Fenix TK15 Throwing Capabilities?

[Tiresius]

I'm not too sure about the XP-G R5 being able to throw very far. The emitter has a wider angle made more for flooding. The XR-E has a narrower angle and throws better at longer distance.

It says that the beam will throw over 215 meters. It's a SMO reflector so I'll be expecting a slight donut hole like my Solarforce XP-G R5 drop-in.

I'm tempted to get this light to replace my Solarforce L2. I like my light but it's driving me nuts when it dies as I swing it around like a light saber. This is caused by the weight of the 18650 sitting on the spring on the LED and losing connection on the tailcap.

 

[RedForest UK]

Why not:
A: Add a spring to the driver board.
B: Get Longer 18650 cells.
C: Add a couple of magnets to the back of your current 18650 cells.

I had similar problems with my nailbender drop-in in a solarforce L2 host changing modes when I was going down rocky tracks on my mountain bike, but option C worked a charm. Also, as the magnets are mounted on the back of the cell they won't slip off and cause a danger as the back of the cell wrapping holds them in place.

 

[BBL]

I'm not too sure about the XP-G R5 being able to throw very far. The emitter has a wider angle made more for flooding. The XR-E has a narrower angle and throws better at longer distance.

From my knowledge, throw depends primarily on the reflector/optics, and has nothing to do with the natural beam pattern of the led. The TK15 with its single die led with 337lm should throw more than e.g. the quad die TK30 with 630lm - at least i hope it does, because the TK15 is high up on my list.