Got My Illuminati!

[sol-leks]

Not only is it a great light but its made me reevaluate my other lights as well. I always loved my LOD, but it had no knurling, didn't come with an awesome keychain, nor a lithium battery. Most importantly, why in the world doesnt the LOD or the LD01 have an OP reflector, it can't cost that much. It just shows how much thought went into the illuminati.

 

[chaosmagnet]

Er... couldn't you just disregard what day it is, since you already have the light in your possession, and start using it right away? What is making you wait until Christmas day?

It's a Christmas present from my wife. It makes her less than entirely pleased for me to start using my presents before she gives them to me.

I have arranged to make sure that everything arrives in good shape before giving to her to give to me though .

 

[MattK]

Oh ok great! 😀

See - that was easy, eh? 🙂

Darn it Matt! Why can't you make Christmas happen on the seventh of December! What kind of lousy customer service is this!?!?!

:sorry:
😛

I got mine today too and it is perfect, thanks Matt.

Thanks and enjoy!

Not only is it a great light but its made me reevaluate my other lights as well. I always loved my LOD, but it had no knurling, didn't come with an awesome keychain, nor a lithium battery. Most importantly, why in the world doesnt the LOD or the LD01 have an OP reflector, it can't cost that much. It just shows how much thought went into the illuminati.

Thanks for noticing! 🙂

 

[Wattnot]

Wow. I thought this was a joke . . . someone ACTUALLY named a light "Illuminati?"

I guess the Titanium Innovations folks don't read books or go to the movies!!

I hope nobody comes after them!!

 

[MattK]

pfft - I've read the books, seen the movies and have a BA in Medieval History.

I also loved the Steve Jackson Illuminati game in college and I don't think anyones gone after Steve Jackson and his crew and they were poking fun so I think we'll be fine.

I had fun doing this:


il·lu·mi·na·ti (ĭ-lū'mə-nä'tē)
Latin illûminâtî, from plural of illûminâtus
1. to be unusually enlightened


So rarely has enlightenment been available at such a low price.


Buy an Illuminati today and gain enlightenment. 🙂

 

[Checkit]

Just received and love it !! No problems has r5 and l,m,h. The throw to flood ratio is perfect for me, infact if anyone knows of a medium size light with that beam profile i'd like to know as I am new to nice lights.
Thanks Matt !! :wave:

 

[Vee3]

Got mine today. As adverized, with R5 and L-M-H. Threads are pretty smooth and mate with almost no slop. Slightly brighter overall than my ATP A3; less of a hot spot with more spill.

Only thing I don't like about it is the slippery grooves (It's not knurling). They're polished, and don't act to increase grip any more than a smooth surface would. In fact, it seems like they provide less grip because of the reduced surface area and rounded corners in contact with my fingers.

It's a looker though. Class with a capital C.

 

[dmn42]

Got mine, thanks MattK.
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PWM is really noticable ;(

 

[HKJ]

Got mine, thanks MattK.
...

PWM is really noticable ;(

What version is it?
On the l-m-h pwm is not supposed to be visible (it is very fast).

 

[dmn42]

Yes, on l-m-h.
It's not annoying, but hi-freq pwm was the main reason i choosed illuminati 🙁

 

[hazna]

I agree there is noticeable PWM on low and medium modes. Seems fine on high. My version is a R5 L-M-H version. Anyone else also getting this problem?

 

[Haz]

I agree there is noticeable PWM on low and medium modes. Seems fine on high. My version is a R5 L-M-H version. Anyone else also getting this problem?

I don't notice the PWM on mine, unless I'm swinging the light frantically, It's a non issue to me. I only notice it on the Maratac which uses a lower PWM. It should be find on high, because it doesn't use PWM, my one is also a R5 L-M-H

 

[hazna]

I probably naturally notice PWM more on low, but if I have it on medium and shake the torch up and down... I can see the PWM effect when I look at the LED.

 

[Haz]

It seems you have more sensitive eyes than I do. I tried what you have done, but do not notice the PWM

 

[hazna]

Do you notice it on low? I'm surprised that you don't pick it up... try looking into the LED from the side, shake the flashlight up and down really quickly. In my version of the illuminati, the light is not a continuous smooth line. Instead you see the light at different positions (its sorta hard to explain).

btw, I believe my illuminati (R5) is from the second batch... not from the first run.

 

[Haz]

yes i do see it, when i move it rapidly from side to side, but not in a stationary position, even from the corner of my eyes

 

[MattK]

Do you notice it on low? I'm surprised that you don't pick it up... try looking into the LED from the side, shake the flashlight up and down really quickly. In my version of the illuminati, the light is not a continuous smooth line. Instead you see the light at different positions (its sorta hard to explain).

I cannot see how is this relevant to any real world usage.

The PWM rate is 16x faster than an incandescent light bulb or a computer monitor and 40x faster than the rate TV is broadcast at.

Most people do not detect flicker above 75Hz with an outside range is 200-250hz and that is typically only with brighter light sources in high contrast - not an illuminati on low or medium. Human retinal ganglion cells cannot fire faster than 250hz. The only reason you can see it from the the periphary when spinning the light on a line is that rod cells of the of the human eye have a faster response time than the cone cellss o flicker can be sensed in peripheral vision at higher frequencies.

btw, I believe my illuminati (R5) is from the second batch... not from the first run.

The second batch is in production now - every light on the market is first run.

 

[easilyled]

My only criticism of the Illuminati is that the lanyard hole is too small and also far too close to the edge leaving only a thin sliver of metal to support it.

However, in every other respect it is a winner and a really beautiful little pocket light.

I hope that Matt will correct the design fault in the lanyard hole for the 2nd version and future versions.

 

[Haz]

My only criticism of the Illuminati is that the lanyard hole is too small and also far too close to the edge leaving only a thin sliver of metal to support it.

However, in every other respect it is a winner and a really beautiful little pocket light.

I hope that Matt will correct the design fault in the lanyard hole for the 2nd version and future versions.

I wonder if there will be any changes made in the second batch?

 

[MattK]

The lanyard hole isn't a design fault - it's more a mfring fault - most of the lights have plenty of material but on some the hole positioning wasn't optimal.

For the next batch we added ~1mm in length so that if there were positioning issues there'd still be an extra mm of material which is plenty strong.