That is odd that you got two o-rings at each end and it also sounds like you may have got a different driver as well. Mine has mode memory but rentention time is long.
As soon as E can secure the right driver, mine will be going to him for the flashlight equivalent of heads/cam/headers/custom tune. Going to push that XM-L pretty hard . . .
The thing looks part monolith! lol And it looks like it'd be great for bludgeoning! Doesn't hold all that much appeal in my eyes, though I like the bold fins.
You know you will have to do a complete rundown of these mods. First F1 race for the season is on here now so there is plenty of this going on. heads/cam/headers/custom tune.
I was doing some other writing during that time, watching Star Trek Enterprise reruns I have recorded (I know, lame) and finally went to bed. Just wanted to see how it would do before Erik guts it.
Nice Reveiw as always Foy, they seam well driven to me you realy want to push the XML for a tiny gain ? Atlest it will handle the extra heat. Will be intrested in what drivers work with it. 3hours run time is Awsome got to love the 26650's 8.4v at 4000 + mAh
Foy, I think I missed this during the spate of recent spammers. Thanks for a great review. I totally dig the the aesthetics of this light. It is nice to see a manufacturer try to look different instead of cloning every other design out there. the anno color is da bomb, just wish we could get more color options out there like this. Shadow really seems to be coming up with some interesting choices, can't wait till my JM07 arrives.
Benkie. If your talking about the magnets that came with the King Kongs, (l only got one) there about 1mm x 5mm. It works ok as you only need 1 between the batteries with this torch.
I'll start by saying that this is definitely an impressive light. Very refined appearance compared to most in this category. I only have two complaints. First, protected batteries are not supported. The only way to use protected batteries is to leave the ends less than fully tightened (clearly unacceptable). I tried 4Sevens protected 26650's (4000mAh), and JetBeam protected 18650's (2300mAh) with the included adapter. I had no problem with unprotected batteries: King Kong 26650's (4000mAh) and NCR18650A's (3100mAh).
My second complaint is the lack of mode memory. When turned on, the mode is always set to High. From what I've read, some of these have mode memory and some do not. As additional info: my light came with two o-rings on each end of the battery tube. I mention that because it's the only noticeable difference between my light and Foy's. There isn't any indication that this is a knock-off (I purchased from Hank at International Outdoor).
Could someone comment on whether my light is defective, or did they just stop including mode memory (or do I have an early light and they have since started including mode memory)?
Thank you for the reply, Hikelite. That mode memory spec may have just been a misprint. Does anyone have a JM05 with mode memory?
I meant to point out in my last post that I don't need spacers with unprotected cells in my JM05 (2 x King Kong 26650, 4000mAh).
I also wanted to point out that the JM05 is rated IPX5, not IPX6 as mentioned above. Its actual IP rating is IP65, but the 6 refers to protection from solid objects. An X is used when one of the two ratings is unspecified. IPX5 is similar to IPX6 (both are protection from water jets), but the IPX5 spec is a 6.3mm nozzle with a pressure of 30kN/m2 and the IPX6 spec is a 12.5mm nozzle with a pressure of 100kN/m2 (both from 3 meters for 3 minutes). That's a pretty significant difference in pressure.