well. i was impressed at first, ALOT of light, esp for only 1 amp draw!
on 2x18650, it draws 1 amp, giving me a nice runtime
multimode
High: brighter than my R5-a3 by a little, much tighter hot spot, cool shapped surround
Med: very usably, if you dont wanna be blind
low: uber low, maybe 10-20 lumens
Strobe: bright, fast, perfect!
SOS: um. more like SOOoO???? def gets SO right, but not that last S. first one ive had with SOS that DOESNT work right
finish seems nice, but like a cheap Valspar spray paint. threading is very good.
ups: uber bright, good modes (except for the SOS)
2x18650 at 1 amp means over 2 hours on high!
can Tail stand!
quality switch
good threads, lubed and deep
solid chunk of aluminum
Downs: uses standard drop ins, meaning BAD heat sinking, HOWEVER it is MUCH better at that than say an 501b! DOES NOT USE P60 drop ins, uses the bigger ones
switch spring. WHILE it has a NICE metal slug to touch the battery, the spring behind it is too loose. what does this mean? shake the flashlight to change modes LOL
spring is only good for 1x18650, 2 is just too much mass for it
tail cap switch. having a tail cap switch on a flashlight this size is non-sense. however the switch seems to be of good quality
this is a cool flashlight, none the less. i like it, and will be keeping it, i just cant figure out how to mod the drop-in!
im pretty sure its glued together. an R5 upgrade would result in a tighter beam and a little more light at the same drive current. so if i ever figure it out, that will be the upgrade.
in the mean time, ill search DX for DIY drop ins of this size.
OH, the drop in ACTUALLY screws a little into the upper head to hold the lens in. strange design for a drop in style