Thanks Jason for the update. Sounds like a very nice light overall. Do you think high mode would overheat it if used for a long time? Does it step down from high?
The tint shift is hardly noticeable when outside. You might recognize some yellowish tint on the edge of the spot, somehow identical to the SP32A V2 that uses the XP-L2. FWIW, the SP32A V2.0 heats up significantly on turbo while the SP33, being far more hefty, remains comfortable as a summer breeze.
I noted those screws in another thread and wondered if they were doing retention duty for driver components.
Since then, I’ve removed and inspected them.
They are quite short, not long enough to retain anything on the other side of the MCPCB shelf, so they must be there to keep the MCPCB from rotating… or as conversation starters.
This is also what I think. They are just for anti rotation.
You can see in Dale’s thread where they don’t do anything as far as the driver is concerned.
I ran High mode continously for about 20 minutes walking around. It’s a slightly chilly 60°F and windy night. Heat was not even a concern and it didn’t step down. It was just barely warm. Should be fine.
If left in a hot room with no airflow it would surely get warmer, but even then I doubt it would get so hot that it would need to step down.
By this, do you mean buying it on Amazon US? I have not heard anything about it. Sorry.
Thanks for the review Jason, looks like a decent all around light. Will it fit the longer protected keeppower 26650 5200 as that's the only 26650's I have at the moment.
That is such an old cell with poor chemistry and high internal resistance. You get a lot of voltage sag with it and boost drivers need as much voltage as possible.
The protection circuitry also adds resistance and reduces voltage.
What I’m refering to is mainly in reference to turbo run times. If you are only concerned about steady output on the lower levels, then it’s an okay battery for that.
I must have missed your question.
Here is DB Custom’s thread on the first version that uses the xp-l.