Update: Keygos Admits To Using Different Parts On Some Keygos KE-5 Flashlights

I received it about a week ago and it pulls 2a. Expected more after how much ILF had touted it but It it will do

My first one I just got done checking with a fully charged Xtar 18700 2600MAH protected battery and it was 3.82 amps at the tailcap.

My second one was right around 2 amps.

At 2a it's still a great thrower but what concerns me is that the emitter is held in place by the white grease- no fasteners whatsoever. I can actually move it very easy

My second one is not even in the same ball park as my first. My first one on high I would bet money is around 200 lumens brighter than my second. On low it's probably as bright as my second one on medium.

Have you checked the amperage of the bright one on medium? I would be curious to know? On medium mine will pull right at 1a on a fully charged Xtar

I couldn't tell you for it won't cycle through the modes. It stays on high. I even tried putting the tailcap back on and went to medium mode and then turned if off since the light has memory. But once I do that and retest at tailcap it apparently goes back to the high mode and around 3.80 amps.

That's strange....

Here you can see the difference with your eyes for yourself between the two.

https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/4595

Yep, your first one was what I was expecting. Still a nice light though

@ILIKEFLASHLIGHTS:

Good to hear, that it ends for you so good :)

So I guess it's the luck of the draw on which one we'll get when we order one. That's a shame I got one on order now, I hope it's as good as everyone says. I just got the Keygos KE-2 and it seems bright.

Thanks buddy. I just hope I get another good one like my first. I wished I had a light meter. I would love to see what this thing registered on a good one.

It's going to my son. He can keep the other one as well.

Here's my Keygos KE-5 , it was a bit drizzly and foggy. This is the 2A version. Hope you liked the laser show. LOL

Just got mine today - ordered from redlog on 11/1/2011. Part of the SS Bezel is not polished (they missed a spot about a half inch long). And of course it has the green circuit board so its underdriven - measured around 2.2A at the tailcap with a freshly charged protected trustfire flame from DX @ 4.19v. About the same as my Ultrafire X2 with a tighter hotspot and not quite as bright at a distance. Seems to weigh slightly less. Still a nice light - I like it.

Edit: The clip for the TA21 fits.

Yeah, its a shame they nerfed it with that driver - the Trustfire C8 would be a better deal. I look at this way - when/if the driver unglues itself I'll probably try to replace it with the 2.8A driver or maybe someone knows where we could get a 3.5A+ driver for it?

If it is >3A does it make the XM-L less effeient?

gorann,

I don't know if that is true.

Mine read 3.82 amps last nite at the tailcap with a fully charged Xtar 18700 2600MAH battery. I have got about the same with some Trustfire flame batteries. There may be a particular point that a XM-L led can't de driven much past to make it much brighter, but I don't think 3 amps is it. The Catapult V3 I believe is driven at 3.5amps.

I will forward this thread to Miss Erica at Keygos.

If it does cycle by half-presses on the clickie, it should also cycle by momentary disconnects of one of the ammeter probes. Some drivers need two disconnects for the first mode change if the light has been on for more than a few seconds.