Yea, for getting the most amps, I'll add bypasses to most of my mods, plus keeps the springs protected from building up heat, possibly melting - happens only on cheap springs.
Are any of those as small, and SMO? I just compared to one I had around - an old Eagle Eye X5, and roughly the same. From my collection, I'd say the OP in this size is more popular, but then you sacrifice some throw - classic tradeoff though between better looking beam on a white wall vs. better throw.
99% of fenix are smooth, my ld 22 is almost identical in size, with 0 halo. when the light is on turbo outside, that outer ring is impressively bright. the fenix’s tend to have a deeper reflector though, this is more shallow, but i just checked a couple headlamps, and there is a dim halo, just not that bright outer edge.
Deeper reflectors will tend to tighten up the hot spot, make it more distinct, doesn't effect the actual distance much though. All my small Convoy's single LED's seem to have OP. I have a Sofirn SP32A V2.0 w/SMO, deeper reflector and it looks awful, but that's because of the XP-L2 LED with it's yellow halo. The 5000K SST-40 is so much better.
That LD22 shows here an XP-G2 - different entirely, much smaller LED surface, different profile, and of course much lower output.
I purchased two SC31 Pro’s back in August of 2020. One of them is still 100% OK as good as new, except for some normal wear of the anodization. The other one is still working OK, but the button LED is dead.
Recently I purchased SC21 Pro. This is a great little flashlight. It’s still Andúril 1 though. I have a plan to Reflash Andúril 2.0 .
After years of using SC31 Pro my main preferences for EDC flashlight : Andúril, button-LED, magnetic tail cap. And integrated USB-C charging.
I also have a Wurkkos TS10, Andúril 2.0 .
It doesn’t have button-LED but the Aux LEDs are great as locator. And the tail switch is so fun and tactile.
Thanks Sofirn and Wurkkos for your great flashlights.
I also have a Sofirn HS10 , a fun little head lamp. I really like the integrated USB-C charging.
Is the new SC31 Pro better than the old version?
(with Andúril 2.0, attiny1616, exposed flashing pad)
Is it compatible with USB-C to USB-C charging? The old one can only be charged with USB-A to USB-C.