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HDS Systems #23
Dedoming the 519a As many of you may have heard from the hoopla on the net about dedoming the 519a, not a lot of actual scientific data seems to be out there. Let's fix that. First, if you are going to dedome it, there is a glass plate under the silicone. You do not want to take the glass...- Hogokansatsukan
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HDS Systems #23
As most of you know, I'm not a big fan of "beam shots". I think they are sort of akin to women's photos on dating websites... the better they look, the greater the chance it is really some dude in a basement trying to scam you to send money. But here is one of the original High Noon and then...- Hogokansatsukan
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HDS Systems #23
Should be offering some other temps down the road. Probably around a Henry two weeks, but it will eventually happen. As far as throw, I can throw it as far as any of the other HDS lights. Runtime will be noticeably longer. Here are a few obligatory beam shots.- Hogokansatsukan
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HDS Systems #23
Not when two reals show the same results. Maybe they get to that with full-power being driven through the emitter, which we don't do. At the levels we drive them, they are pretty consistent at 5200 at 200 lumens and drop to around 5000k at the lower levels. While not 5700k, they are extremely...- Hogokansatsukan
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More on topic post. We tested some 519a 5700 from a different real. Not a big difference from the first real of 5700. Still around the 5000-5200k depending on the power fed the emitter.- Hogokansatsukan
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HDS Systems #23
So I went back to school for a bit because I was bored and wanted to tick off a few skills on my "should probably learn this" list. Last day of class was on Wednesday 17th, took the NREMT test on Thursday the 18th. Got the results on Friday the 19th. Received my AZ EMT license on Monday the...- Hogokansatsukan
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HDS Systems #23
YOU TRICKED ME!!! YOU [email protected]!!! LOL!- Hogokansatsukan
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The last of the special metal lights...
I would be OK with that as long as my great grandfather Sivert's watch is still in the family. It did give me a chance to weigh them all without a battery. Weight in grams. All Aluminum 83 HDS with aluminum tail 88 HDS with stainless tail 98 Titanium 110 Bronze 153 Stainless...- Hogokansatsukan
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The last of the special metal lights...
I figured I would use these as "test" lights and put in 519a emitters that we are testing. I also figured that once we release these emitters in our lights, I would have some around for comparison without having to dip into inventory. Honestly, these are just shelf queens as I don't intend on...- Hogokansatsukan
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How To Install a Clip Under the Bezel of Your HDS Rotary
It is one of the issues (pocket clip) we are working at fixing on the new light. While neither Henry nor I are pocket clip guys, it is important we have a more elegant solution than that gawd awful Universal Clip... I have other reasons for disliking that Universal Clip as I'm the poor slob who...- Hogokansatsukan
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How To Install a Clip Under the Bezel of Your HDS Rotary
All excellent reasons for a clip. Bezel up really is the best way to do it with the Rotary, as you mentioned, it won't interfere with the tail.- Hogokansatsukan
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The last of the special metal lights...
Quite literally, these are the last of the special metal lights. Finally got mine made... only took a Henry two-weeks... or two months... We don't just move slowly for everyone else, we move especially slowly for ourselves. I present to you, the "Shelf Queens". The serial numbers represent the...- Hogokansatsukan
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How To Install a Clip Under the Bezel of Your HDS Rotary
Nicely done! Looks great!- Hogokansatsukan
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HDS Systems #23
What is interesting is that when it was suggested on August 27th, 2018 (the XP-G3) there was so much vitriol and negative comments that I closed and locked the thread. It has been one of the best selling emitters in HDS history and is still outselling most other emitters. One of the reasons I...- Hogokansatsukan
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It's an easy mistake to make. Those anti-reflective coatings are incredibly thin and I know the first sapphire you had was defective as for some reason, the coating was not cured... I have that one in a box around here somewhere. For my flashlights, I don't much care but I have some very...- Hogokansatsukan
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HDS Systems #23
From the FAQ: What is an anti-reflective (AR) coating on the lens? The purpose of a lens is to transmit as much light as possible. As the light passes though an untreated air/lens surface, roughly 5% of the available light is reflected back. This reflected light is wasted. A glass lens has...- Hogokansatsukan
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A note on sapphire. If any of you have, and I know some of you have, spoken with Henry about sapphire lenses, what he has told you is that they are simply for bragging rights. Does it make a difference in beam? No. Yes, they are harder to scratch, but scratches occur in the center of the...- Hogokansatsukan
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Not a little dust. A filthy lens. The kind of lens that, if it were a person, would need lots of penicillin. Pretty much all my HDS lights that get used. Can I tell the difference between a filthy lens and clean lens in use? Not at all. You would need a light meter or sphere to tell the...- Hogokansatsukan
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