- EagleTac GX25A3 vs. C12 XML2U3 -

[tallboybass]

@MountainKing

Anything about the regulation? How many lumens on the different modes? thanks!

All your questions shall be answered here:
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?364599

[tallboybass]

@Tumbleweed48

I think those C12s have been around for a long time - I’m pretty sure I have pictures of my German Grandfather throwing them at Russians in WW I.

Always wondered about that, but I thought those were SK68s. It wouldn’t hurt as much as getting beaned with a BTU Shocker though.

[MountainKing]

@tallboybass

@MountainKing

Anything about the regulation? How many lumens on the different modes? thanks!

All your questions shall be answered here:
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?364599

I meant the c12!

[Illuminatee]

@tallboybass

3AA vs. 1-18650 * $81(used-on Amazon) vs. $18.95 http://www.eagletac.com/html/gx25a3/specs.html
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I’ve got to say…the performance of these two lights is darned near identical! In totally ‘seat of the pants’ testing, they both throw almost the same distance to my eyes, and in a non-scientific ‘ceiling bounce in the bathroom’ test, they are almost indistinguishable from each other. The ET has a slightly warmer emitter but the hotspot size is about the same. The C12 has a slightly larger spill beam and a more coherent, defined hotspot. The main advantage of the EagleTac is…it’s cute and small and comes with a nice holster…oh, and it has a 9 lumen low, not even a moonlight mode. Personally, I don’t see using AAs as a big plus, don’t we all have plenty of 18650s laying around?

Selfbuilt tested the GX25A3 @ 910 lumens and 28.8Kcd - 339m, so that tells you just about what the C12 is doing as well. The brightness-to-dollars ratio of the AliExpress C12 has been a game changer for me, a light has to beat that performance by quite a bit to justify paying lots more for it and the ET will probably go back.

Thanks, hope this has been helpful to SOMEbody!

In early July, I placed an order for the same C12 along with the similar C8 (both with the same XM-L2 emitters), from the same seller you listed. The C8 I received is definitely brighter than the C12, and throws ever so slightly further. Did I just get a weak C12, or a very good C8? The C8 was a very pleasant surprise for the money, being very close to the brightness of my XinTD V4.

[light_junkie]

@BLightSam

@light junkie

I love my C12 XML 2-U2 ... when I order some more Panasonic's 18650's next month

There are reports that Panasonics are too long for many flashlights. Could you post back whether the Panasonic fits the C12?

fit fine they are a little long but no problem so far.

[light_junkie]

@Tumbleweed48

I think those C12s have been around flmaoor a long time - I’m pretty sure I have pictures of my German Grandfather throwing them at Russians in WW I.

funny:-)

[BLightSam]

@Illuminatee

In early July, I placed an order for the same C12 along with the similar C8 (both with the same XM-L2 emitters), from the same seller you listed. The C8 I received is definitely brighter than the C12, and throws ever so slightly further. Did I just get a weak C12, or a very good C8? The C8 was a very pleasant surprise for the money, being very close to the brightness of my XinTD V4.

There were several(?) posts saying C8 was brighter, but then there were several(?), like ’tallboybass’ here, who said C12 was brighter. The issue is going to be resolved only when lumen numbers are given.

[tallboybass]

@BLightSam

There were several(?) posts saying C8 was brighter, but then there were several(?), like ‘tallboybass’ here, who said C12 was brighter. The issue is going to be resolved only when lumen numbers are given.

I didn’t compare the C12 to a C8…

[phantom23]

@BLightSam

There were several(?) posts saying C8 was brighter, but then there were several(?), like ’tallboybass’ here, who said C12 was brighter. The issue is going to be resolved only when lumen numbers are given.

I think both are unregulated which means that actual brightness depends on battery voltage and emitter Vf. Those numbers can vary a lot so the number of lumens would only be applicable to the one specific flashlight, not the whole type.

[Ray-o-light]

I’d take the Eagletac any day of the week!!!