Best aspherical thrower?

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I’m looking for the best aspherical host to make a badass thrower with a FET driver and for now undecided LED. Does anyone have a good suggestion?

I’ve looked at this, but I don’t know the model?
https://skylumen.com/collections/v54-lights/products/one-off-1504vn-budget-26650-zoomie

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They even call it budget :person_facepalming:

But seriously, that looks like an awesome light with the dedomed XPG2 s2

For more budget friendly lights, you might look at the Brynite asphericals

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http://www.mtnelectronics.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=580&search=zoomie

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That is a Uniquefire 1405 host, before they changed the tube to the new strange out of nowhere diamond pattern.
https://www.fasttech.com/product/1815002-uniquefire-uf-1405-1-led-1200-lumen-5-mode-cool
Parts and a light will cost you a lot less then the $90 they ask
it is bulky though

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Ah thanks Enderman, the 1504!
the Uniquefire UT20 is small, the size of a Convoy C8

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Thanks Enderman!

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Ya welcome :slight_smile:

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I wouldn’t get it from there…way over priced. The host, driver, & led come out to around $42 if purchased from mtn. The 1504 is the better host.

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No, I would never buy it from there. I just wanted to know the name of the host!

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Hello, why not buy in aliexpress ?, good prices, for the same products, greetings !!

https://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10009201/4090501-uniquefire-uf-1504-led-flashlight-w-focus-zoom

https://es.aliexpress.com/item/UniqueFire-1504-Long-range-IR850nm-Waterproof-1200Lm-Rechargeable-Night-Infrared-18650-LED-Hunting-Flashlight-Torch/32796419973.html?spm=a2g0s.13010208.99999999.464.Ovg5XP

https://es.aliexpress.com/item/Torches-B158-Convex-Lens-Zoom-Flashlight-LED-Torch-Hunting-Light-Aluminum-Self-Defense-Tactical-Flashlight-Red/32665423900.html?spm=a2g0s.8937460.0.0.ekb8PU

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Well if you are going to over 500 kcd than this 75mm one

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I’ll second the recommendation for a Brinyte. My favorite aspheric is the B158 built up with a XP-L HI and FET+1. The throw is similar to the UF-1504 (of which I have also built several), but the B158 is much higher quality and more compact.

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Any good 26650 aspheric torch/host with a nice 20/22mm driver trunk?

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That’s a negative on the similar throw. The UF-1504 has a head diameter of 71mm and the Brinyte B158 has a head diameter of 54mm. The 1504 will throw quite a bit further.

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I know there’s truth behind that, but in my tests between the two, I didn’t experience enough of a difference in practice to outweigh the quality and compactness of the B158. I don’t have the tools to do lux readings, but the beamshots seemed at least comparable to me. Perhaps there’s more to an aspheric than raw diameter?

Edit: and mod thread here. KKW mentions getting 310K lux from a dd XP-G2 S4 2B.

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Based on the head diameters the 1504 might have about 1.7x more beam intensity than the B158. This is significant, but because of how our eyes perceive brightness a 1.7x increase will not blow you away.

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True. And because the goal here is “badass” and not necessarily a light that’d you’d be carrying around and using all the time, the UF-1504 would be a good candidate. I just find it too clunky to be practical. But producing a badass beam? Yup!

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If you can get the spacing right, as a non-zoomie, an F13 might work!

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Thanks for all the suggestions guys! I might go for all of them. The Uf-1504, 1508 and the B158.

Now for the LED? I don’t have any old XP-G2s… So what should I go for?

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Don’t forget the Jaxman Z1
26650 (1 or 2)
Wide choice in LEDs