Review: Black Shadow Terminator 4*U3/4*18650

Tie up the four Terminators, face up, drop it down like a chandelier. haha

Four Terminators are too expensive… you can cobble up something like this for under $200, plus get over 15,000 lumens:

I’m not too great with DIY, might cost me more than 4 terminators if I tried to do that. Remember I would also need to purchase all those electronics doodas and that costs money. :slight_smile:

My Terminator arrived today from Intl outdoor - amazingly in ten days.

If anyone is in any doubt, this BST is just lovely. By FAR the highest quality torch I’ve ever seen never mind held.

Now can’t wait for night time to out and do some testing lol :open_mouth: :cowboy_hat_face:

mine is coming in a few hrs!

Have fun with that! Have one coming too, see how long it takes from Doingoutdoor.

Fess up, brother! How do you like it??

It’s the best mofo of a torch I have ever had the pleasure of being blinded by :bigsmile:

Does anyone know of a holster that’s a good fit for a Terminator?

I’ve got Tm11 scribbled on my pad here, but I thought that was a 3 cell one?.. and maybe not a very good fit. I might be confusing my scribblings with another torch I had my eye on.

The problem is, that I generally do torch purchases when the beer is out… memories get hazy lol

its dark outside…. i got my terminator today… i turned it on…

now its not dark outside

literally this thing throws light EVERYWHERE

people in my condo complex were coming out on their deck looking to see what was going on

That sounds really good!! Congrats on your new light.

Johnny, I love your avatar!!! :wink: :beer:

according to black shadow the new U3 versions CAN have both color screws

email from BS rep:

I sent them my serial number and where I purchased it just to be sure - it appears by measuring a ceiling bounce test and converting to OTF lumens - I do in fact have a u3 version with black/grey screws - and my manual even says U2. my guess is they didnt bother updating the manual either.

I am waiting for another follow up email from BS. EDIT: BS has confirmed that my terminator IS a U3

but its great! EVERYONE NEEDS ONE

the green switch is a EXCELLENT mirco/moonlight mode… if your eyes are adjusted to a dark light or room it will illuminate the WHOLE room like a small night light… and it lasts almost 4 months on panasonic 3400!

Where did you buy yours? Is there any other way to tell if it’s U2 or U3 other than asking them?

I want to see a Terminator vs TM26. U3 vs U3 of course.

Needless to say, the winner has my business.

tm26 is u2 - honestly i would think you could only tell the difference side by side… and maybe not even then since they both put out gobs of light

i bought from illumination supply… they are out of stock but if you buy from them and use the code blackshadow its the best price in the us right now… edit - whoops - you might want to try doing outdoor - they are selling a u3 version for even cheaper (since you are in the Philippines )

other than lumen output there is no way to tell other than asking blackshadow to check the serial number and the vendor you bought it from

Oh, I had no idea, I don’t know why I presumed it was U3, cheers for the info. I’d still love to see em go head to head.

Actually, I already have two terminators that I got from doingoutdoor and they say it’s U2. I was just hoping mine was a mis-labelled U3.

Could you please PM me that email add of blackshadow? I feel that I have to know which one I got so I’ll ask them.

If you don’t mind me asking, when did you order yours and what color screws does yours have?

I ordered mine Feb. 18 and the screws are black/grey. It’s the U2 version according to doingoutdoor.

4 left for U3, it is fast. I remember it started from 20?