Review: Eagle Eye X5 (Update: Outdoor Beamshots Added!)

[JackO_Lantern]

I am concerned about the 2A charge rate of the internal charger of the X5R: Isn’t this too high for the 18650 cells?
(Of course you could use a 1A-USB-adapter for a lower rate.)

[pilotdog68]

I don’t know of many common 18650’s that would exceed spec by charging at 2amps, but some people choose not to. I haven’t measured it yet to see if it actually does charge at 2amps, but I know mine slightly under-charges, terminating at ~4.16v (still within most specs)

[jescereal]

@pilotdog68

It’s just a little different. The tail switch still has to be on of course, but after the cable is plugged in it’s a single click on the side switch to turn off the light. I’d say it’d be pretty difficult to head-stand an X5R and charge, so that might be enough incentive for him to turn it off. The annoying thing is that once it stops charging it turns the light back on, so no charging on top of a nightstand with this one.

That seems better than the X6R, so that’s good to hear! A bit weird that it turns back on after charging, but I still think it’ll be an improvement. Thanks for the answer.

[jescereal]

Extra beamshots!

Outdoor beamshots at about 150-60 meters:

Moonlight:

Low:

Medium:

High:

Turbo: