Ric has given me the go ahead for a group buy on this light.
They are available in the different battery configurations, 1 (A), 2 (B) or 3 (C) cell versions.
Minimum orders before shipping commences is 20 units. Edit. The lights will not ship until the minimum amount has been ordered.
The led has been confirmed by Ric as being an XML-2 U2 cool white.
Reflector is smooth.
18650 adapters are included.
This group buy will close sometime on the 1.8.14. Edit. This will now end when 50 lights are sold.
AR lenses are available at $3.00 each.
Ordering is direct at website.
If you have ordered please post here so that I can keep tabs on quantities.
Pricing is as per the following,
Version A. $27usd with tracking number.
Version B. $30usd with tracking number.
Version C. $32usd with tracking number.
Shipping by E-package around 10 days to USA, West Europe
Other country by China registered post.
My personal comment is from past experience that your tracking number may or may not work but you all know that. 
Link. http://www.cnqualitygoods.com/goods.php?id=2117
As a disclaimer I recieve no compensation for this group buy. Not even a light so go easy on me.
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1. MRsDNF + 1 AR lens All lenses are on condition of a reasonable price.
2. MRsDNF + 1 AR lens
3. RaceR86 + 1 AR lens
4. GeoCan46
5. downlinx + 1 AR lens
6. antiparanoico + 1 AR lens
7. light dispels d... + 1 AR lens
8. needmorlts
9. moridin
10. Tom E
11. Suncoaster
12. buttholeflashlight + 1 AR lens
13. ImA4Wheelr + 1 AR lens
14. Gj
15. Gj
16. led4power + 2 AR lenses
17. dodo + 1 AR lens
18. southland
19. Flitsmal
20. Flitsmal
21. BIGBLOCKMOPAR + 1 AR lens
22. DrJones
23. CarbonCrew
24. DBC (gotcha now)
25. nofearek9 + 1 AR lens
26. CarbonCrew
27. Down_South + 1 AR laens
28. locusto03 + 1 AR lens
29. mhemling33
30. gadabout + 1 AR lenses
31. gadabout + AR lenses
32. troisanh + 1 AR lens
33. Tumbleweed48 + 1 AR lens
34.
35. allthumbs + AR lens
36. arekm + AR lens
37. grantman321 + 1 AR lens
38. grantman321
39. will manners + AR lens
40. Down_South + 1 AR lens
Two lights left.
djozz quotes, "it came with chinese lettering that is chinese to me".
"My man mousehole needs one too"
old4570 said "I'm not an expert , so don't suffer from any such technical restrictions".
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Long discussion and thoughts thread here.
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/27889
More info on the light here. The picture shows an XML-2. Specs say XML-2 U2, I will confirm with Ric.
http://www.cnqualitygoods.com/goods.php?id=1997
Edit. TomE has done a comprehensive strip down here.
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/33267
djozz quotes, "it came with chinese lettering that is chinese to me".
"My man mousehole needs one too"
old4570 said "I'm not an expert , so don't suffer from any such technical restrictions".
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Im in!
BLF LED database – collaboration spreadsheet and latest news about where to buy LEDs
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/19342
BLF Community Battery Pull Thread http://budgetlightforum.com/node/32720
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Yes, why three indeed?
Yezl
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Do we know if all 3 versions share the same driver?
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To the best of my knowledge there's only one base unit, you can buy it with or without extension tubes. I have a 1 cell and a 3 cell version from WB, either base unit works with 1,2 or 3 cells without visible output variation.
Thanks Gj.
Review: 150 Million Candlepower Military Xenon Arc Battlefield Illuminator (AN/VSS-3A)
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+1 same here. Pretty sure the 1 cell versions I bought from WB were with buck driver circuitry. The 2 cell might make a nice MT-G2 host with a zener mod driver. Not sure of the reflector opening - will check this eve.
They do. I just bought four of them from WB and they are all identical. Only difference among the samples was one had orange o-rings instead of red.
Speaking of the light, I did some measurements last night, and the emitter shelf is up to 8mm thick! I’ll take some pictures of the light and post them here.. now just to figure out how.
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7mm
These have an XM-L2 T6, correct? What’s the tint like?
Cool white, looks identical tint to a stock DST on my living room ceiling just now.
Thanks. And it XM-L*2*?
Thanks MrsDNF!!! And cnq.
It look like we don't have to wait for a minimum amount of interested people right?
Mrsdnf, maybe you could link to 1 or a few reviews, mods, so people can get more excited.
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/27889?page=1#comment-548867
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The Yezl's are XM-L2, the DST is XM-L.
This was bought as a single cell - note the big inductor for buck circuitry. Nice flat pill top, single piece uni-body style and easy access to the pill top. Massively thick pill top I might add...
In this thread: http://budgetlightforum.com/node/27889, post #77 has stock measurements I made, post #86 has the prelim mod #'s and post #117 had final #'s, after the UCLp upgrade. My #'s may be a little high (optimistic?) but I use the very best cell I have, actually the Powerizer may be the best cell in existence - too bad you can't buy them anymore.
Thanks for the great pic Tom. It looks extremely robust. Is the stock mcpcb thicker than a noc or sinkpad? If so, any issues with reflector seating after the swap?
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Don’t recall any group buy has its own Web page!
Oh boy - the mod was done a while back, this pic is from back then. I'm thinking it worked ok - using a lower profile centering piece, and possibly thicker MCPCB, but I believe these bigger MCPCB's are already fairly thick, in the 1.5mm range, close to a Noctigon or SinkPAD. For some stupid reason, I don't have many pics from the mod and the light is sold off to a relative, hunting/fishing activity. I can find out a little more from the stock lights I have.
Stock Yezl Y3 white wall beamshot here in the M12 review in the OP: http://budgetlightforum.com/node/32243. Don't think you can tell much, but, it's a wall beamshot...
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The pic’s legend says “XML”. Did the “old” one has XML, rather than XM-L2?
I’ve ordered Version C of the group buy at cnqualitygoods.com.
The original YEZL Y3 product page has XM-L2 U2 in the title line but XML-2 T6 for the LED description. Both are XML2 but different bins.
I ordered anyway and expect it to work out.
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Would that driver be hospitable to an MTG2?
Oh - on the CNQ product page? It's always been XM-L2 as far as I know, and pretty sure it's an XM-L2 T6 1A. RIC's website is crazy, whacky, frought with errors all over the place. I just went through some things, and boy, so many blank pics, wrong descriptions, conflicting info -- it's a mess. Thinking of ordering parts but worried I'll get the things I order...
I'm confident we are good with the group buy, just that the product listing has some mistakes and lots of missing details.
I'm waiting for Ric to get back to me to confirm the led. If theres any questions I miss please prompt me. Cheers guys.
djozz quotes, "it came with chinese lettering that is chinese to me".
"My man mousehole needs one too"
old4570 said "I'm not an expert , so don't suffer from any such technical restrictions".
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Waiting answers but pretty sure version B has a new home with me
PS ordered and changed to version C
BLF Community Battery Pull Thread http://budgetlightforum.com/node/32720
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