My copy of Uniquefire 3900 from lightmalls (same store as what you've gotten the 818 from) has been excellent. Maybe at most 1 nick...that's it. Driven very good too, much better than yours.
Funny yours measured 1.68A. Should be 2.1-2.6A from the various stuff from Trustfire/Sky Ray.
Thanks for the honest review Foy! Excellent job on this. I have been wondering about this model, and it looks like my hesitance was warranted.
You'd probably like the Uniquefire 3900 a bit more. I own it, and the build quality is very good, although the finish is marginal, and my unit has an obvious machining mistake in the bezel.
That's a shame, Foy. Honestly though, I was surprised you went with the Skyray after all the posts regarding the numerous issues folks had with most every Skyray model. For your $60 I'd have gone the extra $10 or so and gotten the DRY. I hope the driver doesn't die on you next. :(
I do own the Masterpiece Pro 1 and in terms of throw specifically, the MPP 1 throws farther than the M8. I know there are better throwers out there but the MPP 1 will give you new respect for the ubiquitous XR-E.
Thanks for the kind words. All I have left to do now is the Wk 26. That one will be much more fun . . .
...a pile of camel dung, as well. Bluish tint, DOA (I fixed a bad connection in head), underdriven, and I gave it to my dad as a gift. Purchased from Manafont.
My 3800 was also a pile of camel dung. Fried quickly. Manafont said it was a 3-day warranty on that light.
I'll never buy another product from Manafont because of their shoddy customer service, and not standing behind their products.
Two thumbs down for FryRay lights, and Manafont.
Ending on a positive note, the 3800 host makes a great hammer, if you don't hit the nail too hard.
Kind of surprised you whent with the fry ray Foy, I think there is better tripples out there and the new 5 x T6 from trustfire might be worth a look once they start rolling in.
Good Honest Review Foy. I was thinking, why would you buy a Crappy looking Light? I looked at the Sales Link. It is not the same Light you RX or the Photos are Modded. It looks like Misrepresentation to me.
I got my Skyray 850 today. Veery similiar to this, only 1.6A on tailcap, not very bright, I wait for new driver from KAI, hope it will move it a little bit forward, as now it doesn't surprise with light amount...