Review: Tank007 E09 3-mode 1x AAA/10440

LED Flashlights – General Info 1 x AAA Flashlights
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Thanks for the photo and numbers!

The dark gungray is the latest produced E09 body as can be seen from the serial number. its hexagonal part is now the final "V2" version. since all of the 4 units have the same driver and XP-E R3 emitter, the minimal machining differences are of cosmetic nature only. the black looks the same as the dark gungray. good to hear that they perform equally bright.

hehe.. "distorted hotspot" .. yeah we cant expect LD01-like top quality hotspot beauty with such an inexpensive light. The production quality we get, at this price, is still amazing. Has much to do with the fact that Tank007 is a real manufacturer and not a designer (such as Sunawayman and Klarus) who has to commission a factory.

Looking forward to my black V2!! I've gifted so many E09's to people that i must re-order the torch again and again (to have a spare copy for myself).

On my keychain i use an old E09 V1 with XP-E R2 emitter. This torch doesnt die!!

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PIC NOW. TY!

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http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/5683/snap790.jpg

and here my new one, got it last week, ordered as SKU:A07250000K :

(right-click on image, Firefox: View Image)

Effectively comes with printed manual, 2 o-rings, the torch (final V2), and a nice wrist strap. is definitely XP-E R3 LED. i can tell by eyes that this unit is brighter than my V1 samples. beam profile is okay too: tight hotspot, not too clean as expected, very throwy.

Very satisfied with the purchase. Finally i got an original Tank007 wrist strap, yay!

V1 vs. V2 i am noticing the difference in aperture, V2 is on the right:



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Grrr Imageshack hosting is a PITA. Cant see image. :slight_smile: I prefer lobster crab keychain tho.

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Where I can buy the Dark Grey V2 Version ? DD sells just the grey and black version…

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see post #179.
I ordered a gun grey from DD on august 29
and got the dark grey delivered sept. 24.
So perhaps the dark grey is the “new” gun grey. Just my thoughts.

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+ 1

i am sharing your thoughts. gun grey or dark grey has to be the same: it is how the anodization process turns out. with CREE we have tint lottery, with E09 we have grey ano lottery :bigsmile:

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Mhm. Thanks, I’ll try it….

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The following promotional price is wholesale price, that is for 100pcs:

Best regards,

kreishill

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From DD or …?

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Are you interested in buying 100pcs??

This is a quote for wholesale, no matter whose the seller.

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Yes, I know. Just out of curiosity.

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i got the flyer from Tank007 Co. and they are on Alibaba and everywhere. if you want to buy 100pcs from DD, i can give you the identical price, thanks for your curiosity ;)

best regards

kreishill

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I will never buy from DD again before I get my dark grey 007 :stuck_out_tongue:

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got myself a dark grey on order yay. it's gonna be my 8th E09 ever. am thinking of ordering another one.. hehe

i mean what else should i order from DD with so many gf's at hand? :p

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I ordered a grey one ~ 23 days and still in transit. I hope its the dark grey and that this light won’t be a DOA or dies after a few days or is deficient. 3 from 5 of my E09 orders was fraught with problems. My E09 spare parts storage is growing. :wink:

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Mine worked when I first tried it (Turnigy LSD) but as I turned it off and on a few times it became very dim.
(My rant about Manafont “customer service” is in that forum).
I measured 1.5V at the R&B wires with the 1.4V battery. It still had the 3 brightness (dimness) levels.
I don’t have a 10440 so I tried 2 LSDs in series, pressing one battery into the head by hand with the negative return by an alligator clip.
It didn’t light up, but when I screwed the tube back on with 1 LSD it worked brightly for a minute.
Then it became completely dark, although there is .05V at the wires.

I’m thinking a bad connection from the driver to the pill. Has anyone had these apart?

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Is this the same light? Looks like it comes with the swivel ring since the DD one doesn’t come with one anymore right?
http://www.manafont.com/product_info.php/tank007-e09-cree-r2-3mode-led-flashlight-complete-box-set-aaa-p-8040

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Yes, this is the same light; MF shows old pictures, dont count on what they show.

DD comes with swivel ring (black w/ battery, gungray, pink) or with wrist strap (black). DD also has the original diffuser.

DX added this product on Dec-14th on their website: black, gungray, pink, all with swivel ring.

As can be seen from my sig (click on the DD number), i had a gungray incoming from DD but that envelope got lost and i have no doubt that ChinaPost was the responsible to mess it up (~Chinese governmental assembly security precautions). After 6 weeks i opened a DD case (not PP case! DD takes care of you, PP help is never needed) and asked for a reshipment. They agreed and are even sending it now with a FREE tracking number, to be shipped in the next 2-3 days. Because of Xmas season the DD prices are jacked up currently; normally this mini torch ranges around 11.99-12.99$ incl 10%OFF discount coupon code (coupon code which works today is: LOVELY). So DD isnt the #1 source these days for the E09. I seldom deal with MF. Anyway, there is another way to buy it conveniently as i mentioned in some other post! :)

I must admit that (more expensive) mini torches such as Fenix LD01, Olight i3S, Thrunite Ti, Thrunite Ti2 have a better beam pattern .. but the E09 does have its advantages:

an instant pleaser (to anyone, guaranteed!) when you see/touch it for the very first time, totally safe operation on 10440's (because the driver throttles the 10440 current, no silly direct drive), and 1.6A constant current on Eneloops, which means that the decline in brightness from 1.47V to 1.17V isnt visible to da human eye. While the Thrunite Ti on a full cell is brighter, throwier, with nicer tint and beam pattern than the E09, i can readily see how dramatically the Ti loses its illuminative power: put in a 1.47V Eneloop, and after 20secs on Hi-mode brightness has already dropped noticeably.

Having said that, i am now abusing my Ti on the keychain .. i need to find out how long it can survive hehe .. and keep my E09's in mint condition (shirt carry with LD01 pocket clip, desktop, indoors). The E09 is a really nice nice flashlight, very very likable. And i dont want to abuse it on my keychain anymore haha :D

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Finally I received my grey E09 ( shipping time: 60+ days).

Hurrah, it’s dark grey :wink: