Got my C4. It’s quite a bit larger than DQG Tiny, both when it comes to length and diameter. Nevertheless quite small. Quality is OK. UI is OK, the kind of a ramp works for me and I like how blinkies are out of the way. Though mode memory bugs me. As always.
The charging cable is way longer than needed. Like 4 times longer.
Lens seems uncoated, I’d like to find a replacement. I will seek GITD o-rings as well.
The light is not glued, replacing the LED with one that suits me better should be easy.
Has anyone tried to do a resistor mod?
BTW, for those who haven’t noticed:
Thanks to Folomov, EDC-C4 is no longer the smallest 18650 flashlight-powerbank.
DQG Tiny 4th is. How?….Folomov has released an 18700 battery with a built-in powerbank. Should be DQG-compatible.
ADDED:
After some use I don’t like the ramp.
Mode memory means that when I turn on the light I don’t know what mode to expect.
Ramp means that if I change mode I don’t know if it will become dimmer or brighter. :person_facepalming:
So I have to downgrade my UI rating to “bad but passable”.
I have been using the Folomov as my EDC, The only thing to make this light perfect is if it came with a Narsil interface, BTW. I switched the LED to 3A tint and just love it!
Some more comments:
I was surprised to learn that this light accepts protected cells. And even more so to learn that it actually comes with a protected cell.
Also, it requires cells to be button top.
I complained about the cable being long…
I invested a whooping $0.16 in a shorter/lighter one:
Works great. Now C4 is very comparable in size to my single-18650 powerbank.
OTOH the stock cable has its special uses too: it enables you to connect 2 devices to a single outlet and charge them simultaneously.
