Review: XinTD C8 (SC-82)

btw, XinTD C8 is marked SOLD OUT in intl-outdoor... :(

The 1A driver is 56%, the 1.4A driver is 63% and one chip is 50%. Results are from from this thread on CPF.

UF-2100 is so small and works with 2.8A with 6V, should be a lot of heat, many around the forum get scared of lower watts in bigger lights.

i got my light a few weeks ago. i love it. there was a small speck or nick on the dome of the LED but Hank is taking care of me. he rocks.

i also had a small issue with the reverse spring on the driver and my AW batteries so i had make a mod for that. i just silver soldered a piece of copper tubing in its place with a little silver solder blob where it contacts the battery.... like .140" long overall. i would think the short, stiff spring that comes with the nanjg drivers would have worked perfectly for me so i dont know the reason for the reverse spring.

the fit and finish of my light is flawless. threads are real smooth. love that big brass pill too.

NW is real nice too.

everyone at work is trying to steal it lol.

i too noticed that it is out of stock cause i was showing a friend where to get it.

Brian

The XinTD C8 is now available for purchase in intl-outdoor.com.

A little trick I use the reverse spring trick on my drop ins.

If you are having problems with the reverse spring not making contact with the small nubs on your batteries take a needle nose pliers and bend the last coil across the middle of the opening like so.

could a 20mm-star fit instead of the built-in 16mm-star? it looks like there would be enough room for it

To XinTD C8 users: What was the longest time you ran it on high? Was it too hot to touch?

probably 15 min. it was not too hot to touch.it definitely pulls the heat to the body of the light quick though.

Brian

Oh nice! I suppose yours is also stock, no mods? I guess it's going to be a pretty reliable light then. Thanks!

Sorry for the delay, just under 1 hour to low voltage cutoff. Rises to approx 60dC at head. This was tail standing, no airflow at a ~20dC ambient. Details will follow at some point when I have time

Updated original post under 'Battery Life & Heat managment' to show you my recent test. 54min runtime on full with Sanyo 18650, max temp of 62dC (143F).

Wow! Thanks for adding the timer on the pictures. Very nice review! So how was the emitter after the runtime test?

No problems at all, will prob do another run with a Panasonic cell to see runtime difference. I think outdoors with minimal breeze and with body contact to conduct heat away it would be noticeably cooler. So no problems running on full until low volts and then just stick another cell in :)

This was my first C8 buy (didn't know what that meant a month ago), so looking forward to getting it soon. I'm getting ambitious - also ordered a L2 with the Manafont drop in. "Drop in" - listen to me! What next? Not the soldering iron - I remember the damage I used to do with my brother's one years ago.

Careful, your starting too well! You'll have nothing much better to get lol. Tho there is always turboBBs reviews to read through, just be prepared for a lighter wallet...

Nah, this is cheap - I started with a LD20, then a Caveman, then a SC600W, then a Spark ST6 460NW. Still stuck on single cells, though I expect it won't be long before that changes.

Well, it arrived the other day, with some Intl Outdoor Panasonic 3100mAh cells. Whilst these were charging, I put in a Xtar 1800mAh, that I got with a B01. Looked OK (in the day). Then I noticed a slight flicker. Then a big flicker, then nothing. Mmmm. I remembered a few basics - checked the switch hadn't come loose. It hadn't. Ah well.

When I looked inside I was puzzled to see the spring at the wrong end (hey, come on, I'm still a newbie). I remembered this review, re-read it, and saw E1320's tip about bending the spring to make contact.

By now the new 3100 cells had charged, and I realised that the button on the Xtar cell was much smaller than the one on the Panasonic. Put this in, and no problems.

Checked the dogs in the garden tonight. Bright, isn't it?

New version of the xintdC8!

How will the longer reflector affect the beam? Will the V3 have more throw?

It would probably throw more.

Tempted to get this but I'll wait for someone else's view. Throw is fine as is on this kind of light IMO, infact I'd prefer a slightly floodier, smoother beam