Flashlight Host and Uncommon Budget Flashlights

Freeme and others we have one for lift of lol! Did some one request this light? Any one planning on buying one to dissect?

https://www.fasttech.com/p/6040700

You can purchase from Taobao using a third party. I recently ordered three lights from various sellers using bhiner.com, it went very smoothly. If you use this website, make sure you check the box on your profile to calculate shipping charges based on real weight only and not “volume weight”. The lights I ordered weighed only 400grams but were calculated at 1kg due to the size of the packages and the “volume weight” calculation method.

You make an initial payment to the agent, they order all of the products to one location, once they receive the items they photograph them (in my case they actually turned the lights on and showed them operational), and then request a second payment to cover shipping from them to you based upon the weights and volumes on the items. It is more complicated than aliexpress, but pretty doable once you figure it out.

I did not have to provide any personal info other than for payment. They might have even accepted paypal, I cannot recall.

Some info: Best Taobao Agent of 2023: My Picks and Why I Choose Them – HowToTao

nice find.

freeme said in post #51 that he had ordered one. If it is constructed well it’s a good deal, comes with a nice holster and a box. The included batteries might make shipping a hassle though.

What part of this needs further clarification?

Thanks, I will look into that. Do you remember off hand what kind of middle man fee you were charged?

Here is my order invoice with personal info removed: http://i.imgur.com/c91lDEj.png .

The service fee and domestic shipping was very reasonable. The shipping cost to Canada was higher than I expected but that was partly due to me accidentally choosing a more expensive shipping method.

More 4x 26650 flashlights.

How big is that Aspheric?

That looks like a very fun host.

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No LED base ?

I have my light like this, LED stick on reflector.
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Slight delay by recent typhoon.

Zoom in for close up.

Pros:

  • Uni-body design.
  • Reasonably bright. 2.5A with one cell.
  • Matte anodizing.
  • It only cost $20 for flashlight, charger, 2x18650 (requested not to ship with) and case.

Cons:

  • LB LED (as expected).
  • Plastic reflector.
  • Cheap glass lens.
  • No thermal paste.
  • PWM on low mode.
  • Aligning the tailcap with the body is quite tricky.

Whats the driver size and where do you order? I am thinking XHP conversion……

I didn't tear it down complete because i need to ship it out soon.

Odd, how does the driver fit in there? Guess we will have to wait for someone to get one and tear it down. The plus side is that it could be a 17mm driver inbetween the cells but that doesn’t make a lot of sense.

Or a special oblong shape or ….?? Doesn’t have to be round.

Thats what I think it is, but I was being hopeful.

Weird spring/contact arrangement — both springs on the tailcap — and this is for 2 cells in series?
No electrical lockout possible, I’d guess?

I think the cells are parallel.

Come to think of it, it has to be parallel, since it says

Hm, actually interesting, if there’s a way to buy it (without junk charger and batteries bundled)