Re: Would an aspheric lens in a Thrunite Catapult V6 increase throw?
What do you mean by collimated? I'm not up on flashlight speak I guess. LoL
would you mind removing the stock lens and tell me how well the aspheric fits?
if not no big deal.
thanks.
I meant that the beam didn't quite come into the proper focus, it was a bit of a soft hotspot with a slight halo, and less spill overall. The lens would need to sit closer to the LED for a tighter spot, but exactly how much lower would require some fiddling.
There's no need to remove the lens to check for fit, that particular aspheric (~46mm dome diameter, ~50mm overall diameter) sat directly on the existing lens because it was the same diameter as the current opening. The existing bezel ring would not be able to hold the aspheric in place since there would be no rim for the bezel ring to hold. That's the reason I estimately the oem lens to be 52mm.
My suggestion would be an aspheric with a 50mm or smaller dome diameter with 52mm overall outer rim diameter. Does this make sense?
Frankly, I found the Cat 6 in original form too tight which is why I went the other direction with a larger sized emitter and hence larger hotspot.