it;s pretty but ‘spensive’.
I think people need to get past the dual-chemistry thing with this light. The battery isn’t made to be hot-swappable. It’s built-in, which to me is inline with the Rovyvons, Jetbeam Mini-One, Nitecore Tiki, Astrolux K2, etc. The UI is certainly different, but doesn’t take long to get used to.
The Skilhunt E2A is a very different animal: larger, tail clicky, no charging, but you do get a few emitter choices. Here’s a pic comparing it to the Skilhunt E2A (among others):
some of the old [5+ years ago] XTARs had a dual chemistry, li-ion 16340, and lithium primary CR123
{WK-42 was a light i had from them that did this…}
when the light first powered up, it would decide what the cell was
3.5V and up meant 16340, 3.2V meant CR123
if it was a CR123, then there would be no over-discharge protection
if 16340, then it would turn off at 3V
it was pretty slick
but if you happened to start with a discharged 16340, under 3.5V, it would not work, it would think ‘oh here is a CR123’, and it would allow discharge to zero
minor drawback
{also it did not have to deal with AA, AAA, nimh, alkaline, 1.5v, etc, since it was just sized physically for CR123 size cells}
wle
Arrived mine, beautiful torch good UI and nice color of body and led. There is the xtar quality.
Agreed. I’m really liking mine. I find I’ve been carrying it by choice even though I don’t like the cool-white LED. I think once I’m done writing my review, I might try an LED swap and this could easily be part of my daily carry.
My review is now available:
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About that emitter swap… In the words of Layne Staley: Don’t Follow. Things did not end well.