I agree. I trust the team with lights in hand will make a better decision than the rest of us looking at beam shots. In addition, I think that a team working hard to make a nice, efficient light is likely to be mindful of tint and not just go for max lumens.
A lot of us here have built FET triples before. Itâs not necessary to have this specific host in hand to have previous experience with the emitters and optics in question. People should keep in mind this will heat up faster than a Convoy host with a big spacer though.
Exactly. The emitters and optics are pretty standard and lots of people have experience with them. The main differences here are:
- The edges of the optic arenât covered by the bezel.
- The host has less mass than most triples.
- The hostâs double-tube design may reduce heat-shedding capacity a little.
So, normal BLF-triple performance and output traits except it needs extra care for thermal behavior.
I donât personally care much how bright turbo is, because even XP-G2 at ~2250 lm is plenty for my purposes. Really, I could be mostly happy with 1x7135 and only 150 lm. I care more about the beam and tint and heat. Plus, of course, non-performance-related traits like host design and interface.
On mine, Iâve left the ceiling at the maximum regulated level of ~3A, with FET modes only available via turbo. This is the default configuration, but it can be changed with a few clicks.
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TK, you rock, but Iâd guess almost everyone else does care how bright it is.
I mostly donât care about the peak output. 3500 lumens for 12 seconds is only a marginally better party trick than 2900 lumens for 11 seconds. I use my lights to see things, and given that, CRI, tint near the blackbody line and tint evenness across the beam are generally above output on my list of priorities.
Heat matters a bit, but I expect the differences to be moderate at max-regulated and only really significant on the FET channel.
I used to care about output more, but as Iâve collected more lights, I havenât found big output in small lights all that useful. When I pick a pocketable 1x18650 light to bring with me, I donât find myself thinking âthis one has a higher max setting, so Iâll bring itâ. If I do expect to be using a lot of light, I bring a larger light that uses multiple 18650s.
Peak doesnât matter (to me) much like zak said, and since these ramp in brightness, you can exchange heat for brightness or vice versa easily. So I donât really mind too much if itâs not as bright as it could be; itâs a triple. Itâs not going to be as good as the d4, but it will still be very bright. Thatâs all I really need to know. This is going to be a very nice looking little light with a nice price tag; why make the light more expensive or let it fall down on its apparent quality as soon as you turn it on? You wonât remember the difference in brightness on a light youâre not using at one set level, but you can see the difference in the quality of the beam at every setting.
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I know itâll be a shocker but I donât care about max output in this light either and hope for the greater good the package focusâs on tint over lumens with weight given to thermal maintenance. Quality here, as itâs an elegant light with elegant UI.
Promise you wonât make it brighter when you get it then.
I bet he canât make that promise haha
Max output is not much an issue for me as well, fully regulated is probably a better option for a light like this. In the same respect I donât need a technical UI but none of which will turn me off. I donât know if the optics have been talked about much but my preference for practical little lights are to be floody. Thatâd make an ace edc :disguised_face:
What I can promise is that if they get the emitter right and I find it pleasing I wonât do anything to it at all as far as modification goes. Will just use it. If the emitter choice leaves something to be desired then I will change the emitters, but this only to give me a better color and/or beam profile.
This is, for all practical purposes, a custom flashlight. As such, I will honor itâs inventorâŠ. (which is why I cast a vote to keep it styled as originally intended)
Am I on the list if not add me in for one
Yes, exactly this
I agree with everyone who has expressed a preference for quality of light and overall balance over maximum output. I also think the default configuration with the ramp ceiling set at the max regulateded level and FET mode for turbo sounds great.
Iâm really excited about this light and the direcition itâs heading. It was the look of Fritz15âs original design that hooked me, but I donât mind the design changes at all.
At this point Iâm equally excited about AndĂșril and the prospect of having a FW3A, a Q8, and a a fleet of Emisars (which I donât yet own) all running the same great firmware.
Interested in one
Yup
Add me to the list please
At this point Iâm equally excited about AndĂșril and the prospect of having a FW3A, a Q8, and a fleet of Emisars (which I donât yet own) all running the same great firmware.
All run different firmware. All are ramping, though.