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I want one in 7075 with the only copper being in the heatsinking areas.I keep on wanting one. I love the concept! The weight of these just tells me I will catch and release it though.
I want one in 7075 with the only copper being in the heatsinking areas.I keep on wanting one. I love the concept! The weight of these just tells me I will catch and release it though.
I want one in 7075 with the only copper being in the heatsinking areas.
I want one in 7075 with the only copper being in the heatsinking areas.
Additional durability is why many of us are liking their light made from 7075, and remember, titanium looks terrible on paper for conductivity of both heat and electricity , but performs just fine in the real world.Why is 7075 so popular for flashlights these days? I realize that 6061 doesn't seem to sound as flashy or as "prestigious"- 7075 is more expensive and more difficult to machine. It is harder and tougher and stronger. Hence the bragging rights. But 6061 is lighter weight, has greater electrical conductivity and greater thermal conductivity.
In my mind, the flashlight body and head materials are there to conduct electricity, pull heat off the electronics, and protect the inside of the light. A Beagle or a Flieger made from 6061 would be more than strong enough to park a car on top of and have the light be okay except for some little dents where it was up against concrete. It wouldn't look museum quality anymore, but I bet you it would still function 100%.
Trojansteel, how do you feel about the Boss vs the Beagle as far as tint, beam pattern, color rendering and brightness?
I actually returned my beagle, but, as you can see in the picture, the beagle was significantly warmer. I'm not an expert as to color rendering.
How come you returned the Beagle? I thought the spread between setting 4 and 5 is quite a step up in brightness. That central emitter jumps from 95 lumens up to 365 lumens. For me, the Beagle is literally all about the flood ring and the fact that it is essentially two flashlights rolled into one. It's an excellent mule and a traditional reflector light in one.
You mentioned the boss being brighter than the Beagle. Are you running the Nichias in the Boss? Any idea what the runtime is at those settings or do you know what you have the wattage set at for that brightness setting? Also one last thing, any idea how long it takes for the thermal protection to start bumping the brightness down, or if it does at all at that setting? Okay one more question, since you where talking about beam pattern, what optic is in the boss?
I'm still very interested in how the boss compares and contrasts with the beagle. I think they could make a pretty slick pair.
I canÂ't answer all your questions. I bought both at the same time knowing I would return one of them. My boss has triple 219c.
I felt the beagle just had too many modes. ThereÂ's never a real situation where L2 preferable to L3, or L4 vs L5. The 5 levels seem redundant. In reality, I feel I only need a distinct moonlight, medium, high.
The boss has the ultimate moonlight with the red or amber. And the Boss Low is basically any other lights medium, the Boss medium basically a high. I seldom use the Boss on max. I know the Beagle is electronically very impressive, but from a practical standpoint, I just prefer the boss.
Ergonomically, I also really didnÂ't like the beagle clip; The four corners are very sharp.
The threads on the boss are sooo robust, and so smooth on my brass example.
I felt the beagle just had too many modes. There's never a real situation where L2 preferable to L3, or L4 vs L5. The 5 levels seem redundant. In reality, I feel I only need a distinct moonlight, medium, high.
Ergonomically, I also really didn't like the beagle clip; The four corners are very sharp.
The threads on the boss are sooo robust, and so smooth on my brass example.
Are your settings on the boss stock, or did you set them yourself?
I have a Beagle and am in the UK. Got the Muyshondt battery too - the red AW is higher capacity and a lot cheaper.
Got my prototype in June and it compared well with Spy and Haiku. Now the proper dark is here, it is not as good. I have had it as my EDC for the last months and it is too smooth, not as nice as the Haiku. 5 levels controlled for a button is far inferior to the control knob on the SPY. The Beagle runtime is not great, for a 75 minute run I needed to change batteries. I think level 4is best as you get the full flood and a bit of throw - cycling between 3 and 4 is a royal PITA so stick with level 4, which drains the cell faster. Getting GITD on the Beagle is a pain too, the rubber cover of the Haiku is easy to get a Glow version off, the SPY has tritium slots milled into it by default.
Never considered a Beagle vs Flieger as I already have a SPY so why get a Flieger? I am thinking of getting a BOSS so will be interested in comparing it. The built in Glow o ring is a nice feature.
EDIT the Beagle reverse clicky is an awful feature. If I am on level 3 or 4 and want a quick boost, I then have to cycle through the modes to get back to 3 or 4 again. With a forward clicky I could lightly press to get the boost and not fanny around through the stages. When out running, this cycling is another royal PITA. It is also a surprisingly dense lump of metal in the hand. Solid and small, but heavy.
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If the Beagle was a forward clicky then I would lightly press the button to get the higher mode, then release to go back to the current mode (I assume)....
The prototype is the one I have. The shape is a simple tube. The knurling is nicely done, but it is still basically a cylinder. The Haiku is far nicer to hold, and the flared end makes a cigar hold very comfy
The SPY is XM-L2. It is the last of the engraved ones Data sold. 6 modes you can program as you wish -the more modes you have, the more useful programming is.
If the Beagle was a forward clicky then I would lightly press the button to get the higher mode, then release to go back to the current mode (I assume). As it is, I am doing a lot of cycling. Gets very wearing. Casually going between, say, modes 3 and 5 is not fun.
Use is a mix of indoors and out. For indoors, the dim modes are critical and the Beagle has as bright a dim as I want -the Haiku is too bright. For outside use, the Beagle is not as good a thrower as the XP-G2 Haiku and the SPY is not a thrower but 3300mA generates a wall of light that goes further than the Beagle level 5 does.
Around the house, anything will do. My niche use is running in the dark, a torch in the hand is a good adjunct to a headlamp. For this the SPY would be ideal except for long runs, where battery changes are a PITA (the Vault cap would help here). The Haiku outlasts the Beagle, I fancy trying a BOSS to see how it compares.