Tacklife LFL3A $8.99

I guess the upside is that accidental activation is unlikely…

I honestly can’t even switch it with my thumb. I have to use my index finger. The knurling doesn’t give me enough grip, and my hand just slips when I use my thumb.

Screw a tiny screw into the rubber switch cover to decrease the distance between it and the actual switch, maybe glue a small shim on the switch cover.

You are on the right track. I did something similar, I cut a tiny piece of cardstock paper and put it on top of the mechanical switch and screwed on the tail cap, and now it takes a fraction of the force to push it. It can easily fall out since I haven’t glued it, but my test shows that it is a viable solution.


I used very thick cardstock. If you make it long enough so it has a right fit, it will say in place even without glue.

First impression- nicely boxed, no blemishes. Something rattling around inside the battery tube. Turns out the forward retainer ring is not installed.

Charging- battery voltage 3.6 out of the box. Initial charge current .86 amps. Three hours latter light turns green, voltage 4.01, still showing .51 amp charge current. Three more hours 4.21 volt, 0 amp charge current. So if you want the max. charge you can leave it on past green without overcharging.

UI- This took me awhile to figure out.
Single press-on at high
Single press-off but only if waiting about 7 seconds. Single press before 7 sec. drops output to medium. Single press again before 7 sec. drops output to low. Another single press turns light off. Another single press back to on at high level. If you want to turn the light off before 7 sec., press and hold.

Blinkies- rapidly press 2, maybe 3 times to enter fast strobe, either from off or on. To cycle through the 3 different ones, press once to go to slow strobe. Press once again to go the SOS. Once more turns off. This also has to be done right after turn on. If you wait more than 7 sec., the light will turn off rather than cycle.

Beam- Ok outside. A couple close up rings but decent throw, wide spill. CT probably around 5500 approximately.

Switch- initially stiff but use will probably soften it up. Mine dose allow tail stand.

No means to lock out. No spare o-rings. No grease. Can run at high without overheating.

$8.99 well spent I’d say.

After further playing around with this for a second night I have found the UI to go skitzo occasionally. For instance, it with enter into strobe with a single click from on or off.

I haven’t had that happen yet, sometimes it will start off in the middle mode, I haven’t paid enough attention to figure out what I’m doing, or if it’s something else

Also some DC Fix does wonders for the beam.Not sure about the wisdom of turning it into a flooder though except that it doesn’t get hot on high while most smaller flooders do.

Mine sometimes starts on medium but I haven’t been able to replicate it consistently.

If you turn it off in medium with the press and hold method and then turn it back on it will be in medium . Usually. Seems to only do it that way the first time though. If you turn it off this way again, it comes back on in high. Quirky.

Right now it’s $11.99 with a 5% off coupon. Still a good buy?

I have so many better thrower options like C8T or FT03 I would not buy another. For gifting or car light, it is ok. I am not a big user of throwers usually. YMMV

Ahhhh you’re right! Mine will consistently start in the mode it was in if I hold the switch down to turn it off with 7 seconds or so. After restarting it in the ‘saved’ mode the light will turn off immediately if I press the switch rather than cycling through the modes.

Both cells rang in at ~5300mAH at 1A in my Opus. Not bad.

Seems pretty heavyweight, not like it’s gonna melt down if left on high unattended.

Slap on some diffusion film, make it a flooder for a good inside-light (prowling around the basement/attic, etc.), and have fun.

The cell itself is worth a few bux, easily, so the cost of the big bruiser of a light itself for the leftover cost is absolutely worth it. Who cares about a wonky UI if it’d be a house light? Just click a few times to get the mode you want.

What he said^. Can’t all be Anduril.

How many lumens (roughly) is the low mode?

if one were to dedome this, which route would you guys take? chemical or heat and lift? I’ll bet the ring effect can be changed by dedome also.

Price: $11.99

Nope, too popular.

I can’t find my meter :person_facepalming: , but has anyone measured cell voltage when the charging light just goes green, and then when it sits a while, ostensibly still charging? Is what was reported the norm, or just a fluke(haha)?

Big honkin’ 26650s only let me fit 2 in my Opus, so can’t even check voltage on a 3rd cell that way (got the cells on refresh mode, so that’s 3 up’n’downs, and it’s still going).