Thanks for the info.
Those look sharp. Too bad that switch retaining ring appears to be pressed in. Iām curious is the charging circuit is on the same board as the main driver components or a separate one.
I might have to try one. If itās halfway decent, it would tick all the boxes for a friend Iāve been meaning to get a flashlight forā¦
Man that Jin Heng flashlight looks great and has everything I was looking for in a host. However, the press 2sec to turn-off is what turns me away
Have anyone found a 18650 big reflector thrower as Supwildfire was? I was searching around Ali and nothing interesting there. I would make a mod with Osram white flat or SST40 dedomed version from Kaidomain.
So today I got the āāupgradedā Revtronic F30Bā:https://www.banggood.com/Revtronic-Upgraded-F30B-2-T6-800-Lumens-4Modes-Hidden-USB-Rechargeable-Portable-LED-Flashlight-p-1337893.html?rmmds=search&cur_warehouse=CN in the mail, the one with USB charging in the tail.
What do you know, itās another tailcap driver lightā¦. but with a reverse clicky. 
It seems Iām a magnet for weird drivers, huh.
All thatās in the head is two resistors and a diode, antiparallel to the LED. (The diode is necessary for the TC charger.)
This is the tail driver:
Just a reverse clicky on the other side.
I donāt know what to make of this. Itās a nicely constructed light (paid 13ā¬ for it), beefy body, 5.5mm thick LED shelf, the TC charger is nice & clean & watertight, - but the driver is an overengineered solution to a non-existent problem. And itās not good at what it does.
The TC charger could be done with a standard driver, all it needs is that extra diode.
(Oh and thereās plenty of space in the head, it can fit a 22mm driver.)
Another one for the āprojectā binā¦.
Any good suggestions ? Biscotti?
Sounds a lot like the 4ĆAAA LuxPro I got. Just a contact board in the head, 2 sm chip-resistors acting as a ballast, and the driver in the tailcap. Hell if I can get it apart, though. Got real ring-pullers, not just pointy tweezers, and Iām cranking it cw and ccw and it aināt budging. No visible threads to see if itās got rh/lh threads.
Really nice feather-touch switch, though, so while I suspect it wouldnāt function long as a power-switch, even with puny AAAs.
Should fit a Li cell nicely if I ever do get the tailcap apart, though.
Nitenumen TK27
Not that budget but I just stumbled upon this Titanium 18650:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000004827705.html
Too bad it has that UI 
Seems quite pleasant to the eyes, though 
At that price, it's probably worth the risk to try and mod. Certainly would immediately swap the LED if nothing else, I'd expect a LatticeBright. The only thing giving me pause is the built-in charging, but I'd honestly be fine with losing that if it came down to it. Or maybe I'd just finally take the opportunity to do a charger myself.
Yup, the USB is the probably the thing that would hold me back, due to the lights architecture in that place. I never modded a light with USB charging. Still, if a driver could fit in the place with no further modifications, this is a pretty light to add the collection!
And for sure, the LED would need a replacement!!
I found a new brand (i guess so). All looks nice and modfriendly. And there are many options to choose from.
26650, xhp35 hi with smo reflector or xhp50 with op.
18650, sst20 or xm-l2
21700, xm-l2, sst40, xp-l hi, xhp35 hi
And this looks familiar
March flashlight has existed for about 3yrs now. Their lights are pretty affordable like Convoy.
I wasnāt here 3 years agoā¦
KLARUS HC3 is a rebrand model SUNREX H100 (2018)
Me neither
But i found out kaidomain does sell the same lights and hosts
It seems one light was original a Roche F8
KD sells the 26650 host here
26650
F8 host
F8
As well as the other host
Other
Trustfire TR-A10 is an old host that got and update recently:
Now it features USB ports for internal USB powerbank:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32658327793.html
The TR-A10 is a very interesting light with the power bank feature. I would buy it if they had a 21700 version. 26650 is just not pocketable enough.
Supfire D15
X60-T 26650 Zommie
