Hey guys today i will be reviewing the CPF Cometa (comet) sounds better in Italian!
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Okay where to start? This was a group build between us (BLF members) and the enemy at (CPF Italia)
As always every one worked really hard to bring us this light! So a big thank you to Cyberescudo for all the hard work!
So i am not a big fan of adjustable beam flashlight but my first high powered light was a LED lenser zoomie but since then i have had about maybe 4 or 5 adjustable lights i feel they do have their own place in peoples kits just not mine. I am more likely to carry a head lamp and a thrower when i am out fishing.
Specs wise the Cometa is meant to be a beast now when receiving my light its not quite as good as the specs would suggest. Could very easily be on my side my tail cap reading is hitting 3amp max! So throw wise it doesnât impress me. But as a flooder it is amazing the beam is wide and it is bright enough to light up my yard i have never had a adjustable focus lens this wide.
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Specs are as follows:
XPL High Intensity, tint: 1A and 3B
Regulation of the beam: wide beam â> throw beam
Around 1300 lumens in turbo mode (1A tint)
Around 900 meters of throw (1A tint)
Noctigon Copper mcpcb
22DDdriver +1 7135 driver(FET for higher performance in direct drive, 7135 to regulate lower levels )(Wightâs driver)
âBistroâ User interface: designed by Toykeeper
Highly programmable:
Choice of 1 to 8 regular modes from low to turbo
Thermal calibration
Muggle mode / simple mode
Mode order. Low to high, or high to low
Hidden modes (Tactical / police strobe, Battery check / beacon mode, Biking flasher )
Battery decimal voltage indication
Memory can be activated or deactivated
Moon level can be activated or deactivated
Protection against over discharge
18650 or 26650 compatible
K9 Lens with double AR treatment
Laser engraving: CPF Italia, COMETA, 2016
Anodization HAIII
Double gold plated springs (performance comparable to Spring Bypass)
Lighted Tailcap
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So my Cometa is the 1A tint and is running on a 18650 with the adapter in it is using a LG HG4 cell. I just got 5.5 amps @ the Tail cap.
I can only speak for myself but my build quality is decent no scratches or dintâs or no need to cover any thing electrical on mine! So for me that is a good start the head feel fairly loose i would have liked tighter threads so the head doesnât rattle and make the light feel really cheap also touching the tail cap threads they are a bit sharp but still work good also i do not like the thickness of the body it just feels really thin measuring the walls of the threads on the body of the tube brings up 1.5mm compared to 2mm on the convoy C8 not a big deal i guess i just donât like the way they look.
The supplied 18650 adapter could be better also it is to big for the IMR cells and it even to big for standard protected ICR cells and the cells still rattle in the light with the supplied adapter. the cells could even move enough to short out if your positive terminal on the cell isnât covered proper with a sleeve. For most of you this isnât an issue seeing as you are running 26650 cells but i do not own any 26650 cells.
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The over look of the light is probably the best adjustable flashlight i have ever seen it has good proportions and the lit tail cap is amazing just tops it of gives it a more expensive look the AR glass also helps. the overall dimensions of the light makes it a compact light same height as a C8 but a little bit fatter.
Being an adjustable focus flahlight it is bound to be heavier which it is easily twice as heavy as the C8 without the battery! All the weight is in the head of the flashlight thanks to the solid brass pill it is a heavy thing. I am surprised it would be then heaviest pill i have! So it is build to handle big power with the double springs at the tail cap means it can handle more amps easier.
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Hahaha fudge me i took the photo upside down because i am in australia! wow flickr can let me flaip it mad i never knew! Now this is where some of your problems stem from this driver was meant to be 22mm but as you can see it is 17mm.
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This is my retaining ring for the LED as you can see it is still intact my solder blobs look well done that could be why mine is still intact?
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Just for safety i put some electrical tape on mineâŠ
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The LED sits on a 20mm board copper based with direct thermal path and arctic silver paste is used i did not take the LED of the pill! It is a XPL-HI V2 1A my favorite emitter.
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The lens is AR coated for extra lumen.
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Mine is making okay power @ 3.5 amps i cant complain it could be more but my meter isnât reading it i have tried with different leads and no change!
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All the threads work fine some i would tighter and some i would like loser.
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So you can see how bif the head is.
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Good anodizing on both sides of mine.
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This is the light fully extended
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Okay using it for a while outside now i can see a step down on every single mode? would any one know why? It does it about every ten seconds? faulty driver? I have never seen a flashlight step down on lower modes unless the battery is going flat but i just charged my cells. Weird behavior now i will add this to my list of things to do!
All of these photos will be with the lens extended so for throw. CLICK ON PHOTO TO MAKE IT BIGGER
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Mode 7 bright enough to confuse the camera i like it.
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On turbo mode so mode 7 with the lens adjusted back so in flood mode
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Okay so i took the light to my usual spot where most flashlights struggle! I take back what ever i said it throw as far as the eye can see and it still has room to go further! i do not get a photo of this because at this distance its hard i will get photos at maybe 4-500 meters. All as i can say is WOW
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Okay so i will upload a video tonight so you can see the different modes being used the video format makes it a little easier and i will try and work out my step down issue. Also will add some info later on tonight about the light.
Full video review here
Thanks for reading.
Regards Chris