What are you talking about? Since when is 'more floody' synonymous with 'better'? I often use moonlight mode in throwers for 10 to 30m range. Ideally, there would be something like the stars for selecting options individually.
I believe that the majority here who like any particular function you'd care to mention already have a better light for that purpose. Further throw, wider flood, longer run time on medium, etc.
Doesn't matter, the star and driver will need to be replaced anyway to get Noctigon and correct mode order. I wish they would sell just the host. Such a waste of money on extra parts and assembly costs.
If you use moonlight in several throwers often, then I don't think you are among the "majority" of typical moonlight users. I could be wrong, but usually when I hear people describe what they use moonlight for, its usually close up stuff. Flood is generally preferred for close up stuff. Personally Ive never wished I had moonlight in a thrower. But im sure some can find a use for it.
My suggestion about modes were made to make it appeal to a larger audience.
I agree about the host part. Id like to be able to buy host only if possible. Preferably without any logo/writing. That would be great!
Noctigons are a proprietary product from Intl-Outdoor. Not likely one Chinese manufacturer will buy from another to build lights. Don’t know. Guess it wouldn’t hurt to ask right?
Convoy C8 is left side in all shots. Right click open in new tab for a bigger pic.
Instead of A, you get 10, because why not.
Also, like Tom linked: Review: Eagle eye X6 UPDATED: Lumens & lux after driver mod and heat handling Ledsmoke did a great job with the breakdown, which is mostly why I refrained from taking comprehensive breakdown shots in my dark room(under construction). Extremely well-built, quality budget light. If they can get some more amps running through it stock then I believe it would be one of the best sub-$30 flashlights in my collection.
Well bad news, there is absolutly no way to remove the blinkies by grounding pins / shorting caps, one interesting thing tho, I did find one of the 10 pins on the MCU (what I would call 9 if numbered like an ATTiny from the dot) that makes it have a ton of extra modes, strange.
No just several extra constant output levels that arnt even visable much different from each other and several more strobes that are all about the same speed, it’s not like new levels, just about 3-4 times more of the same ones already there, its a very strange pin lol.
Wow thanks.
By the way: the German word for flashlight is Taschenlampe which translates: Tasche=pocket lampe=lamp. This thing is a bit smaller than a c8 so it deserves this name…
With the help of the great folks here on the forum, via the BLF17DD FET driver, my Eagle Eye X6 is now pulling 6.62A from an Efest 35A cell and making 1556 lumens.
For too many years I drove a truck at a local lumber yard delivering building materials. The diesel engine was governed to run 62 mph, hills would bog it to 45 mph and there was not a thing I could do about it. I spent many hours a day with my foot on the floor in that crazy truck. And glad I was driving a stick, the automatics ran 55 mph.
Still running with my foot on the floor it would seem.
Edit: Maybe I should charge that cell and see what it does on a full charge…
I modified the retaining ring to clear the cap, then found the positive via’s out on the edge might be a problem so I soldered a solid copper wire onto the 2 partial ground rings to lift the retaining ring, then cut the retaining ring down some and sanded it smooth so the battery tube would screw in good.
My method was slightly different, my rotary tool is DOA as of last mod I used it on and I didnt feel like getting it in the vice to drill it out some so I moved the diode and cap in so they were both connected to the batt+ spring pad and it cleared then.
Hi Dale, I noticed you got 80kcd from this little light with a dedomed XML2. Ever tried dedomed XPG2? I am debating whether to get it done with XML2 or XPG2, since changing from XML2 to XPG2 in a smaller reflector should make a bigger difference in throw I suspect (in comparison to larger reflector lights like HD2010 or even TN31 size). Thanks!
