Thanks to the organisers and the sponsors as well as all the participants who in my opinion had much cooler builds than mine, this was my first time entering so I was pleaseantly surprised that I managed to get 2nd place. I would like to claim the Convoy 3x21D SBT90 as my prize.
Congratulations to all participants and many thanks to Hoop and the judges for making this contest another full success.
I have a question about the Countycomm prize. Does this shop ship to Europe?
If it doesn’t I can’t choose it even if it would be the only remaining prize.
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Congrats for the winners.
Thank for judges and organizers, sorry for taking time to response, situation here is not simple.
Since @Skylight wants the Countycomm coupon, I will take the Convoy 3X21D SBT90.2.
Skylight receives the $100 CountyComm gift card. I contacted CountyComm and they said the international order minimum is really only $75. CountyComm has tons of cool gear so I’m sure you’ll find something you like! For example, check out their glow marker and glow tags.
That wraps it up for this year’s challenge, with the exception of the people’s choice awards, which are still ongoing. Be sure and get your vote in!
Thanks again to all participants, sponsors, judges and organizers.
I received my prize selection order from countycomm.com today. They processed the order very quickly and the USPS did a speedy delivery.
Nothing I selected has anything directly to do with flashlights. I have had my eye on the silicone workbench parts trays and the metal boxes for a year though. The attached images show the two bags and other things I selected. Well, two of the metal boxes are missing from the photos. My wife appropriated them for her use. I may have to order some more. I also received a 10% off code for a future order.
The trays are thick silicone and should be great for putting the small parts of whatever I am taking apart, putting together, without the risk of losing one. The boxes are steel with hinged and snug-fitting lids. The orange divider in one open box is silicone. They fit very snugly in the box and will not fall out. Great for small parts or earrings and finger-rings while traveling. The soft bags are very well stitched from a heavy-duty sailcloth. The contrasting orange inside lining makes it easier to find stuff. YKK zippers are used and they are a larger than normal size.
I recieved my prize during the week. I ended up going with the convoy 3x21 D. Its an awesome light and plenty of throw for its size. Thank you so much to the organizers and Simon Mao from Convoy!!
It’s been a few weeks since I received my prize, the Convoy 3x21D but I’ve finally gotten around to modding it. Thanks to the organisers and sponsors, as well as all the competitors for the contest.
I unfortunately forgot to document the mods, but the following were done:
Replaced stock 24AWG LED wires with much chunkier 16AWG ones
Stuffed some 18AWG wire into the springs for a bypass
Used some Lishen LR2170LH cells
With these mods I can acheive nearly 1Mcd OTF, though I plan on ordering the 54A FET (rated) driver from Simon and using 3 of those FETs to potentially get close to 30A through that SBT90.2
Bonus thermal image, the Convoy ramping UI is pretty conservative and ramps down at 50°
I modded mine slightly differently, got a peak of 1005kcd OTF.
I used doubled-up wires, a DM11 driver (for anduril and lower modes through the linear) and LR2170LH cells. On momentary turbo it gets hot almost as fast as my D4Sv2 SFT40
If you want more power, don’t bypass the tailsprings, instead replace the tailspring plate with copper and use BeCu springs (from Hank) for a minimal resistance. It’s what I’m going to do eventually.
I might do the same and order the 3v 50A SFH55.2 LED from Kaidomain hoping to get close to 12,000 LM. My only concern is overheating and reduced runtime. It looks like a bigger Xhp70.3 high intensity version so it should still throw well.