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    Tain vs Hanko

    I’ve had 3 lights from both makers, and to me they are all incredibly special. Why do Hankos sell so much higher on secondary market?
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    What are your current top 2 favorite VN modded lights and why? (Limit TWO)

    I gotta go old school, been married a while and my better half...well she would rather just stumble around in the dark. 1. K40vn, first run if I recall, had Supbeam label, still awesome now, 3 x 18650, I had someone exclaim, "that's a hand held light?!" 2. BTUvn Shocker Vinh has been rocking...
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    Acebeam H30vn - Brightest Headlight R

    Very excited to use as a caving headlamp! Would spec 15 have ability to have both Samsung LED running at same time? And approx run time with both on? $160 Spec 15: 70.2 4000K + Samsung HCRI 4000K + Samsung HCRI 4000K
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    Attacking The TN42

    First of all, I do like the TN42. I have found in real use it slightly under performs with comparison to K40vn or BTUvn Shocker, which might just have more lux within the hot spot. IDK. The hot spot on TN42 almost drowns out your vision which is a compliment and maybe a fault in real use. I...
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    The Lounge 2017

    Sincere and comforting prayers for you Vinh, and to the families. Rest. Take time with your work. Be still and know that He is God. No words could make sense of this deep loss. With our loss of Marshall and now this news it has been a tough couple weeks. Even though I don't know them...
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    Emisar D4

    Re: Noctigon Meteor D4 Thank you for the quick response emarkd. It just kind of caught me off guard. Mine is the XPG2 version. I like it a lot overall.
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    Emisar D4

    Re: Noctigon Meteor D4 Just got mine yesterday. It seems to blink when I go full turbo and drop in output. Like immediately, not after 25 seconds when I thought thermal reg was supposed to kick in. I think this is preventing it from hitting 3000 L. Running brand new fully charged Efest...
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    The Lounge 2017

    Hello friends, It has been over 3 years since I've purchased a Vinh thrower. I have one of Vinh's original K40s and a BTU Shocker VN. Wish I knew approx lux of these dudes, they can both hit tree lines about a half mile away or farther. Anything in the K40 size that would put shame to what...
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    The Lounge 2016

    Re: The Lounge Anybody ever buy or sell silver? I'm in between jobs and needed some cash so I sold off some silver I had accumulated the past 3 years so I could buy my wife an anniversary gift. Spot price is like over $18, not that you could ever buy an oz that cheap. I called one local place...
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    The Lounge 2016

    Re: The Lounge Anybody know a good head lamp candidate to mod with Nichia 219? I like my armytek Wizards for caving but I usually use the mid settings anyway so I don't need a ton of lumen I just want to start caving with High CRI. Maybe even something that could be turned into a mule and...
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    Armytek XHP-50 Headlamp 1600 lumen

    I got the warm version to use for caving. Seems to be working great so far around the house. I haven't been caving yet to try it out in that setting. The UI is a little more complicated than my previous Wizard but not bad once you try it out. Mine didn't come with any instructions so I'm not...
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    ok, so I went out on a limb and bought some Armytek flashlights .....

    I have 3 Wizards I use for caving and love them.
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    SL2 (Must Have)

    I do love this light! Anyone know how much lumen with XML2 5000K?
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    S1 Baton COPPER

    I prefer the PVD coated. I have several uncoated copper lights and they get looking rough quickly and are a pain to polish back to looking that nice.
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    Features that would make me buy another FourSevens light

    Triples!!! Gotta love that fat hot spot...
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