Quick Review - Olight M3XS-UT Javelot *Mo Pics Added*

Thanks for good review!
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Nice review!! many thanks :wink:

You could say the measures reflector?

Thanks!

Nice review, Dale! Looks a lot better in your pics than on the product pages. The anodizing looks dark and nice and flat. Any chance of an in hand pic to get an idea how small or large it is? I'm imagining it's smaller than I'd think.

Nice review, I’m waiting for mine to arrive. The GB makes it one of the best deal of the year.

I added some 20 pictures to the end of the OP, and of course I forgot a few things. I didn’t measure the thickness of the AR lens, forgot to get an forward Voltage of the Moon mode, and didn’t get the in hand shot.

Yes, it’s smallish and lighter then you might expect, but with the very thin bezel giving a large diameter reflector that is sort of surprising. Looking at it from the emitter end, it’s all business!

I’ll get an in hand shot, maybe comparing to a family member… brb

A fuzzy in-hand shot (sorry) And a comparison shot…

I am pretty sure your last picture at the END of your review of the M3X, M2X and the M3XS, the M3XS does NOT have its extender on. With the 2 X 18650 setup I believe the M3X and M3XS Javelot are very close if not the exact same size?

I am sorry that I always seem to go back to this!! The M3XS Javelot is an awesome accomplishment for a stock light. What holds me back w/ lights like this is my Two[2] versions of the M2Xvn[XML2 U3/XPG2] are so much more compact and are 290Kcd and 385Kcd respectively. I only paid $20 more than the M3XS Javelot is for MSRP-$150.

I still use my M3X sometimes in my rotation. But it is such a long light in comparison the ones I just mentioned and others that give as much and more output in a much smaller package.

Dale, I believed you placed the cigar ring upside down :stuck_out_tongue:

Not that it matters!

Thanks xed888, I saw that in the pics! It’s fixed now. :slight_smile:

And I fixed the lack of a link to GearBests website, it’s in the top of the OP now, under the listing of where I got the light.

Yes, I left off the extension as I like it more compact. I’m using a pair of 18500’s. :wink:

Edit: I found I can do this with any ol pair of cells as the regulation circuitry in this light holds the output very constant. So I have no issue using cheap lap pulls here, same out front performance.

Are your Vinh modified lights doing 4A to the XP-G2 or XM-L2? This one is making a de-domed 1200 plus lumens, from the factory. Sure, I could bump the resistors and replace the AR glass with UCLp and see some gains, but why? I can’t see the half-mile plus this one already throws, no need to do anything to it as it’s fresh from the factory awesome without going to any trouble at all. Nice for a change, to not have to make the modifications.

Out of interest, which 18500 do you use with this light? Would unprotected Sanyo 18500s fit?

Unprotected Sanyo’s are what I’m using, I got a dozen of them out of a laptop battery pack some time ago. They work find. You always have to check that the 2 cells will actually touch each other in the tube, or the light won’t work of course.

I almost bought a pair of AW protected cells for it, but decided I didn’t need to go to that expense as what I have here works fine. :wink:

Thanks for the info!

Now yes! Super complete all information :open_mouth: …. Many thanks for updating data :slight_smile:

Pictures are updated. Thanks for that.

XHP 70 with the stock driver? Possible?, since it's a buck driver??

Vinh does NOT mention it. Justin measured the XPG2 version. He did not measure the XML2 version. Pretty sure the XML2 U3 version is ~ 1200 lumens and 280/290Kcd by testing against other lights with my assistant at the target,and using google earth for distance!! lol!

Here are the XPG2 numbers that Justin tested. I just got this a few weeks ago,its like a laser,have to admit I like the XML2 version a little better w/ Twice the size hot spot and more lumens! Then again ~ 900Lumens is not to shabby for the XPG2 version!

Olight M2Xvn XPG2 PDTc drivervn2
Sony vtc
889@ turn on
842@ 30 sec
616 high
442 mid
130 low
39 low 2
2 firefly
Throw - 385,000 lux

P.S BOTH MY VERSIONS ARE SINGLE MODE AND DIRECT DRIVE. I AM SURE YOU CAN ADD A LITTLE MORE LUMENS AND LUX TO THE TOTALS!

I couldn’t remember what my M2X-UT Javelot ended up doing so I went back to the review and looked it up…

At any rate, I’ve now taken the modifications to the next level…I put an BLF17DD Ver 3.1 FET driver in this one, swapped out the high Vf emitter with an earlier XM-L2 U2 1A that I had de-domed in gasoline and it now pulls 6.37A for 1452 lumens at start on a freshly charged Sony VT C5 cell. At 30 seconds, output is still 1377 lumens. Lux is now 278Kcd with 1055M throw. Smile It’s potent! Smallish form factor, largish output…exactly my kind of light. Wink

I like it, a lot, it’s one of the best throwers for it’s size that I have.

thank you for the nice and precise review!

so, it does not use an original cree dedomed led by cree, but a customized(dedomed) led my OLIGHT, do you confirm this?

Yes, Cree does not have what we refer to as a de-dome, the complete silicone dome removed. The new one they have has a thin flat layer of silicone, as though the dome were shaved off with a hot wire.

Hi all,

I have an extension tube for the m2x-ut.

Can this be used in any commission with the m3x?