UniqueFire G10 CREE XP-E R5 6-Mode 350-Lumen White LED Flashlight with Strap (1*14500/1*AA)

LED Flashlights – General Info 1 x AA / 1 x 14500 Flashlights
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Got my 5 mode today. Worked for 5 seconds with a 14500 before it killed the driver.

Have requested a new from DX. My first problem with them ever. If they dont behave

I will play the PayPal claim card.

Put in a new driver and the light works fine. Nice big hotspot with a lot of spill.

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Damn , sounds like I should have ordered more buck boost drivers .... [ And still waiting - this one is taking for ever ]

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I received my G10 5-mode from DX last week and it flashed a few times after I put in a 14500 and that was the end of it.

Justcame across this one: http://www.jayki.com/flashlight_review_board/12297

The driver is not 14500 compatible.

How do you replace a driver for it? Is it available from DX and what's the SKU?

Thanks

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Hi cwdy,

welcome to BLF. I hope you own a small soldering iron, have steady hands and are not afraid to handle delicate wires.

If you want to make it an 14500-only light, maybe this driver. The flashy modes can be deactivated.

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You lose AA capability with that one ... If it was desired in the first place ... ?

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/17mm-1000ma-5-mode-with-mode-memory-leddriver-circuit-board-for-cree-xr-e-emitters-0-9-4-5v-input-15880 Try this one if you want to run AA + 14500

I did order one , for UnuqueFire Osram , would be nice to have a multimode osram pocket light .

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Thanks guys Smile, will get some of those to try.

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So it seems as though the single mode is able to take a 14500 and the multiple mode model cannot. I just ordered a single mode and would sure like to use a 14500.

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I got a full refund from DX on my fried 6-mode. I asked for a new light, but it seems

they dont have any with a driver which can manage 14500 batteries.

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A full refund sounds a good outcome.

It would cost me over $8 to send the dead light back to DX so I took up the option of keeping it and receiving a $5 store credit. Probably could've asked for more...

This light really appeals to me if it could handle 14500, but for the time being I'll just keep a watch on it until they fix the driver problem.

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I got the option of choosing between a full refund or a storecredit. I choosed the

former as the most wise thing to do. Having read about your $5 credit I think I

was right. Im allready looking for something to buy for my $15 from them (DX) though,

so this a win win situation.

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Did you get to keep the light or had to send it back at own cost?

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They did not ask me to return the light. Now Im the lookout for a decent driver for it.