Music to my ears! I am planning on using 2 cells only! :)
I am absolutely floored by DX's quickness of my order for the TR-J12. In less than 72 hours from placing the order it is shipped with tracking number.
EDIT- and I cant wait to get my hands on this and to see how the driver is set up. This screams to be driven harder from what I am seeing on the reviews. I would love to have a high driving 3A each, followed by a medium at 1.5A.
Since I like flood I put some DC Fix on the lens and it now has a beam that is just about perfect for me. A huge wall of light. There is still a hotspot but it is quite diffused. The light still manages 10k cd through brute force. :)
So far I like this light a lot. I wish I'd paid $70 instead of closer to $90, but that's the price I pay for impatience. Its not a revolutionary light, but the combo of 26650's and 5 emitters just works nicely. I'm the opposite of most people here, I wish the medium was actually the high(1.3A on 3 cells) and then give me a lower medium.
By the way... the lens appears to be the same size as the big throwers (59mm), are we ever going to get some decent glass in this size? I don't want to chop up a UCLp. I'm half tempted to just pay for a run of them and then sell them myself.
if you do get a run, let me know. Im tempted
I'm not sure what's wrong with my order. My order was placed on 1-1-2012 and was thrown into their new account management system. It was then labeled as BackOrder on the 4th. I filed a support ticket for this problem. Had this happen to another recent order - waited two months as "backorder" and canceled. Not sure when they will refund me.
Anyone else order from DX? I have the "FandyFire" L1 on its way but would really like to play with this one too.
I got some trustfire flames I bought a week ago that says backorder in their new account management system.
So 2100 yours must be here now ?
I received few day ago, but my camera wasn’t here.
I will make a mini review later.
I ordered from KD first and DX.
For DX I ordered 12-31-2011 , but 01-09-2012 still in “Order Received”.
So I canceled from DX and WILL NOT ORDER ANYMORE!!!
DX is so slow that's why I ordered from manafont, but I'm in Australia so orders take around two weeks to get here from manafont over a month for DX I'm not realy a fan of KD either to be honest.
Service from DX KD MF
1st for me is MF but TR-J12 is too late in MF’s catalog.
From now
MF = Flashlights , DIY
KD = Flashlights (If cheaper than MF ) , DIY , driver
So 2100 yours must be here now ?
bro yep, got it 2 days ago it was delayed a bit, i have posted sone measurements in another thread
DX is so slow that's why I ordered from manafont, but I'm in Australia so orders take around two weeks to get here from manafont over a month for DX I'm not realy a fan of KD either to be honest.
I've got mine very fast from KD, seemed to be the first to recieve it too?
KD seems very fast, good and helpful too bad their website lacks info...
I am waiting since two weeks and nothing happens. Last time ever I ordered something at DX
You need to be patient if order from DX & KD. Generally takes 30-35 days are normal!
When I ordered 18 month ago it took 10 days to New Zealand. The time in between it got worse and worse. One month is not acceptable. Last order ever at least for me.
Waiting waiting!
My Skyray 818 does 3A on two fully charged (4,19V) 18650 Hi-Max batteries. If this one does 3,3A on two 26650 it can't be much brighter. Or can it?
My Skyray 818 does 3A on two fully charged (4,19V) 18650 Hi-Max batteries. If this one does 3,3A on two 26650 it can't be much brighter. Or can it?
Here's a test that might answer your question, posted by ergotelis on cpf:
OTF lumen, white empty room, 30sec measurements:Itp xp-g S2 eos A3: 67 lumenFenix LD15: 96 lumenZebralight H51: 155 lumenOlight i1 eos(cr123): 242 lumenNitecore ife2: 256 lumenJetbeam BC20(17670): 266 lumenZebralight SC60: 288 lumenArmytek Predator: 343 lumenOlight Baton S35: 382 lumenDefier XT: 500 lumenDefier X3: 600 lumenThrunite Catapult V2 XM-L: 740 lumenEagletac M3C4: 780 lumenFenix TK60: 790 lumenFenix TK35: 860 lumenTrustfire 3*T6: 1470 lumenSkyray 3*T6: 1610 lumenFenix TK70: 2290 lumenTrustfire TR-J12: 2386 lumen
i have posted this here too :)
My Skyray 818 does 3A on two fully charged (4,19V) 18650 Hi-Max batteries. If this one does 3,3A on two 26650 it can't be much brighter. Or can it?
Oh....ergotelis has the SR 3800, not the SR 818. But it should be very similar IF the current draw is the same.
But the SR3800 is about 2.6A with freshly charged good cells that do not sag much (it may go up to near 3A with lousy cells even at 4.2V just freshly charged). However Matjazz is using Hi-Max, which are very good.
Actually I am measuring like 3.5-3.6A on TF Flames @ 4.2V. It is only the best of the best like Sanyo 2600 unprotected that i get 3.3x amps. (those buggers are crazy, even better than my Panasonic 2900/3100mAh).
Even with both 818 and J12 are at 3.3A, the J12 will still have a bit more output due to its 5 emitters nature (you can calculate that with the LED calculator).