ok thats it. i resisted this lil bugger since the day i first read this thread and other similiar threads about this light. cant take it no mo’
im gonna have to see what this guys all about, i knew i shouldnt have clicked on this thread today.
so i dont own any 16340’s. are there any sellers out there that includes a decent cell with the light? or should i buy them seperately? so where is most of you guys buying this light. theres a bunch on ebay…any respectable ones?
The light comes with a Trustfire primary which throws out plenty of light, especially for such a small flashlight. But feed it a 3.7v rcr123a and it gets REALLY bright.
Depends on what you want the light for. If you want extended use on high without heat issues, then a primary cr123 is the way to go, that way you can drain the cell until its empty. Or a 3.2v rechargeable cr123 LifeP04 cell, but you need to be careful not to over discharge or the cell will get damaged.
A protected rcr123a seems the best option if you want BRIGHT, that way, if you run the cell too low, its protection circuit should save any issues.
just recieved mine this weekend…… very nice little light got a 600mah xtar 16340 in it at the minute…. may try an unprotected in it when i get round to buying one
yep… gets nice and hot after a minute or two…… took dog out to a mates and took it with me and got the response “what the hell is that” when i turned it on in his back yard lol
Yeah, it really does hold its own against even bigger more expensive lights. Throw could be better, but its sheer output helps it throw far enough for most purposes.
Mine arrived today to the land of the long white cloud.
Must say even running old grey TF’s it was pretty cool.
Then I put in the yezl’s, it was no longer cool, rather warm actually.
This has to be the best value/light output EDC so far.
Even put a diffuser on it on low and it should provide about 3 hours of bivy illumination when in the bush, while providing a very minimal weight penalty.
The last weeks I thought of buying this light or not, but now I pulled the trigger
I’m really curious how it will perform, but I think the 16340 Yezl’s I bought should do the job!
Great :bigsmile: Let us know what you think when it arrives. The Yezl’s are very good in this light. Very bright, and good run times also considering the output.
I will try mine outside tonight with the IMR 16340 and post my findings compared to the Yezl cell.