Well, could be a lottery - I have got 3 of them and all with clean, shiny reflectors, could not see any other fault like off center emitter, etc. One was with black bezel and the latest two were with blue bezel. Charging working well on all three.
I have played with one of them, measured 263K candela from 11m with HS1010A, shined it @500m - looks OK and within the spec. I think the turbo should have also been able to be memorized, as switching on by the forward clicky is bringing you only to high, while Turbo is not that hot to be dangerous.
For me the light is excellent bang for the buck. Lets see how it will perform on a longer run.
IF it was a ālotteryā, as mentioned aboveā¦ā¦ I WON!! .
Perfect as far as I can tell. Blue bezel has those 4 super tiny āblack marksā that were mentionedā¦ but as far as I am concerned that is not an issue at all.
LED is perfectly centered
Reflector is clean & nicely done
Finish is well doneā¦ both reflector & anodization
It was packed very well
ALL IS GOOD!!
The only complaint is it has a Chinese Owners Manualā¦ . .
Charging up a 26650 & will check the rest out later.
This seems to be an excellent valueā¦. as in āgreat bang for the buckā!!!
Well, mine might not have the best reflector quality available but after bridging the springs it does 240Kcd (measured with Djozzā calibrated Gossen).
So for this price point a great deal.
I will get a XP-L HI V3 3C to replace the led because I do not think the latest bin is in there.
That will bring a nicer tint and perhaps a little more throw, will post results.
I just got the flat black installed in mine. Does 600 kcd now. Itās a huge improvement but I sorta expected a bit more. Considering my modded olight m3xut with dedomed xpg2 does 520kcd which has a smaller reflector. I bet if I put a black flat into the m3xut, it should hit 600 or more kcd.
I assume the reflector and lens play a role in these.
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