I received mine 2 days ago.
Ugly beam with the XP-G3, there is a clear tint shift around the hotspot with yellow corona :confounded:
That and the 6000K+ cold white made me swap it for a 4500K 4000K 219Cā¦ and here is my new EDC (I have a thing for AA lights those days)
I have two Nichia versions on order from Neal. I did not ask what CRI they are either. 90 would be a nice surpriseā¦
Wow, the 4500 must be a great EDC! You got some from Clemence?
Woopsy, mine is a 4000K from Kaidomain sorryā¦ Iāll edit my post
Got one with Nichia from Neal and I love it
Good to hear XXX man, do you have any pictures or beamshots?
how long did it take for shipping?
I have ordered one from Neal 2 weeks ago, should be on its way now, hopefully it will arrive soon!
Not yet.
Will try to do it tomorrow.
It was about 3 weeks, standard time from China to me.
Iāve got a Nichia on the way tooā¦
Almost forgot about it. One nice SS/AA light. Canāt wait to have it in hand. Now i wish it was there.
While waiting for one of Nealās, Iāve done some experiences with those I have, with TIR lenses and a reflector!
Iāll leave the links here you wanna take a look!
Today I received some TIR lenses I ordered 2 weeks ago, to modify this flashlight, following vwpieces suggestion on this thread! So thanks, for it As seen before, the original beam is very narrow, so I wanted it to get a bit floody. Being an AA/ 14500 flashlight, I rather have it with a flood beam than with throw, as the main use Iāll have for it will be at close range. I ordered 2 different types of lenses: 1 that has the āhiveā look (60Āŗ) and 1 that has a flat surface (also 60Āŗ). They ā¦
So, my quest in modding these Amutorch flashlights continues Today I received a small and very cheap flashlight I ordered after seeing this review by mizou51: [REVIEW] Cheap 14500 flashlight with COB light side and little modding . (Btw, this is a pretty light for its price, and very useful with the COB part! For indoor use, itās pretty nice despite tint, beam and UI) I asked him to make some measurements on the reflector to check if it would fit in these lights andā¦it fits!!! So, I pā¦
Buy the nichia, you wont regret it. Its cheap too. Can be giveaways for you love ones
Received a Nichia one from Neal today.
Real nice and compact SS AA light with SS tail clicky. Nice NW tint but rather floody for what iāve quickly seen so far. Feels great in hand but a tad heavy to my taste (itās SS right).
One small issue iām having is the battery lose contact easily if i bump the lightā¦
I have received mine from Neal today and i experienced the same issue, so i took it apart, lubed all threads since they came clean without any lubrication and i have stretched the spring from the switch a littebit and assembled it again.
Now it works flawless and i really like it!
Made a small comparison against my Reylight Pineapple, both on AA and max level.
You can see that it is clearly brighter then the Reylight as the tint is about the same (4000K Nichia 219C)
It also gets a littlebit warmer though. Overall, iām very satisfied and happy with it!
I have received mine from Neal today and i experienced the same issue, so i took it apart, lubed all threads since they came clean without any lubrication and i have stretched the spring from the switch a littebit and assembled it again.
Now it works flawless and i really like it!
Made a small comparison against my Reylight Pineapple, both on AA and max level.
You can see that it is clearly brighter then the Reylight as the tint is about the same (4000K Nichia 219C)It also gets a littlebit warmer though. Overall, iām very satisfied and happy with it!
@ patmurris
I put a small magnet in the top of the cell to help it maintain the contact with the driver. It is not the best option, but it has been working so far. But I admit that stretching the tail switch spring (as Yokiamy did) or placing a spring in the driver are eventually a much better option!
@ Yokiami
Does the Reylight have PWM on High mode? In the photo it seems and I wanted to confirm that, please!
Yesterday I placed a Reylight driver in one of mine Amutorch (first with XML2 U2-1A and the with the original XPG3-S3) and I noticed that it has PWM. I didnāt know if it was defect or a driverās characteristic, but it seems to be a characteristic, right?
Also, I agree with you that with the stock driver on AA or Ni-MH it produces higher outputs than the Reylight.
But with a 14500 battery, it seems that the Reylight produces the same or even a bit more than the stock driver.
I updated my post in case it helps anyone on this: "Review": Amutorch Stainless Steel XPG3-S3 AA flashlight [Modded TIR Lenses] - #64 by MascaratumB .
MascaratumB, apparently it does.
This post from Toykeeper is very informative, it seems that newer versions are running on a higher frequency which makes it impossible to see for the human eye.
I bought it from Bg, which was the 1st version according to Rey
MascaratumB, apparently it does.
This post from Toykeeper is very informative, it seems that newer versions are running on a higher frequency which makes it impossible to see for the human eye.
I bought it from Bg, which was the 1st version according to Rey
Thanks Yokiamy!! Despite the driver is good, the PWM and the specially the ābzzzā are a bit annoying, mainly on 14500 cells! Itās a pit that Rey hasnāt made spare drivers of the new versionā¦
Thanks for the info! :+1:
@Yokiami: how did you get to the spring? The tail cap does not seem to come apart? That was just a quick look and i donāt have the light with me right now. Tweezers then?
@MascaratumB: a magnet on the driver side seems to be a good way to create a short if it so slightly shifts?
Yes, you can unscrew the tailcap with tweezers in the notches and the switch can be taken out.
Hey Neal,
Sent you a PM last week. Hope you got it.
@MascaratumB: a magnet on the driver side seems to be a good way to create a short if it so slightly shifts?
So far, it didnāt shorted! The pressure posed by the battery helps to get the magnet āstuckā on the top of the cellās button (on Ni-MH). On the 14500 (flat top), it may shift a bit, as the cell is smaller but it also didnāt produced any short. The force of attraction makes it get āstillā where it is placed.
But one of the best ways to solve the problem is to stretch the spring in the driver to avoid other complications! You can open it easily through the bottom as Yokiamy said