mini c8

Great work Dale. Love it! I have an R5 in the box waiting for a project. Where did you get the 18mm reflector and what are the dimensions?

and what lens did you use?

Could you please say which dimensions the perfect heatsink has?

The reflector came from IS, in their garage sale items. It’s a relic from a different age. lol, or otherwise extinct. McGizmo 18mm

I’ve used 4 of em, have 2 and 3 on the way. :slight_smile: me likey

That one looks kind of like a 502b. If so you would have plenty of power options for it because it will accept most p60 drop-ins.

Looking closer at the sight, I stand corrected. This is a lot more like a C8 than a 502b. It has a pill set up rather than a p60 drop-in. I might have to look into this one as well. Thanks for the link led4power

Dale turned this from a cute little light with an anemic purple beam to a very usable little light with a nice neutral tint and 3 modes. It went from 22 OTF to a very respectable 217 OTF. When I started this thread I was hoping for somewhere around 100 lumens so I got way more than I was over hoping for even. Thanks Dale!

That little pill turned out amazingly good. Still can’t believe I got it there from a 1” bar with my minimal, lousy tools. :slight_smile: Ah the things you can accomplish when your’e stubborn and opinionated…

Is it available somewhere in English? Looks nice (matte anodization), there are not many budget small 18650 lights with (probably) decent throw. Reflector looks weird though:

PS. There’s also AA version on ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/C8-Portable-Mini-Handy-Sport-Outdoor-LED-Flashlight-Torch-Light-Lamp-Metal-Gift-/390714172318?pt=US_Flashlights&hash=item5af861239e

Phantom23, you talked me in to a couple of them. Lol. I hope they are as cool and/or unique as the little guys are. The link really does not give any details when viewed on my nook but for $2.50 shipped they are worth a gamble. I am curious on the dimensions and cell type. Thanks for the link btw.

The eBay aa version looks like the standard AAA version just with wrong description.

I’d agree with this. The seller does not ship to a lot of countries. Has anyone else found any other suppliers?

Are we sure those are AA? …… Screw it worth a shot at that price either way.

Hmm I’ll do some more research.

How about mini 18650s, are they available outside taobao?

I just looked at it on my computer and I would agree with the others that it looks like the AAA version. At 3.25” I would think it is too short for AA’s.

Now that’s funny right there!

What’s funny?

This is:

“18650” means 18mm diameter, 65mm long. “Mini” would have different numbers.

Can you please read a few previous posts of mine. You’ll notice that I was interested in another mini C8 which is 18650 version (available at taobao):

That’s the 18650 one I was referring to.

I think he thought you were asking about mini 18650’s and not mini C8’s that take 18650’s.

Give im a break! :wink: