Well not exactly, becasue if you look at the 4V and 3.9V capacity the the LG is higher (sustaining that voltage for longer time, if we can use such word for small time differences). So for those "fresh tailcap readings" I can see why the LG will give better results in a unregulated direct drive flashlight, which goes along with your findings. However I would not take anything as 100% correct, there is always room for at least 1% to 5% error in anything.
That would be interesting, just make sure the host temperature is the same when you take change the cells.
Wow, that reminds me what I’ve been forgetting to do… I need to make a Dr.’s appointment. How do I decide which hand to have the pinky finger removed from so I can hold this light properly?
Every time I see a new post I fear Hank has added the new Neutral emitter to the list (he said this week sometime), and I would be forced to spend some $.
Or I will just wait and see if I can snag one from Richard when his arrive.
Say what? S2 3D? for the M43? And I’ve already ordered S3 2B? Oh brother! Gotta look into that…
The sample Meteor arrived today from RMM, and this thing is exquisite! The machining and finish are simply spot on, unbeaten at any level. The feel in the hand is superb, it’s so stinking cute you just want to get 3 or 4 of em!!! He sent HE-2 cells with it for consistency across the board, they’re on the charger.
Noctigon’s first step up to the plate is a grand slam home run in the bottom of the 9th! Very well done, whatever corroborations were needed on this it was worth every bit of time and effort applied. Thank you, for entering the game with such Pizzazz!
Your thoughts echo mine. I sat it down and compared it side-by-side with every Fenix, Nitecore, Niwalker, Olight, and other premium light I have, and this is as good or better than all of them. I would say that as an overall package, the light is currently unrivaled.
Not that it matters much, my TM26 was the newer 3800 lumen version. I don't care about the internal battery charger which I never used. I just want something significantly brighter flood wise. Will the Meteor do that with the XP-G2?
Mostly a matter of taste I believe, do you find the UI to bring to you any advantage, then that should make the difference. The higher the lumens the harder to notice the difference.
If you want it to be a real flooder, you could also get some different optics to swap into it; it’s about $6 for a full set of 4 optics. From throwiest to floodiest, the optics are: 10507, 10511, 10508, 10509. Each produces a wider and smoother beam than the one before it. The Meteor comes with 10507 optics, and you can swap any or all of them pretty easily.
I really like the 10508 for floody lights; it barely has a discernible hotspot and mostly just gets gradually dimmer from the center out to the edge of its 180-degree-wide beam (good for biking). It and the 10509 look very similar to a reflector-based light with a frosted lens, like the Zebralight ‘F’ lights. For throwier lights I like the 10511 — not quite as throwy as the 10507, but it’s much smoother and lacks the 10507’s solar-flare-like corona artifacts.