My son ordered a C8 clone from TMart at this link:
http://www.tmart.com/CREE-LED-XML-T6-1200LM-5-Modes-LED-Flashlight-Electric-Torch_p129252.html
Specs on listing:
| Key Features | LED flashlight, Flashlight torch |
| Light Color | White |
| LED quantity | 1pcs |
| LED bulb lifespan | 100000 hours |
| Luminous flux | 1200LM |
| Power by | 1 x 18650 3.7V battery (not included) |
| 5 Modes | High-Mid-Low-Strobe-SOS |
| Maximum range | 300 m |
| Material | Aluminum alloy(Body), Lens(Glass) |
| Dimensions | 6.22" x 1.77" x 0.98" (L x Head.Dia x Body.Dia) |
| Body color | Black |
An Ultrafire branded C8 arrived 6 calendar days from order date. Mechanical components were as described and shown, save what seems like a very optimistic lumen rating. It also does have mode memory.
I took a few shots of the disassembled light, but I don't have a hosting site set up for them. Since these have been probably reviewed extensively, I thought maybe some quick observations would be helpful.
1. Quality - threads were smooth, 1 o-ring at head & both ends of the main body, not lubed.
2. Disassembly - we didn't pull the drop-in, but it looks to be screwed in place. Driver board had no springs attached. However there was solder on the outside edges as if there had been an outer spring removed.
3. Flat head batteries would not make contact, a 1mm magnet allowed it to work. The TMart site had a battery/charger combo listed with this light (still there as I write this), however without a spring or magnet, these were not a good combo for this light. The charger works fine, though.
4. My son is considering soldering on a positive spring . . he had seen a video on a promo with one and thought one would be there. I went back and confirmed it was a Youtube video by someone else who recommended it.
5. Current draw at the tail was 0.95A on high with the freshly charged single cell at 4.16v. Mid was 0.36A and Low was 0.13A. Perhaps the magnet used is limiting the current . . TBD.
6. Performance - We tried out this 45mm 1 cell against my 54mm 2 cell. Ceiling bounce showed a somewhat brighter 1 cell hot spot at about 1/2 the size. The outer ring was also much smaller as I expected. With both lights being XML T6, should the hot spot be roughly the same size?
Beams at an indoor distance of about 50' showed basically the same pattern as on the ceiling.
Outside, the 45mm had slightly better throw, although it was much more concentrated. Trees at about 100 yards were much more widely lit by the bigger head, but the light intensity of the 45mm was still slightly better than the center of the 54mm. On a brush pile at about 2/3 of the way out, the 45 had brighter light, but didn't cover the whole pile, whereas the 54mm lit up the whole pile just fine.
Overall, seems like a good buy for <$19
