Makes sense. Besides, I was just having a pedantic moment and you beat me as you remembered the L2i which I didn't. Never liked 3xAAA lights much which is probably why the L2i slipped my mind.
The L2r do tailstand, but due to it being very topheavy (large head - slim tube) it topples over with the slightest shake
of the table or whatever you place it on
Does anyone know if you can use a C or 26500-cell in that SF L2i? The L2i could end up being very useful if it can take the larger li-ion cells.
I'd doubt it. If I read this CPF review correctly, the body tube is 25mm in external diameter. However, his dimensions don't make sense to me. I think he may have mixed up the L2i and r dimensions.
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=246286
ITC measurements imply that the first link is wrong
It would appear to have a 32mm outside diameter. It probably has thick walls so a C may, or may not fit. If you reckon that the OD is 25mm for the L2r which takes 14mm diameter cells, I suspect that the inside diameter of the L2i will not be big enough.
But i don't own one and I've been wrong before and undoubtedly will be again. If I liked 3AAA lights I'd be prepared to drop $13 on it just to try it out. But I don't and I don't own any C lithium cells either. It would be quite expensive to find out.
Total lengh incl bezel 175, tube outside 22, tube inside 14
Is that measured? I can't find my callipers but I'd have thought it was nearer 15mm inside diameter.
Found them. 14.9 or 15.0mm inside diameter - 21.8mm outside diameter.
On the basis of that and assuming the L2i has the same wall thickness I'd expect it to have an inside diameter of around 25mm which is likely to be too tight for a C.
I measured it again. Inside tube 14,51 says my electronic callipers.
Did some caliper measurements on my L2r: body tube ID 14.51mm OD 22.13mm, head ID 28.67mm OD 32.00mm
Post #19 in that CPF thread says that the OD of the tailcap threads is 63/64*1" (or 25-ish mm), ID should be roughly the same so it seems that 26500's are out of the question then...
Since my calipers have rust on them, yours are certainly more accurate than mine. 14.51mm sounds tight for some of the fatter NiMH cells. It is close to airtight with my junk 2700mAh cells. But the nice thing about P60 lights is you can pull the dropin out and use a stick to extract cells.
I have been playing with the cheap SF bodies from ITC and the Sand L2 is for two cr123s or one 17670 battery.The 18650s will not fit.I have the black and the gray bodies also and 18650s fit fine.They advertise the Sand on EBAY as 18650 compatible,but it is like the Surefire 6P in battery compatibility.It also came with a stainless steel assault crown unlike the the EBAY photo.I am pleased with it despite the drilling.I also am very impressed with the single mode SF R5 XPG 3-18v drop-in they are selling for $12.90.Really impressive in the L2 two 18650 config.or the L2r two 14500 config.There you have it--my first post!
Thanks for your review! How is it with only one 18650?
The SF R5 XPG single mode drop-in is also outstanding with a single 18650.It has a smooth reflector and therefore has more throw than the DX single mode R5 with the OP reflector.I am staying away from the 5 mode R5 drop- ins as I had one burn out after only about one hour of use-the only P60 I have had die.When you use an extension tube and two 18650s it seems to boost the output significantly,but it is still great with just the single 18650.
Yeah so far all of my Solarforce single and 5-mode XP-G dropins have worked great without any problems. Just like everything else they make and sell, fantastic value for the quality of product that you get.
To be clear,the R5 5 mode that stopped working on me with a probable burnt driver was not a SF,it was from a Suterfire G2 from Kaidomain.Also with the SF R5 as you get more throw with a brighter hotspot you get less spill/flood than the DX R5 with the OP reflector.
Got my Solarforce L2 from ITC shop today. That was really fast shipping. They shipped it 7/26 and it's arrived 8/2. Nice.
The body looks and feels really nice. I like the Gunmetal Gray color too. Wished this could tailstand...
Too bad my drop-in from KD has come yet :(
That really was quick! I'm glad you like it.
Thanks for your excellent review brted! I would not have purchased it if you hadn't taken your time to write up your review 
That was very fast. What kind of drop-in did you get? Got a link? I'm looking for one also for my L2 body.
I got the XPG-R5 5-mode. I was also thinking of getting the MC-E but the donut hole or plus sign showing in the center of the beam wasn't very attractive.
This is the link: http://www.kaidomain.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductId=10068
Oh, I thought you ordered just the drop-in but I see it's a UltraFire WF-501B 3.7V~4.2V CREE XPG R5.