How about a FandyFire HD2010 @ $27.80 It’s close enough in price. Even $30.64 (which is what I paid for mine) is still essentially the same price range if you ask me.
I think the T08 is a more impressive looking like, that also has the added benefit of taking 2 18650’s in parallel of course, but I’d only pull the trigger on it if it was the superior thrower.
What I’d really like to know is what would happen in a HD2010/ZY-T08 showdown if the emitter in the latter was being driven just as hard as it is in the former.
Dont be put of by the tint , the camera picked up a lot more blue/purple than the naked eye sees … Thats what I get for not owning a decent SLR with good White balance …
Please let me help. I got mine from DX couple of days ago and was planning to write a full review, but you were faster. Thanks for your effort! (And for saving my time :))
PWM is 244Hz on Med and Low.
The contact board is the back side of the driver and it's 30.0mm
There's not much to see at the tail switch...
...but it makes it easy and accurate to measure the current (2.5A, 1.1A & 0.5A on my sample)
The emitter & it's leads are easily accessible for PWM & duty cycle measurements:
..and the results are: 244Hz 49% on Med, 244Hz 24% on Low
For some reason I measured "only" 2150lux @4m (on High, steady after 30s), resulting 34.4kcd (or 370m of ANSI-NEMA FL-1 throw).
So is the emitter glued down nicely (i.e. well mounted)? Does this flashlight need any attention? Or is it ready to go? (Apart from a possible resistor mod.)
ILF has posted some comparison beamshots and the ZY-T08 does seem to have the edge (but seem darn close to me). See his thread here with photos. Or this thread vs. the fenix TK41.
Thanks Gary, looks pretty nice for the price indeed!
Just ordered one, 4,90$ after I slaughtered all my mana-points
My very firts 2 x 18650 -parallel. I have been waiting to find a good one for some time now…