The flashlight was sent to me by Fasttech.com for review.
Here's the product's link for more info: Haikelite SC26
The SC26 comes in a minimal cardboard box.
The flashlight is seated inside some foam to prevent it during shipping.
The accessories included are two spare o-rings, a 26350 tube and a pocket clip.
The SC26 comes in the gorgeous metallic green color - I believe a black variant is also available.
The body is knurled and the head implements these thick heatsinking grooves.
The pocket clip can only be mounted in reverse and it provides quite a bit of tension.
Being a big light, the clip would only be useful for attaching the SC26 onto your backpack or your belt.
The included 26350 tube significantly reduces the size of the flashlight - around at 50%.
Too bad I haven't gotten hold of some appropriate cells to pop in the 'mini SC26'.
The e-switch is backlit to indicate the battery's level.
There's quite a bit of room between the button and the protective metal ring, so there's a chance that gunk might build up in there.
I found that the e-switch requires a fair amount of press force to register a click.
The tailcap is flat with convex edges.
Both tubes have their threads square cut and anodized, which means that the flashlight can be mechanically locked out.
A thick spring is what's included into the tail.
No glue is used in the assembly of the light, so the head can be easily taken apart.
The XHP35 HI seems to be sitting onto a 16mm star that's mounted onto the shelf with plenty of thermal paste.
Thanks to the centering ring, the emitter is perfectly aligned into the mild orange-peel reflector.
User Interface
The SC26 comes with a pretty interface that supports both ramping and mode groups. Ramping Turn on/off: Single press. Ramp up: Long press. Ramp down: While in ramp up, release and long press again the switch. Turbo: Double press.
Mode groups Turn on/off: Single press. Mode change: Long press (Low -> ... -> Turbo -> Low). Change mode group: 5 x clicks.
Change between ramping and mode groups: 8 x clicks. Change thermal protection limit: 10x clicks
At 3.60V the switch indicator starts to blink in blue.
At 3.0V the switch indicator starts to blink in red
The cutoff voltage is set at 2.60V
Performance
Here's my ceiling bounce measurements along with the current draw for each power level.
And here's turbo compared to my other lights.
The SC26 (XHP35 HI NW) seems to be pushing around 2150 lumen, which is a nice output for its size.
Using my DPS5020 bench PSU, I found out that the flashlight can keep its regulation down to 3.4V (at this voltage it draws 7.8A to keep the total power close to 25W).
Outdoor beamshots
@10m
@35m
@220m (white house)
@400m (not visible in picture, but visible in real life)
I’m so glad that this light found its way into my life. I really enjoy using my XHP 35HI NW light. It’s got a Shockli 5500mAh cell in it and it’s been going strong for a long while now.
I most often keep it on my nightstand. We had a skunk wandering around the yard last night and I could smell it long before I could spot it with my SC26. A steady blast of turbo sent this critter to the neighbor’s property in short order. Nice! And I stayed safe and unstinked, thank you very much.
I haven’t found the perfect holster but I have tucked it into my computer bag where it fits pretty well. A slightly slimmer 18650-sized light fits better so for now it’s going to be for “things that go bump in the night” (or “stink in the night”).
I don’t currently have any throw numbers, but what I can do is post some outdoor comparison beamshots for you.
You can check my profile for flashlights I’ve reviewed. Select a couple of lights and I will capture and upload some beamshots
