Review: Shadow TC6 (new version)

Great review foy,these shadow lights are really attractive especially the finish.Bummer about the mode memory and how about the PWM with this light?That's really cool of hank to swap heads,even more a reason I will patronize his store.

Thanks for the review Foy!

And for 50 bucks?

Thanks Foy. This light just may be my first foray with 2x18650. Lot a light for $50. It is almost like Hank sits looking at his screen waiting for incoming. He answered two different e-mails of mine with in ten minutes! Stand-up guy. Some others should take lessons from him.
Keith

Thanks Foy. If I may be so rude as to ask how it comes up against your JM05? The lights in spec seem pretty similar.

Another great review, thanks.
Wow that’s a sexy light.I really like the fact that the manufacturers are getting the message and driving these things harder so I don’t have to waste my time shoving new drivers in otherwise perfect lights.

Nice review Foy! Thanks again for doing this for us.

Thanks for the pics and review Foy -much appreciated.

May I please request one more, with a side-by-side of the new and old ?

Thanks !

Haha, great review, pal :bigsmile: Waiting those beamshots :stuck_out_tongue:

Thank you Foy for the great review.

Memo to myself: Don’t read Foy reviews - they are extremly good and at the moment I have no money for new flashlights. Solution: If I don’t read the reviews, I will not know the flashlight and don’t want it :~

One question:
Is the eternal mystery of the homepage of Shadow solved? www.a-mu.co / www.a-mu.com is it not.
Why do they print a not useful www address on their flashlights?

Thanks for the review. I couldn’t help notice you say “an SMO” as in “an S M O reflector” while I think “a SMO (smow)” reflector. Or it could be pronounced “smooth” in your head as well, that would be “a SMO (smooth)” reflector……

Beautiful review as usual Foy! Thanks so much for your hard work on this.
Frontpage’d and Sticky’d.

Here you go, Chicago . . .

Old on top, new on bottom . . .

Old on left, new at right . . .

These are lousy but it's all I have right now.

DNF - JM05?

I know they're both C8 SMO's so, it might be easy to assume similar performance. Nope. E/JM05 is brighter, has more run time and (between these two) is easily superior to the TC6. Mind you; it was not before I sent it to E1320. But now . . . (smug laughter) the E/JM05 is a different conversation. I was hoping some others that had Erik mod their JM05's would chime in and corroborate my feelings.

Tecmo -

Not sure I understand the question. Also; never gave my OP/SMO usage much thought . . . "OP" = orange peel reflector and "SMO" = smooth reflector. Don't know if it's correct but . . . that's how I roll.

busyFoy

Thorough review as usual. I like the lite, but lately i’m not liking 2 battery skinny long tube lites. Just like don’t feel of the lite. Maybe a 26650 battery would change that.

If you don’t mind me asking, where did you get the SMO reflector for yours?

Thanks for the review. Its always been a looker

Can i borrow $50 bucks

Nope586 -

I think I got it at Manafont . . . . I got my lazy on right now so, I'll find a link later . . . .

motivationFoy

Foy, reading this review made me purchase one and it just turned up this morning. Really impressed with this light it kinda reminds me of a Olight M30 Triton i had a few years back in the weight and feel of it.

One question tho, what batteries are you using in this? I was told not to use protected cells and to use unprotected, whats the reason for this?

Thanks.

I received mine as well, it really is a great light. I do have that same issue though, all of my unprotected batteries fit fine and none of my protected (TrustFire Flames, Panasonic w/PCB) work. The light is just too short. It’s not a major deal but it is noteworthy.

My AW 2900 (Panasonic) work just fine, but they are smaller than most of the protected cells.