What you got today

Oh no. You're hooked too.

Received yesterday one order from KD 4/1 , two AK-105 drivers , one empty P60 stuff and a 1.37 usd holster which fit perfectly one AA' flashlight as the Hugsby P-31 or the UF G10...also the mailman has right now a second order , one 17 usd UV365 nm in a 501 body...two weeks , not bad

Two from DX which left China the same day are still who know where as were mailed through CP...

Also received yesterday two envelopes from UK shipped 4/4 , Dremel's accessories , diamond stuff and such purchased on Ebay from two vendors , surprisingly fast due they are simple mail, 12 days total...

One SRM 909 in 10 days from Exduct! They seem to be getting faster, my 763 took 21 days.

A spork from PriceAngels and a package from China needing signing for - which means I get it on Monday.

Now look what you made me do...

Couple of days ago I said I'm not yet ready to go the DIY route. Today I ordered some 101-AK:s, WW R4:s, AVR ISP programmer, SOIC 8 clip and such.

Just got a Uniquefire G10, nice little AA light with an XP-G and smooth reflector in it. Supposedly it runs on 14500 as well, but those have not come from China yet, but looking forward to trying them in it when they do. The G10 is almost small enough to be a keychain light.

Did you get the single, five or six mode? The way I read the reports is that the 6 mode will fry on 14500s. The five mode has reports of success as does the single mode. I have a single coming any day now and I am throwing a 14500 right into it. All or nothing.

It is the six-mode

http://www.kaidomain.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductId=11251

At least the body etching is spelt correctly..and claims to be an L2. Despite not being a genuine SF it's quite a good host for ~$9, and it tailstands.

Main interest is the wonders of the U2 right?

First it ain't green......at all. This is a hurried shot onto a pale blue wall T6 (sm reflector) on the left, U2 (OP) on the right.

It seems to be equivalent brightness to the T6, but has a slightly tighter beam.

Tighter beam, but not brighter = worried.

No new flashlight today, but 4 of these: http://www.dealextreme.com/p/gu10-3w-3-led-260-lumen-3500k-warm-white-light-bulb-85-245v-ac-70000

25% = DOA (one of the four is not working, there is no visible damage)

The light is much more yellow than the ones i bought earlier http://www.dealextreme.com/p/gu10-3-led-240-lumen-3500k-light-bulb-warm-white-220v-35287 I like the color of the 240 lumen SKU35287 better than SKU 70000.

What would be the real output of the working ones?

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ultrafire-wf504b-xm-lt6-5-mode-510-lumen-white-led-flashlight-with-strap-silver-1-x-18650-57096

Arrived this morning. Very poor package.. I have only one minute so i just checked if it's the right flashlight with the right emitter and all seems to be ok.
I'll made a review soon.

Received UF XML 3 modes drop-in and UF holster from MF for my SF L2P.

Ok, chinese lottery. First attempt - I lose :| UF drop-in comes with two BIG splats on emitter. Here's the pic (actually it's much worse)

The holster... well, not bad at all for less than $3, but very, very rough (for me, of course). The description says: Fits Flashlight Torch with 172mm(L) x 39mm(W) x 27mm(H)

Man, if my L2P were 0,5 cm longer, it wouldn't fit :~ And AFAIK, L2P is 140 mm long. But yeah, width is super big/wide, can fit 2 L2Ps :~ So, that proportions doesn't fit normal P60 very well IMO, but for a slightly wider lights it's a good holster :) And I bought this model because of this review (@ MF):

Haven't tried the dropin (need to charge my 18650), but I think those spots will be very visible with SMO reflector. Dissapointed :(

PS: should I email MF and ask the replacement for dropin? What do you think?

4 RCR2 cells

a battery box and a replacement for my much-missed Trustfire F22.

Fortunately the replacement has the same excellent beam as the first one though the nice lanyard is black, not grey this time.

jamesearljones... just had the same issue with a MF XM-L drop-in. I don't know what they're doing to these things, but he took pictures and was able to get it resolved. It's at the end of this thread:

http://budgetlightforum.cz.cc/node/2033

Thanks for the help, brted. Will PM Jim right now ;)

It is very difficult to compare them with a flashlight, because the beam is much wider, and the color is much warmer (yellow). I think they have just painted the domes over the leds with some kind of yellow paint. I would like to see some led-lamps with the same Cree leds we use in the better flashlights, they have a much better color reproduction than the very cheap yellow leds the are putting in the led-spotlamps. XM-L's would be very nice, but those lamps would be more expensive...

The DX XM-L 5-mode drop in is much brighter, and it is also about 5W on high. We should be building our own led lamps to use at home...

Today must be my lucky day.

First I found out that I won the Boaz lottery...

When I got home there were 3 little tan envelopes in the mailbox (two has drop-in in them, one had a Skyline body and an Ultrafire 504 body.

PLUS there was a USPS note that I have to go to the Post Office to get another that needs a signature.

Glad the Mrs. was working when all that stuff came!

*edit* the package at the Post Office turned out to be 4x 18650 2600mA Hi-Max batteries...all because of another good review.

trooplewis is having a lucky day!

Yay 2 new envelopes today, still double fun!... I cant rememebr what one of them contains... like Totally cant.

Well heres the opening of one of them, really cute packaging! Except for the fact that that string is actually all thats holding it in!!!

Single AA torch for scale only. Clip is not for this torch.

Apparently the other one is a motherboard ATX connector adapter for the 12V line, which I was meant to use for the power cable, but it came with an interesting little red string ornament (seen in above pictures) and a A5 paper typed up saying thanks for the order, we hoped it arrived in time, please give 5 stars on ebay or let us know, etc... Not bad for a $1 item, with free shipping!!