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PaladinNO said:
Simple. I don't want any skin oils getting on the pristine copper. :)

I can't speak for copper roofs (honestly, I didn't know that was a thing here), but we do have some copper piping in the house, and that does NOT look very nice.
I was looking at copper gutters though...but stopped when I saw a single length (4 meters / 13 feet) would be equivalent of 1100 USD. And we would need 9 lengths to cover the house on both sides. They did offer 10 extra years of warranty over the steel ones (20 -> 30 years) though. But we went with steel ones in white, at 45 USD per length.

And polishing a flashlight is not a task I intend to ever do. Goodness, if I am ever asked that question from a friend. "So, what did you do last weekend?" - and if my answer had to be "not much, I was polishing the shaft", he would physically back away from me, and rightfully so.

Aluminium lights (as the vast majority is) are fine, and most of mine don't even see that much use honestly, but I am leaning heavily (literally) into titanium for EDC, simply for the fact that titanium (almost) doesn't care about what it is exposed to. Just something I find reassuring.
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That only comes from CPF/flashaholic. .... :)
 
jon_slider said:
have not received the copper button to test yet.. package is stuck in USA Customs for the last 12 days
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Please let me / us know how the metal button in general feels compared to the rubber ones when it arrives.

I am personally a bit concerned about water ingress in the metal ones compared to the, presumably sealed, rubber ones.
Design wise, I want to "switch" to a metal switch in all of my supported Hank lights now (got 2x DT8K, a DW4K and 2x D4K). Maybe a friend of mine will also want that on his 2x DW4.
 
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PaladinNO said:
I am personally a bit concerned about water ingress in the metal ones compared to the, presumably sealed, rubber ones.
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there is also rubber under the metal button:
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jon_slider said:
there is also rubber under the metal button:
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tHanks for the info. Are they difficult to replace?
I hope not, with Hanks own removal tool, but if it's as easy as stack the layers (rubber gasket, switch button, and the retaining ring to lock it all in place), I'm game to buy several different ones.
 
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Just ordered a Hank D4K Titanium 519A 2700K + 4500K "Steak Light".
Intended for cooking (steak) use, and as an EDC.

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As discussed here and here, I was looking for a CCT or CCT mix (look at me, starting to use the fancier term "CCT" instead of "tint"...) with the best CRI and specifically R9 rating.

Since the conclusion was something fairly warm white, with quite a lot of yellow (and 4500K was known to be too cold, thank you @ebuchner ), I opted for a 3600K mix.
 
I like the USB-C battery that came w my recent Amazon Prime Day purchase of a TS10SG, so much that I went ahead and ordered another one. The Amazon sale is over, but it is continuing for 2 more days on the Wurkkos site.. And, it turned out my credit card rewards were enough to pay for the second light! ;-)

so, another of these incoming (hoping it comes w another USB-C battery):
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its an amazing little thrower w the stock SFT25 LED ;-)

Since I have another one on the way, I decided to play w this one and modded it to Red:
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Pulled up Convoylight.com yesterday, bad idea :yellowlaugh:
Looking at what Convoy had and was super surprised by emitter offerings with solid drivers.

2x21700 using the LHP73B emitter good to 8000lm.
The driver is buck from the 8.4V to 3V @ 20.5A max
Why did I order; two things, only have one 2x21700 light and price

got it for $80 delivered, just kidding ---------------actually got TWO for $80 delivered! figured one for gift
already have some High Amp 21700s'

If the order doesn't come through for any reason, I'll ban myself for 30 days

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pic from reviews.rockenrooster.dedyn.io
 
Received a TS10SG, ordered from Wurkkos site. Very happy to say it came with a USB-C 14500, which Im very fond of. Im a big fan of this tiny thrower. It has an impressive beam with great throw.

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Photo Album with several modified TS10SG with other 3535 LEDs
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swampgator said:
Olight I3t EOS
I wanted a light I could wear in surgical scrubs that wasn't heavy.
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congrats, nice lightweight size,
fwiw the Cool white LED is not Full Spectrum. (it lacks Red)

suggest you consider a Reylight Pineapple Mini as a possible future upgrade. They use a Full Spectrum LED, that has the benefit of producing more realistic skin tones and red pigments.
 
Orion said:
An Emisar DA1K. Why? Because my resolve is SO weak that I had no choice but to get it. There's no help for me. And you all aren't any help either!!
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I was once told "we only enable here - it's a service we provide free of charge". So I for one only took that service (having already accepted it myself) and paid it forward. ❤️

Orion

Thread 'Has anyone tried the Emisar DA1K?'

Has anyone tried the Emisar DA1K? I find no reviews for it. If you have one, or know where a review is, please let me know. Thanks!

What spec did you land on?
 
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Orion said:
I wanted a 'warm tone' in both output and color of the actual light. So I went with green body, a warm white switch, and 70.3 4000K LED.
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A sentiment I appreciate. Shame the DA1K doesn't come in White (MAO), as I went with a White DT8K (E21A 2000K) as my current bedroom light and I really like that body colour. Coming here, I quickly learned 4000K isn't 4000K, as it depends on the chip and optics, but it is my preferred general purpose CCT too.

My currently spec'ed DA1K (TBD) is still Dark Grey body, Amber switch, and SFT-70 3000K. Having long winters here, I really enjoy an extra warm tint when walking outside.

If you ever want something for close-up detail work, ask Hank for an E21A 3500K + 4500K mix. I cannot praise the tint of the E21A 4000K mix enough. It isn't powerful (like, ~1200 Lumen over the equivalent 519A's ~3200 Lumen), but the CRI is excellent and that particular tint is perfection.
 
PaladinNO said:
A sentiment I appreciate. Shame the DA1K doesn't come in White (MAO), as I went with a White DT8K (E21A 2000K) as my current bedroom light and I really like that body colour. Coming here, I quickly learned 4000K isn't 4000K, as it depends on the chip and optics, but it is my preferred general purpose CCT too.

My currently spec'ed DA1K (TBD) is still Dark Grey body, Amber switch, and SFT-70 3000K. Having long winters here, I really enjoy an extra warm tint when walking outside.

If you ever want something for close-up detail work, ask Hank for an E21A 3500K + 4500K mix. I cannot praise the tint of the E21A 4000K mix enough. It isn't powerful (like, ~1200 Lumen over the equivalent 519A's ~3200 Lumen), but the CRI is excellent and that particular tint is perfection.
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I appreciate the input and the info on what you have. I've not had a 2000K light. I bet that's quite warm!

I have a couple small 14500 lights, the ones with the small tri-LED and optic, and like those for the bedroom for sure.

For the DA1K, I did want warm, but not TOO warm. Something just that side of what I have gotten before. Hopefully it will be the tint and output I'm hoping for.
 
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