UltraFire C3 2xAA from Manafont vs the one from DealExtreme

Hello.

How about these special dates? Merry Christmas to all!!!

I need some help.

I know about the contact problems of the UF C3, both the single and dual AA versions.

But…

I have noticed that the one from manafont:

http://www.manafont.com/product_info.php/ultrafire-c3q5-onemode-led-flashlight-bonus-extension-tube-1145002aa-p-7861

is slightly different from the one from DX:

www.dx.com/p/4452

You can see the tailcap of the one from manafont is green vs the one from DX which is black.

Also the threads: Manafont = not anodized. DX = anodized.

What is the genuine one??

Maybe the one from Manafont is the genuine one, and, because it has not anodized threads, it may not have the typical contact problems of the C3.

What do you think?

Thanks by advance!

Truthfully, I doubt there is a "genuine" one. These flashlights are all copies of a copy...

Just received a C3 from manafont, VERY disappointed with it!!, output is no better than the POS “police” lights, even with a 14500!!.
One to avoid.

Huh.

I got a single mode c3 from fast tech, not amazing but it was meant for being a simple small light. Using a single AA it is acceptable.

Have just received a NICE C3 from manafont, so where did the other POS come from???, will update tomorrow, off to work now.

OK, here’s the story, I ordered a C3 from manafont early in Dec, after a month I was starting to get edgy, so mailed them for an update, “ella” replied asking me to be patient.
Then the next day a parcel arrived covered in chinese characters and what appeared to be a C3 inside, except no logo.
When I fired it up, the emitter was total crap, (hardly more light than a candle).
So by now, being very peed off, I decided to send off a ragemail to manafont the next morning. But before i did, yet another package arrived, this time with a manafont logo on and a GENUINE C3 inside, (I loved it, so did my wife, she bummed it off me, lol).
The puzzle is, who would send me a C3 lookalike which I hadn’t ordered, (or paid for)

Maybe it was NZ Shooter :slight_smile:

Sorry, couldn’t resist.

If that happened to me, I’d probably check my ebay purchase history and discover I’d ordered something that I’d forgotten about.

To add to the C3 mysteries, DX has added a New C3 with a green switch cover. I ordered one about a week ago. Knowing DX, I expect to see it a month from now. If I remember, I’ll report back on what it’s like.

“If that happened to me, I’d probably check my ebay purchase history and discover I’d ordered something that I’d forgotten about.”

First thing I did sherlock!!, (love your handle,lol) but no joy, so I aint going to lose any sleep over it.
I was looking through DX earlier today, but missed that C3!!, it rang all my bells, especially 1 mode and forward clicky, so I pulled the trigger on it, so now comes the hard part……

Has anyone had any heatsinking issues with the C3??.

I just want to know where a C3 with only 3 modes can be purchased. I don’t want the strobes….