** Intoducing: Milky's SuperNOVA ** ~~The 1st Modded Novatac 120P~~

Hey Guys,

HDS lights have always been a favorite of mine.
When the new Novatacs came out, I was one of the first to
snatch one up. I loved the user interface, look and feel of the light...
but * In my opinion *, It would have been that much better if it had
a little more THROW.

Here is where Scott (Milkyspit) comes into the picture.
He throws a few ideas my way, but one really catches my attention...
A Novatac sporting a TIR optic, curved lens and double glow ringsoo:

So off it went to the Milky labs.
I received my modded Novatac last night.
It doesn't have an official name yet, but I've been refering to it as my
SuperNOVA.
Here are a few pics :devil:





1 foot from wall


TIR against my bathroom door:twothumbs


Stock Reflector

TIR Optic


More of the light is now concentrated around the hotspot using the TIR.
It makes for an amazing beam when used in a dark room.
Some of the original spill is lost with this mod...
But it throws better, has a nicer beam and yet still has useful spill :thumbsup:

:twothumbsONCE AGAIN....SCOTT HAS OUTDONE HIMSELF!!!!:twothumbs

Ray

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:bow:

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Great looking mod!

You should drop your serial number off ofer at the Novatac registry.

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/173446

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Kid, glad you like it!

Could you perhaps send me larger versions of those photos that I might file away? I try to keep some pix of the various builds I do. With your blessing, I'd also like to toss one or two in the Milky Eye Candy thread.

Thanks! :thumbsup:

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Hi Milky,

This thread caught my attention because I thought you were selling your SuperNova spotlight that was a Chinese made MaxaBeam clone.

My mistake, and you LED light looks like your usual high quality work!

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:twothumbsVery Nice!!!:twothumbs

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Cool stuff...where is the optic from? It looks like the one used in the KL1...

Is it me or does the hotspot actually look brighter with the stock as compared to the optic? Perhaps the camera settings weren't locked?

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cryhavok said:

Cool stuff...where is the optic from? It looks like the one used in the KL1...

Is it me or does the hotspot actually look brighter with the stock as compared to the optic? Perhaps the camera settings weren't locked?

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The optic is from the KL1

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Kid9P took the stock photo before sending the light to me, and took the TIR photo after getting the light back, so the camera settings definitely were NOT locked.

The beam profile photos tell the story a little better.

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How cool, now that's a true pocket thrower.

Kid9p, is this your first Milkymod?

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cryhavok said:

Cool stuff...where is the optic from? It looks like the one used in the KL1...

Is it me or does the hotspot actually look brighter with the stock as compared to the optic? Perhaps the camera settings weren't locked?

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Just keep in mind that more of the light is being concentrated into
the TIR's spot, causing some loss in spill.

But when you turn this on in a dark room, you get a more intense beam.
Kinda reminded me of a lightsaber from Starwars :naughty:

I was never able to achieve that type of a beam with a stock Novatac.

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skalomax said:

How cool, now that's a true pocket thrower.

Kid9p, is this your first Milkymod?

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I once owned a Baby Chronos...back when I first joined CPF

Ok guys,

Forgive my picture taking skills on this one.

I let my bathroom get steamy and took a pic of the SuperNOVA's beam.
Darn camera lens kept fogging up...lol

Anyway, here goes:



Unfortunately, my bathroom is not that big, so the beam
doesn't have far to travel before hitting the white tile.

But it does give you the basic beam profile...I LOVE IT

Thanks Kid9p.

That optic looks like It just belongs In that Novatac.

any chance you could get some outdoor shots? I'd love to see this thing throw.

scratch that you sold it already.:sigh:

thermal guy said:

scratch that you sold it already.:sigh:

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Skaol Jr.

Groundhog66 said:

Skalo Jr.

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:scowl:

He's cramping my style. :nana:

It was really a beautiful light.

Sorry, Ti beats Novatac everytime :nana:

Here's one last pic I took before selling:







Here's why I Sold the Novatac:

Groundhog66 said:

Skaol Jr.

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I take that as a compliment Tim:nana: