Two Tone Series
Here's a new Two Tone combination: Titanium and Aluminum Bronze.
$450 plus actual shipping, buyer can choose whether to buy insurance.
An 18650 powers an XM-L T6 1C through a two-level driver. I find that for most purposes, two levels provide all the flexibility that I need.
The light is noticeably smaller than a 6P....
...after starting out about the same size before removing the excess metal.
While the tail cap does unscrew, it is rather small and the intent is that the battery will be changed at the head.
Aluminum bronze has a rich, golden tone that is nothing like the yellow cast of brass. It also maintains its shine much longer than brass.
The driver consists of a 1A two-level board sandwiched with a 1.4A slave board. The tail cap current is .23A on Low and 2.4A on high.
A heatsink was turned out of C145 copper and the emitter board attached with Arctic Alumina. Wires are teflon.
The reflector, a McR-20, is inserted into the head behind AR glass and held in place with a brass retaining ring.
The light engine is then screwed into place and seats against the retaining ring. When the body is screwed into the same threads, it seats against the copper. The result is a unified whole that does a good job of getting the heat away from the emitter.
Of course, the switch is a McClicky.
The beam has some hot spot but also quite a lot of spill. This is what you'd expect with an XM-L in a 20mm reflector. It's the kind of beam profile that I like for general use: it reaches out pretty well and also lights up the immediate area.
Although it's hard to see in photos, the beam has minor artifacts when viewed against a wall. The McR reflector has a very light orange peel so it gives up a perfectly creamy beam in favor of preserving some throw.
The hot spot can be seen with the camera stopped down.
Here's a new Two Tone combination: Titanium and Aluminum Bronze.
$450 plus actual shipping, buyer can choose whether to buy insurance.
An 18650 powers an XM-L T6 1C through a two-level driver. I find that for most purposes, two levels provide all the flexibility that I need.
The light is noticeably smaller than a 6P....
...after starting out about the same size before removing the excess metal.
While the tail cap does unscrew, it is rather small and the intent is that the battery will be changed at the head.
Aluminum bronze has a rich, golden tone that is nothing like the yellow cast of brass. It also maintains its shine much longer than brass.
The driver consists of a 1A two-level board sandwiched with a 1.4A slave board. The tail cap current is .23A on Low and 2.4A on high.
A heatsink was turned out of C145 copper and the emitter board attached with Arctic Alumina. Wires are teflon.
The reflector, a McR-20, is inserted into the head behind AR glass and held in place with a brass retaining ring.
The light engine is then screwed into place and seats against the retaining ring. When the body is screwed into the same threads, it seats against the copper. The result is a unified whole that does a good job of getting the heat away from the emitter.
Of course, the switch is a McClicky.
The beam has some hot spot but also quite a lot of spill. This is what you'd expect with an XM-L in a 20mm reflector. It's the kind of beam profile that I like for general use: it reaches out pretty well and also lights up the immediate area.
Although it's hard to see in photos, the beam has minor artifacts when viewed against a wall. The McR reflector has a very light orange peel so it gives up a perfectly creamy beam in favor of preserving some throw.
The hot spot can be seen with the camera stopped down.
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