So I had rona in January of 2020, very bad case before it was really known. 102.5 to 103.4 fever for over a week. Several months later my sugar, BP and other things spiked very hard and very high. Almost instantly ended up with diabetic retinopathy. It is being treated, level are all great again with no meds, but eyes are screwed. Bout all I can do now with magnifiers are emitter swaps and they are difficult at best. A1C went from 5.9 to 13.1 in a matter of weeks, back to 6.1 now. BP spiked to 220/175 at the same time, now 128/57.
I built/ relowed many of my drivers, only designed a couple for really odd hosts. We have many guys designing great drivers, but gotta get the boards on Osh Park, reflow and code them up.
Would love to mod with a friend, but right now work is nuts, my freshman daughter is way deep in sports and I am trying to retire from my University. Yup, life is nuts!
mattlward, if you don’t mind me asking, how old are you? I’m 43 right now. I believe I may have had Covid in December of ’19 (same symptoms as you, and was tested for flu, which it wasn’t), and know I had it in January of ’21. My blood pressure is fine, but my A1C spiked from 5.3 to 10 in six months. I’m currently on meds for diabetes - have been for three weeks, with a followup appointment three weeks from now to check again.
Also, since the summer, I had to start wearing reading glasses. My near vision is abysmal now. On some days I can read my watch if I hold it a foot from my face, but most days I can’t see it clearly at any distance (without glasses).
Diabetes does run in my family, and vision does get worse with age, but perhaps there’s some causation from covid… Could it be coincidence or do you have some other proof it was related?
Other than no history and my doc has seen this happer with a few severe cases of the original rona. That is about it. Please get your eyes checked by an opthomologist, not optometrist. Nothing close or magnified is sharp anymore for me. Really sucks!
It’s really nice having Anduril in a driver for this type of light.
Having it able to run 14500 and AA is nice … but not crucial for how I use my lights.
The low max output is irritating. Just 3 amps? I can really see the difference when I compare it side-by-side with an FWAA, especially after modding my SP10 Pro to use an FWAA optic, star and the same emitters.
If I had to choose, I’d rather have higher max output over 1.5v support.
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I did a quick search and didn’t see where they are offering discount code I am interested in 2-3 I wish they would have done it with type c charging port
That would be really nice. Actually a different switch setup altogether, but if space isn’t an insurmountable concern then adding the light would be great and bring it in line with most other Anduril lights. I don’t know if it was a practical consideration or just trying to keep the price of the light at a certain point. Just a few small improvements/fixes would make this a real standout light among many competitors even if the cost went up a few bucks.
When you are in Sofirn website, you have a banner on top (if you are a new user) indicating a 10% discount and the code.
If you select other items (drivers, flashlights), you have a smaller banner in the product page offering a XX% discount. Click on “GET” and you’ll get it on the final value.
Ive seen reports of VERY Pink sm573 dedomes, like –0.0080, even –0.0100. My experience with one sm573 dedome, is a duv of –0.0042.
What is the DUV of your dedomed sm573?
anyone else that has a dedomed sm573, and an Opple or other meter, Please share info. Please no Bare LED data… Im only asking for data in a light with its lens installed.
I initially swapped the LED to an SST20 2700k. After a while my eyes told me the DUV was too high and I tried a 219b 3k. Turbo makes it go angry blue so I switched back to the SST20. I guess I need to try a 519a.
