WARM WHITE XR-E Q series emitter drop-in for P60 hosts.
Reviewer rating: ★★★★★
Pro's:
- Well driven
- Good mode memory
- beautifull beam
- Color temperature is very pleasant reminds of incandescent bulbs
- Versatile input voltage range
- Inexpensive
Con's:
- Unknown XR-E emitter, Q series probably
- Soldering job was aesthetically messy but adequate
- Blinky modes i do not like, but many apperently do
This is a review of a warm white dropin for P60 hosts.
It is my first experience with a warm white dropin. It is decently made but the soldering was a mess. Pretty it is not but it works and there is no risk for bad contacts.
The description says it is a 3 mdoe but i recieved a 5 mode H-M-L-STR-SOS one.
Down to the business!
Battery 18700 2400mAh XTAR 4.17V - Q5 Warm white Manafont dropin:
- High - 1250 mA
- Med - 450 mA
- Low - 80 mA
Fetures a good mode memory that works nicely. Current draw might be a little on the high side but we all love non underdriven emitters. This one clearly is not.
Voltage range: 4.2V-18V.
I would believe it works as the driver in it is a two pcb sandwich type. Common design for "high" voltage drivers. Taking a picture would do no good probably as not much can be seen.
How does it look? FANTASTIC! Really. It looks so nice that i'm probably going to want more warm white and neutral emitter in future.
This is High 150cm away from ceiling in a 100% dark enviroment.
This is low 150cm away from ceiling in a 100% dark enviroment. It is here just to remind me a point and shoot pocket camera can't be used to do such things.
I used a Ultrafire 504B host for the dropin.
Summary:
I Like it very much! It has it all and very minimal almost nonexisting drawbacks. For the price it is a must have if you have not experienced warm white emitters yet.
Again i would like to thank manafont for sending me this evaluation sample. It's one of my favorite dropins. Looking forward to try it outside in a forrest.
This is one of the few reviews that i can truly give the 5 star rating without having second toughts.