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

Glad to see that you share same idea with me, now I know I am not crazy alone. :smiley:
Many arrangement can be done, I imagine them in my brain, sometimes make me difficult to fall asleep.
I think of using magnet, or let machine shop to machine an adapter (wonder what will be the cost).
If getting more crazy will be modifying individual Terminator to arrange all their buttons at one same location. But then they will not be able to be used individually.

One terminator is 1.048kg, so 4 will be above 4kg. I think still hand holdable and can be used to train my wrist and shoulder.

The look of this Terminator light, reminds me of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ‘Commando’ movie; wherein he fired a four-barreled rocket launcher (forgot its name :~ ). Anyway, great review JohnnyMac. It’s nice that you give details about its specs.

I was thinking about just strapping them to a block of wood and going on my merry way, simple, cheap and easy to take apart. Yeah! modding the buttons would mean that you would loose the versatility of using them individually.

Not sure where you got that but one terminator loaded with batteries would just weigh about 590-600 grams. So that’s just 2.4 kgs for all four. Not really that heavy if you ask me. :slight_smile:

Yes, you are right. I made a mistake about weight calculation.
One loaded Terminator is about 620g. Four will be about 2.44kg.

I wish to design a piece of aluminium that hold them together, and that piece of aluminium is not visible easily so that I see 4 Terminator most of the time. Using wood is good solution, just that I am afraid it might not look so nice cosmetically.

Oh… I’m not really worried about cosmetics since I don’t plan on having all 4 mounted all the time. Also, I doubt anyone would be able to see that block of wood when in use, all they will be seeing are spots and will be cursing for a few minutes. :slight_smile:

Tie up the four Terminators, face up, drop it down like a chandelier. haha

Four Terminators are too expensive… you can cobble up something like this for under $200, plus get over 15,000 lumens:

I’m not too great with DIY, might cost me more than 4 terminators if I tried to do that. Remember I would also need to purchase all those electronics doodas and that costs money. :slight_smile:

My Terminator arrived today from Intl outdoor - amazingly in ten days.

If anyone is in any doubt, this BST is just lovely. By FAR the highest quality torch I’ve ever seen never mind held.

Now can’t wait for night time to out and do some testing lol :open_mouth: :cowboy_hat_face:

mine is coming in a few hrs!

Have fun with that! Have one coming too, see how long it takes from Doingoutdoor.

Fess up, brother! How do you like it??

It’s the best mofo of a torch I have ever had the pleasure of being blinded by :bigsmile:

Does anyone know of a holster that’s a good fit for a Terminator?

I’ve got Tm11 scribbled on my pad here, but I thought that was a 3 cell one?.. and maybe not a very good fit. I might be confusing my scribblings with another torch I had my eye on.

The problem is, that I generally do torch purchases when the beer is out… memories get hazy lol

its dark outside…. i got my terminator today… i turned it on…

now its not dark outside

literally this thing throws light EVERYWHERE

people in my condo complex were coming out on their deck looking to see what was going on

That sounds really good!! Congrats on your new light.

Johnny, I love your avatar!!! :wink: :beer:

according to black shadow the new U3 versions CAN have both color screws

email from BS rep:

I sent them my serial number and where I purchased it just to be sure - it appears by measuring a ceiling bounce test and converting to OTF lumens - I do in fact have a u3 version with black/grey screws - and my manual even says U2. my guess is they didnt bother updating the manual either.

I am waiting for another follow up email from BS. EDIT: BS has confirmed that my terminator IS a U3

but its great! EVERYONE NEEDS ONE

the green switch is a EXCELLENT mirco/moonlight mode… if your eyes are adjusted to a dark light or room it will illuminate the WHOLE room like a small night light… and it lasts almost 4 months on panasonic 3400!