QCG-Xtar 18650 2600 x2
DX-Topfire 18650 cell box
DX-Some o-rings...
Waiting for second ultrafire P10 from DX and bike mount.
I'm quite surprised with quality of Topfire battery case. It even looks it could be easily modified in waterproof holder. Batteries are already on WP2 charger getting ready for some testing (i hope)
So, Solarforce on eBay is cheaper than Solarforce-sales? I guess I could look for myself to answer that.
Also, in a rare attempt to remain on topic (rare for me, at least) I will report that the Solarforce-sales order I placed 3-27-11 arrived today. 12 days, which is real good for these guys. Anyway, all three hosts made it here in near perfect condition. And, I forgot to include with my order some extra stainless rings to replace the strike bezels they like to ship these with. I thought they were cool when I was first starting out in this new obsession but I've grown quite weary of every damn light coming with a bezel that snags in the side pocket of my shorts.
As usual, Solarforce quality is superb. I will soon burden everyone here with a review on these.
youhavebeenwarnedFoy
Generally they are more expensive on eBay, there was just a small exception to that for a while.
100 more QTC pills. It's too late for the PO today but I'll get as many of them as possible in the post on Monday morning. I'll need to get some more so don't send me any money yet.
Today I got my Turnigy Accucell-6 hobby charger from Hobby King. But I ordered a power supply off of eBay that isn't here yet, so I can't play with evaluate the charger yet.
My new lights. The L2 in grey.
L2i in grey.
L2r in black.
The new Solarforce crew.
yeahbabyFoy
FF, nice collection of Solarforces, and great images.
Can you swap the emitter in the SklineI for a different one or is it permanently attached to the reflector?
I'm surprised that they still don't have that model with an Xp-G or XM-L emitter.
It's mounted on a separate base that screws into the head and the battery tube screws into the base. The reflector is not attached.
I would love to see what it could do with a different emitter.
maybesomedayFoy
A few of the things I recieved in the past couple days:
-UZI tactical pen with glass breaker (from EDCdepot)
-SRM 763 knife (also ENLAN EL-01A not pictured as its in my car) from exduct
-100 ft. of orange paracord (from EDCdepot)
Sorry, photo taken with my iphone. Also, I somehow managed to not notice the grub on the blade until I uploaded the photo. Just a smudge, not a defect or anything :)
Manafont delivered this knife http://www.manafont.com/product_info.php/sanrenmu-stainless-steel-manualrelease-folding-knife-wa3-401-p-4361 today. I bought it for my wife and to see how good this sanrenmu quality everyone is talking about is. First my wife loves it. The quality is really good. This is a well put together knife and I have never had a blade come this sharp. If you have a wife or girlfriend that likes little knives you will score some points for $6.
I don't see much useful information in telling about my purchases, but it seems to be fun.
This week, postal services have finally delivered all of my orders.
Ant-Supplies Ltd. sent orange silicone O-rings and green GITD switch boots. The envelope from Manafont brought three Ultrafire XM-L P60 dropins, one for my SureFire (to replace the solarforce XM-L T6 dropin I used to have in there, which I sacrificed and cut up to "hotrod" another cheapo torch) and the others for a Match-mod-mini-mag recreation and as a spare.
Don has provided me with gorgeous QTC-pills, and an envelope from Lighthound contained GITD lanyards (gosh, I know! But I need them for some projects; besides, I can't get them locally), a quite expensive Overready McClicky-switch for my SureFire 6P, an even more expensive smooth, black TiAIN-coated steel bezel for the Surefire (yup, more money than sense), two more (actually affordable) bare McClicky switches for toying around with my other lights; and 50 grams of Nyogel 779ZC.
And thanks to an unnamed German eBay vendor, I now have ten fresh CR123A Panasonic primaries, best before 2021. The ebay offer cost me 1.39 Euros each and no shipping charge (in other currencies: that equals US$ 2.01, or GBP 1.23 per piece), while they'd cost 7-8 Euros (US$ 8.70-10.14 or £ 6-7) each in local stores around here. Now that's budget again!
I got my first DX order in today, a Trustfire F20.
Pretty decent little AA light, quite a tight beam for an almost-keychain sized flashlight.
When it came, it had the dreaded "changes modes by itself and flickers a lot" syndrome.
Cleaned up the bottom of the welded-in pill with rubbing alcohol, and that seemed to fix the problem. Removed the wire clip (I'll never use it) and that was that. Probably run Eneloops in it.
They generally take a little fiddling with to get them right. But it's hard to beat them for the price.
+1 This is a great little knife (and my current EDC).
Yes, they are
I got my first 2 Enlan Elo2s today . Now that's a Knife !
Fit and finish is perfect and I believe you could circumcise a rhinoceros in two seconds flat with it .
If you post a review including above said function, please be sure to include pictures as well, could be a youtube viral hit if you have video.
I got my Ultrafire UH 2B and some 502B tailcaps and pressure switches from Manafont. I know the UH 2B is only borderline 'budget'..............but it's a hell of a little light for ~$30. Out of the box my example objected to my El-Cheapo Nimh AA's but performed flawlessly with UF 14500's.
I got the Nitecore EX-10 SP from Boaz. I have yet to test it, i thought my manafont order would've been here by now waiting for some 16340s to put in the nitecore. ilL have to get some cr123s tomorrow.
Links, guys, don't forget to add links