Review: Trustfire XP-E F23

[THS89]

Rise dead thread !!!

Out of the few flashlights I have owned, everything has died (Including my MagLite 3d LED)

This Trustfire XP-E F23 is my ONLY flashlight that is still alive after so long lol

Seeing as I now have a SRK and a 3x Nichia / solarforce L2P on the way, I’ll probably end up attaching this on my keychain lol

[Hoggy]

@JohnnyMac

@Speedsix

I bought this light for my wife and she carried it in her purse for a fess days. When she went to use one day, it was dead. I messed around with it and got it to flash for a bit when pressing the clicky but it won’t stay on. I know the battery and LeD are good because it comes on for a split second. Any ideas what to look for? I am bummed that this light cost me $14 and only gave about 2 mins of work before it started acting up.

When I got mine I found that mine was intermittent as well. I cleaned the threads and it was a little more reliable. I found that turning the threads would get it to light and it had to be something with the connection. It was my first stainless steel torch so I chalked it up to the SS threading. Since then it has been solid and reliable. Maybe some residual polishing compound on the threads that had to wear off to provide solid electrical connection.

Screwing this thread back on…

I’m sure by now you’ve realized that some dousing in contact cleaner, with some Q-tip rubbing can often be needed for ALL these budget lights! But in case others don’t know…

That being said, it seems my new 2016 batch of good-but-cheapies is much higher quality from the get-go than my 2008 barrage. In 2008, all but ONE had quirks (an Ultrafire A6 SS) — in 2016, all but one have WORKED fine when received… Exactly the opposite! Found a metal sliver in that one and now it works! I’ve since done the things found on a sticky in CPF and done them on all my quirky ones from ~2008, and now they *all *work flawlessly as well.

[Hoggy]

@trooplewis

Holy thread resurrection, Batman!

Does anyone use the F23 as a real keychain light? Not much room to put a metal ring on the end so that you can attach it to your key ring, and not interfere with the switch operation. I’m also curious how the shiny SS finish holds up to keychain use.

I’ve just recently found and have become infatuated with this light, and although it will replace my old AA EDC pocket light, I think it’s still too heavy for a keychain… For my keychain I found a multi-mode Brinyte PD03A that is super light and quite bright on Eneloops… That way it wont do long-term vibration damage to the key area of the steering column.