Looking for lights that "out-shines" itself for its size

Try this for less than $13

I have had my D25c clicky for 6 or 8 months now and edc it every day and it still impresses me and everyone else everytime I turn it on with an IMR cell. We did not get the 770 .lumens that Selfbuilt got but did get 650 otf lumens. Unbelievable for a light that size.

I was wondering what others who have both an SC52 and an SC600 MKii think about the comparison brightness between them?

for EDC? i don’t think i have seen anything that brighter than lightmalls C8 XM-L2 for under $20 straight out of the box.
hopefully someone can prove me wrong… because i could use brighter light than C8 XM-L2 for under $20 :smiley:

although this M10 clone come very close… it has tighter hotspot for thrower.
modify this and it will surely beat the C8 XM-L2… but it will push over $20 mark :~

No, not for EDC, not necessarily anyway. I generally carry my ITP, but once in awhile the SC52.

I have like 3 C8s already… well one is a C4-MCU or something like that, but it sure looks like a C8, and it takes a C8 pill, and 3 more coming from FT, including a Convoy C8 with the 8*7135. I like the C8s, and also have a couple of the C8 pills from FT, trying to get up the nerve to build one of them, but I’m not sure if I could do better than some of the ones like the Convoy C8 which already has the 8 7135s.

Hi,

Thanks for all the suggestions, even though my inquiry was somewhat (a lot) vague! Looks like I have my work cut out for me :).

Here’s the list that I tabulated from the suggestions (hope I didn’t miss something):

D25C
602C DIY
WK21
Mag54656
FF3/FF4
Olight i1
EC1
EA4
EC25
HD 2011
Skyray King
Quark Cr2 mini
Tank007 TK-703
Lightmalls C8 (another C8 :)??)

Thanks all. Maybe I’ll just do the BLF mantra :)??

Later,
Jim

That interests me alot :slight_smile: the sources for the parts ?

Hi,

I don’t know myself, but hopefully tivo will respond and provide the info.

Jim

There’s also the MBI torpedo

I just received a Eagletac TX25C2 two days ago, and it is a compact little powerhouse for a stock light. I am very impressed. I was taking a walk last night when I realized this little light is putting out more lumens than my K40, TN31mb, etc and is my second brightest light to my sky ray king. The new Zebralight 600 is a little shorter and about 100 lumens less but still should be added to the list I believe.

Yeah man, if you don’t have a SkyRay King (or UV-S5 clone) yet, you need one in your collection. Especially with that many C8s already! :stuck_out_tongue: SRK definitely wows, so long as you get a good one. :slight_smile:

Those are all FastTech parts: I can agree with that as being an impressive light, but for my build, I used a cooler tint emitter and Nanjg 101AK driver which only drives at 1.4A, but is still very impressive in such a small pocket-sized light:

Driver - https://www.fasttech.com/products/1122401

Emitter - very cool tint U2/1A - https://www.fasttech.com/products/1137102

DenBarrettSAR: Yup those are all FastTech parts. Keltex78: I have ordered two more hosts and will try your emitter and driver combi.
:beer:

This one also has a wow on it:

http://www.manafont.com/product_info.php/ultrafire-wf501a-flashlight-tube-cr123-mini-p60-host-no-led-emitter-p-4294
plus
http://www.kaidomain.com/Product/Details.S021215

Interesting! Does that host take P60 drop-ins?

Also the comments say CR123 batteries, but what rechargeables would work with this? Would a 16340 work?

Edit: Also the comments say it’s “thin aluminum”. When I first started, I bought a couple of “Police 3W” lights from Buyincoins, and they were really cheap, thin, aluminum. Almost like toys. Is the WF-501A better quality than that?

Yes the 501A & B p60 hosts are both really thin and feel kind of cheap. They’re OK for the low price but you should know what to expect.

Eagletac D25c neutral 2012 edition running on AW IMR 16340. Tiny, ultralight, and around 700 lumens… nearly as bright as my Zebralight SC600 (Mk I). Unfortunately, not at all practical since it only reliably works in max mode.

The Eagletac D25c 2013 edition is much more practical with full li-ion support, but even modded with an XM-L2 it only gets around 500 lumens and lacks the wow factor of the 2012.

These days I find myself using modded lights much more. My brightest is a modded Roche F12 with the body tube cut down to use 1x18350, that powers a 5 amp driver. Light source modded to triple XP-G2 neutral. Very flood due to the tiny TIR optics, but very bright. Probably close to 1,000 lumens. Significantly brighter than my SC600. However, the driver makes switching modes awkward so I’m thinking of swapping it out. Perhaps a Nanjg 105c with the ultra-low mode from International Outdoor, modded with 6 extra 7135 chips.

My other pocket rocket is a modded Sipik SK58 running on a 2.8 amp DrJones electronic switch driver, powering a single XM-L2 neutral on a 16mm copper sinkpad. It’s a zoomie with excellent flood, but not so great throw. Not sure the output, but I’d guess around 700-800 lumens on a fresh IMR 14500.

Historically, I have always gone for pocket rockets as my EDC lights. Lights with great brightness for their size and almost no runtime. However, much to my surprise, when I grab a light to stick into my pants as my EDC, I find myself reaching for my much dimmer high-CRI light: a Sipik SK58 modded to be a non-zoomie. Running on 3.04 amp Nanjg 105c Interntional Outdoor driver (the one with the ultra-low) and powering triple Nichia 219 4500k 92 CRI. With probably around 500 lumens output, it’s far dimmer than the other 2 lights. But it makes up for it with truly beautiful tint and color rendition.

Please share some pics of these lights! Would especially like to see the roche.

Firelight2,

I think that you’ve come the closest to understanding what I was trying (not very well) to ask.

Here’s the Sipik 58 with triple Nichia 219 next to the cut down Roche with triple XP-G2

Here’s the Roche with the body tube disassembled

Another of the Sipik 58 with 14500 next to cut down Roche with 18350

Business end:

Apologies for my poor iphone photography. :wink: