TrustFire TR3T6 and a tail-switch bought together on TrustFire shop in Ali Express for just about US$40 (without battery). I like the extension tube to use three 18650 cells.
Actually this simple flashlight (no side switch) is now cheaper, because of the ongoing End of Season Sale.
Output is surprisingly low. So much so that I wonder if I got one of the dud Zebralights.
This is supposed to output over 300 lumens on an Eneloop. But it’s dimmer than lights I got 10 years ago.
My old Spark SL-5 with 190 lumens is twice as bright.
It feels like actual output is more like 100 lumens. I consider this too dim for EDC.
Eneloop Pro, fully charged. But I also tried with a fresh 1.7v Energizer Lithium.
The output looked the same with both cells.
The low output is how it looked out-of-the-box before any mode groups were programmed. I have also verified that I am in group 5, for which H1 is fixed at max brightness.
It really does seem like the “sweet spot” for Zebralights are their 18650 lights and the 21700 SC700d. All the 18650 Zebras are fantastic lights. Very compact, decently bright, and with the best thermal management of any similar-sized 18650 light.
I’m a bit surprised the SC53 is so weak and so inferior to the SC52. I’d have to check, but I think the SC53 is dimmer than my old SC51 with XPG.
From Zebralight instructions ( If needed, use 15, 18, and 21 clicks from Off, to reset to the factory
default settings of the G5, G6, and G7 UI groups.) Might be worth a go
Floodier than I was hoping but kind of expected that. Also thought it’d be brighter but since I got the 4000k I suppose it is significantly lower lumens.
Playing around inside since it’s not dark yet, the wurkkos DL70 seems to stomp on this. Apples and oranges I guess…
Customized 3.0V 28mAh CR425 Battery. It is single usage battery. You can purchase lithium rechargeable version at under USD8 for a pair but you need to trim down the pin to make it fit.