The light was supplied by Banggood , no compensation other than the light itself was received for this review
The price is 3.19$
This is my 7. light that was supplied by Banggood for a review, I am honest and will judge the light as it is with its pros and cons
Manufactory specification:
Specifications:
Brand: XANES
LED: R3+2 LED
Lumen: 1200 Lumen
Mode: 4 modes White Light Strong/ White Light Weak/ Red LED Bright/Red LED SOS
LED lifespan: 100,000 hours
Light distance: 80 meters
Power supply: 3xAAA Batery ( Not Included)
Color: White + Green
Size: Approx. 60×40×35mm
Weight: 52g
Package weight: 63g
Features:
Can be used as headlight.
With adjustable headband, you can use more comfortable.
Easy and convenient to apply and remove.
Waterproof but don’t put it into water.
Great for outdoor activities, such as camping , hiking, fishing,etc.
Package includes:
1 x Headlight
1 x Headband
There are some errors in the original specs
on the package is written max 120 lumens and 3W
The parcel arrived after 8 days shipping with to Germany which is very fast from China.
Package and content:
The lights box came packed in a plastic bag
The light comes in a small box
It comes with headband and light
Teardown:
The LED is on a thin aluminum stat which floats inside the light, no heatsinking at all
The reflector is plastic, the lens is plastic as well and no sealing there so it wont be watertight
compared the light to a Cree 3C 5000K and 2B 6000K LEDs in lower modes
Klarus XT12 Cree XHP35 5000K, Eagle Eye XPL HD W2-2B 6000K, Xanes headlight
Beam color is above 7000K with a very aggresive purple blue tint
The light can be easily taken apart only 4 screws, the battery compartment got an o-ring
The light can be run with 3 AAA sized batteries
The driver is basically a MCU a transistor and some resistors
The light draws 340mA on fresh NiMh on highest mode
110mA on medium
red light 65mA
UI
The light had high/low, red and red blinking
you have to cycle through all 4 modes to shut it off
the switch is pretty stiff, not easy to click
The light remembers last mode when batteries are inserted
Modding:
First thing was to replace the LED, I had a dedomed XPG2 laying araund
I enhanced the heatsinking
I used an old copper MCPCB and a heatspreader from a CPU
Cut the LED board and driver PCB to fit
Then used thermal epoxy to glue the driver PCB, star and heatspreader together
The current and light output has increased
The light draws 620mA on fresh NiMh on highest mode
180mA on medium
compared to the original
Conclusion
Cheap but angry blue LED, build quality for the price OK, but you get what you pay
just the LED and heatsinking of it is very poor
Positive:
- the plastic case seems durable
- runs on normal batteries
- gives with a modded LED a decent light
Negative:
- angry blue light color
- no sealing of the lens
- lens plastic is very soft and gets easily scratched
- absolutely no heat sinking
- cheap LED which is not bright and has a very agressive angry blue
- switch too hard to press
[Reviews] Miboxer C4-12, C2-4k+6k, C2, C4 / Astrolux K1, MF01, MF02, S42, K01, TI3A / BLF Q8 / Kalrus G35, XT11GT / Nitefox UT20 / Niwalker BK-FA30S / Sofirn SF36, SP35 / Imalent DM21TW / Wuben I333 / Ravemen PR1200 / CL06 lantern / Xanes headlamp
[Mods] Skilhunt H03 short / Klarus XT11GT, XT12GTS / Zebralight SC50+ / Imalent DM21TW / colorful anodisation
[Sale]
Drivers: overview of sizes and types
DD+AMC based drivers Anduril or Bistro OTSM 12-24mm, S42, 24-30mm L6, Q8, MF01(S), MT03, TN42
Anduril or Bistro 8A buck driver for 20-30mm, MF01/02/04, TN40/42, Lumintop GT, MT09R
Remote switch tail DD board with FET
Aux boards:
Emisar D1, D1S, D4, D4S, D18, Lumintop FW3A, Fireflies ROT66, Astrolux MF01, Tail boards like S2+
Funny, posted almost exactly the same time I posted my modded one: http://budgetlightforum.com/node/55890
I never turned mine one even once before chopping it up though. Love the price, I can by them locally for about $5 so I don’t have to wait if I butcher them up too much and need another.
