Are there any "good" SRK clone left out there?

My first one was a FandyFire UV-S5 3xXML almost three years ago… Real woaw factor! Still one of my favorite.
Not long after that I also got a 7xXML TrustFire i think. Colder but still impressive.

And then, end of last year, i decide to order another UV-S5 to gift a friend… and i got faint ice cold LatticeBright leds. The light died after less then an hour runtime anyway!

I still love the concept. But i don’t trust any clone out there now.

Do you know of one that’s any good right now?

Thanks.

I picked up an M170 as well. Quite nice. Could use a driver upgrade for UI, better mode spacing, and a bump in brightness.

Supfire M6 is a solid option too.

I wouldn’t bother looking for an SRK.

Well the answer seems to be no to the OP.
But I got my 6 SRKs and bought them at AliExpress thinking they were good. They weren’t so I started disputes and good sellers who were not aware of the fake LB LEDs could keep $2,50 to cover shipping. In the end I paid $1,70 on average for them. And for that money heck yeah a great host despite the problems
Got 3 V2 RMM drivers with moon, 2 x V1 DIY RMM drivers and a ramping driver on the way from a fellow BLFer.
3 Nichia 219Bs to use with the ramping as first real mod.

Stock I can say the Uniquefire 1401 is very impressive. Excellent cooling, display, solid feel and the best mode spacing of all my lights with a LOW slightly higher then moon, a very bright HIGH and MED nicely in between, I use it a lot.

I recently bought a 4 LED (suposedly 4 * CREE) authentic SRK from Fasttech.

This one

SRK at Fastech

Has been working well for over a month and nice and bright!

Yes is that a good one?
I have two with the same looking driver and these are notable less quality, threads rough and one stopped working after half an hour. No biggie for me because of the modding plans.
And this one had Cree LEDs?
Good find then!

might I sugest this

http://www.mtnelectronics.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=80&product_id=250

Nope it aint, the emitters are just hella bad Cree copy, the driver is nothing special, the body is painted( not oxidized) and the inner emitter`s MCPCB is floating in the air not even contacting the body

For those SRK fans arround here, i could suggest THIS ONE

Cheap, the best throw , the emitter`s MCPCB does contact with the body, easy moddable too- 3 x u2 3D emitters and voila, you have a desent SRK, even betted with a Roshe ramping firmware, a fet dd driver and Noctigon 16mm mcpcbs
Plus those that i got so far were unbranded: i realy love unbranded hosts

Does that light have a solid shelf or just an aluminum plate spanning a big hole? How do you bust an SRK beyond repair? If it is an old one, do you want to part with it?

Matt

Anybody else remember when SRKs used to come with stainless bezels & switch buttons?

Yup, I have one of those and it is black!

The only unmodified light I own is a black original SRK with 3C/3D (not sure) XM-Ls. I've never even pulled the driver out.

I would love one more of the old lights, I would make it in domed 4C XM-L2’s and be very happy with it. I have one of the GB RMM drivers begging for a home, may never get to use it in an SRK, may have to pick up the Supfire that Richard sells. My current one is de-domed XP-G2’s. I might even do something silly like 2 219b’s and a 4C XM-L2.

This is an option but it is expensive and “unknown”
The Supfire is a known so it is probability a better option.

https://www.fasttech.com/products/1502101

The last one of those I got had real XM-L2s, screw-in shelf, good machining & finish (the battery tube o-ring actually touches the ID of the head, amazing!). No branding as a bonus.

How log ago was that??? I wonder if they are still the real deal, not sure I want a 6, but….

Throw WATER on it!? :open_mouth: Oh no… :person_facepalming:

Same question… How long ago?
Some of those clones where good two or three years ago, as was the FandyFire UV-S5 i mention in the OP, but they are not necessarily the same that ship now.

I wonder why you you even care about emitters inside when a great U2 3D is 2.5$ ? The best ones are 3 or 4 emitter ones, so it will bump your price with 20$ including noctigons and the fet driver +some handlywork

Since SRK are one of my favourite lights what do you think guys of a CU pill for it? I have a machinist + nice Cu rod here…that idea is in my head for some time now… of course it will be made for a SRK/SRk clone that we sellect as best for our needs

THIS one isnt bad as a host too, its only that :fandyfire: engraving bugs me a bit :sunglasses:

Couldn’t we just force a decent old fashioned quality 3 x Nichia 219c via a group buy?

I’m totally in for the idea of some CU inside. The problem is, the chances that everyones SRK has differing internal measurements are high. So, you would possibly be making custom one-offs?