Mini zoomable Supfire F3-L2 3 AAA or 1 18650 I made a video

LED Flashlights – General Info 1 x AAA Flashlights
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Hi BLF guys, I have made A Video for Supfire F3-L2, welcome to visit and have a look

The major features of Supfire F3-L2:
LED Light Source: LED Cree XM-L2
Max Flux: 1100 Lumens
Color Temperature : Cool White
Zoom Type: Zoomable, Adjustable
Switch Type: Tail-cap Switch
Switch Mode: High/Mid/Low/Strobe/SOS
Battery: 1*18650 or 3*AAA Batteries(not included)
Lens Type: Convex Lens
Body Material: Aluminium Alloy
Surface Treatment: Hard Anodized
Water Resistant: IP67
Irridation Distance: 100-200m
Flashlight Size: Length 125mm,Head Diameter 35mm,Tail Diameter 25mm
Weight: 106g

Supfire F3-L2 Product Link

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Thanks for making these videos. I’m still trying to decide if I want a Zoomie.

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:slight_smile:

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Looks pretty nice. Does it have a solid or hollow pill? Could tell us what the tail cap readings are? Could we gets some beam shots as well?

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Sorry, i’m not the technical guy, expect some BLF guy can do a technical review for this flashlight, thanks in advance!

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Could we at least get a couple of pictures of the beam (zoomed and un-zoomed)?

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I have one on order, shipped. I'll post a short review. It looks pretty nice for $12.

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just send me one and I make a small review and disassemble it to look what is inside…

:wink:

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Looking forward to your review Tom!
Seems a promising light.

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Thanks Tom E, expect your review!

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I’m also very curious what the pill/heatsink setup is like. If it’s well sinked this looks like a nice light, I like the tail cap with recessed button, should tailstand great. Definitely keep us UTD Tom!

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Yes, not much time lately - little overwhelmed right now. I've been struggling with switch issues on this light. I swapped it out - still same problem. Thought maybe the button was too tight up against the rubber boot - shaved off some of the button so it's looser now - still same problem. I'm measuring about 17% difference in hi mode from switching modes, coming back to hi, or, just slight depressions of the button will change it. It's a cheaper style button - meaning no PCB board and uses a contact flange to make contact to the outer shell. I originally thought it was the brown threaded reflector thing, but wound up being the button problem. It's very frustrating when you can't get a consistent reading...

Nice pill:

Easy mod to skip current limiting resistors. Simply move the + wire to the solder blob pad on the left:

  • solid pill top
  • 16 mm machine out cut where the MCPCB is mounted (ok to me)
  • nice wide diameter lens for a light it's size (no big width bezel like many zoomies have now-a-days)

Tailcap parts:

Hope this helps. I think it's definitely worth the price - easy moddable, nice quality. Only negative is the tailcap switch issue, which is pretty common I believe in these lower cost zoom lights. The 17% is measurable on a meter, but probably not noticeable in real life usage.