Thats a huge let down for me. The Skyline I has that fancy infinite brightness driver with hidden strobe mode too. I was thinking about pulling the trigger on buying one myself.
The abysmal part was referring to its low output on 18650, which can be rectified by replacing the regulator as I said.
You won't lose the "infinite brightness" part if you switch out the regulator for a simple 1-mode linear amc board. The brightness ramping is controlled by a separate pwm dimmer in the tail cap and it won't be affected by a swap to a amc regulator.
The regulator I used was a 5-mode 3*amc board that I pulled from another mod job and converted into 1-mode. But any 1-mode amc regulator should work just fine. It was fairly easy to get access to all components in the light, a xm-l mod should also be fairly easy. You'd want a 16mm or smaller mcpcb for the mod though.
I can't imagine 2x123a (all of $2) being a huge deal since it doesn't seem like a light you'd use all that much. A few years storage life might actually be a useful function.
but as stated poor output on one battery. i knew that going in to it and hate to say but i was shocked still . its my first single battery light in 18650 or cr123 .
destroys this in terms of output , 009 moded with XML BTW ( even without mod).
i had planned on swapping the LED at some point then maybe the driver...
interesting about the tailcap functions - i think that really is the WTG.
over all its a nice build - solid but not too heavy , out of the way disco mode and yet it can be deployed effortlessly , infinite brightness is good but... , does throw but needs xml
but infinite brightness is fast, too fast , once held it in increases in brightness then within a second its down to "flickering moon mode "
worst flaw- is not supporting rCr123s
id get it again but a few bucks less would be nice , i would be highly disapointed if i had paid more. although a few years ago ( when it came out) i dont know if the output equated a , eh-hmm "premium" $90 or whatever at the time
also SFF sent it light wrapped in foamy wrap ,l2t and l2p were in packages
I will be the first to tell you that for what you get for $32 shipped to your door is one heck of a deal. The quality on this light is just awesome. And it throws the tightest beam out of all the lights I own.
This one probably is the brightest light I own and the farthest thrower. It probably will throw a beam 500yds. I know it will very easily throw one 400yds.
It's 400yds or so to this horsebarn from my house where I am standing. That was taken on 18x optical zoom. I can light that barn up at nite very easily with that light at this same spot.