Jaxman M8 Review
Overview :
First Look / Unboxing :
Flashlights comes in very simple , “poor” packaging :
Package Contains :
- Flashlight
- Lanyard
Extended View :
The flashlight itself :
It is a smaller C8 styled flashlight , meant to be a pocket thrower .
Flashlight , with lanyard installed :
It can tailstand nicely too :
The classic C8 head , in a smaller size :
It has a little “Warning” logo on the head :
The crenelated bezel :
Here we can see the SMO reflector and the nicely centered LED (xp-l hi) :
Tube & tailcap . Very smooth knurling , and nice machinng on the tailcap :
Tailcap’s rubber boot :
And the tube’s threads . Anodized , well machined :
Bonus pic , Thorfire C8s left , Jaxman M8 right :
M8’s head is noticeably smaller …
A quick teardown :
Head assembly :
Led drop-in made from brass , with xp-l hi on DTP copper board :
Led mspcb is held down with 2 screws . Thermal paste is applied too under the mcpcb :
Mcpcb is copper DTP . Notice the centering ring too .
And the 7135*6 driver soldered on the pill :
Reflector :
Lens , good quality AR coated lens & the square o-ring ! :
Modes and driver info :
Flashlight has a driver with 6 * AMC7135 , so it can provide up to 2.1amps on the LED .
Flashlight has 5 modes :
- High > Med > Low > Strobe > S.O.S
You can change mode groups by soldering a different star on the driver .
Measurements :
Battery used in all measurements : Samsung INR18650-30Q 3000mAh
Lumens measurements :
Hi : 700 lumens
Med : 224 lumens
Lo : 24 lumens
Intensity on highest setting : 29,4 kcd
Beamshots section :
Control shot :
End of the road is 80m away…
Low :
Mid :
High :
This particulaer light is the 5500K version
A few words :
A well built “small size C8” , with a perfect setup for a pocket thrower. It is built with quality components : AR coated lens , high quality SMO reflector , square o-ring on the lens and combined with the xp-l hi on copper DTP board it provides a very usefull beam with great throw . Pill makes very good contact with the head , it is a tight fit , pretty good for heat dissipation. Really happy with the light so far !
Flashlight was provided by Fasttech for review purposes . You can find this flashlight here .