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Enlightened
I now have both a Mr. Bulk LionHeart and a DragonHeart with P7's installed by Milky. Thought I would share a bit of subjective comparative information for anyone interested in doing the mod.
DragonHeart - SSC P7 CSWOI, stock reflector cut down to open up emitter opening, UCL window, textured adhesive on outside of window. Estimated at 548 Lumens by Milky.
LionHeart - SSC P7 CSWOI, Khatod 28 reflector, UCL window with textured adhesive on outside of window. Estimated at 548 Lumens by Milky.
The LionHeart beam with the Khatod reflector has some minor inperfections that can be seen when shining on a wall or celing but are relatively minimal and I do not notice them in general use.
The DragonHeart beam with the stock reflector has a black spot in the middle that is easily noticed when shining on on a wall or ceiling. The black spot is large and dark enough that I find it noticeable and objectionable in general use. I'm going to look into installing a Khatod reflector like the LionHeart has.
I have heard from many users that are concerned about a lights low setting being to bright, so I compared the P7's to P4's in some other Mr. Bulk lights I have by putting them on the lowest setting and looking directly into the reflector. What I found is that P4's in a DragonHeart or LionHeart are to bright to gaze directly into, while the same lights with P7's are much dimmer on low and I can gaze directly into the reflector. LionCubs with P4's are the dimmest on low being a little dimmer than the P7's.
Heat - I turned the DragonHeart and LionHeart on high and put them on the clock while holding them. The DragonHeart warmed up a little faster than the LionHeart. After running them for three minutes on high while holding them, they were both quite warm but they never got uncomfortable to hold and I would not consider them hot.
When I compare the DragonHeart and LionHeart with P7's to MagLights with P7's indoors they seem to be about as bright. Pretty darn satisfying for a light of it's size sporting my favorite user interface.
I compared the smaller LionHeart and DragonHeart with P7's against a half dozen MagLights with single P7's, tripple P7's, and quad P7's outside at distances up to a block away. While ceiling bounce tests show little difference, outside at a distance, the throw of the larger MagLight reflector is clearly superior. I suspect the same would apply to any lights using P4's. The larger reflectors simply out throw the smaller reflectors. Hope some of the more experienced Flashaholics will enlighten us concerning the relationship with throw and reflector size.
DragonHeart - SSC P7 CSWOI, stock reflector cut down to open up emitter opening, UCL window, textured adhesive on outside of window. Estimated at 548 Lumens by Milky.
LionHeart - SSC P7 CSWOI, Khatod 28 reflector, UCL window with textured adhesive on outside of window. Estimated at 548 Lumens by Milky.
The LionHeart beam with the Khatod reflector has some minor inperfections that can be seen when shining on a wall or celing but are relatively minimal and I do not notice them in general use.
The DragonHeart beam with the stock reflector has a black spot in the middle that is easily noticed when shining on on a wall or ceiling. The black spot is large and dark enough that I find it noticeable and objectionable in general use. I'm going to look into installing a Khatod reflector like the LionHeart has.
I have heard from many users that are concerned about a lights low setting being to bright, so I compared the P7's to P4's in some other Mr. Bulk lights I have by putting them on the lowest setting and looking directly into the reflector. What I found is that P4's in a DragonHeart or LionHeart are to bright to gaze directly into, while the same lights with P7's are much dimmer on low and I can gaze directly into the reflector. LionCubs with P4's are the dimmest on low being a little dimmer than the P7's.
Heat - I turned the DragonHeart and LionHeart on high and put them on the clock while holding them. The DragonHeart warmed up a little faster than the LionHeart. After running them for three minutes on high while holding them, they were both quite warm but they never got uncomfortable to hold and I would not consider them hot.
When I compare the DragonHeart and LionHeart with P7's to MagLights with P7's indoors they seem to be about as bright. Pretty darn satisfying for a light of it's size sporting my favorite user interface.
I compared the smaller LionHeart and DragonHeart with P7's against a half dozen MagLights with single P7's, tripple P7's, and quad P7's outside at distances up to a block away. While ceiling bounce tests show little difference, outside at a distance, the throw of the larger MagLight reflector is clearly superior. I suspect the same would apply to any lights using P4's. The larger reflectors simply out throw the smaller reflectors. Hope some of the more experienced Flashaholics will enlighten us concerning the relationship with throw and reflector size.
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