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    Best 1x14500 Thrower?

    The X5/S3/SC can be pretty good although I've noticed the build quality varies quite a bit, the X5s seem to have the best and newer SCs are pretty bad. I guess I never tested the stock lights throw but I can normally get 80-90kcd from a modded one.
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    Lack of high-powered super throwers

    There are lots of factors at work here, for one, twice the distance requires 4 times the candela so 4 times the performance. And for more lumens you either need more powerful LEDs which you get less throw performance out of or lots more of them in a massive flashlight since you need to...
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    Can I Extend the Throw of Convoy S2+

    You can only do so much with the frontal area of a tube light, not that that has stopped me from trying, so far the best throwing S2+ custom I've built is a 32kcd (359m ANSI) triple. Although I think I can make a single do 40-50, going to try when the Tan S2+ comes up for sale hopefully in a few...
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    Convoy C8 - Lighted Tail Switch

    I think the astrolux one will technically fit with a clear washer but the real problem is in the driver, most drivers need to be tweaked with a bleeder resistor or they'll fail to switch modes properly and that requires soldering, and not super novice soldering either. You could get the...
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    Best zoomable 18650 flashlight

    The Z1's build quality and design is quite good but it's poor emitter options and driver output really let it down in my eyes. The XM-L version has pretty unimpressive throw and the XHP-50 one is even worse and has the dark cross artifact. But with a really high surface density emitter they can...
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    Knife & Light pics. (Identify your images!)

    Silent Thunder Ordnance - Eye of Sekhmet in Cherry and Copper with a Nichia 319A paired with a Spyderco Farid K2 in CPM 10V.
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    100W Chip with Separate Driver vs 100W chip with On-Board Driver 110v. Which is Best?

    Not sure if these are the type you mean but big clive did a teardown of a on board driver LED COB recently, he goes pretty in depth into the pros and cons along with a schematic. Link
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    Bored lately!

    I think sometimes we perceive things as developing slowly because of how fast things seemed to move in the past. While it seems like we've "hit a wall" I think it's more that all the development that got us here seemed to happen quick in our memories but really took quite some number of years...
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    One light in your quiver that elicits gasps and why...

    So far everyone I've shown my Lance of Ra prototype to has had that "not sure what they're looking at response", at 2.4Mcd the beam pattern is quite a thing.
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    Looking for the brightest zoomable flashlight I can get.

    While I haven't seen it tested I think the "2200 lumens" of the Jaxman is correct emitter lumens, actual output will be less depending on zoom, a lot less when fully zoomed in. As fireclaw pointed out though the XHP-50 has some issues with use in zoomies and at that output and being domed the...
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    Improving visibility OF a flashlight

    Could wrap them in some fluorescent paracord, and you have some paracord if you needed it. Also can be more comfortable to hold in your mouth.
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    Do you find that you are moving more to higher current cells?

    In the ever increasing race for more power in smaller packages I find myself more and more excited about the latest in high discharge cells, I just got some Sony VTC5As and Sanyo NCR20700As that I'm excited to see what they can do. Particularly when you are modding lights it seems there is now a...
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    2017's Best Single 18650 Thrower

    Really all depends what you are looking for, there are some big muticell throwers that use a single emitter so actually gain runtime from their cells but the trend these days does seem to be larger throwers also try to get more lumens and so I agree the rate at which they use batteries can be...
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    2017's Best Single 18650 Thrower

    Safer how? 2S lights are pretty safe as long as you use the right batteries and treat them well or in many throwers you can run protected cells due to the low power use. For throw, power availability it's necessarily an issue. And if you do need a fair bit of power for your chosen LED(s) a...
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    2017's Best Single 18650 Thrower

    I think there was a thread very similar to this recently, can't recall where it was though. Why the single 18650 requirement though? Why does using a single 18650 matter in a throw comparison. A light with a massive head and a short battery tube seems just as impractical size wise as a light...
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