I'd love to own a Shadow that operates on 1x26650 but that means I need yet another charger. However, since it can still operate on 1x18650 I can always get one later on down the road. Okay, please give us a good price on that one, Hank :)
EDIT: I know I've seen the JM05 already because I typed it into the search engine and it gave me links I already visited. I just can't remember where I first saw it and if there was even a price listed yet. Maybe it was Hank's site after all, haha.
FYI, the Shadow Mini that CNQG sells is only driven at 1.4A. I was all over it until I saw that. That's too low for 18650.
Hank, you're selling this light for $99 when it can be had for $65 at CNQG, for example.
We're not trying to tell you how much your product needs to be priced at in order for you to make a comfortable living (well... maybe some are, haha), but just be aware members here are used to a certain price point because of their extensive purchase history at other leading Chinese retailers. We still appreciate the efforts you make to accommodate us :)
Hank PM'd me and stated the JM05 couldn't be sold any lower than the price they already have it listed at. I guess we can rule out that light and probably just about everything else worth having. They probably just don't do as much volume to get the price as low we'll want. It's all good :)
Nevertheless, i ordered the JM05, i also asked. For $39 shipped (registered) it looks good. At least it can still take 18560 with the sleeve, and the body tube is a bit thicker for easier grip.
That's great! I look forward to your review. I do very much like the fact it's 18650 and 26650 compatible. And $39 shipped is still a decent price for a Shadow light like this. A discounted group buy would have been the icing.
And I'm with you on the body tube. I know I've stated before that I prefer a thicker body tube on 18650 because it just seems more ergonomical and also better aesthetically. That's why I preferred the L2i over the regular L2 for long. It almost seems to be a no-brainer to make 26650 lights compatible to 18650 since the most difficult part is accommodating a sleeve.
I think I was the first to order this, still awaiting delivery. I think it was despatched a few days ago, about a week after ordering, but their email notification system seems to be a bit random - for random, read bullshit.
I got a notification that it had been delivered 7 days after ordering, followed by a despatch notification 2 days later. This was some 6 days after Hank told me it had been despatched. Who knows....
edit - had a PM from Hank saying that my C8 was indeed despatched 2 days after purchase, as he previously stated, and there were delays updating the email notifications. Happy days....
That battery should be comparable ( or the same ) to the Redilast 3100s that are now available- if they check out maybe we could do a group buy on a bunch of those- but at that price -it's already good.
Both the light and battery seems to be good at that price so I gamble anyway at a new shop. hopefully I will received the items as soon as possible, will try to post feedback as much as I can as I don't have tools to measure.
From the other pictures, the reflector looks as deep as other C8s. Is it possible that the inner surface of the reflector extends all the way to where the gold pill starts?
I just made a new topic on this battery in Deal alerts.. To not trouble this original thread.
I sincerely hope you dont mind.
Lets continue talking about this battery over there.
