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Hello everyone, I just purchased my first Hank light (KR1 with SFT-40 3000k 95cri) and while it looks amazing it gets HOT. I am wanting to swap the emitter to an SFT-40 5000k because according to the Internet (lol) the 5000k version will be significantly more efficient. I am willing to pay someone to do the emitter swap because I don't trust myself to do it (yet.)

I have no equipment like light meters, so everything is guesses & my cheap phone has crap camera. I referenced 1Lumen review as they are better equipped to quote accurate numbers plus he had the same emitter as mine. I just wanted to stress test mine to see if any smoke or anything starts pouring out of it and was having a few beers at the time.

Emitter is dedomed Cree XHP 50.3 hi 5000K paired with Gaggione LLC25R optics (Gaggione is a French company) – All the other emitter choices are paired with 2903 10-deg TIR optics, according to their website. If anyone knows the difference between these 2 optics please let me know, like what deg they are. According to 1Lumin the emitter is 5300K, I would agree, it is noticeably cooler than my dedomed XHP 35 HD 5000K olight m2r warrior pro (stock). Side by side to the m2r, the X1S throws out much more candela & it is noticeable, especially spill and much larger hotspot at longer ranges. Even at low lumen settings the X1S throws out candela like there’s no tomorrow. The beam has a pronounced balanced hotspot, when pointed at the back fence I would estimate the hotspot is about 15-20-25 feet in diameter, very even hotspot with high candela & high CRI. The edges of the hotsot are diffused and feathered (only noticeable up close) & around the outside of the hotspot is a diffused second ring providing excellent usable spill, this 2nd ring is only noticeable close up on a white wall. In general the light is diffused but clear and has really good usable spill (not as much as some smooth reflectors) and has a well balanced floody but throwy beam.

I did 2 stress tests, starting with fully charged (4.2v) 5000mAh Samsung 50S battery (supplied by them for extra $7). 60 deg celcius ceiling (current temp at time was 20 deg celcius). 1Lumen ref: Turbo – 2521lm. 6 – 1980lm. 5 – 1045lm. 4 – 406lm. 3 – 111lm. 2 – 9.8lm.

First test – Maximum sustained continuous output (without stepping down) is 1000 Lumens. X1S XHP 50.3 can handle this easily, will dip down to 900 lumens on a hot day and after 10 minutes. I left flashlight powered on at level 5 - 1045lm, and drained battery flat (2.9v), light started stepping down at 2 hours & 30 minutes, the whole time I could not detect/see any step down. Flashlight gets very warm but not too hot and takes about 10-15 minutes to slowly warm up. Overall the regulated driver works very well.

Second test – Power on flashlight at Level 6 – 1980lm (not turbo) for 20 minutes. I was able to power on Lv6 – 1980lm for 20 minutes a total of 3 times, then the battery was drained (2.9v). I noticied the regulated driver kicked in 2 minutes just before I finished the 3rd time and light stepped down. The X1S gets very hot doing this, the heat travels slowly down the body, the 6063 aluminium has OK thermals, after 5 to 10 minutes the whole body (but mainly head) heats up, it is too hot to squeeze the head tightly with your hand, holding body of flashlight is fine. After 10 minutes, the light level slowly stepped down to about 900lm.

Turbo – heats up very fast 1 – 2 minutes, after 6-7 minutes heat has transferred down to body and whole flashlight is extremely hot (can only just hold in hand at base, but is uncomfortable, head extremely hot), light will start slowly stepping down at about 6-9 minutes to 900lm

I have nothing negative to say about the X1S, sub-lumen moonlight, e-switch feels really good but is too easy to accidently press. However the threads & orings were completely dry – I had to apply some silicon grease lubricant (got it cheap from local car parts shop, same stuff), it shipped from China in about 2 weeks with tracking & PayPal.

I have a spare S6 host and I'm curious about the beam profile since it has a deeper reflector than S2+/S3.

I am looking for a keychain light that surpasses the phone flashlight. Is the olight i1r 2 pro good enough? Is 180 lumens much brighter than a phone? I like that it is small, and usb-c rechargeable.

I have seen posts about the tini and the frog, but they are also quite expensive so not sure if the price jump is worth it.

Would like it to be a edc friendly, ranging from size 4-7 inches of length.

with rechargeable battery, Type-C connection.

I also work a lot in rain, waterproof would be ideal.

Cheers!

• How the beam looks like? How smooth is the transition between the hotspot and the spill?
• How warm does it get on 100% and on 50% and how quickly does it step down?
• Any experience with Ti version?

