the smallest and brightest single 18650 xml pocket rocket

Lol, blows it out of the water? 965 vs 900 OTF lumens, one throws one floods. Different lights for different applications…

well,the convoy s8 looks fantastic…i like,if it is more special-the s3 and s2 are just tubes:)
this looks more aggressive…shame,that its so long…but,probably my fave from your ideas…i dont understand,why only aliexpress is selling it? i didnt found it on fasttech.,…

The seller on aliexpress is the manufacturer. It's a brand new model and very few of us have had our S8 orders delivered yet. Fasttech might carry it later.

i didnt read the op, only the title.

so my recommendation for the smallest and brightest single 18650 xml pocket rocket is

Eagletac TX25C2 which is a xml2 pocket rocket. i had reviewed it earlier. 1000 Fenix lumens. see also selfbuilt's lumens tables, he had the xml2 NW neutralwhite model.

I listed all the parts in that linked review (?). The Nanjg driver is this: fasttech 8-amc7135, and the emitter is an XM-L2 U2, but not sure what bin 1A or 1C - might be a fake one from KD or good one from IS.

In the the examples brother and I own the difference is even more. Brother owns the latest Sc600 MKII. It tested out at 800 lumens at 30 sec. In the same lightbox and with same meter, my TX25C2 tested 1095 lumens at 30 sec. Since the big difference between the two, brother bought himself a TX25C2. His tested a fair amount lower than mine, 995 lumens at 30 seconds, but even there he is almost 200 lumens higher then the SC600. And these numbers are repeatable - tested them all several times with the same basic results.
The zebralight is a very sweet light with awesome flood. Has a more user friendley side clicky than the kinda hard to find button on the TX25C2. But the TX25C2’s easily out power the SC600 MKII’s and KILL it in throw.
Personally I think they are both great lights though.

Baaah, I’m so gonna end up buying both…thanks for the info :slight_smile:

yes,this will be my choice probably…if this kind torch could be a little bit shorter,this could be the way…really good model.i like it…
i was looking also at this:
http://www.cnqualitygoods.com/goods.php?id=1833
looks interesting-yes-its a different cathegory…and:
http://www.cnqualitygoods.com/goods.php?id=1757
….

Comparing Throw of the EagleTac TX25C2, Convoy M1, UltraFire UF-T50, & Zebralight SC600 Mk II

i worte to fastech,when they will get the new convoy….i will see.never bough form aliexpress before…:slight_smile:

You can also contact Simon via PM and request paypal invoice…

he is here?:slight_smile:

Yes, user Convoy Flashlight
or, you can find him here

If you're now considering a 26650 light, here's my budget recommendation.

$19.65 F13 light to use as a host

$3.63 Driver adapter -- I haven't used this yet, but I think it'll work fine. This can be used too, but takes more work.

$5.97 XM-L2 on 20mm Noctigon

$4.19 Q-lite driver

$1.88 AMC7135's

$32.32 not counting wire, braid and thermal paste to build a 1000+ lumen light. I've built one with a partition board and a regular nangj105 driver, but I'll be building another one with a copper adapter ring and either a modded Qlite or reflashed nanjg105 driver.

I do not know about jmpaul’s SC600II but mine puts out 800 otf instead of the advertised 900. I still love the light though. It has a nice white tint and great flood. The ET is funner to play with but the ZL is more practical.

that host looks pretty damned good, I just built up an a8 clone pretty much the same as this build, I just used an 80+cri xm-l2, I love it to bits, good modes, still fairly convenient size, awesome tint and colour rendition, my blf a8 will be getting the same treatment soon with a couple of stacked chips and a 90cri xm-l2 on Noctigon, the runtime is the key though, its just so much more useful.

My little small sun. With DrJones Lumodrv.

Ramping, hidden strobe, battery indicator and beacon... Can start on very low if you want, or in one of the modes, remembers the ramping you set it to. Can be set to do momentary. Have programmable modes. All the goodies! And with 3,8A+ to an XM-L2 of your choise, mounted on copper and AR coated lens.. Build cost. Around 30$

Wider spill than the Eagletac makes it great for walking outdoors. But much better throw than a Zebralight as far as I know. Can outclass a stock Eagletac in both throw, spill and output with de-domed emitter. Or just outclass it for everything close-midrange with domed emitter.

Tiny, stupid bright, cheap, sophisticated, advanced and likeable UI combined with a great beam.

End of discussion... :bigsmile:

(yeah, its stupid hot if you run it on high with that much current, no nanny turbo to ruin the fun either, J) no retarded stickers or anything :p )

Apologies for the dumb Q, I looked at the pictures and not the review :slight_smile:
I think I’m going to try this as my first DIY, so bored at the moment!

which driver you use for this hellish mod??:slight_smile: so many amps…? probably used very good lion i think…right?

hey that palight v60 is good looking. much better than ultrafire wf2100.

found any review of it? although it's an old gen XML, the main worry will be the battery choice.

update: found small review here. it is a turn off..