He likes small small lights, so a CR2 mini should be cool. But then, he also like rechargeables.. so the Mini 123 should be cool or a 123 Tactical


The S1200 is nice eh If 4Sevens decide to give a their SST-90 lights a neutral white run.. I TELL YOU! ALL OF CPF WILL JUMP FOR IT!


Tactical 123^2

I'm looking for something compact-ish and bright. The Thrunite Catapult is not bad, but then the S1200 might be even nicer. Still eagerly awaiting more news and specs. If they had a neutral white version... wow...

For those of you with neutral white lights, is it that much better than the normal one? I don't have any NW lights yet.

Haha, sorry. You're out of luck =(


Depends on ur application.

If you want to blind ppl, cool white is the best.

NW is very soothing to the eyes so it's nicer to use.

I have not seen a difference in rendering outdoors (trees/branches). It still looks dead and very 2D.

Bro jchong

I think u should wait for S1200
Untill S1200 coming to town , compare price and spec .If can not tahan , no choice lor but worth to wait for a while
The S1200 size really nice .
Btw ....Anyone know the estimate price for S1200 ??

This post has been edited by uncle wong: Apr 16 2010, 02:43 PM

just put the letter U infront of the S1200...
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hahahaha... just kidding...

INTERESTING DISCOVERY!

Hi guys! I just took apart a spoiled mouse and "harvested" the resistors out.

And here is an amazing discovery!

A 50 ohm resistor, run in series to the Fenix E10 will net you a lumen rating VERY CLOSE to my 47 123^2 moonlight mode.

That's ~0.2 lumens with a ~1.42V Ikea alkaline. Unfortunately, the circuit will not power by itself. It has to be switched on max 1st then to moonlight.





Can we say 2 mode twisty.
55L general mode
0.2L moonlight mode

Wee!





OK, time to harvest more.

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Added on April 16, 2010, 3:48 pmSince some has shown interest,
If you guys wanna do this, drop me a PM. =D But do it quick yea?
I'd laser engrave his nick on it too! Mwahaha!


I'd say Li-ion is FAR brighter than that.

If the Fluke and Fenix is to be trusted, crunching some numbers tells me that the Rebel is driven ~190mA with AA.
I'm assuming a lot of things here.
Li-ion is drawing >1A at tail. Should be somewhat direct.

Crunch numbers, holla holla holla,
If AA is 55 lumens, then the Li-ion will be ~175 lumens.

Now that is kinda scary

This post has been edited by polkiuj: Apr 16 2010, 03:48 PM

Compact, bright and have reasonable good runtime would be a 2x 123 light or 1x 18650 light. Going for the EagleTac P20C2 or T20C2 is like a good choice for me But the S1200 seems like a long wait. Hopefully it is something worth waiting for

To my experience, this can be a matter of preference. But it is true that in general, the warmer tint will be more soothing to our eyes, giving a comfortable mood or feel, and to bring out certain color properties. The applicability of neutral, warm and cool white is very broad. I still personally prefer cool whites for flashlights, (yes to all neutral white guys, shocking eh ). But because of the inconsistency with cool whites in flashlights (especially greenish tint!), the neutral tint is something I best prefer now. A proper cool white light provide good clarity for objects, colors and skin tone even. Warm white however, brings out the strength in colours and depth. Again, these tints covers a very broad area of application. The only light, that has all the rich properties and accuracy and capable of changing its tint, is the SUN!

Mini US Shopping Spree quick update....15th April 2010

parcel arrived ! my mom called and informed me that there's one parcel arrived ! [ yeah, parcel was sent to my parent's home in Kajang cos my mom will be at home most of the time to receive it ]

i'll pick it up from her on sunday [ sorry ya guys, i was extremely tight on a project schedule this few days otherwise i'll pick it up earlier ] and please allow me 2-3 days to repackage it and reship it to you guys,.....i'll be going to GW2U on Monday / Tuesday, so those want it delivered by hand can pick it up there

and yes, there's no customs tax involved ! [ saved at least RM350 ++ on taxes, based on 10% tax of USD1,000 ]....so James & Jerome will be glad to hear this

- mission accomplished -

This post has been edited by old newspaper: Apr 16 2010, 04:01 PM

good news good news!

when u going to start the next one

Congrats! I say you deserve a WARM white light for your efforts.
What time will you be there?

I can wait... barely The S1200 size looks nice indeed and the word is it will emit 1200 lumens (900 OTF)!

Price, I'm hoping below US$200. Lower the better

Thank you, thank you.
So all of us should received ours by middle of next week.

Yeah, I did consider also those 1x 18650 lights. The T20C2 Mk II is in my sights. This will be more for general use. But I'm also looking for a very bright (like above 700 lumens) thrower for distance use, hence something like the Catapult or upcoming S1200.

Thanks for sharing your experience.

Hee hee.. So while waiting for the S1200, you need something to calm your nerve and ease your waiting pain... What have you decided?

Get the S90 first lor, 2 digits instead of 4 digits ma....

Striderman:

Price for the XL100 is HK$330.00 + shipping cost from Manila to your place!! I think registered mail option is adequate!!

jwyj:

Price of the M3T and M4 is similar to published SF suggested retail price! no bargain there!!

Phew...no tax. What a relief . Can't wait for them to arrive next week. Thanks Wei.

tint of my brand new Fenix E10 is almost the same with my Fenix L2D Rebel 100....
with 14500 in it, the E10 is a little bit brighter than may L2D Rebel 100...

L2D rebel 100 stated 175 lumens at max with 2 fresh eneloops..
so E10 should be at least 180 lumens??

but let me remind u, this is "Fenix Lumens" we're talking.. so u get the picture

it is using Rebel 100... according to them...
let us know if anything goes *poof*... according to them (again), board design to run on max 3V... but it could be their cya statement.

"them" == Fenix

This post has been edited by RookieDaddy: Apr 16 2010, 11:07 PM