Always a nice story to show how âflashaholicsâ lightsâ are not âlittle lightsâ 
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Hum, now itâs me whoâs getting leaned towards that Beauty!! I wonât be hard to mod it at all if the pill is like the S2+. MTN drivers will fit on that one for sure, with guppy3drv, it will be a nice light
A Luxeon V (4000K) can also be a good choice for the emitter.
A long list of desired lights, a short list on the bank account though :person_facepalming:
Thanks Dale :+1:
How are the threads on the brass 18500?
I once had the AA brass version and the threads were really tiny.
I have 0.5mm threads and just got through cutting some 0.75mm that are pretty fine, tiny works, lol.
I think these are 0.75mm, without measuring. It allows for a short piece of threaded attachment while still catching 6 or 7 threads. You canât afford to mess up any threads thoughâŚ
2 months from ordering, still no light. I wonât order there again.
they are slow but it will arrive.
just be patient and forget about your order 
Should have complained sooner, next day the light turns up :person_facepalming:
Very nice light for the money. Bought it as a host, but the tint and output are very acceptable. Gonna leave it as is for now and use it as a general around the house / family light on nihm. At least till my sw40 r9080 nichiaâs arrive.
Just returning to say that after a few days of edcing this light I like it even more. Maybe because I wasnât expecting much, but it performs well above its price.
- More than enough output on an eneloop
- verry nice handfeel
- good mode spacing on nihm
- Tint is great, I probably wont even change the emiter.
- clicky has a verry nice feel
It has become my â dress EDC â . It has some style.
Just got mine. I am very impressed, for what I paid it is a bargain. Love the tint.
Just trying to get up the courage to stick a 14500 in it. Do I risk it?
I did not risk it. It has decent output on nihm and I had no non-lion lights left so I am fine with an AA in this one.
Go for it. Mine so far has been ok with 14500. It is a really cool little light , right?
14500 is all that I have used in mine - no problems
I have never run mine on anything but 14500. Never a single problem. Think I tried a NiMh in it one time just to see the difference. Worked just fine. Just down on brightness a little of course. If itâs bright enough for you with NiMh then buy a pack of Eneloops and turn off all the lights in the house tonight. Use the flashlight, and flashlight only as your only means of illumination. Tail stand it for taking a shower or using the facilities. Tail stand in the kitchen for cooking. Just use it for everything you do for a whole night. I have never made it a whole night. The kids yell at me and the wife calls the doctor and he shows up with needles and then next thing I know I wake up the next morning. I think my wife is pulling a fast one on me. Not sure though.
Yâall got me to look into EnoGear and I bought the little 18500 Brass Beauty. I had modified it with an X6 Bistro driver and XP-L HI emitter for some 1300 lumens but a friend was wanting me to modify his and he was wondering how the SST-40 would perform in it, so this afternoon I stuck an SST-40 in mine, pulled the cheap switch and put in a mini Omten and soldered the small berryllium spring to the switches contact pad.
On moon it makes 0.61 lumens, on Turbo it makes a whopping 2350 lumens from a flat top Efest 1000mAh 18500 cell.
Oh, and it getâs hot. Really hot. Really quick!
Nice. I was thinking of getting that light as well. How does it perform in stock configuration? I have a few of their lights. The Stainless AA is a great little light. The Titanium 18650. Not so much. Itâs begging for a modding.
This screams buy meâŚ. heck for less than a US Jackson and in stainless steel⌠but 2 months waitâŚhmmm Iâll think aboutâŚ
Got mine in three weeks but it seems some people are waiting that long. You should order one. Even if it takes 2 months you will most likely forget about it after a month and then a month later you will get a nice surprise in the mail. 
Stock it has L-M-H-Strobe-SOS like most Chinese lights. Makes around 780 lumens on an Efest 1000mAh 18500. Very compact build, brass pill with a very thin retaining ring for the driver. The brass pill is hollow, has a wider shelf than most of this type though, so I re-flowed a copper MCPCB with DTP directly to it and it works quite well.
I think the material is a type of bronze as they donât really blacken like brass would, my wife has carried the 18650 version in her purse for years now and it still has a golden look to it, so all in all itâs a pretty nice light that holds up well. Itâs also a favorite of ToyKeeperâs.
This is one that would fare well with a Biscotti driver from SimonâŚ
Pulled the trigger and bought one. Now for the wait⌠Will report back when I get itâŚ.plan to run it on NiMh first (IkeaLoop 2540 mAh).
I think you will be happy with it. Still works very well on NiMh.