Just ordered my first Aleph :-)

[Lexus]

I've been lurking around in the McGizmo forum for quite a while now and the Aleph series has always been looking very tempting for me. I've been able to resist buying an Aleph - until now! What did I see today? $162.90 for an Aleph2 2x123 DB917 60ohm in the Sandwich Shoppe - I had to get this thing! After a full year of EDC'ing my SF L4 I want now a new light and after reading so many good things about the LuxIII/Aleph2 combo I went this route. I'm quite confident I have made the right decision. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[Darell]

I predict that you'll be happy. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[CroMAGnet]

Cangratz Lexus! You're lucky and I'm jealous. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif Let us know how you like it. I'd appreciate a LUX reading at 1-meter if you can do it.

 

[StuU]

I've got the Aleph I 2x123 w db917 and 60ohm switch. It's a real barn-burner. Extremely functional.

The only problem is that the performance of this light far exceeds anything that I am able to put together in my other mod projects.
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[CroMAGnet]

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mpr.gif I wonder what LUX it takes to burn a barn down. Can you get a reading at 1-meter?

 

[Hallis]

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Cromag said:
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mpr.gif I wonder what LUX it takes to burn a barn down. Can you get a reading at 1-meter?

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Not sure about lux but if you had a light that pout out about 4000 lumens and you put it right up against the wood you could probably get it to smolder /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Shane

 

[Darell]

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StuU said:
The only problem is that the performance of this light far exceeds anything that I am able to put together in my other mod projects.
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Good news - we have a solution for you! An A-3 head to screw that 917 LE into. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Hallis]

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Darell said:
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StuU said:
The only problem is that the performance of this light far exceeds anything that I am able to put together in my other mod projects.
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Good news - we have a solution for you! An A-3 head to screw that 917 LE into. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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That or. Build yoruself a space needle /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif Granted you cant pocket a space needle unless you're wearing cargo pants or something /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif but still.

Congrats on the Aleph purchase by the way. I have yet to get one for myself but i have several of Don's McLux lights and components. Great stuff.

Shane

 

[StuU]

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CromagNet said:
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mpr.gif I wonder what LUX it takes to burn a barn down. Can you get a reading at 1-meter?

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Barn burner? Well how about lighting up highway markers from over a quarter mile away? My Pelican M6 xenon is the only other light I own that can do this.

One neat thing about this light. I live on a rural spread with fields and woods(no streetlights, cars, etc). When walking in the dark woods, the low beam is very functional for lighting up the path. However, when needed, a simple push of the switch lights up the woods like Times Square. Very impressive. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[StuU]

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Darell said:
Good news - we have a solution for you! An A-3 head to screw that 917 LE into. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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Thank you Darrell. I am quite aware of the Aleph 3 head....and of the Aleph II w 1x123 body. They are on the "next purchase" list. Money is currently being raised by selling stuff on Ebay to make $$$.

The deer that hang out around our place at night are not getting much peace these days. However, they are starting to just ignore the high-powered flashlight beams that sweep across the fields every evening.....or at 2AM.

 

[Hallis]

Yah, the coyote i saw a few nights ago didnt take beign lit up by my Thor too well.. he turned and ran real fast. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Shane

 

[Kiessling]

The beamshot and lux reading:

... vs. the other Aleph heads with the same LE:

bernhard

 

[Lexus]

Thanks for the beamshots Bernhard!
Hmm...The beamshot with the Aleph2 head doesn't show much spill. Or probably the digicam simply doesn't show it. Being more of a spill/flood guy, I might get a beamshaper for my Aleph2.

 

[StuU]

Lexus- I think that these lights have a very pronounced spill effect. This may not show up on Bernhards photos but you will see it in actual usage. My AlephI has not only the tight hotspot but also a *very* strong spill- the Aleph2 should have even more spill.

 

[Kiessling]

Ah ... yes ... spill there is, but in order to avoid completely overexposed hotspots I had to underexpose the shot. Now ... if you have a relatively dark monitor, you won't see much. Try changing the brightness settings of your monitor or those of the pic in photoshop.

Here are some with overexposed hotspots but a good view of the corona:

... and comparison shots of the complete set-up for the LuxIII and LuxV, both at 917mA using the same LE for each shot.

bernhard

 

[Lexus]

Wow, those luxV shots are impressive too, what a wall of light. Good think that the Aleph series are modular. Do you know the lux rating of the luxIII in an Aleph2 head with 2x123 DB917 60ohm on low?

 

[CroMAGnet]

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CromagNet said:
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mpr.gif I wonder what LUX it takes to burn a barn down. Can you get a reading at 1-meter?

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Barn burner? Well how about lighting up highway markers from over a quarter mile away? My Pelican M6 xenon is the only other light I own that can do this.

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Sounds like a nice powerful light.
For comparison. a quarter mile is about 400 meters (440 yards) and a stock TigerLight throws about 409 yards. But it will probably light up a highway marker from further away. I'd like to check though. It pushes about 275 Lumens out the front end!

 

[McGizmo]

Lexus,
I just tested 2 ea. Aleph2-2x123-DB917 and they both luxed in at 180 low and 1800 high. These are TX0J's with 60 ohm resistors.

 

[Lexus]

I like that 1:10 ratio. Thanks McGizmo! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif