Solarforce Gladiator clone

beam0 · April 14, 2013, 4:28am

UPDATE: Another Gladiator clone was posted before a while back here but that one was a higher priced ultrafire version.

This Tomtop version is less expensive than the ultrafire.

Now I wonder if this thing is lego with Solarforce and P60, I’m also thinking MPP-2.
I’m also curious how this works, with the clones showing only 2 batteries.

UPDATE:
Even cheaper at Tomtop’s aliexpress store

Ordered. Since I also just ordered an SK68 from there earlier tonight!

Pulsar · April 14, 2013, 4:30am

but if it was a gladiator clone, it would take 4x18650…
and why are they not making baseball bats and gladiator clones in the heavier 26650 variety? J)

beam0 · April 14, 2013, 5:25am

Maybe it does, it’s the exact same length. For now the battery question is a mystery…I’ll post the answer here when I receive it.

Pulsar · April 14, 2013, 5:27am

Nice… I’ll be waiting

soytnly · April 14, 2013, 2:13pm

I have one, got it a few weeks and I like it overall. It’s a heavy beast, really heavy, and takes a P60 drop in. It takes 2x18650, but I’m thinking of switching the drop in and using a single cell + dummy. Let me know if you have any questions about it.

EDIT: pie in the face time…this does NOT take a P60, it looks almost identical but is slightly larger, sorry

_the · April 14, 2013, 6:04am

Discussed also here, with not-so-great impressions: "Gladiator" only 15$ ！！！

beam0 · April 14, 2013, 6:41am

Did you get the Ultrafire branded one? Where did you get yours?

Do you have the long one or the short one?

If you have the long one, being it’s the same length as the Solarforce, can this take up to 4 batteries like the Solarforce does?

Why do you want to go down to one battery and what will you use for the dummy batteries?

Do you know if the threads can lego with Solarforce parts?

Good to hear it takes a P60!

soytnly · April 14, 2013, 2:13pm

beam0:

soytnly:

I have one, got it a few weeks and I like it overall. It’s a heavy beast, really heavy, and takes a P60 drop in. It takes 2x18650, but I’m thinking of switching the drop in and using a single cell + dummy. Let me know if you have any questions about it.

Did you get the Ultrafire branded one? Where did you get yours?

*Mine is the generic version, I think it came from TomTop

Do you have the long one or the short one?

*I think I have a long one, she doesn’t, however

If you have the long one, being it’s the same length as the Solarforce, can this take up to 4 batteries like the Solarforce does?

*it has the length for 4 batteries…kind of…mine came with the aluminum 2x dummy insert like Rey showed in the previous thread. I just tried using 4x Xtar protected and together they are too long. Not gonna try with 4 unprotected, I have a high deductible on my insurance plan.

Why do you want to go down to one battery and what will you use for the dummy batteries?

*I was hoping to just plop in a bright P60 drop in and use only one battery for both safety and convenience…but I can’t. I just tore mine apart and it is NOT P60 compatible…at first glance it looked like a P60 drop in with a sleeve over the pill…they are almost identical in size. You could mod this possibly but I’m not going to bother.

Do you know if the threads can lego with Solarforce parts?

I don’t know, the said it wouldn’t, I’d go with whatever he says.

Good to hear it takes a P60!

Sorry about the P60 snafu, my error, I’m not a details guy! For the money, I still like the light but I’m not as demanding nor as picky as some others…ymmv

beam0 · April 14, 2013, 7:23pm

No problem, Thanks for the reply and all answers, and thanks for looking again about the P60. …The… had the shorter one so I had (a slight) hope maybe the longer one was different.

beam0 · April 15, 2013, 4:58am

Thanks for the link, too bad it’s not P60 & lego compatible. I don’t think I’ll be too disappointed with it, now that I know what to expect, and for only $23 it may just make for an interesting modding project someday, or if it’s really horrible since I got it on ali express I may be able to withhold payment and put their “escrow” feature to the test.

Also I was reading your review of the real SF Gladiator Thanks for a great review. I think I may consider just getting one of those since they are still at the reduced price from solarforce sales ($59.99 for the body or $72.99 with dropin)