another thorough review by foy
im glad i didnt opt for the 3.5a one. my 2.8a gets too hot to comfortably hold after 2 minutes. would it be worth trying to pot the driver to add some mass? the soldering holding the driver together came off on one of mine anyway and i noticed it was really empty inside so i figure adding a few grams wouldnt hurt right?
i too noticed the green ring on my uniquefire also but its negligible when youre outside using it.
anyway thanks again erik. great groupbuy deal on a great light.
I noticed on the first batch I made after I sent them out that I didn’t add enough Flux and some of the solder joints came loose because of the extreme heat after extended use on turbo mode. If you want to send it back I will fix it for free and pot it if you want. There really is no way a light this small is going to handle that many amps regardless of how much Fujik I pack into the pill. That’s why it has a reasonable 1.4 amp high, the turbo mode is just for short bursts only.
Like I said, that's the beauty of this UI. The light puts out something around 500 lumens on high. I ran mine last night on high for 1:45 non-stop, with no heat issues at all. That extra couple of hundred lumens on turbo is there when you need it and it will run for 2 or 3 minutes with no problem at all.
I have the normal un-E1320 modified uniquefire. It draws 2.8a and gets too hot after 5 minutes or so on high. This looks like the perfect solution for this light. Great review Foy and nice work E1320.
It is a 105C driver that has been reprogrammed by Erik with 5 brightness modes from moon up thru 2.8 Amp or up to 3.5 amp with extra current regulators installed. No strobe or SOS.
Thats exactly what I wanted to say about this light Foy. You are such a mind reader! Great review as usuall
I have the same opinion of the OP reflectored Ultrafire its a absolute wall of light and basically its all a hot spot! I definately dont own anything similar to this light. I am so very pleased with this light and its my walk around the yard light.
Thanks for the review and putting the words in my head on paper.
Thanks for the work that you did E and for the care package.
I would love to have a llight this size with the same beam pattern in a AA/14500 package.
Yes I am going to do another group buy deal with the AA/14500 host once I get caught up with all my backed up drop in orders. I will start a new thread next week.