Flashlight Host and Uncommon Budget Flashlights

Interesting family of budget flashlights / floodlights:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000405276485.html

They take 18650 cells and the longer ones fit more of them.

And a similar family of lights with a few features too many:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32971140555.html

A similar looking light is sold on Amazon. Amazon.ca

The reviews seem ok but I can’t tell if the cells are replaceable. Seems the back part is aluminum so it should shed heat decently.

I bought one of the 22cm ones with 36 led’s, also ordered a pack of 4000k 2835 leds. Planning on swapping out all of the leds the driver for something anduril based.

Thanks Agro.

Please report back. :slight_smile:

FT03 clone with noname led

Could you please link to it?

Link is in the pic: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000205975366.html?spm=a2g0s.8937460.0.0.5bc52e0ezoCgLK

They put a junky driver in it. High, Low, Off. :person_facepalming: They could at least copy it properly. Lol

P50 LED and "Magnalium Alloy Material" - what could be better? :FACEPALM:

almost same price as original FT03

no point of buying and mod :confounded:

+1. It has been around since end of last year if i remembered correctly.

It does not look like something I would buy but I love how minimal it is:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000076549598.html

I like this one! Are there any models with harder shell (aluminum, steel etc?).

9V battery(6F22) is very common battery that can be bought in almost every type of store and people(especially older generations) would probably like to have this one in a house or for emergency situations.

I would be very interested to see what type of driver this light could have?

The driver:

That’s pretty much it.

It’s a knockoff of the Pak Lite, which has been around for 20+ years. It’s expensive but indestructible, with a 10 year warranty.

New UV light with dual green buttons. Design is not perfect but at least it is quite original.

Very expensive clone Q8 and SP36.

Link in the pic.

BOMB. LOL.

Coming from Maxtoch is probably a well built (like a bomb) light!
They have some interesting models (most of them on the throwy side), so this may be one of those too!
Biggest problem with their lights (as with some Amutorch/Shadow lights) is the UI (normally with memory, without ML levels, and with longer press for OFF).
Despite this, their lights seem pretty reliable!

I got a few Maxtochs, worked with Amanda in the past. Their anodizing is 2nd to none. They specialized in hunting and searchlights - mil and services.

This one is more SP36 size with the 3 cells, not 4.

Bomb F1... Perfect for a grenade pouch, as I've used for Q8's!