Skilhunt H03 Review

I have a mod idea…

  • Skilhunt H03
  • XHP50.2 K2 NW from KD
  • Schoki’s MP3431 driver with attiny85
  • Andúril
  • 4000 lm OTF, thermally slightly unsustainable
  • maybe later a shorty mod

And several questions…
I’ve read somewhere that H03 are not glued recently, is that right?
Will XHP50.2 fit the optic? If no, are there suggested replacements?
How about driver height?
Any other potential problems?

I’m gonna try this with a 2s ta driver from lexel with 2 aspire 18350’s. I haven’t decided if i’m going to try it in h03 or hc30 i have.

Got my H03 today, the head is glued. :confused:

Of course its glued, but you can use some wood for protection and a vise to twist it open

I’ve seen reports that the newer versions were not glued.
On the head threads there was little glue, I forced it with my hands (unlike unglued Emisar bezel :wink: ). But I see glue out of the driver edges…

Got done modding my h03 with a TA narsil driver in 2s with a xhp50 4000k 90 cri in it. On 2 fresh aspire 18350’s it got 2750 lumens.

Sounds cool, but I think you are gonna need a Sweatband.

Yeah it made it 50 seconds to 60c stepdown. The thick rubber holder and headband helped didn’t relly notice the heat on my forehead

How do u “install” the headband? we have been 2 people now at this for 2 hours, Is the instructions even right? man they are hard to understand. This should not be sold as a flashlight but as a puzzle. How to do it?

I got this pictures to look at: Imgur: The magic of the Internet But still, I dont understand. I can build computers, rcplanes, choppers, repair cars, u name it, but F”#%” this is hard.

Edit: Done, became a bit easier when u knew somehow how to do it… Thanks for the information! :innocent:

Yeah I was struggling with that a bit too two days ago. Best thing is to google for some pictures. One clue is that you do not need to insert one plastic end to another plastic end to make a loop (like you do with a belt for your pants). You insert the rubber band via the centre spliced part of the plastic thingy.

Scroll down for pics of head band. https://trektools.ru/reviews/obzor-nalobnogo-fonarya-skilhunt-h03/

That looks perfect now slide every thing along?

if you want to tighten more just move the top headband across more the other way and tighten the side band around your head?

I ordered two of these to replace my aging(10+ years old) camping headlights. Needless to say the HO3’s are brighter on medium low tier setting than old lights on high, and with longer run time.

They are amazing for the money. I dropped Nichia 219C 4000k 90+ CRI LED’s into mine as for a headlamp especially i care about tint/CRI alot more than throw or total output. Turned out great.

Hello Chris , I’m not sure that I’m understanding what you mean by quickly double clicking to get to mode 2 , it sounds to me that you think you can set it to either mode 1 or mode two.
The way I understand how mine works is that it is very similar to zebra lights UI ,
Eg it has low ,medium ,high & turbo , & it has a sub setting on each which will be remembered ,in other words it has 4 settings with a choice of 2 outputs for each one.
Is this what you were saying or have I misunderstood ?

This is how mine function as well.

Also as far as I can tell when turbo 1 ( 900lm) thermally steps down to turbo 2 (490lm) it doesn’t step back up when it’s cooled , is this right?

Will XHP50.2 fit under H03 TIR?

How many of you still have and use yours?
Issues?

I’ve just purchased a H03. Driver swap in the future.

I still use mine, although not often. I use it for close up work in the house (with the head band), so the diffused beam is really a requirement. This is also the reason that I haven’t purchased another angle light with a regular reflector. No issues so far.

Still in use as my jacket-EDC.

Issues, none so far. But it now has a LH351D 4000K and a Lexel driver running Anduril.
Hint: 16mm MCPCBs fit VERY snugly from the driver-side. Better sand them down to 15mm

The only thing I would also upgrade is the magnet. While it works, it doesn’t have “too much” like the Emisar D4

No issues with mine. I use mine for close-up work and taking out the garbage.