Jack nailed it - the SE-1 is a very good light, and upgradeable down the road.
If the light Jack posted a pic of is anything like the E2100 then it will be a super floody light. The E2100 is just a pure wall of light and has 5 modes! Super sweet!
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> the batch of custom 14500 lights from E1320 .
Do we wait here, or is there a topic where we can stand in line waiting?
He said that he would start a new post for it.
i will wait for 2100’s light after all…after reading that it will be a wall of light, heck ya count me in
Eagletac D25a with XM-L U2 emitter. It goes into direct drive and is brighter than a much larger Zebralight SC600.
On 14500 in high mode it goes into direct drive and will output around 800 lumens out the front. Make sure to run it on IMR only due to the high currents involved. Reviews on CPF have shown that the Eagletac D25 series are by far the brightest shipping lights in 14500 format.
Is it a perfect setup? Not really. Yes the lights run in direct drive and are super-bright on 14500… but they’re so small they can’t dissipate the heat effectively. Turn on a D25 with a fresh IMR 14500 and the light will start to get noticeably hot instantly and pretty much be too hot to hold after 1 minute. To prevent frying the light I recommend against running it on high for more than 1 minute at a time (30 seconds if using the titanium version). And only run it on high when carrying it in your hand, so your fingers can help conduct away excess heat.
Even worse, the D25a and c on li-ions lose all medium modes. You’re left with low and high. The low of around 5-10 lumens or so might not be bright enough for what you need it for, and the high may allow far too limited runtimes to be worthwhile. Also, sometimes the low mode will simply disappear and the light will only run in high mode for awhile.
Still… if you’re looking for the brightest possible 14500 pocket rocket, the D25a is probably it. However, please note that the reflector is very small. This is a short range floodlight with an extremely wide spill and almost no throw. It’s a great short-range light, but not for looking at things far away.
i decided now, that i want the brightest and floodiest 16340 light.
i suppose its still the eagletac d25c? i have the trustfire mini and thats prolly up there with the big boys if not the top dog even…
Would be either a triple xpg orrrr a hard driven U3 XML with a diffuser film on the lens for flood
Johnnymac’s custom 
well made and friggen bright!
Ah hehe. no.
First off the ebay posting on the Trustfire mini says 800 lumens, but it says nothing about it being ANSI. Meaning that could be emitter lumens. Without out the front lumens being far less.
Even then, I’d be very surprised if the Trustfire is driven hard enough to even put out 800 emitter lumens. It’s probably quite a bit less. Also note that the Trustfire has modes… it’s not operating on direct drive, so probably isn’t pushing the LED as much as the Eagletac.
Finally note that the Trustfire uses a T6 emitter while the Eagletac uses the 20% brighter U2 emitter. Even if both lights were direct drive running on IMR cells the Eagletac would still be brighter.
My guess is ANSI lumens on the Trustfire are probably closer to 450-500 lumens…. far below a Zebralight SC600 or Eagletac D25.
Ah hehe. no.
First off the ebay posting on the Trustfire mini says 800 lumens, but it says nothing about it being ANSI. Meaning that could be emitter lumens. With out-the-front or ANSI lumens being far less.
Even then, I’d be very surprised if the Trustfire is driven hard enough to even put out 800 emitter lumens. It’s probably quite a bit less. Also note that the Trustfire has modes… it’s not operating on direct drive, so probably isn’t pushing the LED as much as the Eagletac.
Finally note that the Trustfire uses a T6 emitter while the Eagletac uses the 20% brighter U2 emitter. Even if both lights were direct drive running on IMR cells the Eagletac would still be brighter.
My guess is ANSI lumens on the Trustfire are probably closer to 450-500 lumens…. far below a Zebralight SC600 or Eagletac D25.
yea there was a thread that someone tested the mini to be somewhere around 500 lumens with imr’s.
none of you guys know of a seller with a deal on these eagletac d25c’s do ya?