I havent had time to update the review and post more pics. Plus my laptop battery is nearly dead so the final updates will have to wait until tomorrow. I did take the pics and gather all the output data from the IS and calculate throw data. Will have them up tomorrow I promise. As nice as this light looks I can’t get past the poor heat management of it. All the heat stays in the body and thermal sag effects it too much to get a Johnny Mac stamp of approval. My final thoughts will be forthcoming but will have to wait until tomorrow sometime. I have to admit I’m more than a little disappointed.
Johnny,
I am sure glad I ordered one this week, I hope it comes in tomorrow or Saturday. Your reviews are so damn good!!! I know this is not done yet but you have mad skills!!! Another 5 star review!!!
Great review JohnnyMac,thanks for the in-depth look at this light.I have been lusting after this light for awhile because of the great looks and the relative low cost for an xml-u2 flashlight but now I am a bit turned off.Quite confusing heat issue and output issue,my theory is that the smooth band at the top of the pill is not making enough contact to the threaded portion of the head,thus making the battery tube absorb the initial heat and then the heat would start to move to the head from the tube.I think giving the pill a larger area of contact to the head by way of copper ring in the head would solve this and eliminate the sag.Seems asthetics were a first priority and functionality last,shame because I wanted this light.
Curses , Foiled Again !!! J)
Was really hoping for a big win with this light.
It looks awesome :heart_eyes: And from the pics , everything appeared to be set for success…
A bad reflector design could explain the beam.
The rest is confusing…
JohnnyMac a excellent review. 8)
I look forward to reading what you figure out and how you resolve the problem
I saw this last week and fell in love. I ordered 3 of them through Tmart and they shipped yesterday…. Hope they are good. I’m sending one to E1320 for modding……
Manny, a C8 reflector is too wide and cutting it down to a correct diameter would make it too short, if I’m not mistaken. I started looking for a possible alternate reflector but stopped when I thought more about the heat transfer problem and didn’t know what to do about that. This needs a couple of fixes and people who know more than me to do them, but it does seem worth pursuing.