“REVIEW”: On The Road Z821 - Zoomable – 1x18650 – 940 lumens [Pic Heavy]

Mine came with group A default (4 L-H modes w/ hidden strobe, memory enabled)

Bypassed tail measurements:

Sanyo NCR18650GA 3500mAh

UL = 13mA
L = 265mA
M = 732mA
H = 2.60A

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My initial impressions with just a few minutes of handling:

The size is awesome, nice and compact!
Anodizing and machining very good.
Focus appears to be good.
Host warms up quick which tells me thermal path between pill and body is good.
The packaging is very good and everything is sealed as if this light is sold in retail stores. (maybe some Chinese REI type place?)

Given how compact the host is I will have to temper how far I will hot rod this light. I dont think it’s suitable for maxing out a 2mm2 white flat but maybe ~5A is good enough. The springs will have to go when it’s modded, they are quite thin.

Assuming mods go as planned this appears to be a very good 18650 zoom light. Granted it’s a huge leap in price from typical shit zoomies it seems to at least be a huge leap in quality above them too.

Shipping time to US: ordered, 30 June, arrived 15 Aug. I guess Singapore > US transit still a bit slow.