I have a soft spot for these lights. I used one as a donor kit of parts for a simple DIY project.
What you receive can be a complete lottery - I ordered 2 from the same eBay seller and they were clearly not made on the same production line or even in the same factory, even though all the parts are interchangeable between them. One has next mode memory, the other has no memory, both are XP-E but one is a much warmer tint than the other etc.
If you get a good one I consider them to be up there with the SK68 in terms of value for money.
The only problem with using one as a donor is I now have an empty body shell which is crying out to be re-filled. It’s only when you add up the cost of all the required parts to get it back into use that you realise what great value these lights are.
Personally I would skip the 3mode high-low-strobe version (like this one) because most of the time the driver I get is too crappy. They also tend to die quickly if you do resistor mod for more current.
And most of the 5-mode version I received is much better, can withstand resistor bypass and also memory reset mod. So as far as my own statistics go, I’d stick with that for a few cents more.
How much for them to NOT laser engrave their crappy uranusFire brand logo into the side? somebody needs to tell them to save that money and give us an even better price for the light without that. I'd even pay a dollar more for one without it.
No. What I recently received was XPE and compressed pill (additional thread ring). Pretty much all versions comes with XPE nowadays. That picture is so old, I had one or two S5s with XREs but that was well over a year ago.
The one I have used in the past has just dropped in price again to £1.89 ($2.85?). which is a silly price for what you get, even if you only use it as a cheap source of spare parts. As it stands it’s a perfectly good ‘beater’ light.
When I got the light, I found that there is something wrong with it.
It has 3 modes : high, low, and hidden strobe. Perfect for me.
When I first pressed the button from off position, it will go to high, then low, then it goes to high again or stay in low.
So the issue is, once it is turned on, it does not want to go off, ever.
The only way I can turn off the light is by loosen up / unscrewing the bottom part (battery compartment).
I have reported the problem to the seller and he offers $3 if I keep the flashlight.
This $3 partial refund scheme is pretty common with Chinese eBay sellers if a buyer finds problem with the flashlight they bought.
I am worry that it may cost me significantly higher than $3 to fix the problem especially since I am new here and I have never done any mod.
Returning defective item to an oversea seller is another pain in the neck process with eBay.
Also note that I have other Skyray flashlights that work properly.
I have this New c56 i think its a very good light for its price, very bright and the host feels sturdy and good and not cheap at all but im sure they are better lights but i rather pay less then more.
