So I'd like to know if anyone has found a sphere cal # that they're really comfortable with. The reason I ask is I have checked a few lights that I've built up and I really can't decide if what I'm seeing is real or not.
A light I trust is my Armytek wizard pro V2 that I've had for about 3 years. It's definitely constant brightness and I haven't had any kind of complaints about this light since day 1. It's the only Armytek I have . My meter cal is 555. Battery is an Samsung 30Q at 4.2V. It's #'s are
ml1-65,
ml2-780,
low-5100,
med1-9330,
med2-20700,
high-49300,
turbo-102700.
If I use sphere cal .0080 then those #'s pretty much line up with the manufacturers specs.
One more light I kinda trust, an "old" ThorFire C8S with pill and "new" driver. Sony VTC5 at 4.2V.
ML-175
Low-7330
Med-thru hole 61100, thru wall 1370
High-thru hole 154600, thru wall 3580
Okay so I just checked an Trustfire 3t6 that I built up using a zener modded mtn26dd kit with guppydrv universal firmware, 3 XML2 U4 1A's on noctigons that I hot dedomed, bypassed switch board/spring, bypassed driver spring, copper contacts, 20 awg wire throughout. 3 Sony VTC5's at 12.51V. The #'s are as follows-
ML-1525,
1%-8800,
2%-16300,
5%-32000,
15% thru hole 99500 thru wall 2780, (these were the reference #'s)
25%-170300 thru hole,
40%-7680 thru wall,
100%-18000 thru wall...
Last night I checked a B158 pill that I built up with an A17DD-S08 guppydrv and an XML2 U3 3D that I hot dedomed, bypassed switch board/spring, bypassed driver spring, copper contacts, 20AWG. Sony VTC5 at 4.21V....
These #'s were taken without the head/lens assembly installed.
ML-882,
1%-2950,
5%-13370,
15%-41600,
40% thru hole 116700 thru wall 2900,
100% thru wall 6700....