Thanks for the tip.
I’ve never tried the switch from a reflector to a TIR optic.
Any recommendation for a good source that would fit the S2+ and XPL HI?
I got assloads of them from Amazon (goggle “20mm collimator lens” there) but you can get smaller quantities from Fasttech, LEDsupply, even Simon’s Convoy store at AX.
Go to the 6th lens, A) and B) .
My favourite lenses and the pebbled ones as they “erase” most of the eggs and shifts. They probably work better with domed LEDs, but they perform well on the XPL-HI Leds as well!
I bought mine from AliExpress stores, but as Lightbringer said, there are plenty places to chose them
Glad Simon is making another batch. I forgot about getting back to this one for too long. Is it just me, or does this thing seem to be screaming for a Triple 219B?
I will concur that those 60deg floody lens replacements on Simon's website (here) work well if you want to smooth out the default beam. I've got the new cyan and orange on order, will wait to see if I want to mod those as well.
I immediately threw in triple cu pill from kiriba-ru in there and then i immediately decided that it is way too heavy.
Then i went the other route. Stock pill and single Nichia 219C 2700k. It is far from the 3000 lumen output that the triple xpl setup could provide but at least it is more tolerable in terms of weight.
I also decided that the big Kiriba triple pill would be too heavy, so mine got a quad E21a 4000k R9080 setup with LD-A4 driver at 6 amps. Also added a two-channel lighted tailcap, warm-white/orange, to finish the look. Had a pretty bad donut hole so I wound up with DC Fix on the glass, its a bit floodier than I’d like and I’ll probably look for an optic or something instead, but overall I’m really happy with the build.