Review: Small Sun ZY-T08 2 x 18650 (Parallel)

Many thanks for the review. I think you’ve whet a few appetites ’round here :bigsmile:

Just wondering…How do you think this might compare with the SMALL SUN ZY-T16 The head looks to be the exact same one but the batteries (26650) are in series instead.

Good observation. Personally I’m not fan of 26650 since the cells have hardly more capacity, and less compatible with anything else (incl chargers). The shorter design also have some advantages.

Too bad this light doesn’t have the better tint of the T13. Too many really cool white throwers, but still tempting.

Great review, thanks for posting! I can't wait for mine to arrive - so far over a week in acceptance mode at HK customs.

Yeah , the T16 did catch my eye , looks interesting … Though , Im not that enthusiastic about batteries in series .

  • the 26650 battery has little interest for me … At this time …
    Performance wise , I dont see why it might not rock …

Yeah , white wall hunting !

But when you take it outside , you dont really notice so much …

I took it for a walk around the neighborhood , and it throws silly … Low mode looks to be more than enough for most tasks …
Impressive I must say …

Thanks for the review old4570! Can't wait for mine to arrive. So it seems the output current may vary between samples.

viffer750, where did you get yours from?

-Garry

Great review!! It is a really nice light. I compared it to the T13 and it was a toss up and then compared it to the HD2010 and the HD edged it out by a little bit.

Nice review, Old! Lovely pics of a lovely light. I want one of these badly but have to wait until I have the spare cash.

I'd take this T08 over a T16 any day since I don't care much for the longer lights that run cells in series (end-to-end, not voltage series). Parallel cell lights have truly spoiled me.

I just shined the T16 and the T08 against the wall and they look the same…

Thanks old4570. Is it possible to get to the pill and if so any dimensions of the driver and pill diameter would be good. There seems to be a few lights coming out with this form factor and its brother the 26650 in 1 or 2 cell with larger reflectors. Times are looking interesting.

from manafont

Ok, I was hoping maybe the current variances could be due to where they were bought, but you've disproved that hypothesis. I'll be sure to post my current reading when I get mine. Guess we can't just go with the same value resistor you did since our samples will likely vary.

Wish we knew what current ILF's reads since we've seen his beamshots. Hope his pulls low current! (Meaning if ours pulls more, or we do a resistor mod, the light will be even more impressive!)

-Garry

Just like I told you guys this light is a steal. Show me another XM-L thrower that will beat it for the price. I don’t believe there is one.

How about a FandyFire HD2010 @ $27.80 It’s close enough in price. Even $30.64 (which is what I paid for mine) is still essentially the same price range if you ask me.

I think the T08 is a more impressive looking like, that also has the added benefit of taking 2 18650’s in parallel of course, but I’d only pull the trigger on it if it was the superior thrower.

What I’d really like to know is what would happen in a HD2010/ZY-T08 showdown if the emitter in the latter was being driven just as hard as it is in the former.

Does anyone have the approximate PWM frequency?

Also, any insight on the feasibility of driver swap?

Looks like an awesome light - I can’t wait to get mine.

Is anyone else caught in customs hell? I ordered mine on 10/11 and it's been stuck at acceptance status in Hong Kong for 6 days.

That's mines status too. Ordered sunday night and it "shipped" next morning. Tracking stuck at "Acceptance".

-Garry

:(( :beer:

I'm crying in my beer, Garry. TGIF. :bigsmile:

Is it a contact board or driver ? but its 30mm dia

PWM is there , medium to higher freq … Its not Uber slow …

Some one needs to lift the contact board ? Im very busy ATM , exams next week etc , so !

Got the beams up …

Dont be put of by the tint , the camera picked up a lot more blue/purple than the naked eye sees … Thats what I get for not owning a decent SLR with good White balance …