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[–] Reader9 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not a meme but needed an excuse to share this revolutionary voice-activated headlamp:

New Convoy: S6 pocket thrower in c/flashlight

[–] Reader9 2 points 1 year ago

It comes with a smooth reflector and I think the centering came out pretty well on this one. The hotspot is circular with a few artifacts.

Outside it works well as a fairly narrow beam, the hotspot is a bit larger than a thrunite catapult mini v1 (with much more spill).

State of the Convoy S series before I update to buck drivers in c/flashlight

[–] Reader9 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cool lineup! Does the s6 tail stand will the lighted switch? S21a doesn’t but I know s6 has a different tail design.

And how long does a single driver swap usually take you?

New Convoy: S6 pocket thrower in c/flashlight

[–] Reader9 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Will that s2 be getting the 5 amp buck driver upgrade? (Edit: just saw it will become an 8amp sft40!)

That was my plan for this light too if I can manage it. I guess the buck driver would create less heat at the same output which would be more valuable to me in this case than the additional runtime.

New Convoy: S6 pocket thrower in c/flashlight

[–] Reader9 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agreed on the look even after a few scuffs since that picture. It was the least expensive way to try out titanium as well. Will probably end up with a full S2+ one of these days! Tons of choices for Convoy right now.

I heard about the S6 on one of the other sites (this thread I believe) and this emitter/host combination went on sale a month or so ago which led me to try it out.

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New Convoy: S6 pocket thrower (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Reader9 to c/flashlight

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New Convoy: S6 pocket “thrower” with 18350 titanium tube and Osram flat white CSLNM1 LED.

The extra few mm compared to an s2+ provides a longer reflector. The hotspot is a bit more concentrated than the smaller Lumintop fw1aa with the same emitter.

With the default 5 amp linear driver configured to group 8, 50% gets pretty hot after a minute or two. 35% in a different group might be more sustainable.

Overall I like this combination of aesthetics and functionality.

Also picked up the convoy AAA light which is surprisingly nice: stainless steel, 50 claimed lumens and a twisty which is tightly screwed in both the “on” and “off” positions, reducing the chance of accidental disassembly.

New pictures of the Skilhunt... uhm, I mean ESKTE H150 in c/flashlight

[–] Reader9 3 points 1 year ago

Too bad CSTEBOKE wasn’t still available!

Review: Skilhunt M200 v3 - an excellent 18650 EDC light with magnetic charging in c/flashlight

[–] Reader9 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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