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This…

Got mine today, no name model, and gray? but a little brownish, like that one http://www.tmart.com/UItraFire-CREE-XM-LT6-8W-1300-Lumen-5-Mode-LED-Flashlight-Gray_p135765.html

Led is XM-L2, driver is not East092 (look on photo). Oring on head was broken, I think some one put too small oring on big head, unfortunately too big…
Pill has a very short thread, about half of normal pill from Old Lumens video.
Current in high mode is about 2,5A with fresh samsung cell.

That O-ring does not belong on the pill. Causes fitment problems and POOFS!

Old Lumens even removes his.

You 03/30/2014 - 11:51

Hi OL. Got a question on Tangsfire HD2010.
Turns out, I had to remove the pills o-ring to get the reflector to seat properly. With the o-ring installed, it jams the reflector base into the star/solder connections when I screw the bezel back on. Works fine without the pill o-ring save for losing waterproofness.
I’m assuming this is what caused my short from the getgo. It melted/deformed the centering spacer slightly as a result.
Have you seen this on any of the HD2010’s you have handled? TIA….David

Old-Lumens 03/30/2014 - 11:52

Yes, I only had one that had the O-ring, but I had to remove it. It caused interference, as you describe.

if Poland was delivered today, I hope Austria will get them tomorrow :wink:

but the picture I get is that the units that was on backorder where manufactured last minute without looking on quality :frowning:

Oring wasn’t on pill, it was on head thread, here: http://obrazki.elektroda.pl/8614174000_1397664627.jpg

Oooops..my bad. Anyways, watch out for o-rings on pills.

I would remove the O rings on those pills. I took them off the ones I did. As poor as the rest of the O rings are, it certainly would not keep anything waterproof down there.

I noticed my no name one had an o-ring on the pill. I assumed it was to help nip the pill down and keep it in place. Doesnt seem to be negatively effecting mine though.

When you have the bezel removed, note if reflector is sitting flush atop of head.

With the pill O-ring installed, mine definitely was not. So it smashed into the star and wires when bezel was installed.

If its hitting at all Im not getting any shorts. Ive run the light for several minutes at a time, several times. And it still works fine, and no damage like a melted centering ring etc.

Damn it, I just pulled the bezel off, noticed the reflector sits ever so slightly off the head. I kind of wobbled it to ensure it was off and not simply slightly proud due to fit, and sure enough slight movement. So I held the reflector in place, hit the button to smoke test it, the light lit, then stopped. I look inside, no LED. Oh wait, there it is, off to the side. I blame you streamer… *shakes fist

Im guessing I rotated the reflector, which was biting down on the centering ring, and voila, freed the LED. Pffft, who needs an iron to remove an LED… oops

Been there done that too. Remember, I'm just the messenger.

We'd all be better off with reflector hole large enough to fit around the star.

The spacer "thing" is an accident waiting to happen.

I wasnt serious about blaming anyone except myself Streamer. I should have known better than to twist the reflector if its that tight down, I assume thats what i did. Not that it matters, so long as I havent damaged it, I now have the XML2 to put on a copper sinkpad, and into the copper pill I have. Might look to drive it with a single mode driver, hot.

The o-ring on the light I got broke too… it was the one that connected the battery tube to the head.

Me too. :frowning:

That big glass thing on the front, if you look through it during re-assembly, you can see if the reflector is seating properly before something goes crunch.

But its upside down… :smiley:

We are talking about a tiny amount, maybe .2mm. Nothing got crunched as I had pulled it down a couple of times, and each time the light worked perfectly. Beam was nice too, not ringy or anything, Im betting that will change now. Im guessing it just didnt like being held tight, and twisted. The amount of tightness seemed appropriate to keep everything from rattling, and keep the LED in the reflector.

How bout an update on this?

another day with no delivery…

My lights had hit european ground a while ago. They have been idling at the customs for quite a while. Guess this might explain the delay for european customers…
One was delivered without going through customs, one is stuck…

On my Tangsfire, the oring between the bezel and glass lens is slightly too big, and it lets water in. Can anyone suggest a place to get a quality replacement?