According to the manufacturer all SK68 with CREE emitters are Q4, and it's rated for AA 1.5v (It's possible to custom order it with OSRAM emitter too, but I haven't seen any).
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You found the manufacturer site? Can you give me the link?
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I bought the dx version, not sure if it's 'real' or not but it's of great quality and I love the light.
Dave
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Used to buy alot of those at DX. Current draw was around 2A from decent AA batteries.
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The one from DX works also with 14500?
Anyone modded it with different emitter (q5 or r2 for example)?
This flashlight is like Akoray 106! One million clone of the clone!
@mfm: Thanks for the link.
@Boaz: already done.. waiting for sunday draw!
From the site seems that the "real" sipik has Q4 and the one from Manafont is the only one that use this led. It's also true that has different screw on the clip (ok now i seems a mad..).
So no one try 14500 battery on it and no one mod it with different emitter or driver?
I think there are as many versions of this light as there are sellers selling it. A long time ago BLF-er VFMaddict recommended these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PCS-Adjustable-Focus-Zoom-CREE-LED-200-Lumen-Mini-Ultra-Bright-Flashlight-Torch-/330673622712?pt=US_Flashlights&hash=item4cfdaf0eb8
I've bought over a dozen from this seller, all identical, all without issues. That said, my last purchase was months ago and the latest batch may be different. Also bear in mind that they are single mode. I've yet to find a seller of the 3 mode version that I could recommend because the consistency of these is hopeless.
After a few back and forths with the eBay vendor, including me sending a photo similar to the one above, he was nice enough to give me a full refund.
With respect to the CREE vs OSRAM issue, I am much too much of a flashlight noob to contribute much to the discussion. Looking at my Sipik68 clones, however, I can state that the OSRAM version that I received is a colder colour and does not appear as bright as the CREE version.
Wow ...the 3 I got aren't glass....they were obvious plastic and not very good either .Tom tom didn't impress me with the quality on these.None of my o rings are fitted correctly and the light is a drop to throw with the head not slowed down by a o ring or a metal loop.Any imperfections ,even on the edge of these lenses will show up in the beam ..Not impressed with poor quality.
The golden dragons / Osrams can be good or bad .. the bad ones seem to be ...very bad / purple .
the good ones look much more neutral and can be very nice ..big tint lottery