The Elektro Lumens EDC-XML, powered at 3 amps, and is 1000 lumens, with a 6 degrees narrow beam:
Here is a link to the web page for this flashlight. You can go here to see more specifics and more photos for the EDC-XML:
The heat sink is pure copper. (I just realized I do not have a picture of the exact heat sink used in the EDC-XML, so I’ll post it later.)
The huge pure copper heat sink, and the large size (for an EDC) is part of the reason I can run this flashlight at such high power levels. The EDC-XML is one of the brightest Cree XML based flashlights available, if not the brightest you can buy. It is simple, no multi-levels brightness, simple twist on/off/momentary type switch. Built like a tank, with HAIII hard anodized finish.
I am now using only premium bin ‘U2’ Cree XML LEDs, usually tint 1C, cool white. Previously I had been using bin T6, which is good, but U2 does make a bit of a difference.
I was thinking that or thinking it could be a reference to the pill since some light use a “donut” for the pill where only the edge of the star is in contact with anything. I think your suggestion is more plausible since only really cheap lights use pills like that.
I can highly recommend the EDC-XML, and also any of Wayne’s products … and of course Wayne himself! Top notch products, with top notch service.
I’ve got the T6 version EDC-XML, and have had it for maybe 6 months or so? I use it often, and it works fantastically - simple, reliable (just push the button and it will come on … no stupid modes or anything!), and with a flawless thick HAIII finish. It makes the best emergency / security light, and that you can grab it from your nightstand and know it will work at the brightest output it has.
I’ve dropped mine several times - got a couple of tiny ano chips when I dropped it on gravel - but it still works perfectly. There’s no cheap driver / wiring that can go wrong … and if in the rare instance you do have issues, Wayne will help you out.
For those in the know, Wayne’s products are not “cheap budget” … but rather what I’d call “premium budget” products. “Premium” in that they are very well (overly!) built, and “budget” in that compared to other premium lights they are very affordable.
Great to hear that you’re using the U2 leds now Wayne!