:duckon't worry there's more coming.FFFFFFFUUUUUUU@@@@@@%%%%%%%&&&&&***(())^&^%^%$#$#KKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Missed out again!:hairpull::hairpull::hairpull::hairpull::hairpull::hairpull::hairpull::hairpull::hairpull::hairpull::hairpull::hairpull::hairpull::hairpull::hairpull:...
I can only hope that the optics issue will be resolved and I can get in on another run, I NEED THE HO!!!!
I think I'm going to give a couple days notice and have a specific time from now on so everyone doesn't have to constantly check every hour. Hows that sound?I share a similar feeling of being left out...It seems I will just have to link this threat to my iPhone desktop and just check it every couple of minutes every day!!
I have not decided yet. The remainder of the bodies that we have will be made into HOs. After that who knows.:shrug:Will there be any more FTP's? The HO sounds like a better light but the FTP was more affordable....
+1 on that.The beauty of the FTP was the price point and if you make another run I will pre-pay my order, please PM me. The HO is over my self agreed budget :-(
Cpt. Thomas
Yes. I finally managed to get a hold of more of the lenses I needed and lights will be ready this week.Hi Michael,
Any news on the DEFT HO front?
Best,
Ned
Well the DEFT-HO arrived last night. I have to admit, I was a little skeptical of whether this light was really going to live up to it's reputation. Plus with only being driven by 4 AA batteries... could it really be that powerful?? Well allow me to dispell the myths, everything I read was exactly correct, It's amazing!
Can't say I've ever wanted it to get dark so quickly so i could test it out on something besides the living room wall. It is a little strange because the light beam is in the shape of a square, with a small rectangle attached to bottom of it. It's hard to believe the light is basically a laser beam. When I tested it off my back deck, there is almost no spill at all, just a bright spot at whatever you shine it at. I measured the spot at 30 feet to be roughly 12 inches square.
I didn't get the opportunity to take any beamshots or to stretch it out. Although I did bring it to work with me this morning to show it off. And I did happen to use it on several corn fields during my morning commute. This one field I shot it across is at least a couple hundred yards across, and I could clearly see a square beam of light on the trees behind it! Plus it was already starting to get day light!! I brought my rangefinder with me to take some distances on the way home.
The black finish looks nice and appears well constructed. I am very pleased with your product Michael! Thank you very much!
Yes. I finally managed to get a hold of more of the lenses I needed and lights will be ready this week.
Yes. I finally managed to get a hold of more of the lenses I needed and lights will be ready this week.
I was having trouble today doing the final tune on all the lights as they were not meeting spec even though the beam from them looks incredible. At first I thought it was my meter but now I am thinking it is the batteries/lights. Since I spec Energizer Ultimate lithiums for these to run on that is what I test with. The average figures I have been getting are about 190K lux @1m calculated. I just bought a new set of Ultimate lithiums for testing the other day and noticed that it said "new and improved" on the front. This is just a theory right now but I am wondering if the improvements they made are causing me problems. Why you ask? Well the circuit in the DEFT is 7135 based and is at the limit at 6V input. Although 4AAs can be over that I have always relied on the fact that in use the voltage sags thus bringing the voltage in line. My theory is that the improvements they made reduced voltage sag. This would cause the 7135 to run really inefficiently and may be reducing output. I really don't know just yet and need to spend some more time testing to make sure I am factoring everything in. I am going to go buy more batteries tomorrow of various types to test with. It could be that the ones I got are bad too although I doubt it. I will put them up as soon as I feel comfortable that there is nothing wrong. I put NiMHs in them and they did meet spec so that is why I am pointing to the change made in the Energizer Lithiums. Will let you know more when I do.The money in my paypal account is looking for a new home...any idea how long before it can move in with you?
I was having trouble today doing the final tune on all the lights as they were not meeting spec even though the beam from them looks incredible. At first I thought it was my meter but now I am thinking it is the batteries/lights. Since I spec Energizer Ultimate lithiums for these to run on that is what I test with. The average figures I have been getting are about 190K lux @1m calculated. I just bought a new set of Ultimate lithiums for testing the other day and noticed that it said "new and improved" on the front. This is just a theory right now but I am wondering if the improvements they made are causing me problems. Why you ask? Well the circuit in the DEFT is 7135 based and is at the limit at 6V input. Although 4AAs can be over that I have always relied on the fact that in use the voltage sags thus bringing the voltage in line. My theory is that the improvements they made reduced voltage sag. This would cause the 7135 to run really inefficiently and may be reducing output. I really don't know just yet and need to spend some more time testing to make sure I am factoring everything in. I am going to go buy more batteries tomorrow of various types to test with. It could be that the ones I got are bad too although I doubt it. I will put them up as soon as I feel comfortable that there is nothing wrong. I put NiMHs in them and they did meet spec so that is why I am pointing to the change made in the Energizer Lithiums. Will let you know more when I do.