Yes, it is indeed listed as “3D Super Thrower”. Check the first picture in this thread. 
UPDATE: Sorry guys, I should have written 3C, not 3D!
Hi and welcome gabriel3d. I see 3C on the box at the bottom. Yes this is the light that this thread is about. You can send me over a couple if you like. 
Thanks for the welcome MRsDNF. I’m sending you a light beam. Not sure if it is bright enough to reach you!
Joking aside, have a question for everyone in this forum, does the other Defiant flashlight (the one that puts out 550 lumens) have the same thread diameter reflector as the Tactical Super Thrower Flashlight? If it does, has anyone tried putting the reflector from the Tactical Super Thrower Flashlight on the 550 lumen flashlight?
For the sake of accuracy and no confusion, where in the heck do you see ‘3D’ associated with this particular light? All the pics show ‘3C’ in vivid black and white.
OMG, you’re (and everyone that posted) 100% right. I don’t know what I was thinking, lol. Thanks for clarifying!
I can no longer find any DST’s in my town’s HD. The inventory checker says they have 12 though.
I dropped an MG-T2 in mine last night just to get a feel for what the beam would be like. Weather has been bad for seeing throw, but I got a general impression. Was running about 4 amps. Didn’t try to focus. Just let reflector rest on the emitters pcb.
Probably doesn’t throw as far as with xml u2 at 4.5 amps, but it’s hard to tell as I don’t have a spot that is clear far enough to hit limits of either. Hot spot is much larger and spill is much brighter. The beam is very nice. Smooth graduation of intensity to the center. Hot spot not real defined. I like it quite a bit, but may not keep it this way. I would rather have longer run time.
I had a hard time finding them also even though they said they had 3 in stock. I had to go to the tool section, find the flashlight section and then start looking around endcaps and behind rows of tools. They were hung in a secluded place on their own away from the flashlights. Try asking an employee who has one of those digital handheld devices that they carry - it should identify the approximate location according to the SKU Number. If you can find out where they are SUPPOSED TO BE. you can then begin a search of the nooks and crannies surrounding that area… But mine was definately NOT in the flashlight section- more or less near it. GOOD LUCK!!!
Ditto about finding one of the employees with the handheld devices, but when they check that, I think it will show up as “no home”, which I think means that the SKU/item isn’t assigned to a specific location in the store. If you’re lucky, and the employee you’re working with has been around for awhile, he’ll know where to look for the “no home” products (the DSTs).
Actually, in our local HD, the last time I checked (about a month ago), the DSTs are in one of those standalone cardboard displays, across the aisle from the rest of the flashlights.
I was in my local Home Depot today and spotted some (perhaps 12) Super Throwers up by the cash registers (near the dinky flashlights & batteries). I debated buying another one, but didn't (I know some of you are wondering what is wrong with me!). They were still $22.97. I go back & forth on doing a giveaway with one but shipping it is so expensive!
-Garry
Well, if you really want to do a giveaway, I can save you the postage. I am leaving Connecticut tomorrow for Ohio and will be passing through PA :bigsmile:
I wonder how you know about the shipping……lol
I’m actually slowly getting the bits together for my defiant build. Nothing too fancy. The new ld-3c? driver from ios, a certain helpfull member from oz sent me a bored 3c tube, I merely have to make a spacer or two and I can run 3c, 1 x 18650/26650 or 2 x 18650/26650 with 3a at the emitter in theory.
I’m still debating emitter choice but will probably go with a 90cri xm-l2 to make it look like an old school incan on steroids. :bigsmile:
What? No MT-G2 powerhouse?
-Garry
Yet another reason to be green with envy . .
I finally gathered all my parts and had a little time to mod the defiant. I used the 5000ma buck driver from lck-led.
I tested it out of the light at the emitter and it did give a little over 5 amps to the led. Used a PTK sink pad and a illumination supply XM-L2 3C. With two Panasonic 3100mah and adapter. The spring doesn’t apply a lot of pressure so I stretched it a little and added copper braided wire to the spring to reduce resistance. Took a little lathe work to make the driver fit the pill heat sink. Could probably be done with a dremel tool as it took very little aluminum removal to fit. Potted the driver to the pill and used the second battery connection pcb in the original groove in the pill.
Tested it against my backup original 3c and it is very noticeable brighter in both ceiling bounce and throw. The tint is also more to my liking. I’m pleased with the results, especially having a true 5 amps to the emitter. The only thing I don’t like is lck-led sent me one of those d*m 5 mode flashy mode drivers instead of 3 (low,med and high). J)
nope, this ones going to be subtle.
) ">I have 5 and am thinking of picking up a couple more. I always keep one as stock for tests and all the ones have been modded, so it helps to have various configurations to test against each other. And I definitely want one for parts, just in case.
The way I think about it (which is probably wrong) — So far this is one of the brightest budget throwers available anywhere. Once they sell out, they will probably never make another one. If you only have one, once the switch breaks or the tail-cap threads wear down, you be outta luck. Then again, as I said, my reasoning about buying more lights is not to be trusted.
I’d love to have a stack of them ask Gary why I wont though, lets say they are not as accessible to me as I’d like.
Hey Garry, only 96…I mean 95 more responses until the big give-away! -Rick
Yep, but see post #95 #895. :)
-Garry