for many mods.