SIPIK SK96 Cree XM-L T6 3-Mode Flood-to-Throw

LED Flashlights – General Info Multiple AAA Flashlights
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http://www.manafont.com/product_info.php/sipik-sk96-cree-xml-t6-3mode-floodtothrow-led-flashlight-black-186503aaa-p-10042

Also available at DX: http://www.dealextreme.com/p/adjustable-focus-zoom-cree-xm-3-mode-600lm-white-led-waterproof-flashlight-black-3xaaa-126717?item=2

Does anyone have this light? Any thoughts?

I love that it can use 3xAAA, but retains a 18650 option. I’d like to have a couple of XM-L flood-to-throw lights in my collection, since there are scenarios in which an even spread of light is useful. I realize of course you’d see nowhere close to 600 lumens using 3xAAAs, but you don’t always need a shitload of light either.

I’m about 5 seconds away from ordering one of these, but I just thought I’d solicit some opinions first.

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1) This is 3xAAA
2) there is nothing to love about 3xAAA
3) throw will be not much light

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I made typos of omission in my OP, which I can’t correct now have now corrected. Yes, I understand that’s it’s a 3xAAA light. But I’m betting it will put out more lumens than my LL P7, which uses 4xAAA. And I still find my P7 to be a useful light on occasion.

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Hmmm. Just stumbled across a picture of a Jetbeam Jet-III M. Clearly the design that SIPIK have been “inspired” by in this particular case:

Of course functionally speaking, they are quite different.

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You can edit them just look above the post and there is an edit tab. Or if you have trouble finding it just do control+f and then type in edit.

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Ha. Far out. I noticed that the bottom edit button disappeared after a certain amount of time, so I had assumed that the forum software only allowed edits within a certain time frame, as is common on other forums. I didn’t even notice the edit tab. Cool, and thanks :slight_smile:

By the way, the forum software running here is pretty cool. Lots of nice features :slight_smile:

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I have 3
These have no thermal contact with the “pill tube” - yes its that long and empty.
Also very bulky and smelly.
DX deleted my comment

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Your comment appears to still be there. And there’s also a reply by someone who disagrees with you. Would you mind clarifying?

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if you check the product homepage, the discussion is missing

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There is “beware, these have no thermal contact between led (Milan, 03/11/2012,2 Replies,155 Views”

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The product page is how I found your comment. It’s definitely there.

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Finally ordered this light from MF about a week ago, and it arrived today. Two words: thoroughly unimpressed.

I’m not going to bother posting any pictures of the body itself. It is what it is and it’s decent enough for the price. In fact overall, the light has some potential. But take a look at the pill:

Notice how there’s no surface below the star for heat dissipation? This is entirely unacceptable. In fact it’s an almost offensive omission, if you know what I mean. Milan was absolutely correct. Something can probably be done about this, although I’m not sure what yet. The driver pulls close to 3 amps on high which makes this a significant concern.

All in all, out-of-the-box, this light is a POS. But I’m not ready to give up on it yet :wink:

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“close to 3 amps ” - from AAA?
“Milan was absolutely correct” - but he failed to convey the message…

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I mean he was correct about there being no contact (no significant contact, anyway) between the star and the pill.

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he wrote no contact but you still bought… (probably enough contact for AAA use…)

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I bought it because I liked the design. I always knew I was going to pull it apart and rebuild it.

As for AAA, some decent NiMH AAAs can deliver 2 amps hot off the charger, and sustain 1.5. That’s still too much current for a star without decent heatsinking if you ask me.

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this is nothing liek the sipik68 big AVOID .