NiteFighter F30B - Any reviews of it?

I have seen this picture often - and I quite like it.

But I haven’t found any reviews on it - has soimebody experiences with that flashlight?

Only 12$… 18.83€ |Nitefighter F30B High Brightness 2000 Lumen 5 modes LED Flashlight Torch Lamp Flash Light Cree XM L2 LED|t6 led|t6t6 lamp - AliExpress

Thanks!

I received one yesterday and was pleasantly surprised. I plan on ordering another soon. 5 mode no memory always starts on high, no pill led sets on a shelf direct thermal path to the body. Looks like its driven fairly well, little larger hot spot than my Convoy C8.

nice
16 or 20mm MCPCB?

I will definately buy one.
Thank you very much!

This is the store I purchased mine from.

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/318310

I want the lantern in Orange badly but its a little expensive.

They are also at eBay.

The F41C looks awesome, but I’d love to see a teardown before I buy it. 26650, clicky and side button.

I should better wrote this in this thread:
I was considering to buy the NITEFIGHTER F30B.
But there is almost the same light with Securitylng branding:

And this one has even the XM-L2 U2-1A.
At their Aliexpress store it still listed as XM-L T6, but on the pictures the XM-L2 is visible.
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/SecurityIng-600LM-Torch-XM-L-T6-LED-5-Modes-IPX-7-Waterproof-Tactical-Flashlight-for-Hiking/418718_32292107825.html
What do you think: is it the same as the F30B – or even better built?

Securitylng version.

http://www.banggood.com/NITEFIGHTER-F30B-CREE-XM-L2-2000LM-5modes-LED-Flashlight-18650-p-971780.html

Oh, wow - Thanks!

I was just waiting for the AliExpress-one to get cheaper again - but BG has also a very good price - I will buy it there.

I’m thinking about ordering the Securitylng version from their Aliexpress shop. Cheaper, same/better specs. The only reason I hesitate is I have not paid by credit card on Ali yet. But the lower price is tempting. The Securitylng brand is also sold at the German Amazon.de, but not all models available and the prices are higher…

I have that on my code request list :wink:

Does anyone know:

1—Type of reflector—Smooth or Textured ?

2—What actual model # is the XM-L2 ?

1 - smooth, as you can see in the pictures :wink:
2 - the most blueish white the chinese can find - as in all cheapo-lights (just a guess)

I ordered mine today @BangGood + the ThorFire TG18

Review in BG:

“I am very surprised by this light! Feels absolutely amazing. The coating is half-matte and feels velvet-like. The LED-color is not the usual ultra-cold-white but a neutral white tint - around 5200K (a bit cooler than a XM-L2 3B). Longer cells like the Samsung 26F barely fit - they connect but then the switch is hard (or not) to press. The LED sits on a 25mm MCPCB in an integrated pill (no hole). THermal paste is used. Over all one of the best low-budget lights I’ve ever bought (and I have around 55 flashlights right now…)”

I also ordered :slight_smile: Good tint for scalping? Probably

What if I say to you, that that review was written by me? :wink:

That light is very good for the price.
The color of the Tailcap doesn’t fit that of the body 100%, but it’s OK.

The Reflector sits straight on toe MCPCB - If you use a spacer, the focus gets fu*ked up. It is centered pretty well.

Believe as you show 55 flashlights :slight_smile:
It’s good tint for me, because I don’t like warm light.
Where it is larger reflector, in F30B or C8?

I’m not at home atm - I will answer you on wednesday.

But just from my memory, the reflector is as wide as a C8 but not as deep.
The beam is also not so thin (which I like)

Comparable to the Lumintop SD10

How is the UI on this one? Anyway it’s a very good looking flashlight indeed!

I got one of these in on a good price from BangGood, US warehouse. It's a nice quality light overall for the price. Head diameter is slightly wider than an X6 or D80, but has the wider I.D. reflector, like the D80 has, maybe 5 mm wider than an X6, so it's theoretically a better light for throw vs. an X6.

Couple things:

  • Mitko mentioned here: https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/33641, the body tube is glued to the head, but on mine, that's not the case - came unthreaded easy, but it's beefy driver retaining ring seems impossible to budge. I hope it's not reverse threaded because if so, I really tightened the heck out of mine then. At this point after working on it for a while, I think there's no other choice but to start drilling/cutting it off.
  • the MCPCB appears to be a non-standard 25 mm size, but might be able to fit a MaxToch 26 mm in there.
  • the lumens readings are sub-par at about 500-600, but throws pretty good for such a low lumens output, think about 20 kcd. Id suspect an XM-L2 T6 at best, maybe lower
  • tail readings are about 2.6A on a good cell
  • It's got a long reset time to start back at mode #1 (hi), like 20 secs or so. Any sooner clicks will be next mode
  • the tailcap threading doesn't appear to be square but they feel like quality threads - smooth

If anyone else has this light and attempted to get to the driver and/or did any modding, please post here. Thanks!