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    This eBay special, anyone know....

    OP - The trouble is that you can't simply say that a T6 will yield, say, 500 lumens, and then multiply that by the number of them you have. When you have only x number of batteries to power it, the pill has to divide the battery's output into (in this case) 12 circuits, so the theoretical...
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    Inexpensive little AA light Sipik68 & Clones.

    Re: Inexpensive little AA light Add me to the list of those who don't understand the appeal of this mediocre light - even for 4 bucks. Yes, I broke down and got one awhile back, and it is really ... mediocre. You get the image of the die at full zoom and circles and circles of halos at full...
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    How many is enough?

    Yep, like someone said above (I lost track of who), until they come out with something that really trumps what I have now - and not just an upgraded version - I think I'm set. As it is, it's a real task to systematically go through every few months and check and recharge my 18650's, especially...
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    How many is enough?

    Okay, so I have probably 18 or 20 flashlights - XR-E's, XP-G's, XM-L's and even a few "lesser" LED's, powered by 18650's, CR 123's, AA's, or AAA's. P6 hosts and C8's and a 3-LED/4xCR123 bruiser, along with some unknown bodies. Lights that throw and lights that flood, and lights that strobe and...
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    C8 reflector issue

    As a followup, I have received the replacement OP reflector and installed it in my latest C8 to replace the SMO it came with. Pretty big difference. Not as much as I hoped, but big. The sharply-defined hotspot is now a lot softer - like I wanted it - and the spill quality is better. It still...
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    What makes a light "budget"?

    That's a pretty good summary. Budget means different things to different people, since people have differing opinions on what their budget can handle. But generally speaking it refers to flashlights selling well below the price point of high-end lights. And as often as not, budget lights are...
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    Convoy C8 1000 lumen light from Shining Beam

    Got the OP reflector from Kaidomain. Look for "OP reflector for C8" in their reflectors section. Less than 4 bucks shipped.
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    C8 reflector issue

    Thanks, flashlion. The lens is the usual clear glass and it makes no difference to the pattern with it in or out. I swapped out the reflector with one of my OP reflectors from another C8, though, and it cured the problem. I found a replacement OP reflector at Kaidomain and ordered it, so when...
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    Convoy C8 1000 lumen light from Shining Beam

    Looks identical to the Ultrafire and Kaidomain C8's I have, although mine have XM-L T6's. The latest - the Ultrafire - has a smooth reflector and that makes for a very distinctly-defined circular beam pattern that I don't like. I've ordered an orange peel reflector for it so it will have a more...
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    C8 reflector issue

    Never mind. I finally found an OP reflector at Kai that I think is the same size and ordered it. This light can sit on the shelf until it comes in.
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    C8 reflector issue

    I just got my third C8 with XM-L T6 and while all are different, this one has a smooth shiny reflector whereas the other 2 have OP's. As a result, this new one has a small and very well-defined circular beam pattern. I hate it. LOL. Recalling something I read here awhile back, I sprayed the...
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    Real-world comparison of XM-L and XM-L2?

    Thank you sir. I'll do that.
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    Real-world comparison of XM-L and XM-L2?

    Thanks for the info. I guess I haven't expressed myself well. I'm not interested in comparing bare emitters and laboratory technical data ... I'd like to see actual flashlights with the two LED's compared head to head. A review, if you will. The LED forum tends to be about charts and graphs and...
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    Real-world comparison of XM-L and XM-L2?

    I understand that. It is the difference - if any is really discernible - in the brightness that I'm asking about. As for the right section ... ? The XM-L2 has been released in what can be called a budget light, so I'm interested in whether it's worth getting another budget light with that...
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    Real-world comparison of XM-L and XM-L2?

    Ideally, a beamshot comparison or maybe a youtube-type video? I'd like to see the two emitters compared side-by-side in the same host ... has anyone seen such a comparison?
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