I might finally get my first S2+ (UV version doesn’t count).

This was my first experience with Convoy when I ordered a m21g. It is an amazing flashlight that gives a skinny maglite feeling if you will. But at no point did Simon question me. He just sent another one and didn’t even want proof.

I’ve since bought many lights from him and each one is amazing.

I guess what I’m trying to say is thank you to this community for the recommendations. I have quite a collection of flashlights. But more importantly, thank you Simon. I now have multiple of your lights and you’ve created a life long customer. In my opinion, you can never go wrong with a Convoy.

Help! I've ordered an S2+ with 18350 tube with the aim of using it with a USBC rechargeable 18350 cell. I thought there were more options than there apear to be for those batteries so my option seems to be either the Nitecore NL1816R or the Lumintop equivalent (expensive shipping) - But I've realised they might be too long?

Does anyone have the above combinations that would be able to help, thanks!

User can select the CCT of the flood light in the ~2700..6500K range. The resulting CCT will depend upon the brightness — the brighter the warmer (the first 3 beamshots).

Turbo got the arbitrarily set mix (the last beamshot).

Those changes of CCT are probably caused by „equal treatment” of both series of emitters while they must have different efficiencies and potentially different lm/W brightness curves.

All beamshots taken with the reference B35AM 5000K beam and with WB set to 5000K.

I’d like to thank Sofirn for sending me this flashlight as giveaway organized on r/Sofirn.

Winter is coming, I need a flashlight that can last 1h to 2h at a reasonable brightness but with a good throw where I can see the next turn from further away (I run in the woods). Currently I'm using a Nitecore MT1A Pro which has a good throw which I like, but I always have to turn it off from time to time just in case it runs out of battery before I finish my run.

The flashlight shouldn't be too big so, 18650?

It would be also be nice if it is not too expensive so maybe below $60.

Total noob at this point, but my oh my, this subreddit is amazing. My wife is going to hate my new found obsession with lights. But on the sorta upside, once I inevitably get sucked into full DIY customization, she'll likely divorce me so I guess she won't have to hate me for long.

Just a few hours in and I already have a bunch of questions on esoteric technical stuff and can already tell that I am going to have to learn a lot to DIY my own version of the semi-perfect light. But, what brought me here was researching to find a good option for a rather simple if specific use-case. About 40 still open tabs on my browser later, I am realizing I need to turn to the collective wisdom of the group.

Use case: walking my dog at night, in both urban and rural environments with highly variable lighting environments ranging from pitch black rough trails to well lit neighborhood streets.

For trail I will likely end up wanting a good EDC-type with a range of functions including good high power throw, a super bright defensive flash, and soild low and medium flood, likely building on something like the Fenix PD36R. But that is for later.

For now, I am starting much more basic and looking for something for urban, low light dog walking. Specifically, just hoping to find a small light I can clip to a belt loop and have off except for a couple mins here and there to see while picking up after the dog does his business but without destroying his or my "night vision." I found variations of this (COB keychain worklight) which is simple, easy to clip to a belt loop and has a red option. But I don't trust that red on wavelength or brightness.

I have several hours under my belt of reading the various debate threads on red v. green v. amber v. super low lumen white and night vision and I am not looking to take a side there. But for my use case, I am settling on old school red as most useful. I don't need to distinguish much detail and it is close up a couple of feet at most and the "truer" the red wavelength, the less annoying it will be to the dog.

Do you all have any recommendations for a higher end option from one the "real" flashlight brands? I am looking for a handful of specific features for this application:

• either built in clip or way to attach a small carabiner so I can hang from belt loop or my end of a leash
• a true, deep red, like 660 nm or around there.
• flood primarily but wouldn't mind if it also had a decent spot
• Low lumen/lux options, like .5 lux if not lower in addition to option to go much brighter (still in red) if wanted.
• USB-C rechargeable, in body. Ideally with swap-able battery but I understand that might be a stretch so integrated is ok too.

Thoughts?

Hey all,

I'm putting together a light for my AR using an Arisaka 600 series body and Surefire z68 clicky cap.

All I need is a head. Is there a more economical but still solid choice than Malkoff's E2HTv2? This is a home defense gun, so I don't need crazy output/candela. I just want something potted and dead reliable to withstand weapon use.

It seems like there might be a good lumens factory option here? Would that be reliable for WML use? I can't make heads or tails of all of these choices on their site.

Thanks!