Review: Palight X4 1x14500/1xAA *Beamshots added*

Yes, with 14500, i was thinking about AAs but i’ve forgotten them at home, i’ll do that today :slight_smile:

nice review… but surprisingly 3.8A Convoy C8’s spill is so dim, I thought it would light up the garage even more :slight_smile:

Maybe it’s just me, i’m not that pro at taking beamshots yet :slight_smile:

FT has its sibling, the Solarstorm sc01, for a lot less... not sure if its the same or not,

(just saw it posted in the FT deals thread)

You should pull the trigger and do a review :stuck_out_tongue:

If all goes well I'll let everyone know in a few weeks.

Mine has cooling fins under the switch, this one doesn’t.

so yours must come from Hawaii ;)

Be great if they came with an extension tube, and a black reversible deep carry clip.

Would you want a Sex on the beach also? :smiley:

You have to ask?

That’s just a cocktail tho :slight_smile:

So on AA, 0.8A is about what, 150 lumens ?
And on li-ion it’s far from even 500 lumens I think

What is your estimate in lumens ?

Actually XM-L2 @1,3A may produce around 450 otf lumens.

i noticed you never mentioned the hidden “extra Low” mode, ( hold the swttch on from “off” and it turns on a lower Low with only 0.02 amps draw on a 14500.
I modded mine with a Nichia 219, and its now my favourite single AA/14500 non-zommie EDC light.

I am still interested in this light.
Any other places it can be purchased ?

Is there a pill?
What is the diameter of the board the LED is on?
Is there solid metal behind the board the LED is on, or does it just sit on a ridge, contact at edges?

I have this light along with its cheaper and near identical twin, the SolarStorm SC01

I purchased both for comparison and with the intention of modding them, up the amps and keep an XM-L2 in one and go to an XP-G2 in the other.

Both lights show about 1.4A at the tailcap with a slight edge to the Palight (same AW 14500 in each light), 3.5 kcd for the Palight, 2.6 kcd for the SolarStorm. Just got my lux meter but have tried to be accurate, haven’t started lumen testing for my lights.

I started disassembling the SolarStorm but stopped when I found the pill is press fit into the body. The switch is mounted to the pill and it’s a one piece body (head is not separate). It will not be an easy light to mod.

I decided to hold off on possibly destroying either of the lights (too many other projects right now). I may get back to it but then again, maybe not.

Very nice lights since I like the ability to use both 14500 and AA. Worth the money? Maybe. In my samples the Palight was built a little bit better, in a manner only a few neurotic folks would understand. Again, I don’t know if was worth more than the SolarStorm.

Good review sir, this type of single celled/side switched light are really getting my attention lately.

Nice review, but images are not showing in the first post.

@koyotee: Could you please reupload your pictures?

I recommend Imgur, the biggest image upload service. It is nowadays fully free, the premium features used to cost money.

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