my extech meter is reading 31,200 lux from a DBS in a 2x18650, SMO, XR-E configuration. :twothumbs
Very nice! Now, do this mod and report back! Please. :twothumbs
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=258453
The SST-50 is said to throw twice as far as the ME-E in the DBS!
Yep, it's still one awesome thrower.
And the MC-E throws ~1/5 as far as the XR-E :ironic:
I have both DBS R2 and R5. Measured at 1 m I get about 29000 lux for the R2 and about 22000 lux for the XPG R5. I will also measure at 5 m to get numbers more representative for the throw, but also my impression so far is that the R2 throws better than R5.I had a sneaking suspicion that the R2 still out throws the R5 even though Deree claims the R5 throws as far as the R2. Not sure if we can compare numbers since we used different lux meter, but the R5 doesn't throw as far.
On the other hand, the Solarforce Pro-1 does out throw the DBS by a lot.
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=261152
mike
Do you think Dereelight will put the DBS R2 modules back into production? They need to.