That’s COOL! :+1: Lucky I have a stash of great lights new in the box, Nitecore’s for my two friends that I thought I was getting a deal on for them for. I pretty much given up on the little boosted XHP35 lights, after the Manker and the BTU PK26 POS! I have (2) TN42’s one is modded, with a de-domed XHP35 E4 1C running a Linear driver at 3.01 amps, the other bone stock and (3) T90-2 SD75 and a Jax X6 big reflector XHP35 lights at 2.81-3.0 amps so little lights don’t impress me! But these were meant as gifts. As it stands, it’s in Gearbest court waiting for their reply, but it is tempting to take one of these apart and play with it!! Oh so tempting!!! 
Yea it’s a hard choice the power we are seeing and the kcd is still more then achievable from a single die emitter. Even just a xplhi running at the same amperage will out perform this set up.
But it’s some thing different. It’s not a setup every one has. I have a spare xhp35 single cell driver here.
I want to de-dome a XP-L W2 and try it out in one of these little thrower’s and a dome on in the other, should be quite the little pocket (Jacket pocket ) thrower. So I’ll wait, but in the meantime I’m keeping myself busy with a TK61 XHP35 HI E4 1C build, match it up against my TK61V4vn, just for something to do! 
Got mine today. But they sent CW instead of NW. Oh well. Pretty nice little torch.
Please someone with a fresh battery can offer the values at 3 meters with luxmeter?
Tanks.
On a Manker U21 for LJ (Light Junkie) with tail clamp meter got 5.93A, 1,780 lumens, and 253 kcd measured at 5m. This is using a dedomed XPL W2 1A from the AliExpress source, but not trusting it's a true W2 bin. But it did perform slightly better than my U21 modded the same way with a dedomed XPL V6 0D (~1,1710 lumens, 240 kcd).
I think these #'s are not bad for the reflector diameter, smaller than an HD2010 size, bigger than a C8.
Now that is pretty sweet! :+1:
I love the form factor of this light. Not longer than a C8, shorter than most, nice 26650 capacity and performance, bigger reflector/more throw than a C8, and quality finish. Just didn't like we could not get Manker to work out a deal - they would not take a nickel off the price (frustrating for our BLF group buy/discounters guys) and I guess GearBest was as frustrated as we were. To me it's one perfect mod host.
Just the way I like it.
Yeah, as a host only for a reasonable price I’d buy it. Similar in size to my short Convoy L2, has the advantage of a momentary switch.
But my L2 outthrows the Utorch with XP-L V6 dedomed.
Sure, I got lots of lights that out throw this light, but the L2 is not as pocketable as this light. Yes, I have an L2 that does 282 kcd @5m, lots of HD2010's, a few MaxToch throwers, a TN31, a BOSS1, a K40, 1504's, etc.... If I go out on a hike, The U21 or this UT02 can make the trip, but the L2 and larger lights will be sitting home.
I guess maybe Texas really is a whole nother country… here, we go on hikes for our health, carrying the larger light can only be better for us as it’s more exercise. 
(well, actually, we don’t typically go on hikes, per se. It’s a half mile walk to go get the mail. Can be that or more to go to the Dr.s office at the hospital. Park at the outer edge instead of driving around looking for a close parking space and the exercise is free, available every day.)
Think about it from a woman’s perspective, she carries a purse that weighs 8 lbs, a baby, the diaper bag, 2 bags of groceries and the files you requested, plus your dry cleaning and a 10mm in a shoulder holster with a second mag under her free arm. What’s a flashlight weigh anyhow? 
(And wears heels while toting all that!) (with a boa constrictor around her chest no less… the bra.)
Got a friend's son who hikes the dessert, sometimes days at a time. To him, every ounce counts. Water vs. flashlight trade-offs, etc. He pays big $$$ to get gear lightweight. All depends. For me, I'm entering parks before dusk because technically they close at dusk. Traffic zipping by... I don't want to make it obvious. It helps if a light fits in the pocket. Actually the BLF Q8 in the back pocket worked out well for that park. Maybe 2 L6's - they'd look like dumbbells, for the exercise 
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So the problem isn’t the light itself, it’s the need to be inconspicuous in order to break the law? I see… given that you KNOW the park is closed, perhaps you should rethink that.
Sparing ya the rest of it…
What battery 26650?
I must buy another, my Klarus 5000mA not run here, I think is for lengh? 71.2 mm
Tried Liitokala 26650 and Basen IMR , amd they work fine.
71.2 mm is huge. Same here - LK's and BASEN's is all I tried. I'd think all unprotected would fit. Didn't try my KK 26700's.
Hello.
As the resistor mod using an R050 gets similar readings than Manker U21, and I fear it may be dangerous for the driver, I made this mod using an R100 from Fasttech.
These are my readings
Modes:
1- ———-
2- 0,20A
3- 0,62A
4- 1,34A
5- 3,85A.
I ran it in turbo mode in periods of five minutes until the voltage dropped to 3,5V
4,14V. 3,85A. 144.400 Cd.
4,01V. 5,19A. 146.160 Cd.
3,90V. 4,29A. 143.600 Cd.
3,69V. 4,47A. 145.080 Cd.
3,56V. 4,60A. 143.280 Cd.
In five minutes it gets very hot.
At 3,5V turbo mode is not maintained and the flashlight only has four modes.
I’m running one of my UT02’s with 3 R10’s stacked for 4.8amps at the tail cap, no idea what it is at the LED and it’s running fine so far, driver seems to be alright, but only time will tell!
The other UT02 I modded with a MT-G2 on a 26mm Noctigon and a FETDDLDO standard E-switch firmware 6 level driver, and got rid of the stock switch and swapped in a Courui D01 switch using the stock boot and plastic cover, making the click more robust and sharper feeling to me. Had to make a copper driver adapter for the 26mm to 30mm driver pocket out of copper crush washer rings, which spaced the battery tube out, and allowed more room for the (2) 26350’s
At only 6amps at the tail cap, this light handles the heat very well, the beam is super nice, creamy/rosy tint, plenty of beautiful flood and decent throw, lights up the neighbors garage across the street like daylight even thru the street lights glare. In total darkness this thing ought to rock!
I think the mtg2 is one of the most photogenic leds out there:)