BLF Kronos X6/X5 GB - Group Buy now closed.

I just received mine ss/cu. Singapore air rewrapped and all great. Thanks again to everyone!!

Got the Cu/SS (3Ctint) set in, and man, they are way too heavy LOL!

Despite the great output, I'm going to make a quad XP-L HI from the X5 sometime to get the lumen/weight ratio to an acceptable level

I measured the X5 on the latest dark purple Efest 14500 at 1180 djozz-lumen at 30 seconds, no spring bypasses yet

Both lights arrived in their cardboard boxes in fine condition, just the X6 emitter is off-center, the beam is still ok, the big XP-L die is quite forgiving.

(led projected on the wall with a quality projection lens)

The numbers are 332 for the X6, and 274 for the X5. I'm fine with these mixed numbers but I'm ok with swapping battery tubes with someone.

Thanks a million team for the epic group buy, I enjoyed the process as much as I'm enjoying these lights right now

(now wait for the aluminium set, less pretty but way more useful! )

It isn’t necessary to ship the whole flashlight. We could just ship the smaller tube, to keep mailing costs down.

If someone could tell me how much the X5’s tube weighs, I could come up with an estimate for the shipping cost. Otherwise, we could just assume a small flat rate Priority Mail box would cost $6.80.

Not sure what Banggood and Team Kronos had in mind, whether they planned on collecting/redistributing the flashlights through one central point (in which case, maybe Banggood’s contract price with a third party shipper might be cheapest) or whether they planned on having members ship the items directly to other members (in which case, USPS would be the cheapest).

I know I’m late, but can you please put me on the backup list for the SS/Cu set in NW?
If only in CW avilable I would take this as well.
Regards FrankFlash

I was lucky to buy 4 of them at nkon.nl 2 months ago, just before they went out of stock.

I checked just now, and it looks like it stays at least slightly lit until about 2.2V or 2.3V. The response curve is basically the same as the blue line in this graph:

It looks like mine may be arriving today (east coast U.S.)!!

Got an offer on 50 Purple Efest 14500…maybe I take it, and sell what I don’t need on ebay. But I have never sold anything there before, so I don’t know the shipping fee to other EU countries.

You need to figure:

- PayPal fee (roughly 3%)

- eBay fee (10%)*

- shipping costs (tracking? insurance?)

- advertising cost (usually free, unless you specify options)

  • international currency conversion (3% if PayPal is doing the conversion)

* _ eBay’s fee is based on 10% of the purchase price including shipping costs.

These costs quickly add up. You need to figure these costs in establishing your sales price.

You need to figure on the risk that your product will not sell.

You also need to figure the risk of dissatisfied customer.

The light purple ones (lila) are still for sale, but if those are the newest darker purple ones I think you can make a lot of people happy :-)

You’ll probably be able to sell them here on the Want To Sell discussion area. You can save the 10% ebay fee and the 3% basic Paypal fee (by having members pay for the item as a gift). I think you still pay the 3% currency conversion under Paypal, though.

Think the price out to customers will be too high with all the fees etc.

Is this the right Efest Purple?

650mAh with 9.5A discharge rate

OK first off, I’d genuinely like to thank Krono, et. al. for allowing me the opportunity to participate. I ordered one set of each as soon as I got the code and the SS/CU/box orderer arrived today. I placed two separate orders because I couldn’t seem to get the codes to work for both sets in a single order. Tracking said both were to arrive Friday, so maybe the aluminum ones will arrive tomorrow.

I filmed the box opening just in case there was an issue and to get footage for a review video at some point. I also filmed my wive’s initial reactions and she was most impressed, especially about the heftiness and the lit tail caps. Even our children started arguing which one each was going to get to keep which light.

Jokes on them, of course. But seriously, there are about 120 lights in the house and everyone has some for there own use, but I’ve never seen our youngest EVER get so excited about any piece of gear, much less a flashlight.

What about damage? Well, honestly, there wasn’t really any to speak of. The sides of the box were not wrapped in foam, which is something that probably should have been done. There is an ever so slight dent in one corner of the box, but you have to actively search to find it.

This set is mine, but I’d be proud to gift the box in the condition it arrived in if that is what I had originally intended. Truthfully, I’d be a little bummed if my bow was more damaged.

