How many amps does this light pull on high and turbo?
Is the pill solid or hollow?
Battery was at 4.07v and drew 1.6-1.8a depending on how hard I compressed the spring. Not sure how to check other currents, as they are controlled by the switch. Can’t tell about the pill either, but I know some more knowledgeable than I are going to report on such matters when they receive the light.
Nice that it uses p60 reflectors, I assume that they are fairly abundant, so can possibly order an op one, or another smooth one to sputter.
Small sun really are cranking out some real nice lights at stupidly acceptable prices. 8)
Review is done for now. If anyone recieves the light and provides some good pill, driver, or switch info I will try to add it.
I got mine, and only real complaint is the super-thin tailcap rubber, and elec switch is bit hard to press. A 16mm replacement is a really tight fit. This mean I took part the tail and it’s pretty safe to do so. I don’t think it can be used to get strobeless modes on another 1-mode light, since I tied it with a 3 mode generic and it just strobes (threads are same size, but diff pitch to P60’s).
Unfortunately I’m not going to investigate much further, at least on this one, since I sort of screwed up the electronic switch cover by trying to modify it (to ease pressure to activate), and it might not take another disassembly. Still curious how it works, but not curious enough to ruin it; yet.
Tint is bod standard CW, modes spacing is OK, but the two med level are too close, and would’ve been better with a low low instead.
4/5 stars. Only cheapie out there with electronic mode switch and hidden strobes. Get it.
The driver seems to be sitting under the tail cap. Maybe you can try a single mode P60 drop in in this light. It may appear to have modes instantly.
Doesn’t work like how we wish it would. Implies some kind of signaling between elec switch in tail and head.
It works like the TN11S or Bronte X20 I guess. I’m not clear on how these types of switches work.
About the mode spacing, yeah I’d prefer 2-30-120-300 myself, but 10-30-80-300 is pretty good for a $12 p60 size thrower.
Thanks very much! Frontpage’d and Sticky’d.
I want one now. Great review! FYI, this one is at Manafont, too.
I’m on the lookout for an xml version
Sorry to resurrect this thread, but I finally got around to swapping the reflector to an orange peel one.
It helped smooth out the beam. There is still a hollow area around the spot at close range if you really look for it. The pwm shows up in the shot. It uses pwm on all levels, probably why my TN11s did not work with the A629 tailcap in the TN11S review.
Comparison shot of the smooth reflector.
Lux went from 11780cd to 8120cd. A pretty hefty drop but still decent throw with a much cleaner beam. I’m a throw man, so I guess I’ll keep the rings.
Ok, forget rings, I want to give this light some real throw! I dedeomed an xpg2 and put it in place of the xre. It got 22kcd before my bad soldering job shorted it.
Now I fixed it and it is getting barely over 20kcd. I now notice the reflector was partially slightly smoked. I’m not removing it right now though! Here are the old and new lumen numbers:
Old output:
Low – 12
Medium – 31
High – 82
Turbo – 311
Lux – 11780
New output:
Low – 18
Medium – 47
High – 118
Turbo – 404
Lux – 22300 before smoked 20200 after 
Over 400 lumens and 20kcd otf with a p60 reflector, not too shabby 
These numbers should be the same with any xpg2 dedome in a p60 light.
For the dedome I simply stuck a blade in the base away from the wire sides and pulled up until the base started separating. Once about 1/3 of it was off I just lifted that part and applied pressure forward and it slowly peeled off. It just takes patience.
This light is a direct clone of the Jetbeam PC25…. Who knew!? I visited Going Gear during a trip to Atlanta and there it was (along with 50 lights on a table they were unpacking from a show in Indiana. Got to play with a TM26 SR90 and other goodies!).
The only difference is the PC25 has an xml with an OP reflector. Four modes and strobe, but the SOS wasn’t present. Here is a review of it with pics.
http://lightreviewers.com/2011/11/jetbeam-pc25-review.html?m=1
I've just come across this light again. Surprised there isn't much hoo-haa over this light. Modes, dual switches with momentary on, standard P60 reflector all sound pretty good (I do wish low was a tad lower though). Seems like a nice mod candidate. Anyone tried an XM-L in one? For $11.33 at Manafont it's worth trying out. I'm thinking XM-L with an OP reflector.
-Garry
Yeah if I can mod it anybody can I went for throw, but an XML would work great too, that’s what is in the Jetbeam. Swap an xml star and take off the smooth reflector and stick an OP on there and you’re set. Actually the low mode is a lot lower than most lights, it just doesn’t have a moonlight. 12 lumens is pretty good though. I really love this light, I don’t see any reason not to get one for $11 it’s a steal!
If anyone new to modding wants to mod it, you might want to read the thread of my screwups.
I received mine today! Nice light, but I agree on the quality being on par with the $12 spent. The battery tube is quite thin. I haven't had a chance to fire it up yet (I'm at work - I know, no excuse) and my parts order from FastTech hasn't arrived yet. One thing I don't understand:
Tecmo, what did you mean by this from the review? Your cigar grip sticks to the tailcal when removing the tailcap? Mine stays put and in fact I couldn't get it off (it just spins in place). There seems to be a missing o-ring at the end of the tailcap threads, but there is an o-ring at the bottom end of the cigar ring which is I guess what is keeping mine from sliding off. (Perhaps there is only supposed to be one o-ring and mine got pushed up to the cigar ring - but this seems nice since it keeps the cigar ring in place, so maybe I'll add a second for the tail cap.)
I'm now wondering if I should go XP-G2 instead of XM-L. I'm looking for a mostly floody light with good runtime. Wondering if this light would suit for cycling use too.
-Garry
My cigar grip kind of sticks to the tailcap and rotates up with it. It’s just an annoyance nothing major.
Since the Jetbeam pc25 is xml it should work pretty well. Just get a OP p60 reflector to swap out with the smooth one.
Ok, I had a chance to fire this up last night. I really like the dual switches allowing momentary on and separate switch for mode changes. The light basically has instant "mode memory" since it uses the separate switch. Modes work exactly as described here in the review. Oh, and I was able to pull the cigar grip off but then it wouldn't go back on the same way it had been on for me (with the o-ring holding it in place). Might have to remove the o-ring, put on the cigar grip, and then place the o-ring up against it with a second o-ring at the top of the threads.
My only complaints (in stock form): the power switch is a little gushy/squishy and could use a little work to make it stiffer, and the low and medium modes are way too close together (I can just barely detect a change in brightness). Oh and it came with a coated glass lens (fingerprint coated that is).
Can't wait to get an XM-L & OP reflector in this baby.
-Garry
Glad I saw this thread. Rediscovering this light too. Remember the modes & switches looked promising…. never came back to it….
Been wanting a JETbeam, and I am not much of a modder, so I might spring for the PC25. Comes with: XM-L, OP, better build, and better modes. UI is 99% perfect. If they gave it a twisty head for instant access to turbo from any mode it would be 100%. That’s probably as good as I will find.