I usually put them all in the same box. What are the chance of batteries completing circuits and a fire risk?

It might be important for the right-handed people.

H18 can only be installed with its head on the right-hand side.

Since the light source is on the right, my right-hand fingers and tools create a shadow over the point of interest.

I always mount my headlamps on the left-hand side but it’s impossible with H18.

2nd pic is the original Fresnel lens, and it has some horrible ring artifacts and tint shift going on.

3rd pic is the modded version (mule).

I much prefer the modded version for my use case. Two 18mm glass lenses + 18mm GITD O-rings from Convoy fit directly, so the mod is super easy to do.

I’m happy with it! 😄

I bought a wurkkos fc11c about a week and a half ago. I've been using it occasionally for daily tasks and night walks. It was raining and I was using it to look around my yard for frogs. When I took it inside I dropped it from about waist height on to a soft carpet. When the light hit the ground it turned off instantly. I picked it up thinking absolutely nothing of it. Assumed the battery just got jostled and disconnected power for a second. I set it on my desk when I started to smell something funky. I looked over at the light to see smoke billowing from the charge port. Immediately scrambled to unscrew the bottom and pulled the battery out as quick as I could. What a shame. Hopefully I can get a refund. I really liked this light and I have no idea how a 4 foot drop onto a carpet would cause such a major failure. Anyway just thought I would share my experience. Luckily the thing didn't start a fire. I'm very concerned for what may have happened if I had just left the room or didn't notice the smoke. The smoke didn't stop until I removed the battery.

Found spidder with gorgeous web but my camera sucks when i increased brightness he folded his web and ran into the tree F in the chat for the epic shot that could've been 😭

IKEA BOTKYRKA with glue backed felt on the shelf boards!

Spot any projects you recognize?

I have the X75. Used rarely. Used only when I need to at nights where I need to inspect surroundings. Just after 2 years of ownership, it started behaving weirdly. Pressing turbo just shots off the light after a flash of turbo, even when fully charged and hard-"reset".

It reached a point where it started flashing colors on the charging port that's unknown to me or the manual.

I reached out to Acebeam and got a replacement charging board. When replaced, the behavior stayed the same. Turbo flashes the turbo power, but just a flash, then shuts off. I did a teardown of the battery and found that there's another board in the battery itself. I reached out to Acebeam and the response is to buy a new battery. That new battery is $179.

I'm not certain I would want to keep buying brand-new batteries everytime something goes weird. Their battery pack design is also sealed off, getting to it was hard. I tested voltage of each cells individually and they're fine. I was expecting that I would have to replace the cells but no. Cells are fine. It matched my light usage, no wear and tear. The IC just gave up after 2 years.

My other cheap/budget lights were more reliable. I won't name them to avoid bias, but I used them more frequently as my "beater" flashlights. They're still here, still working, still charging.

From a reliability stand-point, it's cheaper to bring a couple cheap/budget lights on a search and rescue, vs bringing an X75 which may just fail with an irrepairable battery.

I do inspections in the roof cavity and need to wear a headlamp. The only one they had is the insanely heavy Milwaukee so I asked if I can get a different headlamp. They said no worries, send us a link which one you’d like and we’ll order it.
I picked Sofirn HS21 and Wurkkos H25LR and this is what they got instead.
Save to say I’m getting my own headlamp. Fuck it

I noticed this a couple of times now that my Convoy S2+ with a Nichia 519A 1800K glows slightly green when off in complete darkness. Why is that?

I ran the 60W mode for 27 minutes and 17 seconds to see if it would step down under sustained load.

The inline meter read 6.060V, 10.226A, and 61.95W at that point. This is battery-side input power, not optical output, but it was still pulling essentially the same power after 27 minutes.

Has anyone else measured sustained input on a high-power work light?

Never had any Surefire model yet and I've been lucky to find this gem in a box with truly 2000's vibe, xenon bulb and untouched accessories. Even batteries are still running this light with it's genuine output. Great piece of light, good to see history in comparison to all modern flashlights I collect.

My first Convoy order and i have to say i am impressed. Order arrived in a reasonable amount of time and the shipping + taxes was not as expensive as i feared. At first glance the quality seems on par with much more expensive lights, which is a positive surprise at this price point.

The Z1 (sft-25r 5000k) is an absolute beast! Everything i hoped for and then some. Perfect flooder and thrower combl. This will make a fine addition to my backpack.

The S21D (xpl hi 5000k) is as expected an absolute wall of light, however the lack of throw kinda surprised me. I got the 10° tir lens as i read the other lenses make it even floodier.

If you are still reading, i would like recommendations on a pocket carry edc. Preferably tail switch and a bit throwier. No need for onboard charging or magnetic tailcap. Will be used to check mail and light some small hard to reach spaces.

