Is the only difference between XPL and XPL HI the domed vs flat silicon? How much tint shift occurs with just a flat shave? I kinda like 1D just the way it is.
Well, I got XPL HI's as well, but you should get more throw out of a true dedome - test results have been posted on it. Shaving an XPL I would think is gonna equal, roughly, a XPL HI, but the resulting tint is out of your control, sort of. Much better off with a XPL HI then shaving one on your own, I would think.
I tried that, set up a jig and managed to pretty cleanly shave XP-L’s to the same measured thickness as the HI’s. They bin them though, so you get a more consistent end result. Notice too that the HI power bin is well below the top XP-L, so you’ll get more downrange punch and a tighter hot spot with a de-domed XP-L than with an HI, there’s that loss there with the HI even though the tint is better. So it’s about compromise, as usual.
I used a V6 1D for the output, it’s making 1486.95 which is good, but could be better. Heck, I’m getting 1504 lumens at 5.13A in the little Copper X5 on an Efest Purple IMR14500 with the HI they put in there. I did spring bypasses on a pair of A6’s for a forum member, different tints, but both made 6.18A at the tail. Don’t see that very often these days!
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I’ve only had two single 18650 lights: Fenix TK11 XP-G R5 (old), and Tiablo A10G XR-E R2 (old). There’s literally not a single 18650 light that excites me for EDC purpose. Until now. Man I’m stoked.
In that case my guess is that it does not have a (BeCu) spring for the cell… Although I don’t find the design elegant, DQG’s design used in the Tiny 26650 is clever.