How about a compact thrower for the next BLF Special Edition?

Just add a copper MCPCB and good driver. Already has a large reflector, stainless bezel, side switch with tail switch, very compact body. Shadow TC350 body and tailcap on a TC500 head, fits perfectly.

Great idea. Open the ring-pull, drink the orange, throw the can. Then grab the flashlight and search in the dark for the can before you are prosecuted for littering. :stuck_out_tongue: :wink: :bigsmile:

“Grandma! What huge pockets you have!” :open_mouth:

“All the better to carry my flashlight, Dear!” J)

Needs a pocket clip!

Totally in for a GB if we can get a deep carry pocket clip.

Im’ in for one…. LOL

needs to set the standard for a 400+ Kcd btw!

Always wanted a pocket thrower but there are simply too many "BLF version" lights lately. Unless it is as interesting as X6-SE, then it is worth the effort for GB.

Oh yes! I love Shadow flaslights, and with the big reflector and single 18650 it is the right set-up IMO. Just the side-switch I do not care much for, but there's enough people who do appreciate it, and it gives plenty UI options. :-)

^ what’s the lumen and candela output of something like that… what diam is the reflector on this TC500 head?

The reflector seems to be roughly ~55mm diameter, the lumens would be whatever led+driver you put into it (on a XP-L Hi it could be 1100lm if you drive it well), the throw on this XP-L Hi could be up to 170kcd, on a XP-G2 well over 200 kcd (correct me if I'm wrong please)

Oooh I LIKE!

Cross pollinate: https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/34983

I will prolly buy a few of the price is right

Maybe with 26650?
I don’t like those thin bat-tubes, especially when the light has a big head.

I raised the idea in the Blf A6 thread a while ago also to plant the seed for the next design

The D80 BLF group buy is kind of a pocket thrower already. This is nice, but not quite so pocket-friendly :slight_smile:

I think it would look much better with the larger diameter of a 26650 battery tube.
Or it could come with 2 tubes, one for 18650 and one for 26650…………

This has to stop……….5 differnt tints, 12 UI’s, 9 different colored lights, belt clip, pocket clip, money clip, eco-frendily ………….

I’ve been pushing for an 18650 HD2010 for a while now, maybe even an 14500 HD2010. Oh well… Maybe Old-Lumens will do a run while he’s practicing…

For the record, a de-domed XP-G2 in an EE X6 does 103Kcd when pushed hard. :wink:

Does this count? I don’t have a HD2010 to compare. I don’t like the tailcap threads and would prefer square cut. A bigger pill for 20mm MCPCB. They are a manufacturer and should be able to make the changes we require. If they don’t want to do what we require, we’ll just go to a manufacturer who will. COUGH Manker COUGH.
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I would like a pocket thrower, but only if it does 250+kcd (I already own a Olight MX3S-UT Javelot).

I would love a BLF high performance pocket thrower. Despite what they way, size does matter. I know a thrower is not really that pocket friendly, but a single cell, reasonable size light is something I would jump into another group buy for. I like Dale’s idea of a 18650 HD 2010, driven hard, maybe even with an aspheric lens, if that would help the throw. I just don’t know if anyone wants to get another project like this going right now. As we can tell from the A6 group buy, these things take a lot of time and effort on the part of those organizing them.