shouldnāt it be XP -E R3? it says Q5
Iām wondering if they started to rip off even the good cheap onesā¦
shouldnāt it be XP -E R3? it says Q5
Iām wondering if they started to rip off even the good cheap onesā¦
Oh, itās started all right but that one actually looks genuine. This one on the other handā¦. :Sp
It says Q5 because much people (who bought this X2000 zoomie) know LEDs mainly by names like āCreeā and āQ5ā - without knowing what it even means.
Thatās why a lot of sellers write āQ5ā somewhere.
You are right, I was worried also about the other informations, since here on BLF, someone showed a XP-1 rip-off
btw seems the specs are totally wrong, or maybe are the photosā¦.
$1.99 (Free Shipping)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281756374862
This one is kind of a gamble but I just bought one (only two left).
Iām not sure which flashlight is actually being sold since the item pictures show two different flashlights.
Also, the seller of this Vander flashlight accepted my offer of $2.75.
$2.75 - $2.95 (Free Shipping)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281750725950
^ Shipping only $49.55.
EDIT: Now it says Free Shipping. Not sure what that was about.
EDIT2: Itās free shipping for one unit, $49.55 shipping for 2 units.
Thats a good deal for me shipping is only 90.65 US$ FedEX or $ 137.69 DHL They are pulling this numbers out of their buts
I just received another one of those S5 copies, this time itās labelled Vander on one side and OUTDOOR (quite nice actually) on the other. Quite a relief from Ultrafire and CREE.
Also, Vanderbilt graduates can rejoice that their university is popular enough
Hereās the one I bought from: But its price has gone up from $2.89 to $3.66.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-VENDER-CREE-Q5-1200-Lumens18650-LED-Flashlight-Lights-Torch-Free-shipping-/121643002545?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c527ceab1Hereās another link that still lists for $2.95. Should be the same but no guarantee:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Newest-Vander-CREE-Q5-1200-LM-18650-LED-Flashlight-Torch-3-Modes-black-/281724192679?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item41981207a7The reason I am linking this is that it is a good host.
1. See the tailcap and its glorious screw-in tail. So much better than pressfit version thatās plaguing 90% of cheap lights.
2. The pill isā¦ SOLIDā¦ for those solid-pill enthusiasts in here.
3. The pill is also connected to body through screw-in washer, put this on tight enough and youāll still have good direct thermal conductivity to body.
4. Itās 3 bucks. Nice host and fresh branding for this price.The driver and emitter is lame though. Bluish bottom end tint emitter, and cheap 3-mode driver. This is good for harvesting host only, and you have been warned. :bigsmile:
I ordered the light from the second link about three weeks ago, and it arrived yesterday. This light is identical to the āUltrafireā variant I reviewed previously:
In keeping with the Budget aspect of the BLF, I'm posting my impressions regarding a few ultra-budget priced EDC-size lights, especially regarding mod/host potential. The inexpensive $5.23 MXDL 505 from FastTech - https://www.fasttech.com/p/1928400 The very inexpensive $2.99 (now $3.99) light discussed here - https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/29977 ...As compared to the budget-friendly C20 host I initially reviewed here: https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/16942 From left-to-right, along with soā¦
It has the very-loose-fit drop-in pill, and the plastic reflector/lens combination and the same āXP-Eā (counterfeit?) emitter. As Pulsar13 pointed out, a strong point of this light is that the tailcap has a removable/replaceable switch with a proper threaded retaining ring vs. the cheaper press-fit style. Also, as I mentioned somewhere I canāt find at the moment, the battery tube from this host is a good fit on a 501b host, if youāre looking for something a bit different.
Due to the poor heatsinking, I would only use this as a host for lower-power builds. My previous Ultrafire ended up as a host for an EDC-sized UV build, and it works very well for that. Keep the factory reflector, or replace with a 20 mm aluminum reflector, replace the plastic lens with glass, and swap in a 3535-sized UV emitter (purchased via eBay). Iāll likely end up using the Vander host for the same purpose, but with the newer 365nm UV emitters I received at the same timeā¦
8)
Some time ago Iāve bought a similar cheap S5 copy from eBay in silver. It had the same loose pill. Iāve searched for a replacement and found a pill with the matching threads at Kaidomain: http://www.kaidomain.com/product/details.S024126
Instead of the reflector Iāve used a 30Ā° TIR together with a XML-2 and a 101-AK-A1 driver.
