I used 10OFF on the Nitecore store for 10% but you need to watch the discounts as the Store has free shipping for over $35. I had a 15% code but dropped in below the $35 and they tried to add shipping.
Also read about some discount at BG in the Keychain section here where they discuss the TINI2.
Really like mine and the lockout works great (for me). I know you don’t care about the display but it is rather useful once you get to know all the features. To me, this is amazing technology in such a small package.
Totally agree with you on the HL3A. Its so small and the magnet makes such a useful EDC. Ill be making an attachment that makes the switch harder to activate. Id also like to flash it with anduril 2 at some point as well since I like its easy mode and lockout operation better.
Funtastic (in NZ) is a dealer for lights (including gun lights) and turned me on the light as he was getting them from Convoy as a dealer. So after chatting with Funtastic, I asked Simon (on Aliexpress) if I could get a few— of course he delivered!
I have built about six rifle lights the last year, but those were for pig hunting with 6.8 SPC caliber AR15s. Super output to about 250 yards with lots of flood. I used the old 18650 C8F hosts from Sofirn to build those lights and it was easy as I could bi-pass the need for a driver altogether (using the three XPL-HI emitters- voltage matches perfect to a high-drain 18650 for a direct drive design with that host).
I could have used the tail switch to activate the light with my thumb off the rail of the AR, but the FET allows me to have the pressure switch back at the AR’s handle (I just velcro it there in front of the handle itself) where I just “squeeze” the pistol grip of the AR rifle and the light comes on. No low voltage protection, so have to keep run times under a few minutes- but for this use… run times are usually under 30 seconds. So that design really worked well (since the 18650 host body is exactly 1” wide- I just used common 1” scope rings for the mount to the rail).
But for traditional rifles, I had to use narrow mounts that mounted the light to the scope’s body itself. Gets a bit tricky depending on the scope used (and available area between the scope mounts themselves— the space available to mount the light— not a lot). I probably need to look into a better mounting system there since there isn’t a lot of room on the new C8+ body also
That sounds like a similar setup to what I’m gokng tk need here in a few months. I may reach back out to you through PM, for when I’m ready to get my setup together
Cool… if you want to DYI you’ll need the FET PCB (from Lexel). I have a few in stock too if you wanted me to put it together for you instead- PM me if so. After I get my “beta” tested, I’ll post a review here on BLF too. Stay tuned!
I also started a thread at Reddit, but that place is horrible in terms of visibility. The next day the thread is buried to a place nobody looks anymore..
So I skipped Reddit, and most of the Redditers are also BLF and CPF members :)