Do we know if all 3 versions share the same driver?
To the best of my knowledge there's only one base unit, you can buy it with or without extension tubes. I have a 1 cell and a 3 cell version from WB, either base unit works with 1,2 or 3 cells without visible output variation.
Thanks Gj.
+1 same here. Pretty sure the 1 cell versions I bought from WB were with buck driver circuitry. The 2 cell might make a nice MT-G2 host with a zener mod driver. Not sure of the reflector opening - will check this eve.
They do. I just bought four of them from WB and they are all identical. Only difference among the samples was one had orange o-rings instead of red.
Speaking of the light, I did some measurements last night, and the emitter shelf is up to 8mm thick! I’ll take some pictures of the light and post them here… now just to figure out how.
7mm
These have an XM-L2 T6, correct? What’s the tint like?
Cool white, looks identical tint to a stock DST on my living room ceiling just now.
Thanks. And it XM-L*2*?
Thanks MrsDNF!!! And cnq.
It look like we don't have to wait for a minimum amount of interested people right?
Mrsdnf, maybe you could link to 1 or a few reviews, mods, so people can get more excited.
The Yezl's are XM-L2, the DST is XM-L.
This was bought as a single cell - note the big inductor for buck circuitry. Nice flat pill top, single piece uni-body style and easy access to the pill top. Massively thick pill top I might add...
In this thread: https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/24076, post #77 has stock measurements I made, post #86 has the prelim mod #'s and post #117 had final #'s, after the UCLp upgrade. My #'s may be a little high (optimistic?) but I use the very best cell I have, actually the Powerizer may be the best cell in existence - too bad you can't buy them anymore.
Thanks for the great pic Tom. It looks extremely robust. Is the stock mcpcb thicker than a noc or sinkpad? If so, any issues with reflector seating after the swap?
Don’t recall any group buy has its own Web page!
Oh boy - the mod was done a while back, this pic is from back then. I'm thinking it worked ok - using a lower profile centering piece, and possibly thicker MCPCB, but I believe these bigger MCPCB's are already fairly thick, in the 1.5mm range, close to a Noctigon or SinkPAD. For some stupid reason, I don't have many pics from the mod and the light is sold off to a relative, hunting/fishing activity. I can find out a little more from the stock lights I have.
Stock Yezl Y3 white wall beamshot here in the M12 review in the OP: https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/27258. Don't think you can tell much, but, it's a wall beamshot...
I saw the “Bang good” header so I went and signed up.
Great!
I was sent a 5% off Coupon with the code #5b3733.
I ordered a item for $26.99. I entered the code and the pop-up said “Not Valid” and I ordered the item because my wife of 49 + years wanted it.
So, what is the deal?
My order number is #2612912, I paid with Pay Pal.
What to do?
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The pic’s legend says “XML”. Did the “old” one has XML, rather than XM-L2?
I’ve ordered Version C of the group buy at cnqualitygoods.com.
The original YEZL Y3 product page has XM-L2 U2 in the title line but XML-2 T6 for the LED description. Both are XML2 but different bins.
I ordered anyway and expect it to work out.
Would that driver be hospitable to an MTG2?
Oh - on the CNQ product page? It's always been XM-L2 as far as I know, and pretty sure it's an XM-L2 T6 1A. RIC's website is crazy, whacky, frought with errors all over the place. I just went through some things, and boy, so many blank pics, wrong descriptions, conflicting info -- it's a mess. Thinking of ordering parts but worried I'll get the things I order...
I'm confident we are good with the group buy, just that the product listing has some mistakes and lots of missing details.