OK, I’m giving up on removing this pill. It’s going to be a stock light for now.
I ordered another of these lights just now, hoping the next one yields to mod.
mmph. And I’m going to try to keep my comments in the newer thread from here on:
Mine arrived this morning, didn’t really want a zoomy, as my last experience with one was not great
Anyway I thought I’d give it a try and buy one, partily because the vendor listened to far more experienced members than me and made the torch better because of it, plus it’s nice a vendor actually listened, so thought I’d show my appreciation, as others have and buy one
Not a bad torch at all and ten times better than the 4 x the price nightsearcher one I bought before I found BLF and saw the light so to speak
I think it should be good back up light for caving, where a lot of the time you need a floody light, but sometimes u need a spot to look down a long passage or shaft
Now I just need to make it a bit brighter 
Try putting it in the freezer overnight.
Being that different metals expand/contract at different rates it may come loose as it thaws.
Worth a try.
This driver was a direct drive? I just pulled my 10 380 mah chipped, 7135 driver after reading it was a dd,
Good Day, 
Their webpage <http://www.dealmetic.com/product.asp?ID=FL05518> says it has a CREE XM-L L2 LED...
..& Not a XM-L2...
So which CREE LED do they come with?
Thank You Very Much,
George
Just ordered one myself after reading through the comments here it seems like a good torch for the price, £4.96 with free delivery.
Are they actually shipping this light from their LA warehouse or are they coming from China? Looks like an interesting light but to me it would be nice if they also offered this pill in a fixed focus version of the light. Based on the number of Zoom lights I see on the Chinese web sites this must be a far more popular configuration overseas than here.
“XM-L L2” and “pillow”
Those are typographical errors/ mistakes translating back and forth.
There’s no such LED and no actual pillow in any flashlight.
It's an XM-L2 LED, probably T6 and ~1A tint.
LJ - Yes, definitely Direct Drive, high powered, very much like an East-092 driver. Does pretty good stock but the springs, LED wires, switch will hold it back. I don't undersantd - you don't have one?
Well… it’s kind of like a pillow. There’s often a recessed area in the pill…ow that the star sinks into. The star rests upon it for both support and heatsinking. 
> freezer overnight.
Well, it’s aluminum in aluminum, but heck, I’ll try freezing it.
Did they put glue on the pill threads, anyone know?
I’m assuming it was just cranked in with a machine and is jammed but can come out somehow.
I guess penetrating oil is the other possibility.
Or redrill the little holes bigger and deeper and use a bigger set of pliers to twist it.
All of the above? 
I've done the over-drilling and it worked for me in the past. I haven't found any evidence of glue on my two.
This thing is BRIGHT 
A good SK98 looks like a 3w “Police” light against this thing.
Tint is a little blue when zoomed, don’t know if that is the LED tint or artifacts from the lens assembly though.
Looks good out wide, regardless, this thing is great as is.
Unbelievable heat sinking for a zoomie, it just doesn’t drop off much at all.
More than happy, should have ordered more than 2.
Someone asked if they ship from the ” California Warehouse”, ehhhhhhhhh, No, straight from Hong Kong.
Thanks,
Keith
It is really amazing for the price - best deal around. Mine is doin bout 1,100 lumens now in full flood on a good 2500 mAh LG HE2 cell, modded out, but still pretty incredible for a cheap zoomie. I was able to fit a better quality Omten switch to replace the stock switch - much better. The stock switch itself seems to have loss's at higher amps.
Yes I had the original t6 version which I gave away and as soon as the xml2 resin was available I ordered two on one I mounted a 10 chipped 105 Nanjing 380 Mah not knowing g it was a direct drive so I switched it back to the oem one and to be honest i couldn’t tell the difference.
Good Day Dealmetic.com,
You have PM...
Thank You very Much,
George
It could be paired up with a good quality battery and single bay charger and sold as a complete package? I have 2 of these and everybody I show it to wants one, they really like the flood the most, and I have to say I like it too, but there not Savvy about batteries and chargers, but in a complete kit, people just getting into this would buy it? It’s that impressive!
> everybody I show it to wants one, they really like the flood the most….
> but there not Savvy about batteries and chargers
That would be people who don’t know how to safely use lithium-ion cells.
Would a 3v lithium primary drive this light, if it were given a shorter battery tube?f
(actually that would be good with the cheap hollow-pill version, since it would run cooler)
That would be ideal for giving as a gift to people who you wouldn’t trust with li-ions.
There all professional people, you know Doctor’s, Lawyer’s Engineers,Cops, Firefighter’s real dummies, too stupid to figure it out, probably Blow them self’s up?
Don’t have any high drain battery on me now, but will it get ‘boiling’ on HIGH using those ? I was thinking put some artic silver between the sliding surfaces to increase heat transfer, but it probably nasty (white, and will ‘slide’ out). 
(is there any black thermal compound? XD)
However, I don’t have my unit. I have been robbed by my friend…… I have no more zeusray in my hand… damn it… 