Nitecore HC30 1x18650 battery,Cree XM-L2 LED,Headlamp REVIEW

Hi, I just swapped the stock reflector of my freshly unpacked HC30 with a 60 degrees TIR optic.
It’s now a useful headlamp for close up tasks !

Where did you get that TIR?

I bought it from FastTech, along with some 10, 25 and 45 degrees ones.
I’ve tested them in multiple lights and found that 45° is really useful indoor !

can you direct link those?

60 degree
45 degree
25 degree
10 degree

Oh, just for the info you have to slightly grind the outside of the optic to make it fit the HC30 bezel

Is it just plug and play?

Like I said, you just have to slightly grind the outside (less than a mm on the diameter)

Congratulations, you can make a review of how you did with pictures and some beanshots?
thanks
greeting

Yeah I may do that this week-end…I’ll make an update

thanks

So, you just unscrew the bezel, then drop the o-ting, glass and reflector :

Stock reflector vs TIR :

You have to slightly areduce the TIR diamter by filing it :

You then just drop the TIR and put the o-ring, then the bezel :

Stock beam at 15cm and 1m :

Now we are talking!! Thank you!!!

Ordered 45 degree model thanks for the info

Thank you
the higher degrees more open?
the spot fades with more or less degree?

Yes, the higher degree provides the more spill (more opened beam).
The spot is quite inexistent with those type of optic

anyone knows a 100 degrees TIR optic mod for the HC30?
Shop?
thanks.

I don’t think you can physically get a 100 degree TIR, the specs are for HALF the angle of spread (ie a 20 degree optic will give you a 40 degree cone).

I switch the led for a warmer last year, change it for a XM-L2 4D. This is how it looked inside. Maybe you have fixed it by now. There is more pics if some one needs.

Thanks for the review!



how you did unscrew the bezel? i can’t get any grip on it.

I used the rubberized side of my mouse pad, pressed down across the top of the bezel with my thumb and twisted. I had to replace the driver in my HC30 already. :~