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Jubeldum, see post 37

Thanks, I ordered one.
Anyone know if its glued or how the led sits, by pill or shelf.

The lens is glued or a very tight push fit. I had intended to mod mine but it turned out to be a surprisingly good little light stock. I actually got mine free as it was DOA and the seller gave me a full refund. Eventually traced the problem to a lack of contact between the body tube and driver (end of the tube was anodised). It’s now the best non-Cree light I have with a nice neutral tint rather than the usual blue. Throws well too.
I’m guessing it will have the standard plastic pill that goes with these straw hat LEDs but I haven’t opened it up to find out.

Ok thanks for the added info :slight_smile: & picture, it really is a little mini C8 :slight_smile: too bad you haven’t gotten it open yet, i hope i get it open in the end.

There not many good cheap moddable clicky aaa/10440 host around so i hope this one has some potential.

How big is the mcpcb in these? is it a good solid pill or shelf? i am thinking about putting a XHP50 or 70 in one of these little 2xAA hosts :slight_smile: If i can find one that can take it that is :bigsmile:

Looks really interesting. Any additional info? Solid pill? What led does it come with? Was the head glued? It's cheap enough, so I ordered one. Thinking of reflowing a Nichia 119 onto it.


Might make a good glovebox light.

I’m also interested in all the details you can give.Reflector size etc.

To go with the mini C8 you could also get big brother for just $3.67.

It has the old XRE LED (NOT XML as listed) and probably a plastic reflector but is still a cheap host for endless modding possibilities.

Seller has a bucket load of negative feedback though.

Received the one I ordered. Initial impression is pretty good for the price. The light feels solid with threads that are fairly smooth. The anodizing/paint looks cheap and had a little bit of visible flaking right out of the package. The grey color is really shiny. I hope the shine isn't due to lead...

It comes with a cheap generic led that does about 20-30 lumens of cool white light. The tint is surprisingly decent, certainly more neutral than other cheap led's I've had. The mcpcb is actually held down by two screws! The driver is single mode and looks to use a really thin pcb. The switch is very stiff and uncomfortably hard to operate. Could have to do with the rubber boot.

Gotta source a cheap mcpcb for a Nichia 119...

Sounds good :slight_smile: i hope i get mine soon, i want to use a XHP50 in one of them :wink:

Does it have a pill/shelf design? And if pill is it hollow? Is the switch modable?

XHP50 in that little thing? You’d better wear gloves. :smiley:

Won one of these 2AA's for $1.33 just to see what it is. Expecting it to be junk.

I just got mine, it does have a solid shelf on the pill, seems pretty decent. The switch is horrible and small though...

^ this.

I don't think this is a good host for an XHP. The driver is press fitted, and the switch/switch boot is garbage. I haven't disassembled it completely yet, so I haven't seen the other side of the driver or switch assembly.

Oh, the inside of the battery tube is narrower than I've seen in other lights. I have some nimh cells that wouldn't fit.

@Jubeldum, thanks for the LOL :smiley:

I like it hot & bright :D, my EDC is my Jexree Mini with a XP-L V6 3D & a Efest 10440 running DD, most of the times the battery sags well before it gets to hot, the trick is to really grasp the light with as much skin contact as possible, it is surprising to me still how good heatsink the hand really is :wink:

Solid shelf, press fitted driver & screwed down mcpcb sounds good, the bad switch could be a problem, i have a bunch of different omten’s so i hope maybe one could be fitted. I hope it is possible to press out the switch from the boot side to get access to upgrade it.

I have some Windyfire 14500 10A + an XHP50 J2 3E group LED on order that i plan to use.

Whats the size of the mcpcb? And the narrow battery tube sounds a bit worrying, can you measure how wide it is? In worst case & the Windyfire 14500 10A don’t fit maybe it is possible to sand it to make it wider.

Only ships to EEUU :weary:
(1.33$ flashlight)

I measured 15.5mm for the mcpcb and 14.22mm for the battery tube.

Thanks, Nice so with a little sanding the 16mm mcpcb will fit fine :slight_smile:

I will check the size of the Windyfire 14500 10A when i get them & report back :slight_smile:

any new deals on lights that I need to buy?

I'm not sure if this one has been posted before:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141484198932

It's a $4.79 clone of the Trustfire Mini style light. The diameter was too small for my protected TrustFire/Ultrafire 16340 cells to fit, but CR123A primaries fit very closely. I removed the factory pill/lens/reflector, and sanded down the threads on an empty P60 pill, until it was a close fit into the host. I wrapped the outside of the pill with Kapton tape, and then press-fit it into place, to prevent accidental activation due to the anodizing on the threads wearing. I used a 45-degree Fasttech 20mm TIR, sanded down to fit, and a basic single-mode low-voltage 800mA driver to power a NW XM-L2 emitter from the CR123A primaries.

It works rather well, and transfers heat to the body rather well, given the non-threaded pill. It's not much of a light, and the factory CW XP-E emitter/driver combo aren't very impressive, but it made for a fun little build. It's a very compact ultra-floody light in this configuration.