Review: XinTD C8 SC-82/V4 (3C neutral white)

Foy I love the reviews that you do

I think this will be my next torch to buy

what a handsome light :D

Could not resist it after such a praiseworthy review. So now I’ve ordered one. :bigsmile:

I suspect I’ll be soon adding this to a cart too, thanks for the review foy, you do realise that a solder blob on the riggt hand star to ground ring will give you moonlight as well as your current modes? even better for not disturbing mrs foy.

Thanks Foy. Glad you are on board the xinTD bandwagon. :slight_smile:

Very nice and information packed review.

Run out buy one any chance of getting to see some comparison beamshots?

I got my v4 3C today. I already had a v3 3C. Here are the differences I have noticed so far:

v4 is about 17–20 brighter on my light meter / ceiling bound test.
v4’s reverse clicky needs a lot less force toggle it.
The finish on my v4’s tail cap was discolored (kind of spotty). I decided to swap the tailcaps so the v4 would look nice.
v4’s moonlight mode looks like it will work pretty well.
v4 has no pwm noise vs v3 does on low and medium.

Now that I have seen foy’s blue boot, I really want to swap out the green one. Can anyone comment on how hard it is to do the swap and where I can buy other colors?

intloutdoor does the blue tailcaps, in 14 and 16mm, you’ll have to measure. swapping is just unscrew, note assembly, fit new boot, reassemble.

Brother (manxbuggy1) just got the CW XM-L2 V4 XinTD in a couple days ago. Between the two of us we’ve had perhaps 20 C8’s. The quality of this one is certainly the best I’ve seen. The output is high - not quite as much as we expected - but again the best I’ve seen from any stock C8. His tested at 916 lumens at 30 seconds. And a nice lux of 36Kcd. The best thing about the power is it kept it well, only dropping from roughly 935 or so at start up to the 916.
For sure this C8 is worth the $30 it cost.

Thanks for the awesome review Foy, I’ve always loved the XinTD V3, and happy to see the V4 is even better!

Thank you for the kind word and yes, beam shots are coming. Have family coming for a couple of days so, it will probably be Monday evening.

Red Forest - I'll have to try my refrigerator as it rarely gets cold enough in Las Vegas to mist anything.

gords - I did not know that and would love a moonlight mode . . .

Jerrod - I used a 16mm blue boot from Int'l Outdoor Store and for whatever reason, it was a tighter fit getting it in the hole than the GITD boot it came with. Actually, almost gave up but I finally powered it in. The down side I failed to mention is the inside nub on the blue boot is a little short so, it requires a firmer push to activate and switch feel suffers a bit. The price of vanity I suppose. Like gords said, a boot swap with this cap is a breeze.

vainFoy

That reflector looks like it might be well suited for a... well, something entirely inappropriate but very interesting. Think there's a chance these will ever be available as empty hosts? Does Hank do one-off requests like that, for half a dozen or so?

Also, I'm pretty sure all the IOS XinTDs are using the Qlite driver which is slightly different code than a standard 105c, Qlite star assignments are:

1st Star : 2% - 25% 100% (Default)
2nd Star : 5% - 30% - 100% - Strobe - Beacon
3rd Star : 15% - 100%
4th Star : 5mA - 2% -25% -100%

Foy, dont ever stop doing reviews! Such a pleasure to read and look at.

You even got me tempted on one of these! And I have said to myself. No more C8s, I dont really like them that much, and I only have 1. :stuck_out_tongue:
My crappy quality C8 (cheapo light from Aurabuy) now with Qlite :heart_eyes: (with extra 7135 chip) and de-domed XP-G2 on Noctigon combined with AR coated lens and new improved switch is a good thrower, for the size. But when I see the XinTD, the light/host it selves is just in a complete different league compared the most other C8s out there. Especially compared to my crappy version. :stuck_out_tongue:

I want one, dont need one, but I really want one! 0:)

Excellent review. As always, I love your writing style.

Doggone it, Foy. I’ve got the V3 and it’s a cracker. But now you’ve got me thinking again (very dangerous), and well…
I just might pull the trigger on this one, although I promised myself I wouldn’t :stuck_out_tongue:

I’m thinking of getting a V4 too.

The CW should be much brighter, although the colours wont be so natural right?

Thank you for the great review. I should get one and be happy…

Thanks for another great review Foy. But I wonder isn’t aluminum has better heat transfer ability than brass?

Okay comfy, I was wondering the same thing. In my notes I have the following but cannot remember where I got it. I went back to IO's site and it still says Nanjg . . .

Here are my notes from where? that I didn't take the time to verify, that perhaps list the upgrade from version 3 to 4 . . .

XM-L to XM-L2 LED upgrade

AR lens

Qlite driver Rev. A 7135*8 multiple modes

380 mah chips, different modes

5mA firefly

18 KHz PWM

If true I will make the changes . . .

followthroughFoy

I only mentioned it 'cause I don't know of any plain Nanjgs that will do 3-mode without any stars connected (other that #1, which is connected by a trace in the PCB). Default/no-stars is usually 5 mode. BUT, default on the Qlites is 3 mode.

Though I could be wrong. After all, who really knows how many variants of these things there are.