good job Rakuman !
if you want , I could send you a goody bag with with lenses, reflectors, etc, to play with.
probably want $20 to cover shipping, and will take 2 beers, to dig that stuff out,...
the MS XML has not caught up yet, and most ride with 1x light, what is not enough , to start playing with lenses, or spreaders.
Lumen wise, the MS is the same construction, so too smaller body, same driver, same multi piece construction, and cheap base, what makes the LED run hot, and the lumen go down after 10 min.
compared to the Baja Strykr, you get about same lumens, but the Baja, as a better construction, and design, as such , does get a better and brighter spot. So no free lunch, Baja still rocks.
So far I had not much requests for the Baja, since people are already happy with them.
If I make a few mods, for the Baja Strykr, would be for a handful of Marines, what also take it diving.
with multiple lights, to create a ultra smooth beam for underwater video.
currently in a slump, tight up with work, and health issues, it's hard to push forward.
Did finish my personal light, and it's usable,
a helmet light, dual led, 1000 lumen, has a on/off switch that's it, 90gr, 1/2 height of MS.
and a handlebar light 6x led-x, 3200 lumen (1/2 power), I don't bother pushing it to 5000,
how does it look, well, just like a light mounted on a Enduro, about same size too.
Mounted on same spot too. 2 switches next to shifter, one for 1600, and one more for 1600 more.
call it the LB, Light-Brick, same size, and tough as a local Bruins player.
all this needs some serious power, and chargers. and most weekend warriors , are weight weenies,
and penny pinchers, this definitely would not fit in their pizza and beer schedule.
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back to MS, the new 868, it's shinny , uuhh, ahh, more important, it gets a new shell.
this should be a better heat path, and a new driver too. other than that, same old, pretty much same reflector, and you still need two. If you like reflectors ok, otherwise, I'd say, right now, for the low end budget, a 4x XPG plus, it's where it is. with 7x you can ride with one light, otherwise, get a 4x and keep your old MS . why, most still like the spot, and 4x xpg are better then 1x xml, better design too.
oh, there was a business guy in britan, always on the cell phone, and summer time, cleaning the pool, always managed to drop his 500 buck phone in the pool. So, since a guy, he looked around, and be practical, stuck his phone in a condome, to waterproof it. He did get a good response, so he went to get some colored ones, and packaged it nicely, and put a patent out.
thought , it was funny, and successful , probably need something like that for MS lights, for improvements.
cheers,
Rob