KevinL
Flashlight Enthusiast
Given that a T-bin Lux3 is around 80 lumens when driven at 700mA, that means you're going to get something like an amazing 114 lumens at 1 amp, and pushing that up to 1.2 amps means 137 lumens. I am aware of the thermal dropoff issue (output drops as heat increases) but for calculations let's take it to be linear up to 1.2A.
No wonder my TWOL regularly seems somewhat brighter than my Surefire P60 lamps on fresh batteries even with lens/reflector losses. It's a bit hard to discern with the naked eye but even then I've always gotten a feeling it's just slightly brighter.
I noticed a Lux3 driven at 1.2 amps is very bright, and in fact close to a LuxV. Given that a LuxV sample I'm using is around 150 lumens at spec, I'm overdriving at 0.917A, that would be something like 196 lumens. The LuxV is brighter, but I'm starting to appreciate the tremendous bang for the buck the Lux3 offers especially when you push it.
No wonder my TWOL regularly seems somewhat brighter than my Surefire P60 lamps on fresh batteries even with lens/reflector losses. It's a bit hard to discern with the naked eye but even then I've always gotten a feeling it's just slightly brighter.
I noticed a Lux3 driven at 1.2 amps is very bright, and in fact close to a LuxV. Given that a LuxV sample I'm using is around 150 lumens at spec, I'm overdriving at 0.917A, that would be something like 196 lumens. The LuxV is brighter, but I'm starting to appreciate the tremendous bang for the buck the Lux3 offers especially when you push it.