I’ll tell you tonight how far it throws, but based on the hotspot I would say it’s going to be good but not great. Also I think for now I’ll just leave the handle on. If I turn it upside down the handle is out of the way and the button is right where my pointer finger is. I guess that way if it does start to get too hot I can always carry it back from a walk with the handle. The mode selection is very nice. It starts out in low when you turn it on and it’s a good useable low not super low but lower than the SRK on low, each step up is noticeably brighter after that. I also noticed that the little green light is only half green and the other half is red and light up when it’s not screwed on all the way. I’m guessing that it comes on when the batteries are low.
I like the light I’m just disappointed with the output. I thought it would start out noticeably brighter than the SRK even just with ceiling bounce. It looks like it’s going to be a real pain in the back side to get to the driver as well as the springs.
The SP03 is on the right the SRK is on the left in the first picture. The second picture is of the SP03 on the right and a SP02 on the left. All three lights are stock.
Looking at the picture I can tell that I was closer to the wall for the second set, but in both pictures I held each light the same distance from the wall.
It definitely should out-throw the SRK. The reflector looks a lot like the LusteFire that I have. Based on that assumption, it cannot out-throw the BTU (smaller shallower reflector), but might keep up with a TK75 if driven a little harder.
Going from your pics I'd say it's definitely brighter than your SRK. The electronic switch will keep it from taking a DRY driver even if you could run it in series. Looks like a DrJones driver and some slaved nanjgs is in order though. ;) It just happens I have one of his drivers... >)
Oh, you sly dog! I forgot about that little beauty you are working on. Considering the body of the SRK is compatible with the Terminator and Raging heads, I am going to go out on a limb and say my money is on your driver fitting this. Brothers and sisters, can I get an Hallelujah!?
Then again, I could be wrong but my gut says I'm right. We'll have a definitive answer soon enough. :bigsmile:
It looks to be 48mm I’m not pulling mine out just yet so that’s as close as I can measure. I’m not sure how they wired the side switch but it’s directly to the side of the driver and I’m afraid of either breaking those wires or messing up the contact. Someone with more knowledge than me will have to try.
Mine arrived today around noon. First thing I did when I got home was toss batteries in it and put it in my IS. It registered a very disappointing 1600 OTF. My Terminator pumps out around 3000'ish and my SRK around 2200. WTF???
Since the cells used weren't fresh and I wasn't expecting it to arrive in a day I didn't have my set of Panasonics prepped so they are in the charger now. I will retest once they are ready and I sure hope they give better results than the TF Flames I have in it now. If the light is regulated like claimed it shouldn't make a difference but I hope it does.
Build quality is great except the handle is a few mm longer than the tailcap and it doesn't sit flat and solid when tailstanding. How such a simple thing could be overlooked when designing and testing boggles my mind. Other than that the handle is actually properly balanced and the switch placement is perfect as my thumb falls squarely on the switch when held in my right hand when using the handle. Maybe smaller hands would have a problem with it but I think it was greatly designed in that aspect.
I haven't measured the driver yet but by eyeballing it I'd say TexasPyro's fantastic new driver will fit right in it. Unless I got a bum driver it's going to need it!
UPDATE: Okay...Panasonics fully charged and loaded. OTF lumens as follows:
I would say we both got the same driver. But right now I’m not going to pull mine apart to see. It’s still a great light and really throws. But I’m sure it can be driven a lot harder. I’ll wait and see what kind of options there are. But with the side clicky I’m sure there are not going to be many if any outside of custom made.
My SRK with 1st gen xm-l t6 does 2150 OTF. Even if the SP03 had the same driver as tbe SRK the xm-l2 u2 emitters alone should at 20% more output (430 lumens). The SP03 I have only puts out 43 more lumens than the SRK meaning it has an inferior driver or there is a flaw with the 1st batch of SP03 released.
Well, they responded but they didn't seem too concerned. They say that they purposely limited the output to 2.4a/led to make it more reliable. Hopefully it will have the same driver as the SRK and a simple resistor mod is all it will take to make a good light a great one.
Thanks for getting ahold of them. I do really like the light though so I’m not too bummed out about it. I’ll wait and see what people come up with. You know they will find a bunch of different ways. If I do take the time to pull it all apart I’ll probably go the sinkpad route while I’m at it. I can always use these emitters on something else, maybe in my Mystery Skyray.
2200lm on high is equal to tk70 with larger head, 18650’s and emitter-care amperage = not bad, isn’t it?
Also really want see more photos inside flashlight. Hope driver welcomes mods easyly. Btw, have ordered this flashlight couple weeks ago ).
