A Solarforce review not made by Foy?? Ok, the world is changing...
Good review old4570!
I asked the same question a few days ago on facebook and tehy wrote HA-2.
Great review old4570, swaying me more towards the order button every second! Love the look of that head!
Excellent review, Matt ;) I like this new model. Waiting tailstand version :p
My L2 are pretty much scratch proof. Unless you put them in your pocket for weeks and run around with keys beside them. So not too much worries.
Nice review, Old4570. I like this one in particular because they've done away with that awful hex-nut anti-roll ring on the head. May have to try one.
You mean the surface material? Mine gets worn down, not a huge deal but ha-iii is obviously "better".
Type-2 it is , I just got a reply from Solarforce ...
you made me buy it!
My HA stuff flakes....even for Dereelight quality, but its really a very minor flake, usually its at the edges. 
The guys at CPF says that only the top few lights have HA that are good enough not to flake, their Fenix etc all flake to a certain degree with hard usage.
But seriously, this type II surface really has a confidence inspiring surface, more so than my L2P / L2X.
My Fenix L2D did less than 2 months after I bought it while being under my pillow.
I Probably had a dream and bit my flashlight. It is the only explanation valid at CPF.
nice pics btw
looks like this will do the job - little pricey for the accessories at SF but seems to be higher quality host ...
and i can t believe they made such a nice host with the switch boot hanging out - looks as awkward as a Baboons ass IMO. should have made it red lol. seriously something protected would have been nice.
... does this have any better contact than say Sky*Ray S-R5 body in your experience or anyone else's experience? i am a bit worried about the MF 3 mode xml getting to hot and to warm for holding
thx for any thoughts on that
1st , wrap the pill with al-foil to improve heatsinking .. Nice firm fit into the host ..
2nd , all P60 hosts are about the same size [ physically speaking ]
So as long as the pill is wrapped and fitted to the host , they will heatsink about the same .
Most hosts are a little over size , to make sure they accept the pills . Which is why it has become standard practice to wrap the pills with Al-foil to make a tight fit that transfers heat .
What da... even under the pillow? Probably the plating process or some...."too hard can't stick". LOL! Hmm....seriously Type II is fine for me but high quality pls. Like L2 (good), Xeno E03 (well done), L2T (seriously crazy good!!!!)
I find wrapping it in alu foil, make it a bit thicker, and then screw it into the host as opposed to just pushing it in, coz when you screw it in the foil will be tucked nicely inside (push it in and it bunches up). It becomes so tight that it won't pop out. If one is anal you can apply a bit of thermal compound. But don't take it out once it's inside, you'd have to re-do it again. The reflector won't be too hot vs the host part holding the drop-in - decent heat transfer even for XM-L.
I rec'd the L2T and tried the KD U2 XM-L 5 mode drop-in in it and found that the switch apparently does not handle the higher current. Mode changes are erratic, you never know what you're going to get (like a box of chocolates? not so sweet). The drop-in works fine in my L2. I presume the UF and Manafont multimode drop-ins are working well in the L2T?
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Could be the switch - I dont think its the current , mine handles XM-L just fine .
The forward clicky switch can sometimes have a slight contact issue when it clicks on , there is a momentary on and of - and depending on the drop in - can change modes on you as you click it on - most annoying with a 5 mode - you may wish to use a less sensitive drop in / driver .
Or swap out the switch to a normal revers clicky , unfortunately - thats the way it goes some times .
I'll leave this drop-in with the L2 and get a different one for the L2T and see how that goes.
If it's the same kind/dimension of switch in the tail, you can get a reverse for $2 from them. fwd switches do suck for mode light even when they work, since you have to get the right now before turning the light on.