Review: Black Shadow Terminator 4*U3/4*18650

I did a 5m measurement last night, can’t find a proper location for 10m or 20m yet. My TK70 was measured 4.26k lux, so that is 106.5kcd. While 2xTerminator was measured 3.8k lux, that is 95kcd. Only have these two thrower with me last night.

i vote that a member puts one of these up for the next give away… my budget is shot for the next month

Though 95kcd is lower than 106.5kcd about 10%, imagine 2xTerminator did it with 5000+ lumens.

Welcome Kabayan!

I have bought one thru Sulit.com.ph and I got the U2 version. I don’t have a lux meter so I can’t give you readings. However based on my actual tests, the beam of my Terminator, set at high, easily outshines the headlights of a Toyota Innova, an Isuzu Fuego and a Hyundai Starex, all set at high also :wink:

Thank you for the Welcome Kabayan!

How do you like your terminator? I saw a dead ad in sulit yesterday, I guess that’s where you got yours. I have no doubt that they will be brighter than stock headlights as they are pretty weak. I highly doubt they’d be brighter than my car’s headlights on high though.

I like my Terminator very much. I work in a Geothermal Production Field - 7400 hectares of hilly terrain surrounded by thick vegetation/forest - and its just what I need.

Yes that’s where I got my Terminator - from Juandajuan.

Yes the headlights of the Innova & the Fuego are all stock 55w/60w H4s. The headlights of the Starex were 90w/110w but its still beaten by the terminator. If your headlights are HID then no doubt your car should be brighter. :slight_smile:

Wow! I like your job. I bet your lights gets tons of use everyday. click lights up the entire face of a mountain!

Figured…I doubt he’s getting more though so I’ll have to import a couple for myself.

Yeah! Being a true flashaholic that I am, I had my car custom fitted with projector HID headlights with 55 watts ballast each + projector HID fogs also with 55 watts ballast each. That together with the halogen high bulb gives out over 10000 lumens I think. :bigsmile:

Hmm it appears that the handle is not detachable?

Technically it is but you would lose the ability to turn off and on or change modes. Only an issue if that’s important to you. :stuck_out_tongue:

I really much prefer the handle being on it. Really easy to carry and easy to put in/out of a holster with it, too. If you need to warm your hands you can always hold it by the body like a normal light and work the switch with your index finger.

Have not seen and touch a real one so I don’t know if I would gradually like the handle, but for now it’s an issue to me.

And another is the green firefly mode. If it were white it would better suit me.

You could always swap out the green LED for a white one. It was not designed by BS to be an actual firefly mode. It was intended to be a battery indicator. Green is good, red is bad. I simply noticed one night while it was on my nightstand that I could see the entire room quite easily by the glow of it and fond it to be a rather brilliant unintended feature of the light. I prefer the green as well because it doesn’t mess with your night vision. Also easier on the eyes while trying to sleep while a white light would really annoy and distract me.

Sleep? What’s this sleep thing people keep talking about?

can someone help me?

i am reading reviews of this light and i am having a hard time……

a hard time not buying one….

i almost bought a u2 version when it came out… i had it in my cart on going gear with the blf coupon for $135 and was about to hit the paypal button when i decided to not be impulsive and wait for reviews…. not its a few months later… i know a xml2 version is in fact not coming per the blackshadow rep i messaged last month… so the u3 is the best of the best

why does it have to be so awesome?

dont have funds right now!!!

does anyone want to buy a kidney?

Left or right?

im broke…. so… buy one get one half price?

ill hook myself up to a TM26 which has a LED screen dialysis system

Great review and pictures, JohnnyMac! I only have one question, how hard would it be to replace the emitters with XM-L2 or U3? I can’t see it very clearly in the photos. I’m planning to get the BlackShadow Terminator, but I want to replace the emitters with XM-L2 or U3 later on. Thanks!

http://viewitem.eim.ebay.fi/Black-Shadow-Terminator-U3/181072850606/item 2 left u3

Thanks, Slacker! :)

It wouldn't be hard at all. The individual reflector "barrels" unscrew to expose the emitters. They only have thermal grease, not paste, so they come out easily. Each LED has its own plug to the driver. Just unplug and remove the led and wire, unsolder the write from the old led, solder wiring to new led, feed the wiring back in and plug into the drive. Dab some gear onto boron of the new star, position it, then thread reflector barrel back on.

Is it really that simple? No need to switch drivers and all? I’ve never done any Flashlight modding so I’m a bit reluctant to try this till I’m sure on the steps.

yes it is that easy.only soldering needed is 2 wire contact points on each LED star. No tricky soldering on the driver.