My jetbeam with a fresh cell does about 170 with a AA , and I know everyone wants a hotrod or pocket rocket .
I see no reason why a decent AA should not do at least 200 these days or more if fitted with the XM-L , Im considering a XM-L mod to my jetbeam , got to take the dial callipers to it and see if there is enough room inside for a XM-L …
PWM on the Balder , low has it , but its on the faster side … [ This flue ! keep forgetting stuff ]
Some other AA lights for comparison
Hey, looks very nice 
And small 
Thanks for the pics, Matt. Waiting the final version.
Mine is coming from the second batch so it should have an XP-G 8)
Might be 3 mode next ! [ Maybe ]
How much will this light cost in XP-E, XP-G and XM-L versions?
SirJohn sais target price = $30 , from what I heard , currently the only offer is going to be XP-G , ? but things can change .
Hey, Matt, thanks for the outdoor pics 
XP-E is perfect for that size, IMO. XP-G will be too floody. (well, unless you want a floody light 
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I want a 3C XML in it , just like my SE-1 .
Made a video , to show the parasitic drain on the Balder …
Did it twice , so you can see how it behaves
MM measures 0.000 and that’s where it ends up 0.000Amp
OK so what you are seeing is … Light turns on high mode , changing modes = break circuit , now your in low mode , break the circuit and the light goes into stand by , but as can be seen this sample then turns off [ as far as my MM can measure ] , Im going to try again with two multimeters , with one set to a lower value to see if I can measure anything at all .
0.000A or less, so I’d say it’s almost inexistent parasitic drain. Good news then Thanks for the test, old 
Hey BobK. I have the SA2 Eluma. Do you (or anyone) feel it would work with a 14500 with a spacer (dummy) cell? Since the SA1 handles 14500 I would think the SA2 should as well? Love the light & don’t want to kill it. Thanx.
Keith
SashiX, I have both XML/XPG SE1 & while the XML is mostly flood, the XPG is a very nice blend of flood with very good throw.
Keith
Agreed, but this model is quite smaller XP-E in HD-1 will have the same (more or less) beampattern as SE-1 with XP-G (well, I think so, maybe I’m wrong :bigsmile: )
UPDATE 7/16/12:
Looks like the 3-mode XM-L U2 version with new interface will be released shortly. I guess I’ll have one in the next two or three weeks and I’ll try to get a review posted asap.
Look forward to hearing about it …
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Can someone please tell me is this called a piston drive?
It doesn’t have a button but you push the entire tube assembly to activate and change mode? Is the benefit of this reduction in height or something else?
Durability because you dont have a boot cap and switch?
Thanks.
You hit the nail on the head, esrevenge. Yes, the lack of tail switch parts reduces the overall length and the piston assembly light has less that can go wrong later. I believe there were three separate reviews of this light and all the questions you asked were answered. UPz did one review and SirJohn the other.