D4SV2 has alot of thermal mass and doesn’t get hot as quickly as most of hanks lights. K1 is also fairly good at dissipating heat

its something I look at every month and cannot bring myself to commit to buying one. I have purchased two DW4’s for friends and family but have not yet added one to my own collection.

Yeah there no noticible colour shift and it’s crisp.

Yes send him the order number via email once placed and ask for a 5050mpcb and boost driver and he will ship accordingly.

An 18350 cell will, last about 2-3 hours depending on brightness and the driver you have, obviously a boost driver would last alot longer but with lower max output.

I would agree small cell size makes it less appealing to carry on a long night walking etc but I guess that comes down to knowing your situation. If I plan to be out for a long time I’m grabbing a D4SV2 or DM1.12 with 26800 tube or a dual 26650 light like the L6 or sp70

It’s a real issue @Nelson_uk has the same issue. You stand at your collection 60 seconds from needing to exit the door and can never pick one.

If your capable of flowing your own emitters the sft70 and boost driver combo works well. Visually it’s slightly weaker than the sbt90.2 but will run for hours

Correct yes I’m actually a beekeeper also but most insects see in the infrared and uv spectrums I believe.

I agree I would suggest you contact hank and explain your concerns with your lights im sure he will do what he can to make it right

Here you go

Hanks water rating can and should be taken with a pinch of salt.

My dt8s screws on the bezel were not as tight as they should be and can come loose over time, ideally he should use some low tensile strength loctite and a slightly higher viscosity lube like super lube and ensure the screws are at a reasonable tension.

I do prefer the new screw on bezel for the switch. One of my D4V2s had a visible 1mm gap, fortunately I was able to pop it in the vise and sort it out but shouldn’t have shipped like that.

I personally would never submerge my hanklights in water.

Thanks I’m well aware I email him a few times a week I just have no need for a 18350 KR1 with a W2 green in it (I bought it second hand) I barely touch it as is

It is ever since I got my first KR1 I regretted not feting the 18350 tube

I don’t think there is a need at this point Zak and Adair21 are awesome and don’t have any issues with hanks lights being posted.

However it may be worth a visit back to hanklights I hear there’s a new mod with a 3 character username who will be doing some really cool stuff in the coming hours and days 😉

It’s beautiful indeed it doesn’t get dark in the UK until really late at night, I’ll try to take one for you tonight. It certainly won’t be an Everyday carry as I’d neglect my other 51 flashlights but it will certainly go into rotation.

Awesome pics glad you didn’t get caught

I do there are a few missing from this pic Sofirn sp70 is with a friend. Wurkkos fc12 is in the wife’s bag Sofirn sc31pro is next to my bed Rovyvon angeleyes E3 is on my keys

But th my D4V2’s have xpl hi. Ones 6500k the others 5000k (I prefer the 5000k one)

DT8 cyan has a mix of w1s and nichia 519a 2000k Second is an xplhi v5 which belonged to Fruityfrog (rip)

Sbt90.2 4000k and a sft70 6500k with boost driver

Very pretty I’m jealous