I like your cat… All flashlight reviews should have photos of cats interested in the flashlights being reviewed
https://www.flickr.com/photos/akrylamid/
I got atm five 8.5 weeks old kitten from my 2 Bengal breeding cats
they are really annoying in this age if you want to concentrate on something they have so much energy
but if you have nothing to do they are great to play with
[Reviews] Miboxer C4-12, C2-4k+6k, C2, C4 / Astrolux K1, MF01, MF02, S42, K01, TI3A / BLF Q8 / Kalrus G35, XT11GT / Nitefox UT20 / Niwalker BK-FA30S / Sofirn SF36, SP35 / Imalent DM21TW / Wuben I333 / Ravemen PR1200 / CL06 lantern / Xanes headlamp
[Mods] Skilhunt H03 short / Klarus XT11GT, XT12GTS / Zebralight SC50+ / Imalent DM21TW / colorful anodisation
[Sale]
Drivers: overview of sizes and types
DD+AMC based drivers Anduril or Bistro OTSM 12-24mm, S42, 24-30mm L6, Q8, MF01(S), MT03, TN42
Anduril or Bistro 8A buck driver for 20-30mm, MF01/02/04, TN40/42, Lumintop GT, MT09R
UVC and UVC+UVA drivers
programming key
Remote switch tail DD board with FET
Aux boards:
Emisar D1, D1S, D4, D4S, D18, Lumintop FW3A, Fireflies ROT66, Astrolux MF01, Tail boards like S2+
What’s the name of the cat?
Genesis 1:3 "And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light."
I bought this same light early this year. A friend and I were going to Pinnacles National Park in California, which has hiking trails that go through talus caves. I took my Skilhunt H02, and bought one of these for her to use. It worked fine for our two day trip, and she was happy with it. I now keep it in my pack when I do short day hikes “just in case”.
the cat on the photo does not have a name yet
My queen is named Anna
My price in named Hiro
[Reviews] Miboxer C4-12, C2-4k+6k, C2, C4 / Astrolux K1, MF01, MF02, S42, K01, TI3A / BLF Q8 / Kalrus G35, XT11GT / Nitefox UT20 / Niwalker BK-FA30S / Sofirn SF36, SP35 / Imalent DM21TW / Wuben I333 / Ravemen PR1200 / CL06 lantern / Xanes headlamp
[Mods] Skilhunt H03 short / Klarus XT11GT, XT12GTS / Zebralight SC50+ / Imalent DM21TW / colorful anodisation
[Sale]
Drivers: overview of sizes and types
DD+AMC based drivers Anduril or Bistro OTSM 12-24mm, S42, 24-30mm L6, Q8, MF01(S), MT03, TN42
Anduril or Bistro 8A buck driver for 20-30mm, MF01/02/04, TN40/42, Lumintop GT, MT09R
UVC and UVC+UVA drivers
programming key
Remote switch tail DD board with FET
Aux boards:
Emisar D1, D1S, D4, D4S, D18, Lumintop FW3A, Fireflies ROT66, Astrolux MF01, Tail boards like S2+
Cuteness overload!
And that’s a real nice photo of Anna.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/akrylamid/
yeah thst photo was watching TV on my couch, she sat on my legs
I used the flash with 3 steps less power, its almost as it came out of my DSLR camera
also the pictore from a mountain on TV was accidental, but looks good
[Reviews] Miboxer C4-12, C2-4k+6k, C2, C4 / Astrolux K1, MF01, MF02, S42, K01, TI3A / BLF Q8 / Kalrus G35, XT11GT / Nitefox UT20 / Niwalker BK-FA30S / Sofirn SF36, SP35 / Imalent DM21TW / Wuben I333 / Ravemen PR1200 / CL06 lantern / Xanes headlamp
[Mods] Skilhunt H03 short / Klarus XT11GT, XT12GTS / Zebralight SC50+ / Imalent DM21TW / colorful anodisation
[Sale]
Drivers: overview of sizes and types
DD+AMC based drivers Anduril or Bistro OTSM 12-24mm, S42, 24-30mm L6, Q8, MF01(S), MT03, TN42
Anduril or Bistro 8A buck driver for 20-30mm, MF01/02/04, TN40/42, Lumintop GT, MT09R
UVC and UVC+UVA drivers
programming key
Remote switch tail DD board with FET
Aux boards:
Emisar D1, D1S, D4, D4S, D18, Lumintop FW3A, Fireflies ROT66, Astrolux MF01, Tail boards like S2+
Discount code
15% OFF, code: f69eec
[Reviews] Miboxer C4-12, C2-4k+6k, C2, C4 / Astrolux K1, MF01, MF02, S42, K01, TI3A / BLF Q8 / Kalrus G35, XT11GT / Nitefox UT20 / Niwalker BK-FA30S / Sofirn SF36, SP35 / Imalent DM21TW / Wuben I333 / Ravemen PR1200 / CL06 lantern / Xanes headlamp
[Mods] Skilhunt H03 short / Klarus XT11GT, XT12GTS / Zebralight SC50+ / Imalent DM21TW / colorful anodisation
[Sale]
Drivers: overview of sizes and types
DD+AMC based drivers Anduril or Bistro OTSM 12-24mm, S42, 24-30mm L6, Q8, MF01(S), MT03, TN42
Anduril or Bistro 8A buck driver for 20-30mm, MF01/02/04, TN40/42, Lumintop GT, MT09R
UVC and UVC+UVA drivers
programming key
Remote switch tail DD board with FET
Aux boards:
Emisar D1, D1S, D4, D4S, D18, Lumintop FW3A, Fireflies ROT66, Astrolux MF01, Tail boards like S2+