Why? It’s an old LED, and the eBay “lottery” prices look to be way higher than you can pay elsewhere.
And they never know what they’re selling and you likely won’t get the same thing someone else did, nor the same thing if you buy twice.
I’ll suggest just one option that I have; others will probably have suggestions too. At least look around a bit if you have time.
Put “zeusray” in the search box (upper left corner) if you want the long, long history — they started with a hollow pill XML cheapie, someone there listened to people at BLF and improved on that
DealMetic had some iffy batches with cheap bad parts, but when BLF folks complained and documented a problem, someone at DealMetic replaced those bad lights at no extra cost and each time so far they’ve seemed to fix the problem.
(P.S., if you look at the page for that ZeusRay, down at the bottom, you’ll see three or four suggested cheaper T6 lights if that’s really what you want — around $5 plus shipping cost.
“Pre-Order” means they will have it soon, they seem to have only a few dozen at most of anything in stock at a time — I’m sure they have “lottery” problems with their suppliers too. It does appear they’ve started checking what they sell, which is good)
If you can wait, I’d get the BLF A6 or BLF LuckySun D80, they will be around $20, produce a lot more light and have nice modes, nicer tint and be a smaller lighter light. But the version W-878 ULTRAFIRE XML-T6 that can take 26650s is definitely the better of these two if you want one.
Hank, Thanks!
Zeusray has two versions, EDC100 and EDC120 at the same price. Do you think the new one (120) will be better?
Edit: The old one is free shipping the new one charges >$5 shipping. But the new one is rated as 2000 lm. I am wondering if it is true or not, i.e. 2000lm.
I can’t think of any reason the newer DealMetic light could be any brighter than the older one, other than exaggeration for marketing purposes.
Again, look up ZeusRay in the search box, you’ll find lots of discussion. Or search for “EDC120” — that will find you that part of the same huge topic about ZeusRay stuff. Long history.
If you want a better light, buy an inexpensive one and replace the emitter and driver — that always works, if you’re comfortable soldering wires.
Tmart, it’s purple, even if the black paint fixes the rings. Dunno, I’m a big fan of neutral white myself. The ZeusRay 100 was improved by people here pushing DealMetic to do better.
And if you can wait, I agree, there are several group buys organizing right now for better lights in the $20 range built to specs pushed by people at BLF who know more about flashlight design than the people pushing cheap stuff on Ebay.
Thanks.
I agree with you. There are some cosmetic changes such as better brass based hardware and etc, but nothing substantial. I also a fan of neutral white but I may wait a little bit to see what’s coming.
BTW, I did soldering for many years (from high school) and still keep some equipment. Maybe it better to buy one and to the mod.
That was more of a question to you if you know of any different. From what I’ve read, the current Zeusray’s are clearly inferior to the original solid pill one. RIP original Zuesray…it was good while it lasted.
> ZeusRay
Last I saw was this: trying to consolidate all ZeusRay posts
As of then, a while ago, they’d tracked down the problem and were putting the light back to its original specification.
Nobody has complained or commented since then. So either nobody’s bought one, or they’re OK — watch there for updates.
Others earlier in that consolidated thread mention alternatives and compare them, worth reading through.
Or, of course, one can always email the supplier and ASK exactly what’s what.
Then, if you get a lemon, you’ve got a record to show — and they’ve got a reminder to check what they’re putting in the mail too.