@ NeoGeo: Here's another who'll dispatch to the UK http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130673241835?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 This one is (currently) dearer, but you can make an offer: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160772945466?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
And KumaBear, sorry if I sound cynical or unfriendly in the above post. Fair play to you for making the effort to post all the info. Just that I'm currently OD'd on MMSCDS (Multi-Mode Sipik Clone Disappointment Syndrome) :\
My ultimate goal is to do more than simply curing your MMSCDS.What I’d really like to do is to track down the manufacturer of the 3-Mode version and convince them to make a run of low-medium-high 3-mode lights (no blinking!) and maybe even include a glass lens.If they did that and upped the Quality Control a little, I think they could sell a huge number.(I’ve forgotten what it was but someone had another good suggestion for an improvement as well.)
No worries about the earlier posts.Remember, I’m still a Newbie.
And thanks for the links to the extension tubes.Will they fit the 3-mode or just the 1-mode?
Well, that's part of the lotto. Short answer is that both tubes will fit the same Spik clones, which means two out of the three 3 mode versions that I own (all three are slightly different from each other).
But one of these 3 mode models is an Ultrafire branded one which has a slightly wider bore battery tube, and the cheapo extension tubes won't fit this one. This is the model that won't tailstand due to a protruding switch cover. It's the only Sipik 68 clone I've owned - either one or three mode - that won't tailstand.
That's pretty strange. All but one of my 3-mode Sipiks say UltraFire and all of them can tailstand. Reminds me of my business trips to Las Vegas: "Place your bets gentlemen" - You put your money down and then see what happens.
I got the extension tubes because of the pictures from Lensman,Lennart,Paranid, etc, some of which Lensman linked above. I posted some pics also of my own here (link), using the 2 extension tubes from Lensman's links, which I reposted here (extension tube link). Unlike the original 3-mode review (link)(best quality but would not fit extension), both my 3-modes "ultrafire branded" from eletrading from this latest batch fit the extensions perfectly, but are the worst-build quality I've seen (Bad-build example: uneven threads, dirty alum flakes everywhere, thick oily residue, bad knurling, signs of bad cast mold, thinnest bezel around the big lens, one has a rattling lens even when tightened, etc), but I can overlook these defects because of the price paid ($7.89) and the 3-modes. Also, because their boost circuit is so efficient and bright on 1 NiMH (1+ hrs) , there is no need to use the extensions. I'm repeating the links because people kept asking the same thing, thanks Lensman/Lennart/Paranid/etc again for the previous threads and pictures.
tl;dr For $6.69 now, 1000's available, go get some before they run out! Disregard the bad-build quality, you're getting a XR-E emitter and a 1.2v-4.2v Boost Driver for $6.69! What else is there to discuss?
You are not getting a 4.2V driver. At voltages above 3V you have a direct drive "driver", with insane current at 4.2V (although there is a slight possibility some batches might have a 4.2V driver).
|( ntxmas - first link in post #15 - also now back up to $54! They weren't even on KB's list; must be all the same seller, surely, or at least the same distributor.
@ KumaBear: "All 9 came packaged the same way and even though I ordered from at least 5 or 6 dealers (on eBay), all of the Clones arrived in exactly the same packaging, all from Peter Wong at AmazPlus."
KB, were these lights all identical to each other?
I guess I was just lucky to catch the system at the right time. As I said, the first one I received had no lettering - but it was actually built with a little more care. All 8 or 9 of the others are indeed 3-mode with the large lens but most of them feel like sandpaper against sandpaper when you remove the end cap to insert the battery. I haven't checked the beam patterns, the centricity or the 14500 capability on all of them but so far they seem to throw a very nice beam (from a sharp image of the emitter to a nice even flood pattern.
I've ordered 6 more (3 from each of 2 dealers) on this go-around so let's see what shows up. Perhaps I'll get a toilet (like the Amazon ad describes for that Ampro 119785.
Talking about inexpensive lights, I had an interesting experience working with "Amazon Supply" as opposed to Amazon.com. Those Roughneck flashlights are back to over $20 (just like all the other resellers) but it appears I'm receiving 4 of them for just over $24. I won't be here for UPS but I hope to get them by Monday. Then, I'll have to take one and drop it off a 16 foot precipice - just to prove the validity of their ad - or maybe I'll drive my car over one. What do you think?
order one and recived it today from this seller http://www.ebay.com/itm/160775728149 and it was great very good quality one of the best of sipik clones and yes it got 3 modes and i think its a little brighter and more white and not like some bad sipik clones bluish light.
I just received 3 of Six I ordered on April 23rd! They came in separate packages with no indication which of the sellers came through - and they're all 3-mode as ordered. I also found the quality to be a little better this time around. They actually cut the threads nicely and may even have put a little grease on them. (Then lens does fall out easily though - (if you take the front off)
Note that the prices are back up to $56.76. My guess is they're out of stock again - or else someone decided to spike their green tea with a psychedelic.