Clone of On The Road M3 ~$13

Actually they were not in the reply, I added the 3 thumbs up here when I posted. :slight_smile:

I’ve been looking at that one too and was thinking the same thing, I also asked if they were.

I have some questions for anyone who owns one of these, some may have been answered earlier in the thread but I want to confirm anyway:

1. Double click to ramping is from OFF or from ON? (or from either?)
2. When it enters ramping does it start on high or low?
3. Is there memory on the ramping mode?
4. Does it require a button top battery or will flat top work too?
5. Is the emitter genuine USA Cree or is it latticebright etc.?

Also a question for anyone who has both this and OTR M3: Is High on this comparable output to the OTR M3 Turbo?

I was considering the OTR M3 but I’d rather have NW than the warmer 5C of the OTR, plus I think I’ll like the ramping mode too. I’ve had the OTR M6 for several years and still carry it daily.

Ahhh! I thought the 3 “likes” were from them :slight_smile: Well, the “yes” will be enough :wink:

Yup, it seems nice! Let’s see what answer they will give you :wink: Even with a “simple” UI, it would be better to have L-M-H, than the L-H-Strobe!

I’m not able to answer all the questions as I don’t have the flashlight with me! If some members can do that, nice; otherwise, tomorrow I’ll answer that :wink:

  1. Can’t remember…
  2. Can’t remember…
  3. Yes, there is memory on ramping mode!
  4. My guess is that a flat top will also work, but I only tried with the battery it came with and I have no flat top batteries :person_facepalming:
  5. The emitter is genuine :wink: It has a nice neutral to warm tint (despite with the SMO reflector it creates some “yellowish” corona).

One thing you must be aware is the ramping mode. It is quite similar to this that freeme posted here:

The low is not moonlight, the high is not super bright! Also, when it starts ramping in one direction (up or down), even if you stop it, next time you hit the button it will ramp up or down, and it will only ramp in the opposite direction after reaching the top or bottom limit!

I believe that the 3 modes L-M-H will be much more usable than the ramping mode. :+1:

1. from ON
2. on low
3. yes
4. button top only
5. it’s genuine

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No, the OTR turbo is brighter. The difference between 500 lumen and 900 lumen is not so great, but it is noticable.

I have CW in both models and both are identical in tint. Not very cool in my opinion. Both have a hint of paleness. It kind of reminds me of a cree 2x color rather than a 1x. I’m gonna try a sst40 in it to see if I can’t get rid of the yellow. I’ve heard the OTR NW is also warmer than people expect. You can also play with the tint a little by changing the glass lens.

The OTR M3 and clone M3 have clear lenses. If you add an AR coated lens it makes it even more NW.

OTR M3’s are $5 more than these clones right now & they respond to inquiries with more than a single word.

They even apologized for taking 2 days to put together an english translation of the M1 UI when I asked for it.

I see it for $7 more, but only in CW and with no battery from Gearbest. With battery it’s $31.

Are you seeing an $18 M3 somewhere else?

I ordered a couple.
Now the long wait begins….

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Mini-flashlight-USB-charging-EDC-ultra-small-hand-light-portable-16340-miniature-pocket-side-by-flashlight/32821588455.html?

Try this link.

That’s the jaxmnve clone. Jimmy_Chimichanga said the On The Road M3 was on sale for $18. That is what I was asking about.

Sorry. Old timers kicking in. :person_facepalming:

Thanks for your answers XXX-Man!

So for sure you cannot enter ramping with a double click directly from off?

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Thought this meant it did but guess not :expressionless:

MascaratumB, Thanks for your answers.

In an earlier post you wrote:

What exactly did you mean by that?

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In freeme’s vid it appears when ramping reaches max or min it doesn’t blink or pause, it just immediately reverses direction. So no pause when reaches min. and no blinking when it reaches max. :expressionless: :expressionless:

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By this do you mean if you stop and then restart the ramping it will continue in the same direction as before you stopped? I only have one light with ramping and that’s what it does, so that seems normal to me. Do other ramping UI’s do something different?

Please tell us where?

I can get the OTR M3 full kit for about $9 more, but only in CW right now.

Thanks for your answers.

Ya 1x or 2x would be too cold for me and 5c (3800-4000k) probably too warm.

This is one reason this JAXMNVE M3 appeals to me, it has NW 3C which should be around 5000k

It does not register a double click from off. It sees it as 2 seperate clicks.

So when starting in ramping it begins with LOW by default, but if a specific level was memorized it starts on that memorized level, correct?

You are correct in your assumption.

In Narsil you can easily reverse direction if you want. With this jaxmnve you just have to let it do what it wants.

So double click from off does nothing, from what I can tell.

Would’ve been real nice if they made it enter ramping with a double click from off - for quick access to your desired (memorized) level.

You can? Where?

I only see it for $18 more.