POCKET ROCKET... My XinTD arrived today.

A textured reflector helps blend the hotspot and spill on a C-8, it’s close to a necessity for what I need…and I mostly end up running on low, otherwise it can be too bright.

A C-8 fits nicely in a front jeans pocket with the head on top about an inch outside of the pocket. The large head holds the light upright and a clip is not necessary…works even better with tight jeans, I guess, but …:wink:

Maybe something like this would be more suitable for your interpretation off a pocket rocket?

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So now you are gonna harp on “skinny jeans”!I’m really hurt by that Dale….do I have to send you pictures? >)

PLEASE DON’T

Here I go trying to post pictures , sorry in advance as the pictures were taken with my Galaxy III!C8 1! !C8 2! C8 3 the one on the right is the lightmalls C8XMLU3 and the one on the right is the Kaidomain KDC8XL2-U2 sorry I don’t know how to download pictures I took .I really wanted to get some feedback on KDC8XML2-U2 compared to other C8s

congrats. Finally u made the leap to buy this! I’m pretty happy with my xintd c8 purchase myself.

dale, i also have the lightmalls c12 xml2, its pretty bright also, but the lightmalls c8xml2 still wins….noticably with eyes too.

i have the old kd c8 with t6, and that was a super thrower, but the lightmalls c8 wins still.
i ordered the kd xml2 c8 last week, should be here soon, ill let you guys know which is the king of c8’s.

but for sure, the xintd is king of c8’s in terms of build quality

Silly question. How can you compare output from two similar lights where one is regulated at 2.8 amps and one is direct drive?

you can’t. … Other than that one will run nicely for longer, on most cells and one could fry its emitter with the wrong choice of cells and will likely suffer plenty of heat sag.

I have a few C8’s, but not the XINTD. Still no direct comparison of the V4 to the V3. I suspect V4 is a noticeable improvement in output. Other than that, probably identical.

For some reason, the LM C8 seem to do a shade better than your average C8 or even a XinTD when equally mod'ed to an over-driven regulated Nanjg at 3.85A, SinkPAD/XM-L2 U2. I dunno, but I have measured results that show it better in lumens and throw, and so does rdrfronty - I did a mod'ed C8 pill for him and he tried it in a couple of C8 hosts.

But when you are dealing with stock lights, the "direct drive" C8's compared to a 2.8A light like the XinTD is a tough comparison. So for the buyer who is keeping it stock, they will see better output in the direct drive, with all the negative side effects though (over heating, quick battery drain, etc.) - and don't use a Samsung 20R or AW IMR, or anything with low resistance, or else poof! I got this little UF-M6 light (stock) and tried a Samsung 20R in it over the weekend - tailcap measurement went up over 6 amps. Now maybe with the tailcap on, you lose a lot throught the switch and tailcap spring, but I wouldn't take the chance.

I bought the LM C8 originally because of it's bright output from posted reviews, but it turned out as a host for a regulated driver, it's quite good - same thing could be said of the original HD 2010 with the East-092 direct drive driver.

Thank you iam curious as heck I tried downloading pictures with no luck I really like my lightmalls C8LU3 and my newer KDC8XML2 and I wanted to know others opinions so please post or even pm as I don’t have enough experience to know how these compare to other C8s.

brightness can be kind of tricky. what about throw? does the Lightmalls XML2 C12 or C8 throw better?

yes the c8 throws further and is brighter than the c12

Can it run on 2xCR123 (6v)? Looks like a cool little light….

In theory, any light using the Nanjg 105c driver can use 6 volts but it is a very bad idea.

Voltage above what the diode needs is burned off as heat.

It gets very hot very fast.

oh noo!!…i also ordered the C12 :expressionless:

I just wanted to say THANKS! This is the best light I’ve ever bought solely because of a forum recommendation. I took this out to the country for a few days and am impressed. Build quality, output and throw would be outstanding at twice the price.

I agree that a stainless bezel ring would be a plus, and the fact that mode memory works even when the light is on is a little strange, but this light is outstanding. Runtimes were good on an ET 2500mAh and next I’ll see how long it lasts on a 3100mAh. The only big “con” is that my $125 TK41 is now a big paperweight!

My configuration is 4-mode in NW (and if you’re wondering, yes, the moon mode is low enough to be really useful - nice mode spacing as well).

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