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. 
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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. 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:
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?
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! 
I started to answer the guy, but it looks like we’ve been trolled. Apparently some TaoBao (Chinese eBay, owned by Alibaba) seller Googled the site & found the name & applied it to yet another dubious “C8-knockoff”. No way I have time to slog through TaoBao to figure out WTF he was talking about.
I’m not too dim to notice the thread has to do with a miniature version of the “real” C8, but which takes either AA or AAA batteries (the pix in the OP show a Dollar General battery with no ID marks visible which looks a lot like AA proportions but is called AAA…) and apparently makes a decent mod host. 18650-based lights belong in another thread.
PS: I’ve followed every link in this thread. IS there any AA (not AAA) powered, C8-looking, Aluminum-bodied, mod-able host worth discussing? After taking it on the chin over these quirky F20s for so long, I could sure use a decent 1*AA host to deploy at work…
My wishful thinking notwithstanding, I get the feeling this thread spun off into the weeds long ago.
Dim
There is a cheapie… Lowes flashlight?.. AA, side switch, decent quality, but the same plastic pill, junk led and junk reflector. Very pocketable. < $5 iirc.
If you can mod the aaa mini c8 then you can do the exact same to this little light (very similar dimensions), which is my plan for the two side switch lights… If my TIR ever make it here.
10deg TIR, little copper pill, dedomed/domed xpg2, little AA/aaa boost driver.
Edit found The lowes cheapie, $2.97!