Looks like fun. Would love to see them take this approach on a tube light rather than a thrower - could make for a nice compact EDC and some zebralight competition.
bilakos, I’d love to see the light pictured next to other common lights (maybe Tool AA and Convoy S2+ if you have them?) for a good size reference.
I said I was done purchasing new lights for a while… I don’t suppose this supports lower voltage chemistries (with reduced performance) as a backup to the 14500?
It does run on AAs as well!
Today I was short on time and couldn’t thoroughly test everything, but tomorrow I’ll make sure to update the thread with some AA measurements.
Yes, there’s mode memory in place.
As for the spacing, I agree. Visually the modes are OK, but I wouldn’t say no to a more refined mode spacing. For example, I think something like this would work nicely:
I’m always excited by new AA/14500 offerings and this one looked appealing …but then it occured to me that aside from the OSRAM it might be very similar to another light already in my collection. Although it would be fun to compare the XP-L Hi to the CSLPM1.TG’s performance.
(Sorry, I couldn’t resist some fun with a visual comparison, it’s a Friday.)
It is indeed unibody!
It's plausible that the driver is double sided, with its rear side also housing the brass tab (positive terminal), which goes through the drilled base.
Here's a few close-up pictures of the driver and its back side.
I know I promised that I would be publishing some beamshots this weekend, but unfortunately the area I live in went into lock-down due to Corona, so we're only allowed to stay outside of our homes up until 6.00pm
I think the lock-down restrictions will be raised to 9.00pm from tomorrow onwards, so if that's the case, then I'll definitely be grabbing some outdoor beamshots pretty soon!
