Which is the most expensive Li Ion flashlight so far?

nottawhackjob · 2019-01-21T16:56:57.000Z

Enderman:

Hopefully some day I’ll make a light with performance that will justify a $10k+ cost

Put $9,999.00 into the build and I think you’ll get there at least for the $10,000.00 goal.

BlueSwordM · 2019-01-21T17:02:12.000Z

I mean, what could the lights use to get up to 10 000$US?

1. Use a CFT-90 5700k.
2. Use 8 x 21700 Samsung 30Ts.
3. Use dual BeCu C17500 Gold Plated 50-75um springs.
4. Use a silver gold plated heatsink.
5. Phase change cooling.
6. Buck boost driver.
7. A massive silver plated reflector/optic.
8. Sapphire AR lens.
9. 3mm thick silver MCPCB for absolute maximum conductivity.
10. Silver wires.
11. Nichia E21A secondary emitters.
12. Lifetime component replacement and upgrade warranty.

mmalive · 2019-01-21T23:18:55.000Z

Here’s my take :

How about Surefire Porcupine Designed by PK? I really wan that light. Very Unique and appealing.

moderator007 · 2019-01-22T01:33:43.000Z

May not be the most expensive but I love the machining design. Very Cool looking.
https://ogazent.com/store/small-led-lights-and-accessories/18350-18650-lights-and-accessories/titanium-18650-p60-dragon-host-all-c-series-light-housing/

mmalive · 2019-01-22T02:27:26.000Z

moderator007:

May not be the most expensive but I love the machining design. Very Cool looking.
https://ogazent.com/store/small-led-lights-and-accessories/18350-18650-lights-and-accessories/titanium-18650-p60-dragon-host-all-c-series-light-housing/

Nice looking for sure. But I might be able to MOD Solarforce SS version a little to make it much cooler.

Agro · 2019-01-23T12:32:38.000Z

Wouldn’t some searchlights exceed the $5K mark?

bluereidon · 2019-01-25T11:16:37.000Z

Agro:

Wouldn’t some searchlights exceed the $5K mark?

Well the BLF GT inspired a lot of manufactures to create huge reflector flashlights,it is becoming to be a race for max throw I see.Maybe if they make ultra giga thrower with 50sm or more diameter reflector it will get very expensive 5000 meters throw huh?

ven · 2019-01-25T16:06:48.000Z

Most expensive I have seen was a Hanko trident with mother of pearl inlays . If I remember correctly, the winner paid just under $16k.

Lexel · 2019-01-25T11:25:54.000Z

I bet someone will build a light with diamonds or black opals and has a pricetag of 50k$

1stein · 2019-01-25T11:39:26.000Z

This is actually very interesting thread. I think these $5k lights can find customers. I’d call it a Veblen good. It’s just about having a thing that others cannot have.
There is a name for it in Economy: Veblen effect. .

raccoon · 2019-01-25T11:45:10.000Z

In my Econ classes, it was called Conspicuous Consumption, which is the same thing.

1stein · 2019-01-25T11:59:32.000Z

Just imagining now what a flashlight could satisfy an Arabian sheikh. Did anybody visit a flashlight store in Kuwait? It’s a good market for sales too. But besides adding fancy ornaments,is there any technical possibility to spend say $5000 for main components like driver, led or host? Judging by the flashlight shops I visit it would be extreme difficult to spend such money for a single flashlight. At least unless you tell to custom make each component. Or machining in gold/platinum.

Lexel · 2019-01-25T12:32:29.000Z

when you look on Food there are several foods in resturants that beat 10k$ for just somth to eat, usually decorated with gems and gold

Agro · 2019-01-25T14:10:01.000Z

bluereidon:

Agro:

Wouldn’t some searchlights exceed the $5K mark?

Well the BLF GT inspired a lot of manufactures to create huge reflector flashlights,it is becoming to be a race for max throw I see.Maybe if they make ultra giga thrower with 50sm or more diameter reflector it will get very expensive 5000 meters throw huh?

These are cheap.
HID based ones cost more. I don’t know the prices though. $5k? Maybe $16k? Unlikely.

Thetasigma · 2019-01-25T22:43:34.000Z

The Spy Tri-V 3B with all the upgrades at $5200 or so is the most expensive custom light I’m aware of that isn’t just an expensive exotic metal sold at auction. The above Hanko is the most expensive custom auction I’ve seen to date, though I believe the superconductor one was auctioned for $9500 which was the previous mark.

Firelight2 · 2019-01-26T01:00:24.000Z

BlueSwordM:

I mean, what could the lights use to get up to 10 000$US?

1. Use a CFT-90 5700k.
2. Use 8 x 21700 Samsung 30Ts.
3. Use dual BeCu C17500 Gold Plated 50-75um springs.
4. Use a silver gold plated heatsink.
5. Phase change cooling.
6. Buck boost driver.
7. A massive silver plated reflector/optic.
8. Sapphire AR lens.
9. 3mm thick silver MCPCB for absolute maximum conductivity.
10. Silver wires.
11. Nichia E21A secondary emitters.
12. Lifetime component replacement and upgrade warranty.

Just make a BLF GT with a body made from a chunk of solid gold instead of aluminum.

Thetasigma · 2019-01-26T01:11:08.000Z

The amount of gold in a finished light of the same dimensions would be over $500K, not including the cost of the initial stock or casting

Firelight2 · 2019-01-26T01:29:55.000Z

Thetasigma:

The amount of gold in a finished light of the same dimensions would be over $500K, not including the cost of the initial stock or casting

Maybe just make the tailcap out of solid gold?

BlueSwordM · 2019-01-26T04:26:05.000Z

@Firelight2, that would be nice.

However, it wouldn’t actually make much sense if silver exists, and would actually make for a better performing flashlight.

I would try to make a gold anodization, but pure gold wouldn’t be very useful anyway.

forsh · 2020-02-15T07:00:51.000Z

bring up an old old thread.

ok the hankos are pretty cool and sexual looking

but here are my concerns

leds and drivers are pretty much what we can find in lumintops, convoys and various other mid priced-low prices torches

if i was paying 1k or 5k for a flash light id be wanting something thats pretty rare in a flash light, other then the massive man hours hand making a super looking torch

lexel drivers. some custom lexel drivers a led cluster with different tints is a example
something more then a 1k torch with 30euro electronics!