Does this have a thermal or timer based step down when run on high continously?
No, none whatsoever. It doesn't even downshift when the batt indicator turns red.
I was wondering why I hadnt gotten a shipment notification from solarforce flashlight sales yet… :weary:
I'm in the same boat.
Just over a week before they get processed and shipped. Seems like a light worth waiting for.
anyone know if long cells - fasttech ncrb 3400s will fit? 70mm +/- long
LOL. Yes.
These measure 65.02mm long, and that's a gap of right at 1/4" at the tail. I actually had to stretch the springs A LOT to get a tight enough fit with these unprotected cells. From the + to the spring squashed flat is 2.76" (or 70.104mm). And due to the contact on the + end having a hollow middle, a button top cell won't waste any of the available space.
Foy’s review tested some 70mm long cells and according to him they work ok.
Solarforce is on a 2 week vacation starting on the 14th, orders will be shipped when they return according to a post by them.
I ordered mine hours before they went on vacation, they got it out and it only took 6 days to get to me. Sweet huh? Now I’m stuck away from home and can’t play with it. 
On the good side, my wife is recovering nicely from surgery, soaking up Morphine and Dilaudid and sleeping like a baby. 
LOL well that combo will do it. Glad she’s doing well.
Thanks for the bookshelf shots. This light looks awesome. (So does that triple nichia!)
Was going to buy the S2200 but I think I will hold off for this one http://www.armytek.com/products/flashlights/search-and-rescue/armytek-grizzly-mkr-variable-bezel-colors.html they have a warm one too http://www.armytek.com/products/flashlights/search-and-rescue/armytek-grizzly-mk-r-warm.html I think you’ll get best of both worlds, same output like the S2200 but with better throw @ 4° and 40° spill. They were going to use the MK-R led but changed to the MT-G2.
- World's first MT-G2 LED flashlight!
- Record light output 2120 lumen
- Excellent throw
- Ideal for high-output applications
- Powered by two 18650 Li-Ion
How can they claim “World’s first MT-G2 LED flashlight!”? Crelant is shipping one, as is SolarForce, and maybe Niwalker, whereas what’s on their webpage looks like a crude drawing?
Yes agreed on the first MT-G2 light thing - but I just updated my post (after I was quoted) I guess they just left the original blurb the same because they were going to use the MK-R led, so it would have been the first MK-R light……
These companies are so stressed out to show their ideas that keep adding "out of stock" flashlights.
Record output of 2000lumens they say. They go for those who don't know anything about flashlights.
Yes, but you get a $25 discount on the light that doesn’t exist. 
Yes its a cad drawing proof of concept - Armytek lights are designed in Canada, they allow a lot of customer input as they design and produce their lights so they change things with customer input - also they are some of the best made lights out there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvA79TAMu6c
The same specs are for the XM-L2 http://www.armytek.com/products/flashlights/search-and-rescue/armytek-barracuda-xm-l2-variable-bezel-colors.html
I like armytek brand in general, but that page for their MTG light raises more questions than answers.
That image appears to merely be a rendering of their Barracuda. Which is a great light, but not new. So is it just an MTG version of the Barracuda? Or a legit unique whole new model?
This will obviously not be the first MTG on the market, and those specs don’t really make sense to me. How do they plan to drive the MTG on 2 li-ions? I was under the impression 3 was the minimum to drive this emitter well for any length of time.
Seems like they are playing catch up. Better to slow down, do it right, and bring it to market when its a mature product worth buying. I don’t see the point in rushing a halfassed MTG light to market just to say “look everybody we gots tha newest badazz MTGz yo!” (Listening crelant?)
They would need a buck/boost driver.
+1. Exactly what I was thinking. They see a few MT-G2 lights and knock out a CAD drawing (and a price!!) without, it seems to me, too much homework. 2x18650’s will struggle, I would imagine.
That’s what I like about Niwalker. It’s probably about six months since they mooted the idea of a light with this emitter. In the meantime they have been sending Selfbuilt engineering samples, and ironing out any issues. Better to be late and get it right, than early and crap.
i think this just sealed the deal for me - i have 6x fasttech 3400s on my shelf