Hi Philightsophy. The dome on my T20C2 emitter came off after I cleaned it too hard. Without the dome and the silicone surrounding the die, the light is now giving a yellowish tint. Don't see any significant reduction in brightness and the hotspot appears more centered than before. However, I read somewhere in CPF that without the dome and silicone, air will kill the exposed die. I'm sure the Eagletac warranty does not cover this but if my light finally dies, is there any replacement part that I can buy?

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From left: Eagletac T20C2 (used to be Neutral White), Blackhawk Gladius SSCP4, Jetbeam Military

Hi, Philightsophy. Thanks for the offer of the spare head. However, I am starting to like this 'mutant' die. Just tested it outside in the dark and throw is still acceptable. Now I know why people go for the warmer tints. You can see vegetation so much better. My only worry is how long the led will last without the protective dome. By the way, without the dome, the smooth reflector produces horrible beam.

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Added on August 28, 2009, 8:00 pmNo burnt pattern here. Just some silicone debris.

This post has been edited by eow1973: Aug 28 2009, 08:00 PM

I believe it was quite hard but partly because I was already frustrated by the off-centered hotspot. Anyway, all is not lost because now I don't have the off-centering hotspot and a more pleasing tint. Maybe the dome was sitting uneven on the die and caused the off-centering. Hope the die does not lose its brightness over time or worse, get burnt out, If it does, then it'll be time get the solder gun out.

Thanks, bro. That's the benefit of getting lights from local dealers. Anyway, I've just tested it and it still lights up an entire cargo hold plus color rendition seems improved. So, lets work it to death first. Any new Eagletac lights in the horizon utilizing the new xp-g or sst leds?

By the way, got the Jetbeam RRT-2 from Nexro a few days back. A fantastic lighting tool and my last XR-E flashlight, hopefully.

Cheers and thanks again, Kah Wai.

Hi. Hope everyone's having a great time with their lights. Here're some of my lights when I'm not working and go night-cycling with the family

For my little girl


The wife's folding bike



And on my 13-year old MTB.

Philightsophy, how about getting Eagletac to make a bike mount for the M2X series. By the way, my T20C2 which lost the emitter dome is still alive and well after 2 weeks of constant use.

The one holding the Streamlight TL-3 made by joining two bicycle reflector mounts (sold in Tesco - two reflectors per pack) after removing the reflectors. The others are from Dealextreme.

Hi, all. More flashlight porn...

Hi, susuman.

The 6PD is my most-used light for many years. Dropped it on ships so many times and had to replace a badly dented tailcap. Still, with a Dereelight 1SD R2 module and 17670 battery, it's hard to find a more simple and usable light. BTW, the metal-models were made in the 1970's by Matchbox and are as old as I am.