I'm considering this offer but my Skyray 3 mode has been ultra-reliable so far. It pulls 2.85a at 4.2v rising to around 3.5 for the majority of the runtime with a proper buck circuit. It drops less than 3% in the first 2 minutes (after my homemade heatsinking) and outputs 1800 dropping to around 1750 lumens when warm according to my measurements on max.
I prefer the form factor of the Dry but can't get over the overdriving of the LEDs on max. PWM for all the lower modes isn't ideal either, I just don't see what it would give me over the SR3800 (maybe I'll only realise when the driver blows on it) but then I have a TR-3T6 driver for back-up anyway.
Are you just looking for general PWM because I made note of that in the second post of the Group Buy Interest thread: https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/72532
Well, that's what he told me personally when I was grilling him about the improvements to the DRY so I could add it to the thread.
Sure, he could have provided some more info to this upgraded DRY but then I was the one who initiated all this and pressured him to do it. He isn't even really advertising an "updated" DRY all that much. He's content with linking to the already listed product and I guess I don't see any problem with that.
There is absolutely no performance hit, i measured Ric's stuff/sources. The NW used here is the T6 3C. I also have the T4 5A3 4000k, that one has a performance hit of ~ 15% so i guess it's also one of the better ones. I do no think they still have the 5A3, that tint is very nice for those who can appreciate NW. 5A3 is right smack in the black body radiator line in the chromacity charty. 3D is in that region as well, 3C is not. But some folks just like 5000k better, but do know that really low modes have a small amount green tint, just that the approx 0.15A-0.2A drive of the low mode would not have this manifested.
crap!! I hope mine gets shipped before then... I want to purchase a 2nd one to keep in my car if I like the first one (which I already do, and I don't even have it yet LOL)
Bought this lens that's ultra clear with gasket to avoid the rattling as replacement lenses are thinner than what comes with the Dry (as recommended by another forum member in a previous post). It's a bit pricey but to have cushion and better output is my way to justify more money into this hobby.