Couldn't resist.
When I ordered the Shocker with BTU driver Ric has included the DRY driver in the package already for free.
I told Ric that I bought my BTU from a fellow member at BLF and did I still qualify for the free a/r lens upgrade? He pm’d me back saying of course I did and he would send one right out. Great customer service imo.
Great light at a great price,most members that were waiting should get it at this price.I wish the AR lens came with mine but I got the olight one for it.That's awesome Ric is making good on the upgrades to the better lens.
So how bright is this light after it steps down off of turbo and to high mode? That’s what I want to hear from those that have it. Will it truly put out 2000 lumens on high and how does it throw on high?
And if I wnat to get one what driver should I get?
Thanks.
great question
It drops down from 3.8 amps and around 3000 lumens to at 2.5 amps, which is a drop of just over a third in current. Current to lumen ratio is diminishing at 3.8 amps though so it should stay over 2/3 of max output. I would be confident that high is over 2000.
You can just re-set it back to turbo in half a second with a half-press of the tailcap though so I wouldn’t worry about it. It’s really there to stop it being left in turbo unattended.
Im wondering if the DRY driver will overheat and prove to be unreliable. Can someone answer this please? What driver should we go with?
DRY driver is direct drive in turbo and uses PWM in other modes. DD makes the emitters to heat a bit more (and is not significantly brighter, at least without SinkPads). But there shouldn't be any reliability issues..
BTU driver is current regulated in all modes.
I'd suggest BTU driver if you are not planning to mod your Shocker to the full (or over).
Thanks, that makes sense.
This thing sounds very well-built.
Thank you for the quick reply.
Thanks guys. You guys rock!
I just ordered mine with BTU driver and cool white. I’m excited now. A TK70 head with 18650 batteries. I’m in heaven.
The DRY driver I have has terrible PWM noise - stock BTU driver is fine.
I’m using the DRY driver in a TR3-T6, & it overheats & steps down very quickly.
I emailed Ric asking for a free DRY driver with the purchase of a regular BTU in NW. 5 minutes later he agreed. Ric doesnt sleep! I also ordered the better springs.
FF is already down to 14 left in stock. Better hurry if you want one! Thanks to you all for talking me into this great “budget” light. I really wanted a TK70 but couldnt commit since they cant be modified. Another loss for Fenix… oh well!
Now I have 3 more slots for the ton of sinkpads and XML2’s Ive accumulated.
How bright is the BTU driver in high? And does it sustain that output? How are the other levels? What kind of lux does the stock unit produce?
All great questions.
I think guys have told me this light will throw right with the TK70 if not just a little better. It steps down from Turbo which is supposed to be around 3500 lumens in about 2 to 3 min to high at around 2000lumens. Red said all you have to do is turn it off and back on to turbo. And it starts the cycle all over again. That’s simple enough for me.
Just do what I did and get you one. For $99 shipped, and it runs on 18650’s, how can you go wrong?
Good to hear that. I was going to ask you about that. Because if not I would have contacted him for you.
It’s incredibly freaking bright and stays bright, the difference between high and turbo isn’t so much that you would really notice a ton except for when really throwing out a long ways. The low is actually a nice usable walking low and the medium is bright bright. I don’t know about lux but as I said it’s incredibly bright. I will probably buy one again someday.
I would say the one big concern is the size, it really is a tank. I see all the various lights with a handle that don’t really need it but this one could use it for sure. I used the lanyard a lot. I wrapped it around the head three times and it created a kind of handle, but it was a pain taking it on and off each time you wanted to change batteries.
Yea but it really ain’t as heavy as the TK70 with 4 D cell batteries in it. I weighed my TK70 I used to have on my digital fish scales that are extremely accurate. It weighed 3 lbs even. The BTU weighs 1200 grams = 2.64554715 pounds. SO even with 3 18650 batteries you should be under 3lbs.