Hanklights with SBT90.2?

[dmenezes]

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Edit: Also, idk if I would get the SBT90 K1, IMO the Convoy 3x21D is a superior host for it

I see your point… as long as we’re moving out of pocketable-light territory with the K1, why not go all the way and get something larger but with much better thermal/electric/optical capabilities as well as a nicer price like the 3x21D, right? Problem is, no Anduril (I already amended my OP to make that clear).

and has loads of space in the driver pocket to put in a piggyback running Anduril, or fitting an all-new buck-boost + FET driver in it. I have one with a DM11 driver stuffed in, and it breaks 1Mcd with some minor hotrodding.

Now that’s intriguing! And would of course solve the Anduril issue in spades. A few questions:

1. Does Hank sell the DM11 driver all by itself, or would it be necessary to cannibalize a DM11 in order to get one?
2. Have you posted pics or whatever from that Hankonvoy (Hank brains on a body by Convoy ) anywhere?
3. How difficult was it to swap the board? I am reasonably handy and know how to use a soldering iron, but don’t have any experience with SMD (and I guess neither the proper tools like a heating plate for reflowing etc). Do you think it would be viable for me to DIM?

On that same vein, what about the Convoy 4x18C? IIt seems to have even better sustained performance than the 3x21D (sources for these graphs: 4x18C, 3x21D); the 3x21D has more reach at 1816m vs the 4x18c at 1162m, but I wonder if that’s practical (I don’t think my eyes would be able to discern anything even at 1000m without a telescope/binoculars) and there’s value for me in staying with my LG MJ1s (as 4 of them would be more than capable to supply the 25A the SBT90.2 needs).

What do you think, would the 4x18C be a good candidate for receiving a DM11 brain transplant?