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Triple channel D4K coming soon (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by barry_budapest to c/flashlight

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Hank Wang just announced a triple channel version of the D4K which should go live in a couple weeks.

It will be three regulated channels (per ToyKeeper), 2x, 1x, 1x, most likely with 3535 (XP) footprint LEDs. Anduril 2 has been updated to support more than two channels, and a triple-click will swap between them.

Being a big fan of the dual-channel Hanklights, I'm pretty excited to see this new development. It will allow interesting new possibilities like RGB color mixing or throw + high CRI flood + color (such as Osram W1, Nichia 519A, and red Luminus SST-20). Or any silly 3-LED combination buyers can think of!

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[–] Sketchpad01 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just ran into this posy on lemmys version of r/all. What is the D4K, and how is a triple channel an improvement?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Imagine you need (or just want) to carry several flashlights for different use-cases: seeing far away, seeing nearby, lighting up your campsite with a warm glow, or emitting a specific color.

Multi-channel lights aim to consolidate multiple use-cases into a single flashlight. And although 2-channel lights are available, this might be the first 3-channel available from a flashlight maker who allows customers to customize their LED choices from the factory.

[–] Sketchpad01 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well I'm sold

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

And another one falls down the rabbit hole.

[–] antisuck 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Emisar 21700 hotrod quad TIR light, here's the current dual channel version: https://intl-outdoor.com/tint-ramping-instant-channel-swiching-led-flashlights/dual-channel-d4k-21700-edc-high-power-led-flashlight.html

Triple channel is just a feature, some will enjoy it others won't care. Blending or switching between emitters with different characteristics does offer some interesting possibilities.

[–] Sketchpad01 1 points 1 year ago

Ok, so it's just like a cool new feature for it