I like that its understated, it suprises non flashaholic’s more - I was using it at work today, where I was working, they’ve been given SLA powered halogen spotlights, to inspect under vehicles….their unwieldy to say the least and they guy inspecting my job was struggling. Whipped out the little edc, clicked it onto high and handed it over……he just couldn’t believe the light out of that little thing, even commented on how nice the tint was compared to the led lights he used to
Don’t get me wrong, I’m taken with this dqg, but sometimes, subtle and unassuming is fun too. :bigsmile: particularly when it packs a big punch.
One man’s meat, another Man’s potatoes.
(Have you ever said something a million times, then one day written it out…
and realised how stupid it sounds…)
Anyhows, sidetracked.
Was trying to say I like the understated knurling on an unadulterated cylinder paired only with the subtleness of vertical piping.
Also think the new design is a cracka!
Gonna get’em both.
wow, this is exactly (almost) what im looking for. Im currently EDC’ing a Xeno E03 XML with a 14500 which is 97mm x 22mm. It fits in my “little” jeans pockets with a knife. But Im looking for soemthing in 18650 which is the same size (or smaller) with brighter output. I would really love to see a version with:
turbo output (or something over 600 lumens)
Strobe (i know, people hate this strobe mode but I want it)
Would be nice to have it be a little thinner like the QuarkX, Xeno S3A, CityCat Yee-Lic, D25L2C, etc which are all 18650’s at or under 23mm width. But at 86mm Length I feel like I would be asking too much.
Tell me when this is finished so I can buy it instead of the PALight V60!
On high Ric wrote it draws 2A, this will likely give a bit over 500 lumens OTF. As the lens is a plastic TIR I think you can not run it too hot or it will melt/deform, and also I think in this light (like the other DQG's) the led is mounted on the driver board. So I think 2A is very respectable for this small light.
hmm, ok I do not own the DQG AA, just the AAA in which the led is indeed mounted on the driver board and the TIR is plastic, you just now made me less sure about my assumptions.
I do not know of any glass TIR's commonly fitted in flashlights. Anyway, I'm surprised there is a complete pill (led and driver separated) in the DQGAA, and in this new light -if you consider the length- if there is a complete pill it must be a very very short one.
Thanks for the link, nothing beats good pictures . I see the led is deep inside the pill, close to the driver board on the other side, and the TIR is reaching into the pill onto the led, all making the assembly as short as possible, nice!