Review: New 612 - A great budget P60 SIZED alternative for 10$ (+ mod and beam shots)

Only you can answer how many amps (in high mode) is suitable for your type of use. But if you are using the stock XP-G on aluminium MCPCB there is no point in going higher than 2A. I would recommend to only add one chip. This chart explains why…

I remember looking at that NEW 611 too. Its nice. I might consider it some time in the future. If it uses a 17mm board Im pretty sure I will buy one some time in the future. If you buy it, please let me know what driver size it uses. Im guessing its more like a 15mm driver board …

Picked up a few of these for $7-8 on fast tech. Awesome light for the money! All it needs is a glass lens and it is a steal for the price. Nice little light for basic mods too!

Nice… I was not aware they sold it.
Price is 8.96$ (before discount)
LINK

Nice host, thanks for the review! The driver can have next mode memory removed with a resistor. The pic of the driver shows a capacitor partially hidden by the blue wire. A 330k or 470k resistor soldered in parallel with it makes it a no memory driver. I may pick one of these up for an XP-G2 NW on copper.

R86 -

This is awesome, and I love your pics . . .

Foy

Good tip!
If if do pick one up, feel free to share your experience. :slight_smile:

Thanks Foy!

Nice job on the review, Racer!

It really is a handsome host. Is the finish anodized or painted? I love the color. 8)

Thanks Johhny.
I would assume its anodized, looks anodized to me. I have had at least 2 lights that surely wasn’t. Around edges the paint would “easily” go off, and it was possible to see the point where paint was stopped being applied (typical paint spray transition between paint and aluminium)

Is there an easy way to tell the difference between a good paint job and ok anodizing?

Thanks. I :heart_eyes: it

Looks like a very good flashlight for the money.

It is also cheaper on fasttech! :slight_smile:

Thanks for the review! Nice mod host! And I just got in some KD 28mm & 29mm coated lenses.

-Garry

Garry. Sounds like faith…You got a nice 29mm lens, the NEW 612 could need one :stuck_out_tongue:
btw, did you order 28mm, and got 29mm by mistake? That happened to me some time back. KD always mess up something. I try to avoid them if I can find similar product elsewhere…

Yes I have some 29mm right now too……

No, I ordered a few different lenses (for A60, BLF A8, P60's) and they sent all the correct items. I ordered two different 28mm and the 29mm. My experience from KD is limited, but so far they haven't messed anything up on my orders. It did take 3 weeks (1 week until they even shipped it out) to get my order - typical.

RaceR86, where did you get your 29mm lens?

-Garry

Nice review, I was thinking of doing one myself but I guess I’m to lazy.
I got mine in feb from Fasttech and it now it’s got a XP-G2, 2.1A nanjg driver and AR lens from KD.
It’s a really impressive throw from this little light now.
Oh you should try install the reflector without the centering ring

Hmm, the listing on Fasttech says plastic SMO reflector. THE DX one is clearly aluminum. Only $1 more to get aluminum reflector… I’m surprised they would be different. Otherwise, they look identical.

Here you go. We'll see how FastTech responds. I bet they will find it's really aluminum and change the description.

-Garry

garry,

I’ve found that FastTech usually responds much faster if you open a ticket. I think that “geek” has said that they don’t monitor the forums as often. I think in one thread on their forum, I said that it’d make more sense for them to answer these kinds of questions in their forum so others who have the same questions can see them but I don’t know if they’ve done that or not.

I have the Fasttech one and the reflector is plastic, would be very surprised if the DX one is alu.
It looks exactly the same as mine.

Edit: Wrong info, it is alu

Hmm . . . interesting. I assume it’s still a “good” quality reflector? I’m not against plastic reflectors.

RaceR86 does list his from DX as having an aluminum reflector. Want to double check that RaceR86?

-Garry

Yes I would say it got excellent quality :slight_smile:

Edit: Had to inspect the reflector again now and I’m sorry, it is in fact aluminum :zipper_mouth_face:
Really hard to tell though had to use a knife to be sure.