Inova X1, 3rd gen...

[riversedge]

How many of 'em are sitting around unused?

I know most people love the gen 2's(me included:wave, and really wish the gen 3's were brighter AND/OR ran longer.

I'm asking because I have a mod in mind.

 

[riversedge]

What, everybody loves the gen 3's now:huh:?

I'm not asking for you to send/give/sell them to me. But if there is a bunch of unused ones collecting dust, I'm curious.

 

[Retinator]

Nope I use mine, just not as much as the Gen2 it replaced (fell to it's death off of counter in kitchen).

That thing is ALWAYS hungry

 

[cyberspyder]

Check out my mod in my sig...you'll be pleasantly suprised.

 

[riversedge]

Check out my mod in my sig...you'll be pleasantly suprised.

Right, I've seen that. Personally, I like the gen 2 as is:twothumbs.

However, you'll notice that I specified gen 3...

 

[matt0]

I have a Gen3 X1 sitting around unused. I've been wanting to mod it into something useful but I'm new at modding and I'm not sure what I'd want to turn it into...

 

[chevrofreak]

I hate my Gen 3. It's dim, the beam sucks, the tint sucks, the switch sucks, the runtime sucks. I should have taken it back after I did the runtime tests.

 

[Retinator]

I hate my Gen 3. It's dim, the beam sucks, the tint sucks, the switch sucks, the runtime sucks. I should have taken it back after I did the runtime tests.

Wow, you too? Pretty much sums mine up as well.

Nice morning yellow pee tint.

As far as average joe/jill goes, it's probably not that bad, but us folks demand and deserve better.

 

[kramer5150]

Just because its dim, that doesn't mean its completely useless... IMHO. 10 floody Lumens is plenty for preserving night-dialted vision.
I would prefer a slightly yellow tint, IMHO its softer and easier on the eyes. Its dismal run time is its biggest flaw, and what really turned me off to that light.

Might make a good mod host for a Nichia GS.

 

[Chrontius]

Or a very lightly driven Rebel, which would probably fit the reflector as it is now.

 

[jchoo]

I gave my 3rd gen X1 to my nephew to use when camping, he loves it. Personally, I'll keep my 2nd gen X1 as my general "house light" along with a bag of partially/mostly drained AA batteries. The 2nd gen X1 is the best vampire I've got.