Poorly performing FandyFire STL-V6

And going backwards with regards to flashlight release dates can be underwhelming. I got a skyray triple 2 x 18650 after I had already got used to a(n) SRK. The driver on the triple is showing close to 4A but it pales in comparison to the king. That said, its still a nice light.

relic,

Thanks for that info, but I bought a FandyFire STL-V6 from Wallbuys:

http://wallbuys.com/Product/FandyFire-STL-V6-CREE-XM-L-T6-975Lumen-2-Group-White-LED-Flashlight-with-Strap2x18650-3x16340-3x123A—7471

and, while I may be being naive, or stubborn, or both :), I expected to receive a FandyFire STL-V6, with “2 group”, and not a TR-3T6.

BTW, I just checked, and isn’t the TR-3T6 a triple emitter light? The one I have has only 1 emitter. Also, the one I have only has room for 2 x 18650, not 3 x 18650.

I’ve gotten some response from Cherry at Wallbuys, and am trying to see how they can resolve this (hopefully with a real STL-V6), and the info that yourself and slewflash will be helpful with that, I think.

Thanks,
Jim

Hi slewflash, relic, et al,

I wanted to be clear that (1) I appreciated your help with this issue very much and (2) I am not just disregarding what you said, but as I said, I feel that Wallbuys describes the light on their website with the mode groups, etc., and I feel that they should provide what they describe.

Again, thanks for all of your help!

Jim

P.S. FYI, Cherry has requested a video demonstrating the problems with this light, which I’ve made and provided a link to the video to her (it was too large to email), so hopefully, with that, plus the emails, and the info in this thread, which I referenced with her, she has all of the info that she needs to resolve this problem.

If you’re supposed to have a 2 group driver but don’t….then I don’t see how they wouldn’t help ya out!

Good luck!

I agree :)!!

Thanks,
Jim

Hi,

So, BTW, does anyone have any idea WHAT the driver that’s in this STL-V6 is?

This thread:

is about the 3T6, and the driver, or at least what I can see of it, doesn’t look like the one on that thread?

Jim

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was that the $15. one from that sale?

Sorry ohaya, totally crossed up my wires there. The pic of the driver looked a lot like a TR-3T6.
I totally agree now, you ordered an STL-V6, you should get one. It is even in the description.
I shut up now. :smiley:

the main difference is the emitter mounting you mentioned elsewhere, on the stl v6 the emitter is mounted on sn alu disk held down with two screws, not a screw in brass pill.

I got my STL-V6 from Wallbuys today (along with some other stuff from them)

Driver circuit is not as pictures in OP.
Group changing works…
Tail cap reading is 1,37 with two NCR18650B @ 3,97V.

I will get back to it later, or tomorrow. But so far, cant complain on that…
It is a Chinese light we are talking about….

RaceR86,

Thanks for that info, including the tailcap reading! That kind of re-confirms that the driver in the STL-V6 I got is wrong, or, at least different.

Cherry requested a video, which I supplied to them, and she said that they are now checking with their supplier.

Since you got a “correctly” working one, I think that they’ll come back and say that something’s messed up with mine :)…

BTW, I had mentioned earlier, that this light supposedly works with a C8 body, but the C8s that I’ve tried, the body is smaller diameter where it would screw into the head. Anyone know if it’s only specific C8s that are suppose to work?

Later,
Jim

It was from the 1st instant kill. I think it was like $18+?

RaceR86,

BTW, do you happen to have lux meter? If so, have you measured lux for the STL-V6 that you got?

I mentioned earlier that I was getting about 1500 lux @ 4.3 meters, and also found this:

In the OP of that thread, “2100” said:

so I am curious what I might get when Wallbuys figures out what’s going on with my STL-V6 :)…

For the record, I wanted to record how this situation is apparently ending up.

Basically Wallbuys has admitted that the STL-V6 that I have does not have mode groups, and, actually, they are saying that ALL of the FandyFire STL-V6s that they have or get from their “supplier” don’t have mode groups. They also have said that all of the drivers in all of the STL-V6s that they shipped or ship have the same driver.

This is despite my referencing the various posts in this thread indicating that some people got STL-V6s from Wallbuys with mode group, and, more importantly better lux performance, and, also with the apparently “correct” driver.

So, basically, I am now stuck with a FandyFire STL-V6 that doesn’t appear to be, or function like, a FandyFire STL-V6. You know the old saying about “If it looks like a duck, etc….” :(.

As I mentioned to them in my email to them, I now understand the frustration that some others have described trying to deal with Wallbuys.

Later,
Jim

I have a KD C8 body screwed into my FF STL-v6 now. Works fine.

These budget lights change over time - just got in new T08's from FT, and noticed they really cleaned up the surface machining marks - it was one of the worst looking budget lights in terms of quailty machining of the body, now it looks upscale, but measured amps is consistently lower - 2 new ones measure 1.95A at the tail switch, and 2 older ones measure 2.1A at the tail switch, and resulting measured lumens is like 10% lower.

Also bought a pair of C10-S's from Manafont in the same order - one has a EZ900 XR-E, the other had a EZ1000. One was clean, the other was niked up pretty good - I wouldn't say used/returned, just carelessly handled in the factory most likely. Of course the C10's resulting lumens and throw don't match because of the emitters -- strange, lottery I guess.

Did you pay via PayPal? Surely you’d just pursue a claim that way.

In simple terms you were sold and paid for ‘x’, however they supplied ‘y’.

As it’s not what you paid for or wanted then it’s a simple case of full refund (on the basis of had you known the truth you’d have never purchased it in the first place). If they want the light back - sure - but at their cost as it was their f*ck up.

Hi,

Yes, “lottery”, just like the HD2010s :(…

FYI, it looks like Wallbuys has changed their web page for the STL-V6, so now it doesn’t say anything about mode groups:

The strange thing is that, almost at the same time, FastTech has also changed the description for the STL-V6 on their own website:

https://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10001314/1107600-fandyfire-stl-v6-xm-lt6-5-mode-1000-lumen-white-le

I know that I had checked out the FastTech page a day or so ago, when I trying to figure out what was going on with the STL-V6 that I got from Wallbuys, and at the time, they mentioned to groups of modes :(.

That is SO weird :(!!

Edit: I wonder if these guys are talking to each other all the time?

Good to hear that. T08’s have always had poor machining, until they introduced the Asgard. I think they switched or forced the suppliers to clean up the host before finishing. I would not have bought an Asgard if it had the low quality finish of my T08. As soon as JM previewed it and the finish looked good, trigger was pulled.
Knowing that the T08 itself is also improved, I’ll consider it for host use in the future too.

Sorry for the Off-topic talk… and to maybe put a damper on you high expectations Relic38.

Different people might have different expectations or preferences? Or maybe gotten different quality lights…
Still, ill quite Foy from his preview