Mine does not appear two-tone. Maybe a little mismatched on a couple parts, but only noticeable if you look very carefully.
Yup, My X9 isn't two tone. Or my eyes is deceiving me.
EDIT: My eyes indeed deceived me, looked at it again in the morning and the bezel has darker color and the whole body include tailcap is lighter.
I've seen one other member here saying he got a two tone. Sellers' photos are not two tone in one body, however I've noticed that there seems to be a darker and lighter grey X9. Old4570's X9 seems to have the two grey's in one and it's obvious.
Awwww, I want one...
X9 different drivers?
It's obvious they are not identical.... but on the inside...
You guys maybe should post some pictures. The one on the right is from a pack (batteries, box, charger)
My driver is like the top one, with red ring and no rows of holes in the center area.
Mine draws 2.8A with an Xtar 2600
mine had the red ring driver and drew 1.7a..
Old4570
I seem your measurements mildly value-added.I use the program LedCalc.Here virtual variant is found
Mine was just 1.4A, I have it DD now giving 3.4A till I receive the new driver from Kaidomain.
Mine was a bit over 2A when I received it, now 1.7-1.8A with the same batteries. (Edit: driver is the red one without the double row of holes in the central island). Planning to install the KD 2.8A driver.
And yes, the bezel ring on mine is darker then the other parts, could be said two-tone. From eBay.
Mine is all in the same color from ebay too.
The other one in the picture is the TR-1200 which is black in case my camera does not show the colors that accutate..
There are two measurements , current and output ...
So the obvious variable is that measured current does not match measured output ..
The explanation for that could be as simple as not being able to accurately measure current ...
Several variables for that ...
1/ MM adds resistance [ Ive come across this before ]
2/ Point of measurement , depending on where the contacts are placed from the MM , will give different readings , this depends very much on the light itself ...
I have measured - with this light - with the same battery - from 1.8A to 2.23A , thats a 400mAh variation with the same battery ...
My fault perhaps for not mentioning how difficult it can be sometimes to get a true and accurate current reading ...
I personally trust the light box and ceiling bounce more than the current reading ...
+ The tailcap will make much better contact than the MM probes , so there you go , take it for what you will .. [ + there are even more variables to consider if you really want to get into it ]
Mine is from a combo deal on ebay. 2.6 on trustfire flame and 3.1 on Callies Kustoms 2250.
I agree that this is a very handsome flashlight. I wish they would offer a 3*XM-L version of this one! I personally prefer flood over throw.
Great review Old, thanks! Frontpage'd and Sticky'd.
Nice review. Might be rivaling the FandyFire STL-V6 in throw, which uses 2*18650 but is only 4cm longer... But the X9 looks nicer :)
old4570, may I suggest measuring spot intensity at a longer distance? (more info)
sb56637, triple XM-L would require more batteries...
I thought about it , tried it , but cant see the read out ...
The other way might be to put the light down and hold the meter itself [ hmmm that might work ]
But if you look at the picture 's , you can see the X9 light up the back fence way down the track , hmmm might have to upload fuller size image ...
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/c8bd5
Lux @ 1meter has been the standard for flashylights for a while now ..
I know some want that changed as it does not take into account focus at longer distances ...
I take it that has been just the standard distance the readings were converted to, after being taken from farther away, especially on throwers.
Lux measurements on my HS-802 start to level out above 4m (each converted to 1m).
Yes, especially for throwers people have been using 'calculated' values from measurements at bigger distances since long ago.
However I additionally suggest using proper units.
Went to the flashlight meet tonight , and the X9 threw 200 meters easy , just ranged it on Google earth ...