Apparently 3x18650 wasn't fat enough... some people with huuuge hands were still able to hold it. So, introducing the 4x18650 canister! Fixt!
Maybe I can mod it to use 4x26650s so its fatter than it is long. /sigh
It also sucks that they couldn't even get a decent 3 or 5 mode driver, using the High/Low/Strobe. I mean, seriously? A TRIPLE XM-L and only 2 brightness levels? Ugh
The DRY is 47mm and uses 3*18650, Nitecore TM11 is 50mm and uses 4*18650, so much betetr design on the TM11. Now if the King didn't had that large back end it would have been just perfect.
I seriously doubt it'll have the issues the TM-11 is experiencing due to the fact it has a completely different driver and less complex UI. As for heat dissipation, you really can't run any of these compact 2000 lumen lights on high (Turbo) mode for very long anyway. But a medium setting would have been better rather than , high-low-strobe.
They seem to have done a nice job copying the basics for the TM-11, so I'd say it's a fair bet it'll handle the heat much in the same way. I can't wait to get my hands on one of these.
Looks good except the bold color choice. However, it's a Sky Ray and that right there makes me nervous. I just can't spend any serious amount of money on a Sky Ray product considering the number of poor experiences with their original triple XM-L offering.
Who cares about the colour and frying driver, you use it for not more than 4 mins at a time. (TM11 would cut in at about 8-9 minutes). It's TM11 size!!
EDC?
Problem is that the TR-J12 5xXM-L is already an amazing flashlight. But this one has 4 x 18650 and it's 80 bucks.
Extreme runtime for 200-400 lumens...good enough. My experience is that other than for very low light work like visual astronomy work (with red filter), point zero X and few lumens usage is literally of no use in real life for most of us. Few lumens for going to the toilet use....
What i am also afraid is that DX would come out with one for 68 bucks. hehe....
I have the Solarforce L2P "Yellow", which is a lighter shade of the current Gold version. It looks ok actually...this one would be quite close.
Very tempted to pull the trigger. But I just purchased a bit of telescopes/eyepieces/accessories, and waiting for my wife to find out about that purchase!
This is made by Skyray, hopefully this will not be another "Fryray"... (like some members here mentioned about?). And I am curious about its current draw, 3A or above? Not?
If frying drivers bother you and one does not have the discipline to run it under 3-4 minutes, then you'd need to go Nitecore TM11.... (thermally regulated). The issue is usually that the driver components/design are somewhat inefficient and as you know the drivers are not exactly heatsinked well. Boost drivers are the worst of the lot, lots of current + inefficiency. Coupled with the heat from triple XM-Ls plus lightweight light (not sufficient "heat mass"), operating in such conditions for > 5 hrs total is already very good.
In Indonesia during CNY, i actually gunned the Xtar S1 24 by 7, just kept feeding it with 18650s and recharging 24 x 7. 24 x 7 also was the operation mode for the UF-H2 and UF-H3. Very nice.
PS. Output was at the absolutely lowest, of course.