LustFire D01 18650/26650 XML-U2
Reviewer's Overall Rating: ★★★
Summary:
Battery: | 1 - 18650 or 26650 |
Switch: | Side Switch Tactical |
Modes: | H-M-L-Strobe SOS |
LED Type: | Cree XML-U2 |
Lens: | Coated Glass |
Tailstands: | Very Well |
Price Paid: | Tmart Sponsored - $37.50 |
From: | Lustfire D01 |
Date Ordered: | 3/7/2014 |
Pros:
- Feels good in hand
- Clean Lines
- Coated Glass
- Nice Side Button
- 18650 or 26650
- Aluminum Reflector
- Pill is actaully the head of the light
- Nice hot spot, just a hint of rings

Cons:
- Have to cycle modes to turn off (any way to fix this ?)


- Laynard Boss is kinda pokey in the pocket it will get ground off a little bit to smooth out

Features / Value: ★★★ -3 because of driver
I really like the size and feel of this light, as well as the look as a whole. I would rather have seen driver modes that could be turned off without having to cycle through them all everytime. Nice Glass lens with a clear o-ring behind it. All body parts fit very nice and align straight.
Design / Build Quality: ★★★
- annodizing looks great clean no flaws
- o-ringed on each section - the one on the back battery tailcap was missing.
- came with a battery tube to run an 18650 or 26650
- Threads are decent, my Tangsfire C8 were much nicer
- Dirver does H-M-L-Strobe-SOS - no memory ? Is about 30mm Diam.

Reflector is all aluminum Threads are decent
Inside Threads Nice Stainless Bezel
Tail stands Great!
I used at work inside
the electrical cabinet and
it lit up the whole thing
offsets the modes for me
as it can be in my tool box
for just this purpose. Also
kills the issue of the laynard Solid tail cap with just a spring there.
boss being pokey.
Battery Life: ★★★★★ - typical for a light of this nature.
This light should have good battery life but with the cost of some light output. I will have to double check these with a few battery flavors tomorrow as they are at work. I think I can get high though
Hi - 1.87 amps
Med - .74 amps
Lo - .20 amps
Strobe - .7 to 1.2 amps
S.O.S. - 1.75 amps
Light Output: ★★★★ - 3.5
Light output is good. It is a little bit ringy but I think messing with the reflector height just a bit might make that go away. Its not a rocket burner but a good performer. I do not see any PWM in any of the modes at all. That is a big plus. The light is White and maybe just slightly on the cool side of the tints. I also like the spacing of the modes low is a good useable amount of light for inside electrical cabinets and what not. A lot of times high can be blinding and the super lows are sometimes just too low.
Summary: ★★★★ -3.5
The light is all around a good size, nice feel, can take either 18650 or 26650 batteries. My only 2 complaints are the laynard tab being pokey, and the driver having to cycle through modes. Both could be fairly easy to remedy. The only down side to that is the cost of the light already being border line budget at the $37.50.
I noticed that the tailcap can screw right into the head of the light. This might make a nice unit to use with an external power source. I would think there would even be enough meat in that tailcap to drill and tap to make a mount. I could se this mounted to some sort of flexible arm to make a nice work light. I carried this light around in my pocket for days already and dropped it in the mud a couple of times helping to install a hot tub. It came out of the box very clean and nice.