okyeung, it uses both. I bought it off the same website as the one reviewed. http://www.bestofferbuy.com/tank007-tk737-floodtothrow-zooming-5mode-120lumen-led-flashlight-3aaa-p-28927.html
It comes with a 3 battery adapter but the base of it is machined for a 18650, its a cool idea how its set up and it works perfectly with a 18650.
Thanks xxllmm4
Even works with a longer 18700. And they put an inner diameter-reducing feature inside that prevents battery rattle. It feels very solid.
I had one on the way. Hope the screw mechanism is better than the romisen one, which is quality but takes 3 turns to go from zoom to flood, so lazy people like me just leave it on flood and squint for zoom.
My Romisen RC-29 has to be twisted about 1035 degrees to go from flood to throw, which is a pain. Meanwhile, my Tank007 TK-737 only has to be twisted about 432 degrees (which is about 42% of the Romisen, and my Tank007 twists way more smoothly than my Romisen.)
If you are tank manufacturing... than selling thru dealers would always be the best way for a retail customer to buy your product ..you would have to jack up your prices hugely so as not to compete with your wholesale customer and not make him mad by stealing customers from him by selling at a reduced rate ..Seems to me you're selling at the suggested manufacturers retail price ..A highly inflated suggested retail price.
Many of us are looking forward to the tank / BLF light and it will probably increase tanks business overall..Great brand , great lights , just easier to buy them from the normal retailer...and cheaper :)
i really liked and wanted this tank.. but it is bulky and i won't be using 3aaa anyway :) and xr-e with aspheric is too weak, you can have both the throw and the flood with slightly bigger reflector at the same time
Hello. It is only $17 at this site you bought from? And the other site mentioned in here it was $78! How long did it take before you received it from China, please? Thank you.
patrick
Yes, I only paid $16.20 at BestOfferBuy, definitely the best price around. Shipping was very slow, both for BOB to ship it out of their office and for it to finally navigate the globe to my location.
Nice review . saw this light (5-mode model) while i was buying a TK - 703 which i happily found a review here at BLF. I have the 3xaaa version of the X2000 and was really wanting an upgrade to it. Looks like another light is lined up for the next pay day.
. Btw can this light be modded to take a newer LED?
I think the zoom in and zoom out terminology can mean different things to different people. Zoom in can mean that the lens physically zooms in toward the body (flood) or it can mean that the beam is zooming in on the subject (spot).
To me memory isn't a good thing with disco modes. If it always starts on high (or low) then you never have to go through the strobes. With memory if you used it on medium last time and want high this time you have to cycle through the strobes.
It looks like a well build light and I like the twist action rather than push-pull. I've noticed as Be Seen mentioned that zoomies seem to like to use aspherics with wide flanges thereby reducing the effectiveness of the throw mode since it has a smaller effective diameter.
I like the emitter as well if someone is interested in throw XR-E isn't outdated.
Nice review!
This light was
a purchase that always got put off .
BOY was that a BIG mistake
As soon as i recieved mine in the mail from Dino Direct .....I ordered 3 more
With a 26% discount coupon (18$ off 80$) they were 11.25$
**Boaz recommended
their start price at 15$ was already cheap ...BUT the quality of the light immediately said "precision instrument "...OK OK I'm lying.... I've been around too many lights to say that ....but it's surprisingly well built , a well thought out flashlight that people would assume cost twice what you paid for it..it's a "No-Brainer " "just buy it light "
proves to me one thing ...
Mr. Admin . has a great eye .. His wife must be stunning.
Please tell me he has a waterproof housing?
rule 31: beamshots or GTFO!
Welcome to the show, BG@!
Thank you! I hope to be helpful in the future!
I have two, both with plastic lens. But overall a nice light with sturdy feel. Works on AAA (spacer ring) and 186500.
You ordered from the same site as the topic-seller, or both?
Does it have a temporary tactical on?
Does it have a temporary tactical on? No - straight reverse clicky
Has anyone mod'ed or looked into mod'ing it? I got a couple, bought and gave out about 10 more of them 2 years ago. Still love the quality and beam, but would like to upgrade it with a better driver, maybe U3 LED. I may have to do a few of them. I can easily unscrew the reflector but the pill won't budge. Maybe it's glued, maybe it's pressed in -- can't tell. It's got the typical 2 holes which I over-drilled to use a heavier needle-nose in, but still, won't budge.