Well the first Keygos KE-5 I got burns at around 3.5 amps at the tailcap with Trust fire flame 18650. The second what I just got burns at only 2.05 amps. And it's not even close to being as bright.
Yes both bought from redlog on ebay. Both pills are completely different so I would say so are both drivers as well. Nite and day difference between the 2. The first one I got will probably be very close to 800 lumens and maybe even brighter.
I think the Cree C8 XM-L is brighter than the second Keygos KE-5 I got. I wouldn't buy another like this one. I would bet the first Keygos KE-5 is over 200 lumens brighter than this second one I just got for my son.
I don't want to take the thing back apart. It's built cheap compared to the first one. I'll leave it at that. I won't recommend anymore of them since they have went cheaper.
I have been close to pulling the trigger on a KE-5 from redlog as I LOVE my KE-1 and their service was excellent. However, I read your review and getting 3A instead of the 2A I get from the KE-1 made me want to go for the KE-5 just to see the difference.
I might just have to get the KD C8 because I think it is the same as the KE-1 only cheaper. Then, if I'm not getting more than 2A, I will have to do my first mod and put a new driver in one of them.
What do you think of your KE-1 compared to the KD C8? IIRC you have both.
Do you think if either of them were pulling close to 3A they would be in the ballpark of your first KE-5?
OTOH, perhaps I should just save up for an X9. Guess I could just do the mod on that if I got one of the 1.4 drivers as it sounds like I likely would. I am very happy with the KE-1 would just like a bit more through and to see what one of these would actually do with a 2.8 driver.
Wade, I took some pictures for you so you can see the difference what I mean. Now if you can find one like the first KE-5 I got I would tell you to buy it in a heartbeat. Let me upload these pictures and then I will tell you more what I think.
Here's the second Keygos KE-5 and you can see that it's nite and day difference between the two. I didn't touch the camera between these 2 shots. Again 85yds to that shed.
Here you can see the difference up close. My first Keygos KE-5 which is the bright one is on the left. The 2nd Keygos KE-5 is on the right. To me there is no comparison.
Yep. Both were on high and both had Trustfire flame 18650 that were both about fully charged. Now remember I have got some tail cap readings on the first bright Keygos KE-5 as high as 3.75 amps I believe with the Trustfire flame 18650.
Any chance of please showing the first GOOD KE-5 you got? I meant the good bits inside so we know what to look for? Then if it is not the same we can run away. Possibly to save you dismantling you can copy and paste from the photos in the review links I have posted above. Maybe from here: http://www.jayki.com/13146
ILIKEFLASHLIGHTS Is this your GOOD KE-5 brass pill you are talking about?:
I took a picture so you can see for yourself. The first Keygos(brighter version) is on the left. Also on the first one I have there is a teflon spacer added over the XM-L led. I like it a lot better for screwing and unscrewing the head.