DQG 18650 EDC--World's Smallest 18650 Flashlight

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@JohnnyMac

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Received it today, the Ti version, lens is roughed up in the center hole with plastic bits that needed cleaned out and it’s also chipped on the sealing edge, I flipped the o-ring position and after adding super lube grease to the threads I like it better. I’m going to ask Rick to send me a new lens and the $6 battery. Except for the tint I like my Olight S-20 better, for about the same price it’s only about 15mm longer, slightly thinner, side switch, a nice UI, fits a protected battery, and magnet in tail. I do prefer the head down clip position of the DQG.

Not to change the original topic but I’m with you on the S20 Baton. I got it and an S10 but I prefer the S20 due to the better interface. It’s a hell of a great little light and my only gripe is the green tint it puts on everything.

Agreed, and my apologies as well for the hijacking here but anyone looking at the DQG should also look at the S20 because the S20 is pretty close to the perfect 18650 EDC light, it’s the one I’m currently EDCing and the one I reach for most, I really haven’t had time to check back into anyone’s success on doing an emitter swap, there are a few threads about it, I was following this thread: Has anyone torn down an Olight S20?

Some of the latest posts included: “placing a piece of very light amber camera filter lens over the S20 lens made the tint near perfect” and “I just reflowed a nw XM-L onto the original star, and they do have a copper star” and “I ended up going with the XML2 5000k neutral. The neutral tint is pleasing enough. There’s a very noticeable brightness increase going from XML to XML2 but the yellowish tint is the same with both emitters.”

I was thinking someday I may take a shot at just swapping the emitter for an off-the-shelf XML NW on PCB, but I’m not sure about the yellowish result, and also I’ve never even soldered anything yet in a flashlight.

EDIT: Had a few minutes to compare the lights outside tonight. Comparing the DQG tiny NW side by side with the Olight S20 really shows just what a sick horrid green tint the S20 has. On high the DQG has a much more defined hot spot than the S20 and slightly better throw. I can see better farther with the DQG. The S20 has wider spill. The DQG gets quite hot rather quickly on high, compared to the S20 which was barely warm at the point when the DQG was getting uncomfortably hot to hold. I love all of those things I said about the S20 but it’s a love-hate relationship because of the tint.

The DQG has a lot going for it: It’s small, the NW tint is great, it’s really bright and has good throw and spill, it can be operated fairly easy while wearing gloves such as “mechanix” style gloves, but they should have put more knurling on the head, I don’t like how the stainless bezel is slightly thicker than the knurling that is right up against it, the knurling should be thicker instead.