A New Mini at IOS

http://www.intl-outdoor.com/18650-175a-xml-600lumens-flashlight-p-412.html – $28.50

Nice looking little light, approximately 1mm larger than the Shiningbeam S-mini in both length and diameter. Hopefully that means thicker walled. Also waterproof, choice of modes, tints and reflectors!. Rated at 600 lumens and 1.75A, so harder driven than the S-mini. Nanjg 105C (5*7135) driver.

Nice light. I am currently looking for a similar light, this one is a tad more expensive than the Yezl Z1X which is @2.5A...

From my experience with the Yezl's, steer clear and go with this one or another similar option.

This looks like a beautiful, cleanly designed compact xm-l 18650. I like how the head resembles the simple knurled design of a Nitecore D10 head!

Looks nice .

Lots of options , too .

Yeah and easy access to add chips for more current, if ever needed...

About options, I would most likely get:

2-mode 100%-10%, 3C neutral tint with OP reflector for wider/smoother spot :)

Small EDC, small reflector, not going to throw much anyway so gotta love them as floody all-rounders :)

That is exactly how I would order that light .

Roche F12 XM-L looks similar but with a bezel ring.

Great compact light, but if I had to choose, it would be the F12 in black this time around.

:) choices, choices...

Well it certainly looks very familiar https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/7533#comment-156676

I finished building that kit a few days ago and so far I'm very satisfied. I do hope that IOS version is not sharing same problems as kit from cqg (especially battery tube)

Thanks for the post, I had completely forgotten about the host kit from CNQG and problems with the battery tube are serious. Can you expand your comments a little? We have run into similar issues with the Roche F12. Only one of my 8 battery brands will fit in the tube.

- Did you try various batteries? Were any protected cells able to fit?
- Can you provide ID for the tube?

Well protected battery would not fit at all (I have only hi-max and xtar) Inital diameter was only tenth or two above 18mm. After filing down diameter is approx. 18.8mm and now xtar (and hi-max) fits without problem. Apart from battery tube problem regarding ID it should be noted that things are quite tight lengthwise so I had to use shorter spring for tail cap. This problem occurs because inner threads on both tail cap and head part are anodised and electrical contact is made trough battery tube which has to be screwed down completely against both retaining ring in tail cap and head to ensure contact. Removing anodisation from part of inner threads would solve this but it might be little tricky to do that...

Despite all of initial problems it's still a very good flashlight and currently my favorite for edc (perhaps because of modified luxdrv firmware for 101-AK driver )

Thanks. Yes, Xtar is one of the ones I had problem with on diameter with the F12, but only due to the sticker over the shrink wrap. Hi-Max are the fattest cells in my collection. Xtar is also one of the longest 18650 cells as well.

I had luck with Solarforce 2400mAh and Trustfire Flame 3000mAh, but these are still very tight lengthwise and they have smashed the spring somewhat. Even if my other cells fit one way, they would probably be too long. I have that issue on a few lights with the Xtars.

Confused here...aside from obvious aesthetics, what's the difference between

this.....

and this....

Very little difference in function, internals and size, huge difference in looks. The no-name also offers a choice in reflectors and would be a good EDC. The F12 has that great yellow option but is a pocket shredder IMO.

I quess I could turn the question around on you - what's the difference between different brands of P60's? Wink

bezel stainless vs. alu, tailcap cut-out vs. non-cut-out, double o-rings vs. single o-rings... but check battery compatibility (diameter) on both before thinking about purchasing them.

Amen to that, Vectrex...

IMO that new mini > Roche F12 at least appearance wise.

Good point there - many flavors of P60 hosts. It just seemed that both lights are very similar except for the outside appearance, and I was wondering if I was just missing something or plain stupid. FWIW, I'm partial to the F12 myself.

I bought one of the LXP 18650 1.75A XM-L 600lumens Flashlights from this website. Just came in last night.

I paid for the neutral white and picked the “high-med-low” mode option.

Something is wrong with it. It doesn’t change modes. At one point it started to cycle, and then it stayed stuck in 1 mode from then on. Solder work on the driver board is poor quality. I’m going to have to tear this thing up and try to resolder it all. Not too happy about this purchase.

Just wanted to give a heads up.