New Solarforce C2000

Looks a little bit like long version of S2200 (but I think reflector is slightly smaller/shallower) with carbon fibre (:O) battery tube. A few details and pics from Solarforce’s website:

http://www.solarforce.hk/index.php?controller=products&action=view&id=118

  • Uses CREE MT-G2 high-power output LED
  • The whole body is mainly made of T6063 T6 aircraft grade aluminum alloy and carbon fibre. The alloy is in Mil-spec type III hard-anodized (matt black) finish which significantly strengthens the anti-wearing and anti-corrosion features of the unit
  • The anti-rolling appearance, together with heat-dissipating design, provides users with comfortable handgrip. The body can be connected to camera tripods for general outdoor and photo-shooting illumination purposes
  • The stainless steel bezel makes the flashlight head and tail cap even more impact-resistant
  • The orange-peel-like reflector produces a focused and even beam for illuminating middle to long range of distance
  • Strengthened ultra-clear glass lens with two-surface coating for ultra high transparency and light transmittance
  • Water-proof (IPX-8 standard)
  • Stable current-regulated output with input voltage range of 8.5 – 13V
  • Battery type: rechargeable li-ion battery (18650) x 3 pc
  • Built-in reversed battery polarity protection circuit
  • Tail-cap standard (momentary-on) click switch with memory function
  • The output-controlling button functions when the flashlight is turned on:
    • Press once repeatedly to switch the output level between: low → medium → high → repeat
    • Press continuously (for 2 seconds or more) and repeatedly to switch between the following modes: strobing → SOS → moon → repeat
    • Press once under the strobing, SOS or moon mode will resume the lastly used output level

(note: whenever the flashlight is turned off and on, it will resume the lastly used output level)

  • Auto low-power alert function: please change the batteries when the button turns from green to red
  • Lumens rating and runtime (with 3 pc of Solarforce S18650P (V3) batteries):
    • Moon: 5 lumens / 500 hrs
    • Low: 95 lumens / 35 hrs
    • Medium: 800 lumens / 2.75 hrs
    • High: 2000 lumens / 63 min
  • Length x diameter (head and battery tube): 323 x 65 x 30mm
  • Weight: 484g



Am I the only one thinking that moon mode selection isn’t very intuitive? Because when you need 5 lumens you have to go through strobe and SOS first…

dang, nice find. Ill be watching this one!

whereisfoy

Hmmm, looks a bit like an old German handgrenade…

Don´t care much for these overly long and skinny lights, prefer them a little shorter and fatter :slight_smile:

carbon fiber toilet plunger

It looks expensive. :smiley:

But really cool too.

looks interesting, but 3x batteries is going to be a LONG light.

Doesn’t state its throw ability even in their website. But with 3S batteries configuration this is gonna be well regulated without quick output dropping like what S2200 does.

it probably has the same driver as the s2200

my s2200 pulls 3-3.3 amps at the tail until the cells are dead.

That's not the important part, input current is expected to change as input voltage falls, that's OK. What the multi-cell buck drivers do that IS important is that the output is constant from the very start to the very end, the lowest voltage from the cells is always higher than what's needed to get the full output to the LED.

i stand corrected :slight_smile:

thanks CC

Minimum 3v each cell, 3 cells, min 9v, typical overhead for a buck driver to remain in regulation is worst case usually 1.5v, so that's 7.5v to work with when dead flat. MTG2 only needs 6.25-6.3v to run at 3.3A.

This is why it irks me to see other lights that traded away that fully-regulated possibility just to enable use with only 2 cells (or CR123s). Do it right and you won't even need to use those alternate power sources! GRRRR

edit: Oh, and that wasn't a correction, just more info. I've measured the output side over a full run from fresh to empty, and it does stay flat the whole way.

Looks like a luxury version of maglite 4D. But the UI seem bad. The Crelant 7G5MT have instead perfect modes with infinitely variable brightness system.

Is a nice UI really worth the tradeoff in regulation (i.e. none)?--> http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/selfbuilt/2013/7G5MT-SuperMax18650.gif

Oh wait, is the S2200 cell configuration series or parallel?

The UI on that seems horrible. Not a bad looking light but I don't care for the long skinny lights. 26650 or 32650 capability would have been nice in a 3 cell series light.

Series.

I’d consider it only if it’s significantly less expensive than S2200. Otherwise S2200 seems like a better chioce.

C2000 is on sale now for $133,99:

http://www.solarforceflashlight-sales.com/product_detail.php?id=669&s=26&t=LF

Phantom,

Yeah, I agree accessing moon mode is complicated and badly located within the program sequence. OTOH, I wouldn’t buy this light for the moonlight mode.

It's the same UI as the M9 and it is a bit of a pain to get to the moonlight mode :~