What happened to the cheap Photon like lights at DX?

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I’ve been searching for about the last 30 mins on DX different search variations of - keyring, keychain, LED, flashlight etc and can’t find them.

I think from memory they used to sell 12 for a few dollars and single ones as well.

The cheapest I can find at the moment is $1 on eBay.

When I first found this forum there was a lot of talk about them especially in EDC threads or keychain discussions but I haven’t seen anything posted about them for well over a year now.

Does anyone know where to get some half good ones for cheap (about $0.50ea in bulk)?

Thanks if anyone can give me some info.

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Try Amazon or Fasttech.
I recall seeing quite a few of these on Amazon. A 10 pack for like $5 or something.

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Thanks, found them on FastTech for $3.98 for 10.

http://www.fasttech.com/category/1604/led-keychains/

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I just got 10 0f the clear 22000mcd lights from F/T.
Not quite as bright as the DX lights I ordered before but only $3.76.
Otherwise they look the same.

https://www.fasttech.com/products/1058600

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i got the ones from fastech and they were good, i got the 10 pack deal from amazon, and they were good also.
but i also got some from ebay which was horrid. very dim!

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Not sure why DX stopped selling them. You can still find the reviews if you know the SKU. The switches in one or two weren’t so good but still great value.

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They've disappeared from a lot of the HK vendors and some that still do them say they won't ship them to the US.

My guess is that LRI who make the real Photons got sick of these clones and got the US to ban their import. When you see what they charge for their ones you can see why they are upset.

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4.5 lumens; visible over one mile! :open_mouth:

I prefer the translucent plastic as they let out more light.

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Thanks for all the replies everyone, I went with the black 10 pack at FastTech.

Maybe another time I’ll try the clear ones.

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I used to buy tons of these on DX but months ago they stopped selling them. Now I recommend Fasttec for that but didn’t buy any from there yet because I had no need.