I don't think there is a review yet and I'm not sure if he is up to creating one. I was only told that Dale did some testing. Maybe he will be so kind to chime in and tell us more about it.
I know it is a bit of overkill, and I love the sst-40, but this is the emitter I was originally hoping for. I just wonder if it is too many amps to be practical.
I’m not that interested in the XHP50.2 because the tint shift sucks. I rather see a 21700 tube offered for the light since the tube diameter is already larger than many 21700 lights. The 21700 will allow the light to hold its output much better throughout the discharge curve.
I don't dare making any assumptions and I thought long and hard before putting down these lines.
The last time I had contact on Skype with him was September 11, 2019. From that day on the contact broke off completely, i.e. he did not appear on TLF, BLF or Skype ever since. Jacky Zhang (LuckySun/WildTrail) also lost contact with him. :-( Before he disappeared, the Docc told us here on the BLF D80 V2 thread that his mother was expecting a difficult medical operation. In that same time he informed me that he suffered from serious health issues that I don't want disclose in detail for the sake of his privacy. Whatever happened to him, let's put our best hopes in a speedy recovery for him and his mother and that eventually he will show up again on BLF someday.
I just took mine apart. It’s an Omten switch, but not the usual white one I see. It’s black, 12x17x10mm It’s got a “3” on the plunger, and an “A” on the body. It also says “PBS-101C” on the switch body itself. The 101C-400 is a switch model that matches dimensionally and is rated 30V 1A, but the markings don’t match up 100%. It certainly feels different than any of the other Omten switches I’ve used, with very little mush at the beginning of travel and a very crisp actuation.
Btw, Neal and Jacky of Wild Trail are good friends and Neal would like to help Jacky sell more of his lights to people who prefers to use Paypal, in which Neal’s store use and accept, hence, this post:
The new BLF D80V2 with XHP50.2 emitter is also now available using the the same coupon: $27.70 using coupon ndd80v2
There is no enthusiasm as from the version with SST-40.
The hot spot, even in comparison with the standard C8 reflector with XHP50.2 installed, is poor, blurry and sins with artifacts …
But one question was born:
- Of course, I understand the antiquity of Chinese civilization.
And then the exquisite cruelty of wrapping a beautiful box in a nasty yellow scotch tape begins to acquire its legitimate confirmation ……
I’m joking of course, but the desire to make a flashgolic waiting for a parcel, carefully carry out a surgical operation to get rid of the packaging for half an hour is akin to medieval execution!