Thanks for the info JD.
Does anyone know of a quick and easy way to find out the LED voltage with a multimeter at the tail or by looking at it closely or something like that? Just curious in case I decide to do an LED swap and keep the same driver. I canāt even tell if the driver is in the head or the tail yet since I havenāt taken it apart.
A warning of a (possibly) dodgy light seller and a zoomie inquiry:
An odd thing happened with my aforementioned Peetpen L45 order via Sinofire US on Amazon.
A Peetpen L21 arrived today instead of the L45.
When I clicked on my order, to verify I had ordered the correct light, the link was dead. There were two active listings for the L45 when I placed the orderāthe one with a huge discount I bought and the other at what appeared to be the regular price of ~ $19.00 (which had over 1,000+ ratings, IIRC)āhowever I could no longer find either listing.
I am not sure if both listings were being offered by the same merchant.
On the phone customer service said I could keep the L21 and receive either store credit or a refund to my card. I accepted the former option.
Two questions:
Does anyone know of another decent zoomie* on Amazonāpreferably on sale/at a low price so if it stinks I wonāt mind? The L45 looked pretty good, considering the discount and the novelty of the seemingly decent throw it offered with its twist focusing function.
The following is an admittedly niche query:
Has anyone else experienced issues with Sinofire USāor heard of/experienced a similar issue happening where a listing(s) for the same product disappear from the site at the same time after receiving the wrong item?
I canāt understand why this would have happened, perhaps it is some odd bait and switchāor a way to clear unwanted inventory from a shopās warehouse?
*I know the concept of a ādecent zoomieā is heretical to some in these parts, and maybe such a thing doesnāt even exist.
Perhaps the Wuben L60 ?
$33.99 Prime price and a 20% off coupon
Or the WOWTAC A3S $19.99
Bluetooth headphones for $12.13
https://www.myvipon.com/product/9175826-BERIBES-Headphones-Wireless-55H-Weigh-Only-amazon-coupons
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LYF2ST7
These have good, but limited, customer feedback.
Iām impressed with how long the Rofis MR50 can maintain itās highest brightness setting. After the initial stepdown, it maintained a constant brightness for 3 hours, and it didnāt get too hot either. The boost driver appears very efficient.
Just got mine and it does have a pretty greenish tint. But for $13 shipped and with a 1450 battery included I can live with the tint. Especially since itās going into my carās glove box so Iāll probably never see it 
Itās a really nice light! One oddity is that the included 21700 cell is significantly larger than any other 21700 battery I have; it wonāt even fit into any of my chargers or 21700 lights.
Plus if you get the gold one, the tint isnāt the ugliest thing about its color 
I concur. Great light.
Iām amazed these sometimes go for around $20 on Amazon. They look and feel like $70 lights.
Niwalker ET mini v1 $19.49 for the black version with an 18350 included.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B097K8VLYB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Yeah the included 21700 is quite large but fits in my Vapcell S4 charger. Surprisingly the much smaller LG M50 21700 battery works just fine with the MR50.
I donāt like the way it compresses the springs so much ā- I might be converting this cell to unprotected
Flashlight Plasma Lighter 2 in 1 Combo [2Pack]
$29.98 with prime
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Flashlight Plasma Lighter 2 in 1 Combo [2Pack]
So a plasma lighter gets its 'fuel' from the battery?
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Yes. All of these various plasma lighters on Amazon are battery powered.
There is 18650 tubes (plus clip) sold at their store for $9.99. :person_facepalming:
http://www.niwalkerstore.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=94
Seems like a decent UI, at least it has shortcuts to firefly and turbo.
Itās funny over the years Iāve bought seral of the double head type lights ā after the initial novelty wears off , they usually never get used
I received the Wuben C5 the other day. Some thoughts:
- Itās exactly as slippery as it looks, which is āvery.ā
- The UI is ok. Iād rather have double-click from off be turbo instead of strobe. Not memorizing moonlight when accessed via a hold from off is nice though.
- Good mode spacing.
- The tint is horrendous, unless you like a green hotspot with purple spill.
The LED on mine was quite a bit off-center. It didnāt bother me too much because the tint was so bad I knew Iād never use the light anyway. I began trying to remove the bezel for an emitter swap. A heat gun plus grippy rubber gloves wasnāt working. I got fed up and used two pliers. The gouges give the light some much-needed grip. They used lots of threadlocker 
My iron had trouble melting their solder. I think the centering issue was due to the weird bowl-shaped gasket they used. I guess as a plus it prevents electrical shorts on the underside of the reflector - something Iāve been having trouble with lately. A 16mm MCPCB requires no modification.
With a 219b 3500k the light is much better. I can see LED petals and slight off-centering if I look for it. I think Iāll add some diffusion film and it will be perfect.
I feel it was a good deal at $10 (plus $5 and lots of aggravation for a new emitter). I see itās at $26 now. I think there are much better options at that price point, especially if you are even somewhat of a tint snob like me.
Thank you. Grabbed one just for itās quirky looks. Havenāt bought a new light in a while. For $20, what the hell.
https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Steel-Folding-Tri-Ad-Handle/dp/B0851QHMJZ
Cold steel 4 max scout. aus10A version. about as cheap as iāve seen it at 65 dollars