Can you please measure brightness on low mode? Thanks.
Deal, I am still working on the 15mm FET 15DD (East-92 type driver) in a SK68 haven’t tested yet…or any of the 15/17/20DD FET drivers
Oh boy... The lowest I can set low seems to be 56 lumens. But... With the light off, if you hold the switch down, it starts ramping up, and the first level is 14 lumens. I'm really not sure though about the lowest you can set low mode. Seems like the #'s are all over the place, and once you raise low, it's hard to get it back low. ............ If you can understand that, I envy you!
This programmed low mode is rather confusing to me right now....
Edit: I can't seem to budge the head from the body tube - not sure if glued or one piece. I got the bezel off though, definite SS, 1 o-ring under the glass, nothing between the glass and bezel. The star is screwed down by 2 screws, there's definitely an aluminum plate that the aluminum star sits on. There's some thickness to the star/pill top combo. I tried pushing the driver out from the tube, and tried unscrewing the star/pill from the top - no luck either way. It seems like this may be it for the light.
Weird -- there are 3 wires soldered to the star, not two. Labeled: L-, L+, and V-. Anyone ever see anything like that? I haven't.
Reflector dimensions: 20.7mm outer width, 13mm outer depth.
I'm pretty certain both lights have 17mm drivers -- may be useless info if can't get access to the pill or driver though...
Thanks for the lumen measurement and comparison pic.
Just ordered the 14500 version.
How does it behave on nimh?
Just popped in a Eneloop Pro (from Chibi) and got 102 lumens on high.
Hi. Would you recommend the SC03?
These are impressive little lights, stock as they are, both the SC01 and SC03 -- I'd recommend both at this point, at this price.
SC01 readings look promising. With higher output and cell capacity, I think I will choose SC01 over SC03.
@Tom E
How does the button feels like? Will it be it easily activated if placed inside a pocket?
you can lock it out by turning the bottom cap a little bit 
BTW wife saw the light and now it’s gone :_(
The buttons feel about perfect to me - not too easy, not too hard. They even have a nice audible click, so another bio feedback feature. Maybe not as recessed as they could be - definitely bumps out from the profile. No where as easy though as a SupFire M6 for example -- the M6 did activate in my bag and burned a tri-spot mark into a towel I had it wrapped in.
Daylighter and Tom E
Thanks for the replies. I ordered on 1st Apr, but I have been checking on the shipment status everyday! Haha. Will probably be making my second order very soon.
I hope it’s very, very soon… ’cos I ordered 6 more it’s going to run out soon as this light become very popular and they might increase the price too :Sp
Its a shame that the anodizing is shiny and matches a sk68. Hopefully they can work on a flat anodizing like solarstorm k2
Thank you very much for the info Tom E. They really are very bright. I can not wait to receive my family of Solarstorm SC.
Can you measure Lumens with AA in SC01? Thanks.
wow really? i thought the mini 01 was the brightest smallest 16340 there was.
shoot, im not up to date then haha.
now im gonna have to order one of these!
I guess that the sc01 with NiMh will have a lower low than with a 14500 on low…. anyone can confirm??
thanks!
Here's detail shots on the star
The plastic LED alignment piece is very low profile - a good one:
This shows that extra 3rd wire connection:
Is the star glued down?
Could the sc03 be bored out to take an 18350?
No - it has thermal grease under it, from the looks. The star definitely moves on the pill top when the screws are out.
"Bored out for 18350's?" - I'm no expert there, but the walls look pretty thin where the threads are, but the 18350's are close to fitting. In fact I was wondering if there are 18350's out there thinner than the ones I tried.
In the last pic above, you may notice a scratch on the right at the edge of the pill - this is where I tried unscrewing the pill with a needlenose, but to no avail - the needlenose slipped and put a deep scratch there.
I'd love to put in a XM-L2 T6 4C on copper, but the wiring looks iffy - '+' and '-' out the same hole, so if no slack, may not be able to do so. Also there's the mystery of the 3rd wire... If I could get the pill out, I'd upgrade the wires anyway.