My green, nichia 219, Old-Lumens mini-mag arrived tonight. What a little beauty.
I thought I would have to wait til next week for the proper spring to arrive from Justin, but, I got it operational by putting the existing spring in backwards.
This little torch rocks. I was amazed. Using one 14500 and a blank makes the light just motor right out the front. It has a large perfectly defined hot spot that you could trace with a compass.
I tested it outside, and it is brighter than my MD2 with a Malkoff M61 219 Dropin running on two CR123. To be fair it could be the 15 degree TIR optic, but this mini-mag really pushes out light for such a small host.
In the misty rain, the beam is so defined, you feel like you could sling a rope around it and slide to the ground.
And Nichia goodness….mmmmmmmm.
Okay. Sorry for rambling, but I’m really happy.
The wait for my Old-Lumens “Angel Eyes” is going to be excruciating.