OK, maybe I'm a little OCD, but am I the only one to cringe seeing that beautifully finished light laying on a wall of rough cider blocks! On my goodness. I got visuals of my son running by and kicking it or something, lol, then seeing it all scratched up after that.
OK, dammit, now this one's on my ever growing list... Nice review, Foy - thanks for posting. Looks like I have another cycling light candidate. I am becoming a big fan of the 26650 lights, nice that this has 3 cell type options.
Nice review from the amazing Foy-meister. The light only seems to only have two FOYbles - sorry if newbies aren't supposed to make jokes like that: 1) a mediocre battery holder and 2) no moonlight mode (could it be overdriven, too?).
So far I've only found battery holders that look like the original:
Oh, I forgot to mention, my personal picture is a Cyclone in honor of BLF for leading me to the light. Sorry that the batteries needed recharging. Thank you BLF! Wish I had the knowledge to share that some of you do. Well, I guess we each do what we can.
Thanks, NightCrawl. I think I'll make one like that if I can't find one already made (unlikely). Now off to see what thickness of copper sheeting he used.
Pretty sure Foy thinks this is a perfect place to advertise an extra extention tube for this light ,,,anyone willing to make parts for lights is always welcome :P
Of course I had to include the comparison between the two C88s but believe it or not; in raw lumens/output, the E1320 version is a little brighter on the Foyometer. I think the Cyclone looks brighter in my pictures because I've somehow got the emitter depth wrong on the MCU, in relation to the reflector and it's killing the spill.
And, yes; this is the perfect place to talk about an extension tube for this bad boy. Would be kinda like a TK41, no?
blinded -
I guess I see the AA battery magazine as a peripheral issue. I might be in the minority however; when deciding which battery section to put the review, I noticed Mr. Admin moved _the_'s Cyclone review to the multiple AA/14500 section. While I have high praise and sincere respect for our leader and, acknowledging that the flashlight itself does in fact say "3AA" on it, I happen to disagree that this is primarily a 3 x AA torch. The Cyclone pulls nearly 2.8 amps with a King Kong and although I got a respectable 1.90 with 3 Eneloops, I can't help but wonder if there aren't more efficient NiMH based flashlights available. Moreover, I think a person buying a Cyclone expecting a long running, high output AA torch will be disappointed.
I agree that the idea of a super bright flashlight that runs on small, non-li batteries is appealing. The truth is however, an XM-L pulling 3 amps needs horsepower, if acceptable run time is to be had.