But there goes the barginā¦ together with the new parts itās a nice, working light but to be honest too expensive compared to other cheap hosts.
Thatās a nice looking pill via KD:
ā¦but you are rightā¦ after ordering a $3 light and a $3.30 pill, youāre better off ordering the C20 host for $6.87 + BLF discount. Then you have a quality light with a good switch and a brass pill to work with.
UltraFire AT-007
$3.61 (Free Shipping)
I have been tempted to buy one of these flashlights for a while now and so far, this is the lowest price I have seen.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/361352256422
Pregulla wrote:
Not ebay, but $3.61 for Hugsby XP-1 is a great price
I love that Hugsby and a good deal so I ordered one (not 2). Aliexpress sent me email warning that the buyer protection was about to run out on the purchase. So I opened a claim and said please wait as long as possible for the package to arrive. Next day I was refunded. Aliexpress said the vendor could not produce tracking information.
Anyone else that bought from this vendor may want to see how much time they have left to open a dispute.
For $1.79
AAA lights
thats cheap!
Probably fake...
Hugsby XP1 for $2.95 , but crazy cheap.
$3.26
And its bigger brother.
fake?
2x AAA
Those are fake. You can tell by looking at the clip. The real ones have a notch in the clip to attach a lanyard.
I recently did some mode of the ā600lmā ones and SK68 clones for their bad tint and low lumen outputs. The results are amazing. They are better than my original SK68 that I always use as a benchmark in light output. It is especially true when using 14500 batteries. The output with 14500 would easily be higher than 300 lm according to my best estimate.
Your XP-E2ās are good but one need to reflow them. Not everyone can do that. I found some in Fasttech works well. I have used this and this on my smaller 600 lm ones. They works great. At a better price point these LEDs should be good. I have ordered a few for my āsk68āās but havenāt received them yet.
My conclusion is that the best way to get decent small flashlights is buy some cheap ones and replace the LEDs.
^ Purple tint, This excellent deal on XP-E2ās could fix that.
$3.26
And its bigger brother.
fake?
2x AAA
There are a rash of Fake Hugsby lights surfacing, and those look like the fakes. Someone here bought one and its horrible compared to the real ones.
I cant justify spendin even 1$ on these crap emitter lights unless they are well built and with long runtimes just like those cockroach lights do.
I doubt any of these are any good, Ive used so called police-lights and they have been crap compared to well built light.
You get what you pay for and Im not that rich to afford to buy cheap crap again :D!
Iāve lucked out on a few occasions on ebay where Iāve bought the following on auctions
2x 501B with a decent 5 modes XML2 dropin for around $3
1 x UniqueFire HS-802 with a green LED for about $5
1 x C8 with XML2 for about $5
All were good working examples. Quality of what would be expected for each model type
Iāve also bought rubbish too. A C9 torch for $9 which has a hollow pill, plastic reflector and low quality host.
Sometimes you can luck out, other times cheap does = rubbish. I find that auctioned items are normally when some true bargains can be found. They are very few in number though.
I got them already and tested them out. Now they are installed in the small ā600lmā flashlights. I think they are genuine Crees. Their tints are good. The light output are good also. I tested their light output on my home made IS. It is not calibrated so I cannot give the accurate lumen values. However, relatively, they are very good. For example, the reading from a Convoy C8 at highest brightness is 20000 lux from the IS. The two small ones with the replaced LEDs gave me 9000 lux with 14500 and 3000 with AA. Conservatively, I would divide 30 to get the lumen number but again it is not calibrated. (Edit: I made the dividing factor wrong. It should be 30, instead of 300. Corrected.)
I cant justify spendin even 1$ on these crap emitter lights unless they are well built and with long runtimes just like those cockroach lights do.
I doubt any of these are any good, Ive used so called police-lights and they have been crap compared to well built light.
You get what you pay for and Im not that rich to afford to buy cheap crap again :D!