Talking about honesty, Vinh, I am honest, I will never be able to afford a light like this, even though I don’t know the price yet!
However, truth be said, this will be one of the most robust and “take me everywhere and I won’t fail you” lights ever built!! I am sure of that!
Also, seeing your tests and your enthusiasm when you say “I cannot kill it, it’s still working”, deserves an honorable mention! It is indeed great!
BTW, I guess you are familiar with Simon Mao (Convoy) tests, so you’ll know this video…specially the part in which he boils the light TURNED ON into the water
It will die. Army buddy is setting me up for a military vehicle drive over. Which model vehcicle we will find out. Also have several pistol calibers to throw at it. The only debate is if I should save those tests for the production 7075 or try it on both beginning with the current proto 6061 model too to see if there is a noticable difference. Another buddy might also be able to get me into a 4 story building to attempt another drop test. Hopefuly we can make that happen.
I wont likely boil the light with a battery inside but who knows…
Not sure how you can just openly lie saying this light is made in China when in fact it is made in the US with maybe a few parts from MTN electronics that comes from China. I made many purchases from Mountain Electronics and everything is good quality. The owner, Richard McDougal, is well known on BLF, and he never tries to hide where his parts come from.
I frequent Vinh’s forums on CPF and he made many mentions in the past that his drivers are made by MTN. All of Vinh’s loyal customers know about it. I mean if even someone like yourself know about it, why do you think there’s any deception involved? It’s public knowledge. Vinh gives credit to Richard all the time.
Also none of the brands you mentioned have anything that comes close to the incredible performance of some of those VN modded China lights. Price wise, labor in the US is expensive and Vinh does this for a living. He is not ripping anybody off. No one is forcing his customers to buy from him. However, the brands you mentioned are even more expensive and the performance in the majority of them are just laughable relative to today’s tech.
You’re telling people not to buy his products because it’s “NOT BRAND NAME” and that he is just a guy modding China lights like anyone else on this forum.
The world’s biggest and most profitable brand started in the garage of this house by a nobody named Steve Jobs.
Let’s just not keep adding to his fuel. We all here pretty much know what’s truth and what isn’t.
Anyways, great looking light Vihn. I feel like here recently there has been a boost of destructive testing from all brands, especially on social media. Thanks for showing us your version of it. Very entertaining! Keep it up.
Nichia, your posts in this thread come off as very inappropriate, to say the least. You have no interest in this light, so maybe just find a different thread to participate in.
I find it funny everyone suddenly is against China-made lights and all pro USA-made lights like they’re some kind of easily-impressionable 14-year old girl that hoo-has off of who yells the loudest on Twitter. It’s like they think the location of the CNC-machine makes a difference in the quality or some mysterious aspect of the product.
Guys remember this this forum is not possible if not for China. China literally made ALL, 100% of the lights people talk about these days on the forum. You can find some shitty lights made in the US like maglites but it’s an embarrassment and a non-factor in terms of lights. All of the popular brands like Astrolux, Emisar, FF, Olight, Acebeam, Imalent, etc, etc are all Chinese brands.
Even Vinh makes a killing off of modifying those China-made lights. Imagine him trying to make a living if he didn’t have those base lights at- or near-cost to buy, instead had to pay retail for USA made lights lmfao.
If this light has made-in-China components then I’ll probably splurge and buy one of these lights. I make a point in my life to support those poor but extremely hard working individuals in China working so that we may have access to modern life-changing electronics at such affordable prices. If it weren’t for them all of our day-to-day items would cost manifolds over what they cost now. For example I just bought 8 of the Astrolux MF01 mini and will give 6 away to friends. For $44 it’s an insane, mind-boggling deal for how good of the light this is. Granted I haven’t got the light in my hands but if the MF01s is any indication it’s an exorbitant light wonderfully crafted to perfection at a killer price point.
Lights like the MF01s made in the USA (not that it’s possible, for we’re used to seeing junk 1500 lumen lights w/ ugly tints in our brick and mortars) would be $300+
Notwithstanding top-tier Chinese lights like Acebeam is getting their price-point up there but I don’t buy their products.
This thread is to present and discuss Vinh/Skylumen project!
If you people wanna rant and discuss anything else, create a thread and do it there! Leave this thread for what it is supposed to!
Let’s not make sb lock this thread due to parallel discussions and unpleasant exchange of unnecessary arguments!
Shall we move on, gents?
That’s completely untrue. I don’t think you looked at the whole thread or his videos. This is a completely new light being launched by Vinh.
Have you ever looked at the prices for PFlexPro semi-customs?
I don’t buy your argument on some components being sourced from outside the US meaning “not made in US” either. Cells phones have much of their electronics manufactured in Korea or Japan and yet are listed as “Made in China” as that is where final assembly happens.
Is there evidence that Overready sources only US-maunfactured for Every. Single. Component. in their lights? The boards are custom AFAIK, but where do you think the chips, wiring, etc. are made?
About 23.8mm
A special light engine is in design just for this custom MCPCB to be used in SLN
I might use it in other lights as well
I might ask Richard to help me sell some as I don’t sell parts to avoid stepping on his toes
Nothing is decided yet and the MCPCB and copper light engine for it is still in design
