Anybody tested Trustfire X9, beamshots?

I bought one from the same seller. He got it in the mail pretty quick. Cant wait. Good deal too!

I just got mine today, here's the comparison pix for reference of size.

Also got mine from ebay seller cyberport888, fast shipping and great communication plus reasonable prices. Bought mine on the 12th and received on the 24th. would recommend this ebay seller for sure.

I bought it from go_market, and they were exceptionally fast too.

Dispatched the next working day, arrived to Slovenia 7 days later, but stopped by Customs. Can't blame the customs guys for suspecting that it cost me more than the tax-free 22EUR per shipment Wink (it didn't! Tongue out ) and requesting proof, which I promptly sent them by email.

It should arrive to my home on Thursday.

Anyone tested how many lumens the X9 produce at high mode?

Any good beam shots not wall :) of trustfire x9 Im thinking of getting this light..

Got comparison beamshot on another thread

Post #8.

I'm kind of mixed about this light. I got mine a few days back and while it seems really well built (some imperfections though), esp for the price, the current draw is <2A and drops quickly. Mine also had intermittent issue w/ tailcap I had to fix (though that's expected for any such chinese light).

IMO it's not quite worth the original $50 price (2 KD C8's), but definitely better than 1 KD C8.

I just got done reading this whole thread and it seems to me that it's all the ebay versions that are drawing <2A while the ones pulling 3A or more got their's from manafont. You should all post tail cap draw and where you got it to see if my theory is true. I'm figuring it is. Just my $.02

Interesting. V.interesting.

Interesting. I noticed some are getting pretty low values as well, there seems to be a pattern....but i never voiced out as i did not purchase the light.

Well, I finally received mine and yes, it seems to confirm that pattern. Bought from eBay, and the most I can get is 2.0-2.1A with an AW 2200mAh (I only have protected batteries).

In normal use, the current is higher though, due to the drop that the inclusion of the ammeter into the circuit induces. I put the light on an upturned glass bowl and while measuring the tail current and without breaking contact, I tipped the banana plug so as to create a short between battery minus and tube. Brightness jumped up, but since I have no luxmeter at the moment (waiting for a replacement), I can't measure the difference. It's quite visible by naked eye, so it's not irrelevant.

But who cares about brightness! My X9 has square threads, and that alone makes it worthy of the Noble Flashights Forum.

So long guys! Tongue out

Of course I was joking.

Presently, I'm right back from an outing where I compared my X9, pulling 2.0A from an AW 2200, to the TF F15 (SMO reflector), pulling 3.1-3.2A from a TF Flames.

The X9 reflector does such a good job, that in spite of the substantial current difference, the X9 hotspot is slightly (but unequivocally) brighter then the F15's, although smaller, which suits me. There is also less corona and spill to reduce long range night vision. All in all a very pleasing beam pattern for the 100-150m range I plan to use the X9 on.

Although not a fan of unprotected batteries, I've ordered a pair of the cheap ones (TF Grays 2500mAh), so as to see how much difference skipping the protection circuit brings. If these boost the brightness further still, I'll later buy some Panasonics.

I have a free NANJG 105 that I ordered with the X9 in mind, but it seems that its depth might cause problems.

TF greys will be if anything worse than decent protecteds. I cannot get > 2A in mine even with name brand ones (sanyo/sony/panasonic).

Ah, I thought the protection circuit exclusion had more impact than cell quality. I seem to remember big current boosts reported with the use of DX unprotected batteries (it was with some other light).

Oh well ...

Anyway, I'm not unhappy as is. It still beats F15, and on lower consumption to boot. Unless the current choking introduced by the ammeter is especially high on the X9. At the moment, after equal time on, the voltage left in the X9 battery is higher than in the F15 - as it should be, supposing a similar capacity of the batteries used.

It varies a bit according to the circuit and light. I suspect (above) this light actually has some (relatively static) load stuff in it, probably to avoid dying on 2xcr123a's. On a completely unfettered high current DD circuit, it'll sometimes make a some difference, but not if you're using crummy batteries that have trouble pushing that much in the first place.

Shame on them, if they can't deliver something like 1.3-1.5C (true C = 2.0Ah from a plot published by a user).

Well, we have seen more expensive lessons... Wink

Just won an x9 for 19.99 and 13.49 shipping…good deal…look forward to testing it out vs my 980l

I see that a few auctions on the X9 have reappeared on eBay, but all with starting prices very close to Buy it Now and no bids placed.

Perhaps the seller has been disappointed with the outcome of some past auctions that were started at $0.99.

Laughing

I recieved one I got from eBay today. Put an 18650 IMR in it and turned it on and everything worked fine. Then I pulled the tailcap off and hooked the leads of my DMM up to check the current draw. I starts reading about 2.4A and starts creeping up. At 2.8A I heard a faint pop and the current shot up to 5+ amps. The light was still working, but I immediately yanked off the leads. Looks like its going to need a new driver.

At that time there were auctions going on, and I won one at 28 USD and change. Laughing

That seems to be over now.