Convoy S2 - help me understand some terminology

[tristanxoxo]

Dave, if you want to have your cake and eat it too…look into a LD1 driver. It is super efficient in the lower modes, yet on high can output up to 5 amps. It is expensive but well worth it in my opinion. It can help replace many lights because if you put this in your chosen EDC, you can have a light that can be bright and super efficient all in same light.

[Tumbleweed48]

Don’t worry, you’ll like your light. The biggest problem with the Convoy lights is that they’re like eating cashews - you always want just one more. I truly believe they (All of them!) are the best value for price on the market today.
But you might as well start studying soldering irons and emitters and drivers, because you’ll be digging around in the ‘guts’ before you know it.
Don’t say you weren’t warned. These things are so addictive they should come with a Surgeon Generals warning label.

[Deputydave]

@Tumbleweed48

Don’t worry, you’ll like your light. The biggest problem with the Convoy lights is that they’re like eating cashews - you always want just one more. I truly believe they (All of them!) are the best value for price on the market today.
But you might as well start studying soldering irons and emitters and drivers, because you’ll be digging around in the ‘guts’ before you know it.
Don’t say you weren’t warned. These things are so addictive they should come with a Surgeon Generals warning label.

Getting my feet wet

Funny you posted this, I just started this thread this morning

Specifically to get good tips like above:

Dave, if you want to have your cake and eat it too…look into a LD1 driver

Since I don’t know much at all about modding a flashlight I figure the best way is to ask the pros. This way I can find out good sources for parts, tip and tricks etc in addition to the info I’m gathering by reading various threads.

Here we go…

[Deputydave]

@tristanxoxo

Dave, if you want to have your cake and eat it too…look into a LD1 driver. It is super efficient in the lower modes, yet on high can output up to 5 amps. It is expensive but well worth it in my opinion. It can help replace many lights because if you put this in your chosen EDC, you can have a light that can be bright and super efficient all in same light.

Where are good sources for things like this? I want to know who you guys trust and purchase from.

[WarHawk-AVG]

@Deputydave

My wife asks me, ‘how many flashlights do you need’? I ask, ‘how many shoes do you need’? We both smile

When I do that…that’s usually how the fight started

[IRONMAN]

@Deputydave

@tristanxoxo

Dave, if you want to have your cake and eat it too…look into a LD1 driver. It is super efficient in the lower modes, yet on high can output up to 5 amps. It is expensive but well worth it in my opinion. It can help replace many lights because if you put this in your chosen EDC, you can have a light that can be bright and super efficient all in same light.

Where are good sources for things like this? I want to know who you guys trust and purchase from.

LD1 is a selfemade driver from “within the lines of BLF” led4power

I got 2 for my BLF X6 HIGHLY recommendet.

Sold AFAIK only here: FS: LD-1 driver (5Amp pwm-less linear)-SOLD

[hank]

allegedly more white but some people see more blue

… Pupil tends to become smaller and the iris less reactive with age ….
… As we age, the lens selectively absorbs more blue light (410 nm) because of accumulation of yellow pigments in the lens. This decrease in transmission of blue light … causes a relative “blue blindness” that is exemplified by the increase in blue colour used in paintings by renowned painters, as they get old.

Ageing changes in the eye

There’s a wonderful description here of the difference between what we can measure and what we actually see:

http://www.hort.net/lists/spaceagerobin/jul05/msg00008.html