$14.70 for the Trustfire R5-A3 is the best price I've seen so far. I have two doubts....
What about the low mode? Is it the blindingly bright "low" of the original DX version? Or is it the new reasonably low "Low" mode that some other users have reported here?
Would like to try this one also. KD seems to have the best price. KD also sells LiFePO4 14500 batteries and I guess they can give a serious amount of light in this one.
This might be the 14500 only version of this torch????? It does not list in the description that it will take AA although it states in the specs that it will run off 1.2-1.5 volt so who knows.
I was just about to purchase one from DX. I might see if KD will answer an email for me about this one instead.
Love this torch on high, it’s like the budget v10r in terms of output. Beam is also similar, except the hotspot is wider (and more doughnutty), but overall beam shape, distribution and output are similar.
Mines the early dx generation with turbo/high/strobe on 14500, and high/high/strobe on Nimh
Interested to know what driver the kd one is, and if it’s ready for the mode selection mod
It certainly looks to be an XP-G in the photos. Not that it means much but I notice they have a AA next to it in some of the shots also.
I really wish they would realise that less is more when it comes to text on a flashlight, "Caution hot surface" if it's hot enough for it to matter then you've already done something very wrong.
I don't like flashlights with poor heatsinking, either. It's one of my many hang-ups. Also, if McDonald's coffee is so hot that it causes third-degree burns, guess what: it's too f***ing hot! McDonald's deserves every hot coffee lawsuit that goes their way.
I realize there a tons of people that will disagree with my McDonald's statement. Instead of arguing I will simply provide a link to a website that sums up The Actual Facts About - The Mcdonalds' Coffee Case.
Well guys I have a confession, as bad as I wanted to be the guinea pig on this (and save a few bucks too) I could not bring myself to it. I waited to long to be able to get this torch with a usable low so I ordered the higher priced one from DX. Since my funds have been tight lately I wanted to make sure I got what I wanted.