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Zanes big zoomie, X915 P10, mod is done! Some details: posts #17 and #18 here

Summary : white flat W1, FET+1 Anduril, long 24 AWG LED wires to reduce amps: 717 kcd measured at 5m.

Nice work! Did you ever get a measurement of the lens? Functional diameter?

Ok, got the #'s, posted in the mod thread here as well, along with more pics/info including swapping with the 1504 glass:

Bezel Bezel Lens

Outer Opening Outer Bubble

Zanes X915: 67.0 62.0 65.5 61.0 mm

1504: 67.0 59.2 66.6 62.1 mm

26650 zoomie with powerbank and unusual styling:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33001818437.html

New to me 3*18650 zoomie:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32724429558.html

Your above link is broken Agro, here is fixed.

Anyway, at 40 pieces per lot and nearly $700 pricetag…

Thx, fixed in my post as well.

:open_mouth: Sounds overly impressive…. “Dynamics Direct Light Illuminator is the un-flashlight”

Sounds overly bullshite, but that's just me.

Patented. Well, people should learn to “not touch or deal with patented stuff even with a ten feet pole”. Patents must die as they are. Without patents involved, everyone's happy except maybe the morons those who think they have the right to confiscate our knowledge.

Other than this, the CALS must be some small variarion of Led Lenser's focusing system just to meet what is required for a new patent. A sick sheesh which is the bread-and-butter in the pharma industry.

Yes, I let myself go a bit. And proud of it LoL.

AA right-angle zoomie:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32893002559.html

Yet another 18650 zoomie with USB and side switch:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001094842422.html

This one has a powerbank:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000387164348.html

I found another source for SK58-clone with 18650. This time without USB…but they offer it for sale only in bulk. Nevertheless I asked whether they’d sell me one.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32252349528.html

I really like this compact 18650 light. It even accepts 3xAAA so it should take 20650 stock and seeing how thick it is it may accept even larger cells.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33015159572.html

I don’t like this light but the styling is unusual so I thought I would show it as well:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32831303636.html

I ordered that Pocketman. Like there's no cheap tail switch, looks like nicely moddable and for $8 shipped, worth the risk. Problem is I got 2 Ali orders from April 23rd still not arrived.

Thanx for the research! I'm always interested in your findings - I check them all out.

That's unusual, interesting. Looks like it uses a TIR lens, and it is rechargeable via some sort of DC barrel connector.

Looks pretty solid, and with this I am not exactly praising it because from here I don't see how can it be dismantled, how easy that is.

Tue, 06/09/2020 - 20:05

Wow!

From the pictures and specs, that’s the super-rare 18650 version! It’s the one that I found on EBay years ago marketed as “Aleto N8”. Had lots of fun modding it to be shorter and adding a sideswitch and fresnel lens. Got carried away shortening it actually, and one I modded I managed to take off nearly 2 cm of length, while still having a functional zoomie with electronic side switch.

The AA/14500 version of this light is super-common, but the 18650 version is almost impossible to find.

Why I like it:

  • Best 18650 pocket zoomie for modding in my opinion
  • Very compact for an 18650 zoomie and with a narrow pocket-friendly bezel
  • Heat sink fins on the body tube giving this light better heatsinking that virtually all other ultra-compact 18650 zoomies.
  • Easy to mod (like any budget zoomie).
  • Cheap - so if you do screw up on a mod you aren’t out a lot of money.

The 4 I got from EBay years ago were the only ones I ever found. And then it disappeared and hasn’t been seen in years.

If some retailer starts carrying that please repost the info here.
I just can’t see my way clear to buying 50 of them.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32252349528.html
the super-rare 18650 version!

That page has some of the most amazing English translations I’ve ever come across.

Yeah… 50 of them is too much. Still… that comes out to less than $7 per light. If someone wants to setup a group buy for a lot, I’d buy maybe 5 of these.

This light - PeetPen C60 - is similar to the Wuben L60.
It is the PeetPen brand, and is related to Wuben and product produced by their factory. This is a more budget flashlight.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000292823189.html


And this flashlight is probably a blast from the past, if one takes into account this thread: Review: Yezl T8X MK II Raptor
The flashlight is the YAGE YG-318C, and resembles the Yezl mentioned on Foy’s thread, and also the On The Road Z821
I believe the quality will probably be inferior, as the price difference is is huge, but…we can always take a look at it :wink:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32706398683.html

You’re welcome. :slight_smile:
I’m happy to see my finding put to some use.

Looks like my mistake…it doesn’t seem to be a zoomie…
But yeah, sealing at the TIR bottom seems unusual.

They replied that they do only wholesale. I asked for MOQ. Maybe they’ll sell less than 50…
If someone wants to make a GB I’m in for one.

BTW I’ve seen a variant with USB port twice already. In both cases the sellers failed to ship. It’s the first time that I see the one without port offered for sale.

I really liked that i3 mentioned above so I sought a different source, hoping that it would be cheaper. I failed at that but I found some more info. Later I noticed it’s a twisty…which kills it for me. :person_facepalming: Anyway here are my findings, maybe someone will find them interesting:

I have a confirmation that 50 is the MOQ for the Aleto N8-alike.
And they say they can’t ship batteries nowadays which I think is not a problem.

If someone wants to make a GB, please count me for 2.

A couple of 26650 zoomies:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000921000879.html


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000740551345.html