I’ve seen the k75’s sbt90.2 tested as 4800 lumens by several testers. Grin pulled the driver and tested 28.7 amps. They didn’t even rate the GT90 above 5000 lumens.
Yes - the only way to get 4500 lumens out of a SBT90.2 is very high amps, so yes - the driver is FET+5A regulated. Also if you compare to an Astrolux FT03S, keep in mind Astrolux scammed the throw specs as well - gotta check the FT03S thread and check the real #'s BLFers got. So the 420 kcd Hank is reporting looks pretty darn good. Still hoping the 420 kcd is conservative though.
The FT03S is definitely FET based, so if the K1 beats the FT03S, then yes - must be FET+5A.
Probably the K1 SBT90.2 will have stock high qual springs, so bypasses should still give you an amp bump. It gets insane trying to pull 20-30 amps from one cell, so that's the biggest bottle neck. With triple XHP50.2 3V's on one GOLISI cell, very hard to break 30 amps, then it drops like a rock anyway. Would be great with a 3P 21700 setup - that would be my ideal SBT90.2 thrower with 3 40T's.
Acebeam lumens are usually over rated though their throw specs are usually under rated. The K75 output spec is the worst I’ve seen for Acebeam. I measured 4.3k lumens
Got my K4 in the mail the other day, absolutely love this light! Something I noticed though…side by side with my D4V2 which has identical emmiters (XPL-HI V2 D5) the K4 is noticeably brighter to the eye, both with fully charged identical cells. I expected them to be about the same since Hank’s site lists the same lumen output for both. Is it because of the different driver?
In other news…can’t believe I missed the blue swirl D4V2! Hope he gets more in…just sayin!
I would say the reflector would have to be (engineered/manufactured) specific to the SBT90.2….can’t see Hank using a step bit or chamfer tool to open up the emitter hole…like a modder would…
Valid question though, i know that Simon mentioned that the L2 reflector is better suited for throw than the L6. It might be that the parabolic shape is optimized for the LED die size and throw combo.
Make sure you clean all contacts with alcohol and retest. From my experience, sometimes thread grease can get on contacts and makes a huge difference in output.