Like, d cells are expensive and not very energy dense, they leak, and even with krypton bulbs, not very bright. Its been near 20 years since I had one, but they were the light to have back then, it was like a proto-zoomie. Is there any reason to have one nowadays, even if there might be a LED replacement bulb?

Zebra Features:

High CRI 4000K 519a, lightweight, hard anodized, waterproof, and potted.
Drop proof except for the glass lens.

Recessed button that does not require lockout.
Programmable 3 mode UI.

The handheld version has a screwed on clip with nice firm retention.

Battery options:

Alkaline (bad idea),
Eneloop (good idea),
Ultimate Lithium (best for long term storage, and lightest battery weight)
1.5V LiIon w USB-C (convenient built in charging and less weight than Eneloop, my personal favorite).

The way I see it, ​If you pair the Convoy M21K host (55mm head diameter) with a small-die, high-luminance SFT-25R emitter, comparing a 50mm 1-degree ultra-narrow TIR optic against the standard 50mm 3-degree TIR creates two distinct long-range profiles.

​Here is how the realistic performance numbers break down:

​SPECIFICATION COMPARISON

​Spot Angle

​Standard 3° TIR: 3° Tight Spot + Soft Spill Ring

​Custom 1° TIR: 1° Ultra-Narrow Beam

​Max Lumens

​Standard 3° TIR: ~1,400 – 1,600 lm

​Custom 1° TIR: ~1,400 – 1,600 lm

​Peak Beam Intensity

​Standard 3° TIR: ~500,000 – 580,000 cd

​Custom 1° TIR: ~750,000 – 900,000 cd

​Max Throw Distance

​Standard 3° TIR: ~1,410 – 1,520 m (~0.9 mi)

​Custom 1° TIR: ~1,730 – 1,900 m (~1.1 mi)

​Driver / Current

​Standard 3° TIR: 3V 6A Buck Driver

​Custom 1° TIR: 3V 6A Buck Driver

​Spill Profile

​Standard 3° TIR: Very Minimal

​Custom 1° TIR: Virtually Non-Existent

​Vibe Check

​Standard 3° TIR: Long-Range Heavy Hit

​Custom 1° TIR: Budget LEP Alternative

​THE BREAKDOWN:

​The 3° Setup: An efficient long-range thrower. Passing ~1,500 lumens through the 50mm 3-degree TIR lens hits ~1,500m of throw while keeping enough hotspot width for searching target areas.

​The 1° Setup: Squeezing that same output down into a 1-degree cone pushes peak intensity toward 900,000 Candela, delivering a focused shaft of light with near-zero side spill.

Which do you prefer?

I‘m never going back to washed out white light ever again.

Trees are 200 meters away.

Beam shots are not white balance locked, they are adjusted to match what my eyes see. The best comparison I have is the SFT42R 5000k in my S2+ with round gasket fix.

For this light’s design I based my theme off of NASA’s white, gold and orange color schemes. The lanyard in particular is purposely designed for use as a walk light. The M21B has the perfect size where its small enough to fit in a pants pocket while you go inside a store but its not something you’d want to carry around in your pants 24/7. So this lanyard is meant to hang out of the pocket for easy retrieval due to no pocket clip. Then when using the light instead of putting your wrist through the lanyard, you just put your thumb through which allows you to carry something in your hands while holding the light and not have to worry about dropping it. It’s also much easier to swing the light back up into the hand due to being shorter than a wrist strap.

Having the lanyard over a clip, is not only more functional for a light this big, but it is reminiscent of the tethers NASA uses for their tools on spacewalks.

Finally, this light has proven to be my go to light even beyond night walks. Due to the massive 6000mAh 21700 battery I’ve been enjoying this light as mood lighting before bed. It’s .2Amp 1% mode is plenty of light to bounce off the ceiling and lasts for something stupid like 20hours.

Compare those two headlamps with (theoretically) the same emitters: Nichia 519a 5000K.

Skilhunt is much closer to the declared 5000K than Acebeam.

Nichia is binning their emitters and pretty tightly (see 2nd picture) so it should be possible to source emitters close to the declared CCT — Skilhunt proved that.

The new Taschenlampenforum in germany will be available here:

https://www.taschenlampen-forum.eu/forum/

Thanks to the old participant and new chief of the new Forum, nicknamed TLF EU !

Looking to make a not so jumbled wire mess charging hub that I can charge things like my flashlights, batteries, bt speakers etc..

Something I can have out in the open that is either decorative or hidden.

Also, I just realized my charger doesn’t charge 21700 cells so if anyone has a recommendation on a good battery charger for the various flashlight batteries It’d be appreciated (18650/21700/14500)!

Pics appreciated!

Thanks in advance