The X6 was out of place, and may have been rubbing the X5, but there doesn’t seem to be anything other than very minor scuffing. Truthfully, the scuffing could have just as easily happened during the manufacturing process. The felt underneath both lights is rubbed pretty raw. If I were in charge, I’d ship the box empty in the future and wrap all three items individually.

Here are just some quick snaps. The aforementioned unboxing video, like all such unboxing videos, is ridiculous as a stand alone vid, but if there is any real interest, I’d be happy to put it up.

In every GB, when people complain about the lights because x, y, or z isn’t correct, you typically hear a couple of retorts. The first is that we are dealing with the Chinese and that’s how the roll and x, y, or z is to be expected, The other one you hear is that if the complainer thinks it’s so easy, they should just start there own GB.

Regarding the former, I’ve never quite understood why we should be so forgiving when what gets delivered isn’t what was ordered to one degree or another. And I’m not just talking GBs either, it happens when you order stock lights. Regardless of price, I like to get what was agreed upon and for us here, that means a functioning and undamaged light that is built to spec.

When that’s not what happens, excuses should not be made.

Regarding the latter response, the people who make these GBs happen get something out of it otherwise they wouldn’t do it. It might not be financial or material compensation, but it certainly isn’t altruism either. It could just be the psychological high that comes from seeing a project through to the end.

Whatever the reason, I don’t fault anyone for their motivation. But the GBs have some negatives associated with them; there have always been and will always be QC/CS issues. People will, fairly enough, mention it. To expect that this won’t happen is unrealistic. Therefore, just like, “Do it yourself if you think it is so easy” is perhaps valid, so to, perhaps, is, “Don’t do it if the inevitable fallout upsets you”.

People are not being ungrateful when the voice a complaint. They are rightfully upset that what was promised was not delivered. And, I believe, no one here blames any of the GB hosts. It’s always the used car salesmen types that we dealt with that are the root cause.

There is an element of risk associated with purchasing budget lights that is not there if you are a SureFire fan boy, right? I mean, every purchase we have ever individually or collectively done from over there has always had a little bit of a lottery feel to it.

As for using the code after you gave up your spot, that’s less than fair. We all trust that the honor system is being used by all of us and that sort of move is probably either very close to the line or even a little over it. That said, I don’t think it rises to the level of a capital offense either.

Now, selling for a profit. I’ve never sold a piece of gear as I’m a bit of a gear hoarder, so I may not be the right guy to proffer an opinion. That said, philosophically, I have zero issue with someone selling their personal property. If you got in early and promised to buy a dozen lights, then purchased a dozen lights, then why you do with them is none of anyone’s business. More power to ya if you make enough selling them to put your kid through college.

Anyway, that was all just my two cent’s worth after reading the last twenty or so pages. Not that my opinion matters much.

BTW, my set is # 36.

Later edit- I was called away from my desk before, so I posted without proofreading. But I’ve come back to fix my many goofs. Sorry if anyone read that as initially posted.

It’s the shipping out from Norway that is extremely costly. A small packet with tracking: $18. Thats just for shipping, the smallest packet.

Yep, that’s the new one. Dark purple with the large Efest flame logo.

These are amazing team!

I'm feeling blessed...

My sets are flawless. The boxes are super nice. I only had a couple small dents and scuffs on the boxes.

The UI is just plain COOL!

Bad to the bone in every way!

Can anyone tell me if this battery will fit the X5, thanks

hazy, this line sums it up…

“Unless you need a constant discharge rate above 3A, the UR14500P is the best 14500 cell currently produced.”

The X5 will draw 5.15A with spring bypasses on a good cell. Well up in the 4’s without the bypasses. That cell will probably run it, but you’ll be missing out on one of the key elements of what makes it special… big output.

FWIW, even 3amps is big output from a 14500. That’s 1000+ lumens OTF

We’re so jaded here at BLF :slight_smile:

On the other hand, I get 3.05A from an Efest IMR10440 for 1117 lumens in my tiny little neck light, the Texas Poker. AAA size, big light output. Not that there’s anything inherently Wrong with an AA sized light Only making 1000 lumens, just sayin…

That protected cell is also claiming a ~30% increase in capacity, worth considering I suppose….IF the FET driver doesn’t trip the circuit. (I made a clear polycarbonate battery case to carry a spare Efest Purple, with mine pulling over 11A that 650mAh cell needs back-up.)