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.
What can you say about the tint of the leds?
If you can, it would be wonderful know how many lumens out with NIMH.
Thanks.
Post #55 - the Eneloop Pro's are NiMH cells, I believe. Didn't try alkaline cells though, but think they will be about double NiMH's?
Sorry, did not see that post.
102 lm certainly low light, but enough for an emergency.
again…
could you please tell us if with NiMh has less lumens on low than with 14500 on low???
thanks!
Ooops, I'm thinking yes, scaled amperage in modes, so it's scaled accordingly. Didn't test that, but think I recall seeing it on in the lightbox for a moment. At work now, no access for another 8 hours or so.
I used eneloops and 14500’s on my sipik68 and yes eneloop gives out lower output when compared to 14500 battery
I would assume it will do the same thing on this light too
ok we will wait some hours until you are free/able to test the lumens on low with nimh….
I guess obviously it will give a lot less lumens on low with nimh instead of 14500.
thanks!
Mode Operation - this is how I understand how it works
- With it OFF, hold the button for about 1.5 secs and it will come on in "very low" mode, 1 click will turn it OFF
- With it OFF, one click it comes on in "low" mode, another click to "high" mode, next click OFF
- With the light in "low" mode, hold the button and it starts ramping up, let go at anytime to set the new "low" mode. If you hit the max ramp setting, the light blinks twice. The max ramp is still lower than "high" mode
- If you have the "low" mode max'ed out, holding the button will reset it back to the lowest value for "low" mode
- With the light ON in either "low" or "high" mode, a double click will be strobe, then single click to exit strobe
The "very low" mode is a nice feature because you don't have to go through "high" to turn the light OFF, but definitely not as low as a moonlight mode.
More Details:
- The tailcap lock-out feature works very well on both lights - 1/4 turn, light goes OUT - power is cut
- For the SC01, KeepPower 840 mAh protected and Sanyo unprotected cells fit and work well
Thanks Tom for that description. I was wondering how the modes work.
-Garry