Scallywag
January 15, 2021, 6:42pm
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Cemoi:
Thanks samyy for the suggestion. I have started browsing their store since the examples you gave are a bit too large (13mm, whereas the E3A optic is exactly 11.8mm). But I'm puzzled: their lenses are sorted by LED type (e.g. CREE XLamp XR-C & XR- E lens, CREE-XPG & XPE & XPL& 3535, CREE XLamp XB-D & 2525, etc.). Which LED type should I choose for my E3A, knowing its LED is a Samsung LH351B?
In the meantime I managed to cut a disk of thin rigid diffuser film using a 12mm punch. It turned out to be 12.3mm once cut, and did not fit inside the head, so I carefully sanded its edge until it ended up being 11.8mm diameter (the edges are not perfect but no matter, they are hidden under the rim of the head). [edited after a closer look to the resulting beam]: this improves slightly the beam quality, but there are definite purple tint shifts in some parts of the outer beam without rotational symmetry. So better in real life usage and at medium distance (above 1'), but still ugly at white wall hunting.
BTW, I've seen "DC film" mentioned in several threads. What does "DC" stand for?
Not very compact: 15mm diameter, vs 14 for most tiny AAA lights, and 12.8 for the DQG Tiny AAA
Not very light: 17g, vs e.g. 7.5g for the Skilhunt E3A, and 13g for the DQG Tiny AAA although it is stainless steel, not Al
Unspecified LED color: Cree XP-G3, and then?
"Intelligent" mode memory function: not for me, I hate being blinded at night when I get High whereas I would have liked Moonlight. I wish all manufacturers would replace it with a "manual" memory function, like allowed by Anduril. Thus you always get what you expected, without needing to predict what your next use of the light will be, each time you turn it off.
I'll sit this one out.
DC-Fix (and the actual company )
I think I'm out on AAA lights in general. I've tried modding a couple now and they were too small and cheap to be anything but frustrating. If I'm going for tiny-twisty-keychain I end up wanting one of my 10180 lights, and if I want brighter and clicky I start with my DQG Slim AA and go up from there.
I really wanted to do a hot-rod 10440 light but I don't have the necessary skills to compensate for just how crappy they're all built (read: I can't build a new improved pill for them)