Review: Crelant V9-T6 (XM-L T6 | 1 x 18650 / 2 x CR123A)

Thx Jack!

All, review just about wrapped up (Designs & Features / UI / Initial Conclusion added). Just need to add some whitewall shots and additional runtime testing but in informal testing I just conducted, the V9-T6 runs perfectly regulated on 2 cells.

Cheers,
Tim

i posted a beamshot for Crelant V9 on High mode.
the distance to that house is 260 meters and i was using 1*trustfire flame 3000mA battery
as soon as i will have new beamshots with this light i will post them

cool,I wasn't aware the collimator head fit the v9,throws a nice beam,thanks for those shots.

o.k. I was confused for a minute thanks for clarifying,still the 7g5 with the aspheric is a beast,might be my next purchase.

sorry, i posted wrong before but i fixed it. there is Crelant V9 and the Crelant 7G5 beamshots i will post to his section

Thanks for another awesome review Tim!

Awesome review Turbo BB, thanks for sharing. You really go the extra mile with your reviews very professional.

I have stared receiving these lights to modify do to the fact that they are severely under driven and with a practically identical reflector deign to the vulnerable Ultrafire 980L people are rather disappointing with the output. Anyways I am having a hard time getting the driver apart on these to do a driver swap. Before I resort to drilling the driver and using a dent puller to remove it do you have any ideas on how to get it out?

I really feel like Crelant dropped the ball on this one by cheeping out on the driver. I would expect this on a sub $30 dollar light but in the $50 dollar price range you shouldn’t have to tear into a light to get decent output. By copying the 980L they have a solid design but the simple fact that the 980L clones are popping up in the $20 dollar range that will absolutely destroy this light for output and throw makes it a popular light for me to receive for a driver upgrade. I appreciate any help you can give me with this disassembly trouble I am having. I would hate to have to turn away all the people that are requesting upgrades on this piece because it appears to be a fairly solid design with just a few minor problems for an overpriced light.

Meanwhile if anyone else is thinking about buying this piece and you own a 980L save yourself the heartbreak and the $50 dollars plus upgrade cost because you will be thoroughly disappointed with the output in a side by side comparison.

Hi Erik,

I've just tried to remove the board using a small flat head but can't manage it so stuck in same boat as you. I'll post back in case I do manage to remove it.

Cheers,
Tim

Am I right in thinking High at 1.6amps and low is 0.9amps?

No, the chart above was only for High so that was 1.6A on High using 1xRL3100 (18650) and then .954A also on High but using 2xAW16340's.

Using 1 x AW IMR 18650, I got: 1.99A on High and .45A on Low (will post this runtime when it's completed).

Cheers,
Tim

Thanks for trying I appreciate it. If I could somehow just get a peak inside I could come up with a way to get it apart without destroying anything, I know it’s wishful thinking. I have Googled the hell out of this light trying to find a picture of the guts. If I don’t figure it out soon I am just going to go ballistic on this thing and drill a hole in the driver and use a dent puller to pop it out. It’s my last resort caveman method but I am running out of options.

Great review, turbo (as usual) and I learned something new, or at least I think I did. Int'l Outdoor's specs say the bezel is stainless steel and it was so shiny, I didn't bother to notice that it was polished aluminum. A light this good looking with finish and machine work at this level, deserves to have output that is equally spectacular.

I can't get over how stunning this light looks in your pictures.

Also; I think the khaki version is the bomb.

Foy

Thx Foy! As per my update, I'll call the bezel SS since it passed the magnet test (it stuck on the bezel even if weakly, if it were Al, it wouldn't stick at all).

As I had explained elsewhere "Re: my doubts as to the bezel being SS - there were a few things that triggered this reaction:
1. Weight is super light
2. The finish is extremely shiny and does not feature a brushed finish (of course it could just be polished or chromed)
3. The sound it makes when dropped is not the same as SS

While not completely conclusive, I did do a magnet test and it stuck so I'll say it is SS (for now, but there is one final test) and have updated the review accordingly. =o)

Please understand I'm not trying to make a mountain outta a mole hill here, it's more out of curiousity than anything at this point since I've never experienced a bezel like this one."

Cheers,
Tim

No, it's not an issue at all (espcially since it is one of the hottest looking bezels I've seen) but it caught my eye because the aluminum bezel on my XinTD/L2 is not polished and if I could get it to pop like this bad boy does . . . .

Foy

Another superb review from TurboBB. Thanks so much! Frontpage’d and Sticky’d.

Thx SB!

All, just noticed that the whitewall shots were missing so I've added that now.

Cheers,

Tim

Any outdoor beam-shots on this one?

What camera did you use Turbo, the pics are insanely good quality

@mags - soon, I have a camping trip coming up in a few weeks, it'll be done like my Memorial day format

@Bort - Thx! I'm currently using a Panny DMC-LX5. At first I wasn't used to the super shallow depth-of-field (due to the f/2.0 aperature) but I'm glad I took the time to learn its secrets as it really helped create good bokeh on certain shots.

@turboBB - Myself alike many others will greatly appreciate the beamshots.

Excellent review!!