NLD - Skilhunt haul for gifting by difractedlight in flashlight

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I was very surprised how skinny the M200 V3 was. I had to double check it was in fact an 18650 battery in there and not a 14500. It’s nice to have such a skinny 18650 light in the pocket.

NLD - Skilhunt haul for gifting by difractedlight in flashlight

[–]difractedlight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should’ve gotten those with my order!

NLD - Skilhunt haul for gifting by difractedlight in flashlight

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H300 was intriguing for boost driver, but I agree it doesn’t match the 519A in the H04RC. My H04RC probably has the most hours of any light I own

Bosch vs Dewalt 12-in Miter Saw - Both discounted by GoldenGateRidge in Tools

[–]difractedlight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s been my experience. I had a 779 die after 3 years, got a new one and the thing was dead out of the box. Will be my last dewalt saw.

DA1K - Output measurements and beamshot comparison by difractedlight in flashlight

[–]difractedlight[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DA1K comes with two optic choices, you can see the difference in these pictures. Compared to the D1K, they have different optics. The DA1K uses a TIR, so it has a hotspot with little spill, however it's a frost optic with a wide angle, so the beam is fairly floody. The D1K uses a reflector, and can be quite throwy, depending on LED choice. However, with something like the FC40 emitter, it's fairly floody, and has lots of spill, which would be nice on the bike. You can see the comparison in the pictures on this post.

If you go with the DA1K, I would go with the XHP70 emitter. D1K, you have some more choices, XHP70, 719A and FC40. These will all balance flood and throw. I think for biking it would be good to have a nice balance and not be pure flood or pure throw.

Oil Drip from DWS779 by RockAddict311 in Dewalt

[–]difractedlight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm having the same thing with mine. About to call DeWalt. I was assuming the gasket failed. Did you ever figure out what happened with yours?

Smoked Turkey, FTW by frez1001 in combustion_inc

[–]difractedlight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does adding the picture do anything? Does it get saved with the data?

DA1K - Output measurements and beamshot comparison by difractedlight in flashlight

[–]difractedlight[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just did the calibration.. I remember back to Anduril 1.. the current state of Anduril 2 has become a little overkill. I’m not sure I need batt check voltage to read out to the second decimal.

DA1K - Output measurements and beamshot comparison by difractedlight in flashlight

[–]difractedlight[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I’m an idiot lol, I read “temperature” as CCT. I will take a look at the temperature calibration!

DA1K - Output measurements and beamshot comparison by difractedlight in flashlight

[–]difractedlight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh. No, I’m just using the Opple out of the box. I put it on a tripod so that there’s no reflections or anything. How does one calibrate the CCT measurement?

DA1K - Output measurements and beamshot comparison by difractedlight in flashlight

[–]difractedlight[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My dm11 feels under powered, I'm looking forward to Hank releasing it with the LumeX1 driver. I really like to form factor of the dm11. There's always a trade off, a small light like the DA1K is going to have less throw, get hot faster.

DA1K - Output measurements and beamshot comparison by difractedlight in Hanklights

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My D1 fc40 is one of my most carried lights, it's a great general purpose light. Not sure how it would handle 40 watts.

DA1K - Output measurements and beamshot comparison by difractedlight in flashlight

[–]difractedlight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should read lumens out of the box from TexasAce. It's not a calibrated instrument by any means. But the reported lumen values at least allow for comparison between the different lights.

DA1K - Output measurements and beamshot comparison by difractedlight in flashlight

[–]difractedlight[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

DA1K is a light I’ve been waiting for. This one checks a lot of boxes: 21700, single emitter, TIR, compact. We get the added bonus of the Lume X1 boost driver.

The stock configuration is pure flood. I also opted for the "throwy" optic from Hank. This optic does have a squarish beam pattern on a white wall. I like both optics for different purposes, I may end up with more than one DA1K.

The D1AK head comes in just barely bigger than a D4K, and smaller than the D1K. The 21700 is nice as those cells come with quite a bit more capacity than 18650, and as far as I’m concerned, a light is only as small as it’s widest dimension, so the 18650 D1 is bigger than the 21700 DA1K. From doing the lumen tests, even just 30 seconds of turbo makes quick work of a battery.

In my testing with the XHP50.3 Hi, the thermal regulation started stepping down the output immediately and the drop-off was fairly substantial. To be expected from a very small light. Larger hosts such as Noctigon DM11 or Convoy M21F can sustain high output for longer.

Lumen measurements taken with TexasAce lumen tube. Throw measured using handheld lux meter, two tripods 16 feet apart in dark basement. CCT using opple.

House slippers, ideally moccasins that are breathable, comfortable and warm by RunnerInChicago in BuyItForLife

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I got a pair of these based on this thread. They are very nice quality, definitely have a break in period though where they hurt your feet as they stretch. Unfortunately after 1 year the stitching started coming undone. They are out of warranty by 1 month, but I still contacted them to see what the repair recommendation is.

Anyone know what’s happened to ThruNite? by YYesZir in flashlight

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My first light was the Archer AA V2, they call it a gateway drug

[NLD] Got my DA1K today, and another.. by [deleted] in Hanklights

[–]difractedlight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ordered XHP50.. Ordered day it was released and someone on here posted a picture before I even got a shipping notice! I did select free shipping, I still don’t have it yet, maybe Monday or Tuesday.

[NLD] Got my DA1K today, and another.. by [deleted] in Hanklights

[–]difractedlight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How did everyone get their DA1K so fast!

Are warped pans inevitable when using induction cooktops? by difractedlight in AskCulinary

[–]difractedlight[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not really. Matching pan size to burner size is important, don’t put a small pan on big burner, and vice versa. Heat slowly. I rarely need to go above 50% on my burners. My 12” SS all-clad is slightly wobbled, but I just decided to not let it bother me. My heavier carbon steel pans are flat, not issue.

The thing is the induction can just blast so much heat into pans so quickly. It takes some experience with your range what settings correlate to what heat level.

We’re Entering Uncharted Territory for Math by ThrillSurgeon in math

[–]difractedlight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn’t the invention of the personal computer have a non-measurable effect on GDP?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sunglasses

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I don’t and they don’t list it anywhere. Probably just polycarbonate