MasterNate 8 points 3 years ago

Your "soldering on tiny shit" skills are phenomenal. Nice work.

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Adair21 3 points 3 years ago

Thanks!

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677 2 points 3 years ago

Beautiful work!

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KeraKali 5 points 3 years ago

I love that shade of purple on the PCB!

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TacGriz 4 points 3 years ago

Have you found a throwy TIR that fits and produced a nice beam with domeless LED's? If so, I might want to have you upgrade my FW1X to have aux and a TIR.

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Adair21 3 points 3 years ago

I have a 10° beaded optic, but it's not as throwy as your reflector

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dmenezes 4 points 3 years ago

Is there any TIR that can beat even a half-decent reflector on throw? (honest question as I really don't know, but always associated TIRs with flood).

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BullstrongDVM 2 points 3 years ago

It depends on the size and geometry of the head and reflector itself. If you compare two lights like the IF22 & IF22A, the IF22 has a head about twice as tall to accommodate the reflector while the IF22A gets nearly the same throw with a TIR and shorter head. So the reflector throws farther but the flashlight is longer.

If you want the most throw possible you'll need a deep reflector. Though when considering form factor TIRs might be the best in their weight class.

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sidpost 2 points 3 years ago

I have those two! I really prefer the reflector IF22 even though it is a little longer because the beam simply works better in my life and neither is a flashlight I will stuff in a pants pocket.

TIR flashlights to me work 'best' on small lights overall. On something larger that needs a holster or backpack, I find the right reflector simply works better for beam evenness, throw, and flood.

TIR and Zoomies to me are really special use case options.

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DuckDuckGoneForGood 4 points 3 years ago

Immaculate.

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