Now that’s nice!!
Congrats, Garry!!! The best Christmas gift of all!
Hey Gary, congratulations from all of us in Wigan, big hugs all round. :bigsmile:
yep, thats the one!
ken
I got a Nitecore EA4, and a new driver for my DRY. I'm a bit disappointed with the QC of my new Nitecore which I mentioned in one of the EA4 forums on BLF. Still, an excellent small format light. Very bright! I changed the driver in my DRY because the stepdown from turbo was only 20 seconds. The new driver steps down in 2 minutes. Not perfect, but a big improvement..
Today a couple ramping 4a drivers from I-O showed up.
A bit more about the host because this looks like a nice one and the description on the cnqg-site said it all wrong: the picture on the site is not showing the host I received, and the size is not 91.5x14mm (which is impossible for a AA-host) but 10x20mm, almost the exact size of a C3. This is what I got for the $11:
I was able to choose the reflector, it is indeed the xpg/xpe smooth reflector I chose (and not a XRE one), the components look well finished, the anodising is perfect, extra springs for the driver, pill (aluminium 
) with thick layer of aluminium going under the led-board, supports 17mm driver, brass retaining ring for the driver, reverse clicky, glass front plate is thicker than usual. Unfortunately it does not tailstand, but I think with the right tailcap it will.
Not sure yet which driver and led it will host, in time I will let you know and tell you about the performance of this host.
2pcs of 18650 battery holder from ebay for GBP0.99; ebay seller is yallstock, the envelope was labeled Tmart, shipped with Singapore post. I dont know if yallstock is Tmart in the end but buying from Tmart would have been more expensive ;)
Problem is:
cheap Protected NCR18650B dont fit a bit, only expensive Protected NCR18650B fit. Or Unprotected NCR18650B of course duh. crazy stuff i know.
One very nice EagleTac D25A Clicky Titanium Special Edition from Herr Kreisler.
The light is perfect, I like it very much and am looking forward to trying it out soon.
Also in the package was a packet of chocolate coated peanut thingies which are very nice too.
Thanks Kreisler!
Happy New Year mate.
Wowee .. thanks for the good news! The chocolate got probably all molten due to the AUS heat ;)
Thanks also for everything, most of all your trust and patience!!
1 year after dinoboy's birth i can finally believe that kreisl is no f*k*!!! :p
uf 2011 from wallbuy for my brother but the main shipment, the zy-t08 from manafont went through the customs just today and the delivery lady said she can deliver it on 2.1. because of the holidays 
really wanted to test it out on 31.12. in a cave, that will have to wait
The chocolate survived quite well, not much melted.
3-4 weeks is about average delivery time for Aus. I think we must be on the back end of all the delivery runs.
3 xtreme tacticool flashlight warmers (it’s winter isn’t it ?)
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I got’em on x-mas not today, but I wanted to show them to y’all.
I got my Fenix PD32UE
I got some old duracell/eneloop in a cheapo store, they were laying around by the batteries which are expensive but these accus were cheap.
Date code: 8J12 H1 Which is 08/2008 if I am right.
Voltage still 1.3V per cell, discharging will give us some long term capacity…
Edit: discharged with 1A…1100&1200mAh quite good after 4 years
Look at the copyright 2008 as well
Many of those who got in on the great Kaidomain $5 MXDL SA-16 deal will see the SZOBM ZY-603 as a familiar looking light (beyond the SA-16 looking like a Xeno). Like others have commented, the MXDL seemed pretty ugly till I got it and held it (the 603 is similar). Unlike the MXDL, this one has XML (and zooms).
Like the MXDL, this is a stoutly made light. Roughly the size and weight of my SF L2, it’s just slightly longer (than the L2 std head) and the zoom head over the pill gives it a bit more head diameter. The red section in the pictures is a finned pill, which also threaded to connect to the battery tube.
I’m tempted, but will probably not pull the pill apart (likely hollow) for now since it threads directly to the body for heatsinking. I suspect it could serve as a host for a light running a lot more power than stock. I’ll use this around for a while to see how it works out before contemplating any mods. Here’s the draw found with different batts:
H 1.85A KP IMR
M 0.91
L 0.23
H 1.68A UF4000
H 1.64A Sanyo unprotected pull
H 1.54A LG unprotected pull
H 1.36A UF3000
Pretty fast shipping (12 days including Christmas) and the light came in bubble wrap with a second soft foam layer inside a bubble-wrapped padded envelope - No damage. Works fine with protected and unprotected batteries.
Other thoughts:
- Beam has a ring from the bezel
- Zoomed die image is roughly 50% taller and wider than my SK68 clones
- Switch cover is the smooth M&M candy look of the MXDL (switch not mushy though)
- Lanyard appears to be identical to the MXDL (and I’ve removed mine, again)
- SF clip is a hair too narrow to fit
- Zoom push/pull is controlled by o-ring on the pill as shown above
- Some of the metal pieces had small dings before annodizing, but no complaints with the machining
- Annodizing looks good, except for a few chips where the Zoom head drops over the body
- Would like to find some more of the pills - very easy to swap
EDIT:
- Makes a nice mule if you attach the pill without the head (led slightly recessed but no lens protection).
- Zoom using 1.64A Sanyo gives a good bit more (perhaps 50%) observed brightness at a distant target than my L2 SMO @ 2.15A w/KP3100 and it’s a lot more usable for distance without the broad spill
- Bezel is nearly perfect - just enough crenelation to see the light is on/off and not sharp
EDIT2:
- Swapped tail caps with the MXDL since it spends most of it’s life just sitting in the car; crenelations on the tail now match the front bezel and adds a bit of extra class. Bodies of the 2 lights seem to be nearly identical.
- Can’t wait to compare this to the throw of my son’s C8 and Erik’s XPE drop-in. If it doesn’t smoke ’em the draw will be going up to 3.5A. >)
The Torchlite Host from the EDC+ deal - This thing is SWEET!
Trustfire X8 from Rey
Trustfire Z8 from Rey
Solarforce L2m, L2T and L2 with extender from solarforce sales - since i previously only had the M8
Ultrafire HD2011 and C60 from wallbuys
YES!