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With the sony LI-Mn 26650 works great, more then 6 amps maximum. I have to check, if this is healthy for the flashlight... maybe I get a better driver. It seems to be DD on full power. There are three minor scratches, two of them are hard to see.
with a fresh sony 26650, I have measured about 6,6 amps, I think in real life with tailcap it draws less amps (resistance of switch, spring etc). I will see if I get an other driver.
With a half full battery, after 25 mins. tailstand the flashlight didn't got very hot (about 30 deg. C). the battery doesn't get very warm like that.
the 26650 has a capacity of about 2600 mah (last charge with 1,8a). at about 2,8v, it gets darker, and at about 2,74v it switched off. so for a Li-Mn, that's safe (min. 2,5v). But this is just a first look, will have to test more.
So is the 3x XML light from beamtech any good? $50 shipped seems like a decent price. I am looking to get my first multi-led light. Its hard to tell in this thread which light is being talked about in which post sometimes. I don't think 1 X 18650 could really power a 3 x XML light could it?
I have the UF HD2010 incoming form easylightbuy. I'll update this thread when it arrives. I was looking at 2x26650 and the new Sky Ray king 4x18650... and they just seemed too big for me to pack-carry. This light will be replacing my 2D MAG ROP incan builds (Fun DIY builds, but theyre just too big and heavy). So we'll see how this goes 8^)
$35 shipped is the best price I could find, for a light with this feature-set. I kind of prefer the gun-metal gray too.
I finally received mine from DX and I have to say I am still impressed by this 26650 light. It has a very wide and deep reflector which throws very well. I like it better than my XM-L DBS. Quality wise it's a little rough especially finish wise, but I don't care since I paid only $35 for it and it does what it's supposed to. Here's a quick and dirty video I took of it indoors cycling through the 5 modes. I'll try to do an outdoor video later.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/VfWhDHZbPfI