KD's big reflector in a tk61

That second reflector certainly looks a heck of a lot shinier than the first one. I'm real interested in what you find with the light meter with the different light measurements out the front by unscrewing the bezel. If I was a betting man i'd put my money on, nah I'm not so I'll just wait with interest. What light meter did you end up getting? Do we have a picture of this light using you patented mounting method on your pushy?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Digital-Light-Meter-200-000-Luxmeter-Lux-FC-Meters-Luminometer-Photometer-/271549336279?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item3f399a0ad7

Haha, that would show just how adjustable that mount is. Maybe I could take the pushy out on the open road to blind a few roo’s with ma-big-spottie :bigsmile:

Hi pinkpanda3310, did you get that lux meter yet, i am very curious about what level of performance you get out of this big 86mm kaidomain reflector.

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The best numbers I got was 584kcd which is a little disappointing as I haven’t improved on the tk61vn at all. Pretty much all my lights rated a bit under what I was hoping for. My courui with (older) xml, dedomed, dtp, topped out at 200kcd. If I didn’t have this tk61 I would definitely do the Linus mod on the courui, that’s a fantastic idea.

Could you list the exact readings you got (and distance at which you measured) of the stock reflectored TK61vn vs stock vs KDvn?

Super interested in these numbers! :slight_smile:

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The tk61vn numbers I was just referencing from vin’s sale thread. Of course, each light is different and this one might not have had the same numbers to start with. I didn’t get the lux meter till after I started modding both lights.

I can change the big reflector back to original easy enough. I’ve just been reluctant to do it for fear of damaging the dedomed led again. My other tk61 is no longer stock. I’m in the midst of modding that one (and having some issues at the moment) see pic.

If I get time this weekend I’ll re-do some readings on the kd vs vn.

Nice :slight_smile: i think 584kcd is a very respectable number for the KD reflector.
But I understand you are a bit disappointed you didn’t got higher numbers than the stock TK61vn though.

Do you know at what amp you got that? Maybe you could try the coming XM-L2 U4 for a bit higher numbers.

I am of course looking to use Linus great idea for the KD reflector, & on that upwards of 600kcd is a really great improvement, if I understand things right, it is almost a doubling of what the Courui D01 can do when heavily modded + i really like how the Courui D01 looks in Linus mod with the lens hoods :slight_smile:

What is the “best” emitter for this reflector? Would the throw be better with a dedomed xp-g2 or not?

I haven’t actually tried an xpg2 in this reflector but all things being equal (current heatsink reflector dedome) the xpg will always out throw an xml.

That is a very good point, for some reason i didn’t keep in mind that you used a XM-L2 in this, with a XP-G2 it could maybe go up to about >750kcd :slight_smile: Based on similar reflector sizes, counted low & could possible go higher if run fully DD.

Do you know the amp your XM-L2 is running at?

I had a quick look at the first 2 pages of V54’s sale thread and it’s not clear what current he sets the driver to. I guess it’s around 5a?? I’ll have to take the front off the light and test it myself to know but not tonight, sorry, about to hit the sack.

I had time this arvo to measure current. With stock cell carrier and Panasonic 3400’s I got 5.5 amps. With a modded cell carrier and sony high drain cells I got 5.7 amps.

Interesting thanks, good to know :slight_smile:

I got some inspiration from FmC about using an xpg2 s4 for this light. So I swapped out the led and played around a bit to get the best focus. I couldn’t quite reach FmC’s numbers but I was close and very happy with the outcome :party: Thanks for the inspiration FmC.

That must be close to a laser beam?

Lol, I reckon aspherics are more laser like because of their lack of spill. This has usable spill :slight_smile:

No worries :)

I have a little time off, & I'm in the process of putting the KD reflector in/on a Fandyfire L3 (2S3P) w/buck driver. I have a spare XP-G2 S4, so I'll see what I can get out of it!

Cool! I’ll be lookin out for that.