SkyRay S1

The one at Manafont also claims to be an XP-C Q5 which should not be confused with an XR-E Q5. The "C" is the bottom end Cree and I would take my chances with the unknown or questionable from FocalPrice. Worse case scenario you would get the same but best case it really is an XR-E R2 or at least an XR-E Q5.

Same light and emitter at FP with a higher price... buy Mana

I just got screwed by Focalprice. I should have listened to everyone on this forum who said to avoid them. They sent me a different headlamp than what I ordered and are making it impossible for me to get my money back so stick with Manafont.

Eww…so it is! I just looked at that pic on the site zoomed in enough to make out the emitter. In that case go with Manafont.

I've got one ordered from manafont. Wife wanted a small light with a twist switch so... I'll try and post something when it arrives.

https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/1576

https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/2761

At least two reviews on this forum ....

I bought that light for my daughters keychain. It is xpc and it is tiny. A little longer than the ITP EOS but thinner. Overall I feel it is smaller. She loves it, I have not played with it much but it seems like a nice light. Holding together nicely on the keychain. Not super bright output but for a single mode it seems just about right for what it is. When I get some time I will figure the lumen output.

Yeah, 1 mode you don't want to be too bright anyway. The tmart SS c3 is only very lowly 0.5a draw. Wonder if qtc works here though.

Sky Ray S-A1 != Sky Ray S1 ... Langcjl has one

I HAD this light but my 3 year old lost it somewhere :(. It was a really nice little light for what it was. It was as bright as a keychain light needs to be. It also had a really really nice neutral tint. Just a heads up the grey protected trustfire 10440s are too thick to fit in it. Even so, with just a regular alkaline it was plenty bright.

I hope she doesn't have a glow in the dark belly button now....

My bad S1 - S-A1 , was late - to much Duke Nukem !

On a 1.34V Rayovac precharged NiMH, 66.66 lumen. Im pretty bad at tints but I would say pretty neutral. I’d love to have an XML like that.

Sorry DP

I also have one of these and can confirm it's an XPC emitter. The tint on mine is very warm though, at least compared to everything else I have. I bought mine from a local chinese vendor (I'm in china at the moment), I'm planning on sticking a QTC pill in there when I get back stateside. It gets a little warm when left on for too long, and that's just on alks. I just ordered a 10440 for it anyways, though.

No problem... Nuke 'em 'till they glow, then shoot 'em in the dark! ;-)

BTW... seen the Steam summer camp sales? US prices for the Valve complete pack is nice and even nicer in the UK.

Oh. That's interesting. I've had a S1 on my keychain for a couple of months now and my old protected, grey TF 10440s fit fine. DX screwed up my order so, unfortunately, I don't have any other 10440s to try out. I'll try to upload a couple of pictures later. And I agree with you: the S1 is a really nice light. Small, light, bright, cheap, what's not to like? Just don't keep it on for too long if you're going to be using 10440s.

I'll try to upload some pictures in a bit...

Here we go.

guess i just got a crappy pair. i didnt try all my 10440s. i just grabbed the closest one and didnt bother to keep going after the first. i have noticed a lot of variance in the length of my red/black trustfire 18650s, so its np surprise that some fit

It looks like it has a decent brass pill. Can anyone confirm that?

What I'm also wondering is if the R5 star and driver from the Ultrafire A2 R5 may transplant. Shouldn't be too much of a problem if the S1 has a decent pill.

I kinda fancy this dinky small SkyRay S1 with an R5.