I made the missus cough up her SC02 long enough to try a protected Panasonic 3400 in it. It’s a tight fit but it does fit and the light works fine.
I just received my NW SC02 from BG. It’s an XM-L and not an XM-L2. What a waste of time. This calls for a PP dispute I think.
Thx for that 411
I guess that’s the route I’ll go then.
FYI I wouldn’t have even bought this XML light for $10(probably not even for less)
Gave the SC01 and SC02 away but I actually use the SC03. It’s probably my lightest 16340 light and has a very good output and tint on high. I plan to order an S10 eventually to round out my collection, but the SC03 is probably lighter so it’ll still get some EDC time. It’s not a bad little beater and it’s nice and lightweight in sweats or a hoodie pocket.
Me neither.
And I’m a bit insulted by the ‘solution’…
I might take the PP route, maybe…
Here’s another photo:
Got a pair of nw sc01's from banggod and they're an ok light for the money .hard to expect too much out of a 14$ light neutral tint is not bad . The ramping on these lights is pretty worthless .Should have bought a sc03 instead of two AA/14500 lights .. They are small and fairly bright . Not bad /
Good Day Boaz, 
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Could You Please tell me whether the NW SC01 flashlights You received from Banggood are XML or XML-2?
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Thank You Very Much,
Roberta 0:)
I bought an SC02 and an SC03 in CW a couple weeks ago. Couldn’t be happier with the SC03, and the SC02 isn’t a disappointment. I love the forward mounted switch.
In fact, I just placed an order for one more of each. They should make for decent hiking lights, especially the SC03.
Mine from banggood were XM-L2 (some were getting XM-L)
I want to get the sc01 in the neutral white, but it sounds like they only have it in the XM-L. What would be the downside of getting this light in an XM-L instead of the advertised XM-L2? Is it really that big of a difference? (sorry, i’m new to the flashlight scene) Or would I be better off getting the sc01 in cool white in order to get an xm-l2? It sounds like neutral white may be more useful, but I understand that’s all personal preference. Thanks!
Some shops offer XM-L2 NW also.
Not only Banggood, others too.
Prices vary.
I think you bought them before the hype, before the backordered batch.
i just recieved my set of these, and all came with the XM-L2 emitters, but different tints. I noticed though the start is different than usual stars, it has three wires connected. a + , -, and a N.
Have anyone modded these yet with regular starts like a copper noctigon ?
Could neutral be a way to pull heat from the mcpcb? I've talked about doing that, except soldering it to the inside wall of the head, and I might finally give that a shot now that I've figured out how to electroplate copper onto aluminum.
I haven’t torn it down far enoigh yet to see what the N-wire is form or tried a regular star yet.
3rd wire is main ground for driver.
Can you mod these to change the driver and/or emitter?
Emitter sure (swap out the aluminum star with a sinkpad or noctigon…driver, were workin’ on it 
How does that work when there's thermal compound under the mcpcb that electrically isolates it? I can see when it's soldered to the body like in your light, but using the star seems backwards. Even if the star is held down with screws, it's not guaranteed that the screw will make electrical contact, especially when there's dielectric under the heads of the screws.