What is the brightest budget light?

ILikeFL, have you checked how many amps that thing pulls at the tailcap?

They're direct drive so even if ILikeFL got a meter it's somewhat arbitrary.

The seller claims 1300lm (Which obviously it is not) yet you say a “legit 850”. How do you know this? Do you have an Integrating Sphere or have you read a review somewhere? Please explain.

As you have this light and a camera can you please post some pictures of its pill, either out of the light or in it but from the battery end.

I was told by a guy on here about this light having 850 lumens and a good beam of light for its size. I'm going to say that he is right.

http://www.manafont.com/product_info.php/ultrafire-uf980l-980lumen-t6-memory-led-flashlight-118650-p-5513

That's a different light altogether. Yours is a clone of this U80. Even it being a clone of the U80 means very little as totally different drivers may be being used.

What would really help is a picture of the pill in your KeyGos, either separate from the light or in the light with the pic being taken from the battery end - and - can you let us know does it have a glass lens & aluminum reflector?

If the pill is good and its glass and alu then its a v.good buy for the rice. Even if the driver is not brilliant that's cheap enough to replace.

Give me a sec.

Here's a few pictures of the KEYGOS XM-L T6.

That looks like a brass pill from this pic. The line of the pill is the last ring before the body tube. Does it look like brass to you?

And is the lens glass and the reflector aluminum?

I'm starting to get very interested indeed......

Yes it definately is brass. Lens is glass and reflector is aluminum.

I'll tell you what if you could put a head and reflector on this little light like a Catapult V3 this thing would throw a beam probably 400yds.

Here's the auction I won on ebay and the guy I recommend you to try and buy from. He is extremely good and fast.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150637510563

Man this place is addicting.. my wife does not understandLaughing ..LOL

Also were can I get those glow ring gaskets I want to put one on this light

to match the green power button..

You will love that light. That green tail switch glose in the dark as well.

can I find a glow o-ring for the front of the light

Email the seller and ask.

The U80 has a PWM of 500Hz, just for info. It is the fastest of all my budget chinese lights. And besides the U80 has really good built, HA, anodized threads which are super smooth when you screw on the tailcap etc. It is definitely 1 level above my Sky Ray SR3800 if you look at the cutting/detailing.

The page cannot be found,

After google them I like the last one -- TrustFire X2 SST-50 40-Mode 1300 Lumens LED Flashlight Black (3x18650)

the same from https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/359znmzdx

DX sells it at $110.70, is it worth buying?