Do you guys think that this will be a good light? I'm thinking of getting one and wanted your opinion also the XinTD C8 in a 2 mode. Let me know what you guys think.....Thanks
got a url - link?
I googled it and came up empty, outside of this thread.
Key factors will be LED type/quantity + drive current and how that balances with the thermal path and heatsink mass.
Sure do, sorry about that here's the TC500
http://www.intl-outdoor.com/shadow-tc500-xml-u2-800lumens-218650-flashlight-p-421.html
and here's the XinTD
http://www.intl-outdoor.com/xintd-c8-v3-xml-u2-910lumens-flashlight-p-308.html
and on the XinTD I would get the 2 mode cw
I think they're equally bright but TC500 outthrows C8 by huge margin. It's also bigger.
No, I wasn't comparing the two I would hope the TC500 would have no problem. I was just asking your opinions on the 2 lights. I've read somewhere that the XinTD C8 is a really
good thrower for a C8 light also.
The XinTD seems to be THE C8 of C8s, the Shadow should be quite nice based on my experience with the JM07 Pro.
The fit&finish of the Shadow lights I've received to date has always been stellar, FWIW.
With the size specs, if properly driven I'm betting it will throw with the best of them (STL-V6/V2, etc...). With the nice side-clicky and legendary Shadow build quality for $59 it seems like a no brainer. ;)
Too bad Shadow is legendary for not driving their lights very hard as well. I would have ordered it already otherwise. A good review might make me purchase this, but I want to see what Crelant has up their sleeve as well. Not just the aspheric for the 7g5.
Rick now has 2 more lights coming.
Get a grip dude!
Shadow rocks! If only they would drive their lights harder. I'm still a big Shadow supporter because they seem selective with their designs. However, I think they need a HD2010 type light with an extension to make it 2 x 26650/18650. That would be a winner!
Good point - TC500 is not hardly driven as well. Current from batteries is only 1,17A so emitter is driven at about 2,2A. That's why the "original" T40CS easily outshines and outthrows TC500.
Where do you know that it's only 1.17A?
Do you have them both?
Look how the TC500 illuminates the inside of that building in the top picture! :p
The T40CS does look significantly brighter tho.
Well the TC500 has T6 3C neutral white! :p But yes the T40CS is somewhat brighter.
Not sure why would people want a NW thrower for.
Dammit, the only interesting light is the Spark SP6.....and it's 399 bucks and it's not even using U2. SR95 UT is 450 bucks. Crazy world we live in.
I'll hiberate somemore and come back again later..... :D
No, I don't. It seems we have the same souce ;) 1,17A from 2x18650 means about 2,2A to the emitter. XM-L in real T40CS is driven at 2,8-3A. That's big difference and you can see in on first picture. Second one was photoshopped to make TC500 look brighter than it really is.
Not in that last picture it don't. The TC500 wins there.
TC500 wins but must have over 1000 OTF lumens to be so much brighter. Thing is - second pictures were taken at different settings. They are uncomparable because the difference makes TC500 brighter than it really is. Only first pics are comparable and they clearly show that T40CS smashes TC500.