Portable, usable and fun SBT90.2 or alternative light?

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Hi All!

The last couple of days I’ve been looking into sbt90.2 lights and I even have a couple candidates, but everywhere I read I see that most portable sbt lights can’t manage full on turbo for more than a few seconds so I’m a bit bummed out.

What I’m looking for?

  • first and foremost something with an SBT90.2 or equivalent throw AND lumens, multi-emmiters welcome, I wanna be wowed :smiley:
  • able to handle an impressive turbo for at least a couple minutes
  • smallish size, let’s say max around the size of the Convoy 4x18a, smaller=better
  • 18650 or 26650 powered would be nice as I already have some of those, but 21700 or other (if included) are fine. Whether single cell or multi doesn’t matter much
  • I prefer TIRs over reflectors if possible
  • Anduril, aux lights and other fun stuff are most welcome
  • the cheaper the better, hope to keep it at or under 100$, but can stretch it to ~130-150 if there is a good reason

So far I’ve shortlisted the following:

  • Wurkkos TS30S Pro
  • Convoy 4x18a SBT90.2
  • Manker MK37
  • Noctigon DM11 SBT90.2 (not sure about runtimes here and in the other Hank lights)
  • Emisar D4SV2 W2
  • Emisar D1/D1K SBT90.2

Is there some light I’m missing? Any multi-sft40 in the budget realm? Or other multi-w2 lights? CRI, CCT and tint are mostly unimportant, this light’s sole purpose will be bringing me joy by rocketing lotta lumens far away

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K75.
Thank me later :slight_smile:

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The 90.2 pulls a LOT of Amps, at least three cells powering it is highly recommended. I mean, I do have em in X6’s and small Sofirn tube lights but yeah, cell drains very quickly, heat in the smaller lights is also very quickly intense.

@sp5it… gotta trust that face! Now I have to check out the K75! Lol

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Ah yes, the equivalent of a modified stubby GT. Sound choice if you have that kind of Benjamins. :+1:

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For the money, that Wurkos with Anduril and a 21700 makes me want one!

Comparative to Sofirn they seem to be nice lights.

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For SBT90.2 thermal stepdown in small lights look at this video:

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The SFT40 has been really impressing me lately, might have to pull a 90.2 in a big reflector just to try the 40.

Emisar and Convoy have been lower powered seems to me. Not sure what Acebeam is doing with the K75. Aptly run the 90.2 should be pulling 25A or so.

horzuff? Given the sizes and prices looks to me like your Wurkos find is a perfect candidate. :wink:

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I’ve had a few of these lights to play with in the past.

DM11 SBT90
Wurkkos TS30S Pro
Manker MK 37
Emsar D4SV2 W2

Of all of these I ended up selling most of them and keeping just the Manker MK37. It’s just big enough to keep the big 90.2 LED powered for fairly long, yet surprisingly small for a 3cell light with a big TIR.

The TS30S Pro really is the best bang for the buck option if you want an SBT90.2 emitter though.

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I don’t think that will do what you’re after. If I want to play around lighting stuff far away, my Convoy Z1 with an SFT40 and 8 Amp driver is much more fun and more capable. You won’t get any spill with the Z1 though- you do with the D4SV2 W2. (I haven’t played with anything that has an SBT90.2)

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Convoy L7 with a shorty tube. As far as run times on turbo a couple minutes is asking a lot from the SBT90.2. I love my L7 but my favorite is the X9L. Fits in my pocket and I have 6500 lumens with throw of 810 meters. From my driveway to Highway 395 is 1003 feet and it lights up the end. I only use turbo in short burst with all my flashlights. The L7 holds the longest just do to mass. Hope you find what you are looking for.

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@sp5it - the K75 is 3 times the size and budget, so not really :stuck_out_tongue: but seems like a cool lumen howitzer indeed :slight_smile:

@DB_Custom the TS30S Pro does look like the best/most reasonable option so far

@Valynor - that D1 handles that SBT inferno surprisingly well… maybe the DM11 would be able to take it similarly or better?

@818nto - not hell bent on the SBT but it seems it’s hard to meet or beat it’s performance. The MK37 looks the coolest as well but is quite a bit more pricy. Still considering it though. And another “vote” for the TS30S Pro ^^. And how did the DM11 SBT90 behave? How long til thermal stepdown? How was the reach compared to the MK37? Looks- and price-wise it’s right up my alley

@Majoroverkill - I know that’s much, otherwise I probably wouldn’t have a problem :smiley:. But a literal couple, eg. 2 mins, seems reachable. That L7 is slightly too large for my liking but not rejecting it altogether yet. The X9L steps down way too fast on the vid above and I don’t love the looks :frowning:

I just stumbled over a Convoy 3x21a triple SFT40, 20$ cheaper than the SBT90 option, seems to have similar performance but slightly longer turbo. However there’s almost no reviews for it yet (at least any I managed to find). What do You guys think?

Also, what can we expect of the upcoming Nichia 719A? Compared to an SFT40 for example?

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The DM11 is great was a great light. Noticeably less throw than the MK37 and way faster thermal step-down, but it’s also much smaller, lighter, and closer to actually being “pocketable”

I don’t know the thermal step-down times since I don’t have it anymore, but I bet you can find some video comparisons on YouTube and/or the video already linked here is probably representative since the DM11 is pretty close in size and driver type (FET) to the FW21.