You could, if the battery doesn’t go inside the head. The extra space could be used for a hidden USB-C charging like in the K1 and K9.3 tube.
That would be a cool way to update everyone’s D1/D4/DW4/DT8 to 21700. Though for a business it’s of course better to introduce a whole new model, or a series (K = 21700), than to just sell fancy tubes for existing flashlights.
I see the TS22 but I think Hank could create a light that was distinct from it.
No internal charging for a lighter, more compact package
The choice to have either XHP 70.3 HI or GT FC40, maybe XHP 50.3 HI
Andúril firmware
Backlit button (rgb or fixed)
For it to be a really killer light it would need a driver that could hit those crazy 4000+ lumens but also be incredibly efficient at the medium levels. If it ONLY hits the other points I mentioned it would not really compete with something like a Thrunite T2 (using that for comparison since I don’t have any familiarity with the real world performance of the TS22)
it's 23.40mm opening, and the threads appear to be 0.60mm height, so we have around 22.20mm
The cell should have about 21.50mm opening minimum (better to have more), to fit most 21700
(22.20-21.50)/2=0.35
So we got 0.35mm for the tube walls, yeah not possible...
I could have measure it and do calculation earlier... and not just eyeball it
I would also be interested in this. A D1K, if you will. D4K diameter head (obviously it will need to be deeper to fit a reflector) but with all the emitter options from D1V2.
Honestly I feel like Hank could have updated ALL the 18650 side-switch lights (D4V2, DT8, D1V2, DW4) with the new wider head diameter, then added a new 18650 tube to fit the new head design.
Right now it wouldn’t make sense though from a manufacturing/business standpoint, considering he’s already invested into the 22mm tube system for the most recent lights
I’m overwhelmed by the emitter choices…
Would be nice if there was a good writeup of characteristics to expect with each one, and maybe even comparative qualities (why one might choose 1 LED over another while still very similar in output/efficiency). Is there a page floating about somewhere in this long thread that takes a good stab at it?
Yes, I would be interested in that too.
From the emitter list I am familiar with the 365nm leds, so I immediately bough a D4v2 with 8 5W uv leds
But I would like to get 2 more D4v2 lights with regular high CRI leds like Nichia 219, and not sure which one to choose because there are so many new leds.
The new D4k, how larger is it compared to D4v2?
True. But if you want both good throw as a search light, and nice flood for when you want to light up a big area closely, I think those are the best options.
Question regarding dual channels: does ramping work the same with dual channel lights? I mean, can I still have low to high lumen ramp for just 1 channel that I choose?
This would be awesome… A compact sub-50g triple to beat FW3A / FW3X. 14500 lights are intresting also, but IMO it trades a lot of runtime/heat management for size.
519A is still pretty floody, and has a better tint and higher CRI than the LH351D, but with less output. In lights with TIR optics, there will be a very wide spill beam for all emitters. However floodier emitters will have a brighter spill beam and less bright hotspot.