Review: UltraFire C3 SS 5 mode CREE Q5 1xAA or 1x14500 li-ion

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I had sold a Trustfire S-A2 that I had done the strobe delete conversion on to one of the old folks in my Dads assisted living housing, but he decided to return it because he wanted the crazy flashy strobe modes like my dads Skyray S-A1 has. So I took the pill out of my Ultrafire C3 and realized the S-A2 pill screws right in so I swapped them out. Now I have a 3 mode C3 low,medium and high with no flashy strobe modes and the crazy old dude has a five mode S-A2 with the flashy and strobe modes.

So basically if you buy the Skyray S-A2 from DX for $12

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/trustfire-s-a2-cree-xpc-wc-q5-3-mode-230-lumen-led-flashlight-1-aa-1-14500-36358

and do the strobe delete mod

Trustfire R5-A3 (SA-2) strobe delete and XM-L conversion.

I figured I would make a post to make it easier for owners of the Trustfire R5-A3 to find. First mod eliminate the crazy strobe mode and get a more user friendly high, medium and low light selection. 1. Disassemble the light: Remove the battery and then unscrew the bezel and remove the lens and the pill. 2. Disassemble the pill: Once you have the pill out you need to pry the bottom open. The bottom is attached in two places with solder to the brass ring. I used a small screwdriver prying gentl…

The pill will screw right into the C3 giving you an XPG 3 mode C3 which is very nice, and the C3 pill will screw into the S-A2 with a minor mod to the reflector giving you a 5 mode XRE S-A2 to sell.