Hmm.. I'm not sure what you mean about my sister (I do actually have one who's birthday is in August, but she doesn't live in my room!) I did one of the surveys just now but the other seems unavailable. Thanks for reminding me of that $5 off coupon though, that's a good % off.
I think the P1a will probably be fine, though I wouldn't always trust what the engineers/manufacturers say; it reminds me of Nitecore explicitly stating their D11.2 could run 14500 li-ion cells ok, but in reality it ran direct drive (dimming etc still worked but no regulation and very high current). This led to LEDs overheating and boost circuits getting damaged.. The P1a also uses a boost only circuit so there can't be regulation of current from a cell until it's output voltage (under load) drops below the vf of the LED (around 3.2v with an XP-G I think), this would worry me if I was considering running li-ions as at 4.2v fresh off the charger current could be 1.8A plus, which would be unhealthy for the LED at best.
I would just measure current with a 14500 fresh off the charger as soon as you get it just to be sure, if it's below 1.6A then you should be fine. I certainly wouldn't try IMR 14500s in it though as they have very low internal resistance and would possibly damage the LED even in short bursts.
good idea. i dont have a DMM yet (although they cost only 3$ on ebay, made in Chi*a) but i will ask my neighbors to help out with the amperage measurement. Those 3$ digital multimeters dont really handle very well amperages over 200mA, although they are "designed for" up to 10A.
Fenix is a world-class company, China's #1 brand in mass manufacturing high quality flashlights; their very first public flashlight model was released in 2005, the Fenix L1P. If both the Fenix LD10 R5 and the Klarus P1A cost equally 15$, then i would be hard-pressed to take a well-reasoned decision and choose one over the other. I would have to compare side by side, beam pattern, actual throw, tint, tint, tint, etc.
However, in RL since the LD10 (55$@HKE) and the P1A (7$@DD) are priced world's apart -- this is an easy one. For sure, the P1A has a much better price-performance ratio.
( and for the very perfect EDC i still prefer the Quark X 1x 14500 over any other contenders )
lol, just wanted to know how do they work, they might have some things on their site but it might never come in stock! 75$ only? I am waiting more than 300$ orders from them!!!
Are you going to post the new lower price? Anyway I think that the GroupBuy price should be lower than regular price with a coupon, otherwise its not a GroupBuy just 5 pages of advertising for your company with the same price as always.
Howly s%&t :O After that vid, another related vid pops up. Man, slightly squeezed cell started to exhale toxic stuff and then caught fire :O I really don't care if CR123 lights are used by special forces or whatever, I don't plan to use them (aside from being quite expensive)
Thats exactly what should we (those who bought P1A :bigsmile: ) do (if someone finally will receive one :bigsmile: )
Quite big for EDC (ITP A2/Olight I2, Nitecore EZAA or Fenix E15 or AAA sized lights are better for EDC, IMO)
Man, I think p-p ratio is excellent even at original price ($30, or $25 with coupon. Not everyone has those giftcards :bigsmile: )
Hi everyone, I am back for work now. Happy new year to you all. Sorry for the late reply. I have contacted with our suppliers but these products is lack of stock, I am very sorry about that. I find another good flashlights, this is ready for group buy, the product is UltraFire™ C8 CREE Q5 LED 5Mode Flashlight with Battery & Charger, the link is http://www.dinodirect.com/ultrafire-c8-flashlight-led-5mode-battery-charger.html, the price is $33.69, and the group buy price is $22.57, 33%OFF, and the coupon code is BLFUF, anyone who have interests please hurry to get it.
Can you confirm your stock of Klarus P1A? I've placed the order (93723519-DD) and paid 5 days ago, and you (DD) not even approved it :| My last one (I made a few months ago) was approved in just 8 minutes.