thanks for your support on my thinking.
what I most care, is that: any one Jaxman flashlight must be a solid tool. solid is first.
and what is more, we should find the balance of power consumption and the efficiency.
a 1300lm x1 flashlight has been a good thrower.That is my frankly review on the extra-power input.
Depending on colour temperature close to $50 for the XHP35 variant and about $42 for the XHP50 variant. You can check them out in the Aliexpress store.
Edit: ONE AMPā¦? No wonder, just went outside with the old X1 and a UT02 and there are issues, very under powered, not so impressed I guess, but do realize this is a work in progress so it will improve as you go I suspect, nice host though and superb knurling.
The light is integrated shelf now as the old X1 was a pill, has a new reflector with minimal changes overall.
The knurling on the new X1 is real nice, I am telling you REALLY nice over the old X1, and the tail end threading of the tube still will lego, great mod light.
The board is DTP and lots of thermal and screwed down.
There is no more tripod screw but easily remedied.
This new light is a bit longer or taller by about 3/4ā or so.
Branding is now only on the one side instead of both sides, this is nice, very clean light and well machined, As Alwaysā¦!!
Pocket and shelf is fineā¦
Tail switch is now a three legged switch and tail stands perfectly and a bit nicer than the old two legged one as shown in pics. Sorry about the dirt on my older X1 switch, the switch a sponge boot I wonāt comment.
I will reserve my complete opinions overall as this is not meant to be a in detail review at all, just some pics and some pics I wonāt post here,
But I will say I prefer the old reflector over this new one and leave it at that. But I will be contacting you with something I noticed Paul.
My personal thoughts is that I would like to see 2 versions available of the X1 for sale at Jaxman, this new one and the old X1 continued but in this integrated style and with the old style bezel but with this new knurling on it, and also continue with the original LED options and driver format but as mentioned with this newer integrated shelf style, just do away with the old pill, and use the old style bezel back with this new knurling ring as mentioned
I must say that if anything impressed me the most it would be that new knurling.
Had posted a message then thought twice and pulled it down immediately,
Box I donāt know, but suspect the driver will melt down, no big deal, will be stripping it today anyhow, really wanted to say something here to my forum members about this light and what Iām seeing but this isnāt my threadā¦. all I will say is give this some thoughtā¦!!
The old X1 will run with 2 cells in stock form, the driver handles 8.4v no problem, it was actually made to be a 2 cell light, single or two cell.
For some reason the owner told me he decided he likes it as just a single cell light and wonāt offer customers that extension option, but if youād like to find yourself an old version X1, I can tell you how to make it into a 2 cell light.
He should still be selling the old version I think, might go this evening and check myself, this light I wouldnāt advise frankly.
Edit: Just looked and there are still old X1ās for about the same price as this new light, heās sayās on this lights link now that it is listed at 15% off,? Really
Then I glanced at the tints heās using because mine is so yellow it really makes me rather ill and well no wonders their, itās a 3000k, then he offers 4000k and then jumps to 6000k, not a great selection.
But dollar for dollar I really think youāll get more with the old X1 as far as performance, this light is not running the way it could be, nice looking but thatās where it ends for me anyhow,
Also looked to see if he posted my feedback and he did, I do mention that breathing thing he had in my version and told him itās not funny and bad idea, get rid of itā¦ ha ha
Iām the only one to post a comment so far and I really am curious what others are going to say, I can almost guess.
Edit: Well I know now that Paul is reading my messages, ha ha, glad I pulled one down,
that is a important point I want to make a explaination:
the XHP35 HI X1s can use 2 26650 battries by adding a extention tube. That will improve the effieciency of the driver to 92%+. but the other characters will keep the same with single battery;
the XHP50 X1s can not use 2 26650 battery. It must be use only one battery.
Now I did not make the extention tube, and I now wont like to do it.
the old X1 will still be reserved as a model of Jaxman flashlight.
Great information Paul and GREAT Idea to keep old version of X1, I think I am the wool off sheets back maybe, itās spelled SHEEP and I no Sheet you Paul, bah bah bah. Sheep laughing, like ha ha haā¦ ?
I was writing message here as you were writing also and I was suggesting to keep the old X1 version for sale as well but please with old X1 and next batch, please use this new knurling that is on this new X1S
The knurling you have on this new light is the best I have ever seen and it should be on the old version as well, like around the bezel on the old version X1 also, this new style knurling is the most beautiful.
Now that I know I can run extension on this new light I will do a retesting, because you only changed the threading pitch on the head end of the battery tube, on the switch end it remains the same as the old X1 and I have the original extensions still for the old version X1 so will use that to see what happens with performance, really glad to hear thatā¦
I also have a picture I think you should see about this new reflector, might need to talk some with supplier or manufacturer and Iām going to test this new X1S with the old X1 reflector as well with this XHP 35 and a different centering gasket,
I got that 3000K tint by mistake, I am sure hoping what you said in that message will still be true, if so my tint would have to be the 6000K I guess, you are not offering anything in 5000K tints sadlyā¦?
Well I put an extension of it with 2 x 15A KP cells and there was a noticeable increase from just running the single cell.
The output I saw is what a boost driver and this LED should be doing with a single cell easily, so question should be, just exactly what is this driver boostingā¦??
The rest of what I think, I think Iāll keep thinking on,
I think Iām the only one that has one at the moment and the one I have has a 3000K tint, not what Iād use for throw and with some of the issues I have experienced so far I would guess the throw to be not very much.
Iāve had it outside to compare to other XHP35 lights I have and against the older X1 but it didnāt work out, due mostly to tint and even had it been his other tint offer of 6000K without an extension and ran as is out of the box I wouldnāt be expecting a lot, I would say this is still a work in progress currently.
Ah ok, thanks! I had VERY high hopes for this light. 1 amp is not enough.
Other reputable manufacturers use higher amps and the lights work great.
I guess my search for a big 1 cell XHP35 thrower continues. I know the U21 exists, but Iāve read about issues with it. The zebralight sc600 HI made me fall in love with xhp35ās.
GearBest has one that I like very much and it will throw and itās single cell 26650 called the UTorch UT02 and it is I think a Manker product.
Has that breathing LED stuff, but it ās a great small thrower, I have three of them and if you find a code for it then it can be had for fairly cheap.
About this new X1S, Iāve just got done sending message replies to the owner of Jax was asking me lots of questions and suspect a bit nervous and yes there are some things that are going to be worked out,
Iāve told him I have ran this light with an extension and it then put out a lot better than in single cell mode, but my question to the owner was that if it can put out like this in two cell mode then what is this boost driver boosting in single cell mode.
Look at this light and think work in progress and keep checking or buy the older version of the X1 which I believe is a fantastic light and a bit smaller than this new one, I posted some pics somewhere here of this new X1S and itās nice looking even though Iām not in for the SS bezel at all and please keep checking back for this light, it will all iron out and it will be a great light in the end game
Take care