[expired]Deal Alert: TangsFire C8 8W XM-L2 U3 1300LM only US$12.99+free shipping

I posted this on the other TangsFire C8 thread:

Got my TangsFire XM-L2 U3 today. It pulls 4.65A on a fresh Pana PD - 1,054 lumens @start, 976 lumens at 30 secs. I'd expect a big drop for 4.65A on an aluminum star. Tried the threads - yet another C8 thread size and cut, oh boy... Really was hoping it was going to be a true C8 thread. The pill threading is bigger than a Convoy C8 and UF T-20/LightMalls C8, so no chance brass or copper pills will fit. Like a Convoy C8, it came with a 16mm star - kind of surprising.

The body and reflector are clean - excellent condition. It's not bad, was hoping a little more compatible though.

Really really doubt it's a U3 - 4.65A and 976 lumens?? The copper star will make a substantial difference, but I got over 1,300 lumens on my Convoy C8 at 4.2A.

Just got mine today and I’m impressed. This thing is super bright, brightest hotspot I have seen on any light so far. Good build quality, feels like it weighs twice as much as my KD C8. One question, I was using a 2600 mah AW protected cell, would a high drain battery make this light brighter? I can’t measure the current draw because my crap multimeter only measures up to 1 amp.

I was the first one to order, on this Christmas Deal, but haven’t got it yet. Yes, different battery Chemistry’s will allow more current draw. My best are these:

Have got over 6 amps, for a short period on this Battery Chemistry.

It’s direct drive in high mode, so high drain is best. Depending on the cell, you can achieve as high as 5A.

I saw the deal about 10min after it was posted and decided I had too many flashlights on the way to my house… Now I’m kicking myself. Dang it! I even have an unused noctigon I could plop that xml2 on. Grr.

Buy Now, and Think later, this place is full of irrational Flashaholics … J) 0:)

It looks beautiful and actually pulls about .3 amps more than the first one.
Cleanest lens, flawless finish.
Blazing hot spot, I love this light…
Later,
Keith

The description for the Samsung INR18650-20R cell on the MTN electronics site says “Lights that draw around 5 amps direct drive on an NCR18650B draw 9+ on this cell”. Is this true? Can this light even handle that kind of current?

Maybe in theory on paper.

Can tmart sell us the dd drivers which are used in C8?

In stock form, NO, this light is not going to survive 9 amps.
The led is mounted on an Aluminum star, the wiring is too restrictive, etc. When you push any electronic circuit past it’s limits it will either, stabilize at a certain current, or become a Fuse.
That is, the weakest link will fail and create an open, or maybe just a smoke show :slight_smile:

Therefore it is probably best to leave the light at the 4.5 - 5 amp level and even then long term reliability will be in question.
Can the light be built up to a reliable 9 amps?
Probably, but as they say in Drag Racing “Speed costs money, how fast do you want to go?”

Later,
Keith

Ok received my light yesterday
From first looks I thought the reflector was seriously messed up
So I unscrewed it and the reflector is great looking
What I saw in the reflector was an extremely dirty LED
It looked like someone had taken the pill and dropped it into a pile of sawdust
After cleaning and reassembly I took it for a spin
I must say it has a wonderful hotspot
But a very ugly green corona and purple spill
I’m still in my early stages of flasholism and haven’t progressed to being a tint snob yet but the color is down right ugly
Lens does appear to be coated but doesn’t look as good as the lenses I got from RMM
The driver works great and is silent although pwm is noticible in med and low
I will be changing out the star with a noctigon braid the springs and upgrading the wires in the next few days and push it as hard as I can and hopefully post before and after beamshots

Typical "thrower" reflectors will have these effects with cool tints - white intense center, yellow/green corona, blue spill - P60's, C8's, HD 2010, etc, pretty much all show the same pattern. The emphasis is on max throw. An OP reflector's white wall beam will look a lot cleaner, but sacrifices throw of course. TIR optics are my favorite for beam patterns I'm finding out, but I only know of ones available for tube lights (small diameter).

Have to go to a Family Dinner, but opened it. Well, well, it is not a C8, it i s a C8-D. AKA a C-8 Deep or C-8 Long. Plastic hybrid SMO/OP Reflector. Don’t know if it is a U3, but is an XM-L2. Okay, so it Draws 3.5 amps on a LG:

CORRECTION: Most C8 Deeps have a Plastic hybrid SMO/0P Reflector — Apologies, sorry, this one is a C8 Deep with an AL - U - Mini - Umm SMO Reflector … I’ll be danged. Nice and clean, SQUARE threads look good, but dry, very Bright, well worth the money — am pleased with the Light … Sorry for Jumping the Shark on this …

works very wel great deal Tmart thx

it is more heavy ,longer than one normal c8.; good on/of de led = cool white maybe +–7000 ?

tomorrow coming my HD2010 i see

Received mine yesterday.

Works great. Some dirt/dust on reflector though …

I received one from China and one from the US. The Chinese one is very cool white and the US one is almost a Neutral White! Good Deal for both!

T-Mart, can we get a deal similar to this on an HD2010? It would have to cost more but THAT would be great!

+1 on the HD2010 deal, that’s on my wish list!

I tried to get a coupon for the tangsfire ones (there the best ones right?) but looks like a no go as it’s not a hot item, so unlikely to get one unless there is decent demand for one?

note that answer was not from louis huang so maybe they can still help?

I received mine last week I compared it with a $9 C-8 the one that was mentioned then subsequently panned here, and a Solarforce L2P w/M3 head($52)… Much better beam and brighter than the cheap C8, and just as good as the M3 (within the confines of my testing, limited to 50 feet. The best deal I have received yet on a budget flashlight!