iamlucky13
September 30, 2019, 9:02pm
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ToyKeeper:
I tried the FW1A today for biking. It was pretty decent.
Normally I use a triple with 10510 optic, which makes an elliptical beam. It does a great job of showing me what’s directly in front of me and what’s to the side for turns, and it mostly keeps the worst of the beam out of people’s eyes. But it doesn’t really reach far enough forward. So a throwy light was a nice change.
The FW1A’s extra throw was nice when going fast in a straight line, but not so great when turning or going slow. So I’ll have to put in a different LED or add some DC-Fix, and try it again. I found an XP-L 3D (with dome), so maybe that will work a little better than this XP-L HI 1A.
I got some DC-Fix like material from Boaz’s DC-Fix thread that should mimic an elliptical optic. I haven’t actually tried it yet, though. Might be an option:
* Updated 11-01-22
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Dc-fix will take a really bad beam and turn it into soft buttery smooth delight with amazingly low light loss (3.2% ) I've found myself using more and more diffuser film to soften artifacts, cancel out ugly rings and create a floody smooth beam. If you've wanted to try it ...
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