I went out for lunch with my best friend for his birthday. My wife said to him “we bought you a gift but it isn’t here yet”. Afterwards and very perplexed, I asked her “what gift”? She replied that after I had a few drinks the previous night I admitted to “buying a flashlight I didn’t really need and maybe I’ll give it to Tom for his birthday”. I remember no such conversation. . . OK, I kind of remember the conversation but in no way was I making a commitment. . . as far as I can remember.
Just got this light today. Throws 41,000 kcd. No PWM. Best C8-style thrower I’ve ever held in my hands. Also the brightest. Only thing I don’t like is that it very briefly flashes up to full brightness when activating it in the lower modes.
You tell my mind but I got 32kcd from T6 3C.
Mine is 1A tint. Warmer tints get less, I understand.
:D
I measured tailcap is 2.6A ?
I’m getting 2.9 to 3.1.
So what’s the easiest way to make this light more floody? I just placed an order :bigsmile:
Remove the reflector.
That’s the equivalent of brain surgery for my uninitiated hands :bigsmile:
Some have used a Wax paper disc in between lens and bezel.
Well, just received mine in the mail today. Ordered on the 15th, so only took 11 days from China to Texas!
I ordered on the 16th and tracking shows “departed USPS sort facility Flushing, NY” on the 25th. So, hopefully soon.
Ordered mine at 8:43am on the 16th. They shipped it out on the 20th, and tracking shows it was at Guangzhou on the 21st. No updates since them.
Hello all, nice little forum y’all have here. Lots of good info and friendly peeps. Lot of info to process for the uninitiated. The Convoy l4 and the banggood deal ($24.55?) seem like a good place to start. This being my first 18650 light, I’ll be needing a cell or two and a charger. Are there any decent deals I could add on to my new light from banggood to round it out? Or would I do better to get batteries and a charger elsewhere? Any pointers?
Edit: I’m thinking the ideal charger would handle 18650 and or 14500. Not an absolute deal breaker, but I can see a pocket rocket 14500 thrower in my near future;-)
You can get these batteries on sale now for $16.78 w coupon code BGBPW
And many recommend this charger. Handles almost all types of battery sizes.
For some of the best and highest capacity batteries for this flashlight, I would suggest the Panasonic NCR18650B 3400mah (either button top or flat top, both work in convoy L4), which is basically the highest capacity available affordable in 18650 format, for longest runtimes. Not exactly sure who has the cheapest price for them at this time though. Sorry
As Nemisis suggested, the i4 is a very good, affordable charger that charges many different batteries. If your in the US, you could buy the Nitecore Intellicharger i4 from Amazon $17.00 shipped (from either Amazon or a vendor) or from ebay for about $17.50 shipped from either a US or oversea's vendor.
This light is a very nice one for your first 18650 light, and the Panasonics suggested above would be great to get. Seems like you’ve made a great start, I think most start with a more budget light and junky batteries.
I like this light. If only Banggood can provide me a clear shipment date for my other flashlight order…