oh my, WineLight... I'm drunk just by looking at it...

if I read it correctly, the PC series have 5 output levels. and what's quoted is the min and max (to save space?), I guess possibly other levels in between...

igis, Tropical Equpiment (local dealer for SureFire you see display at selected ACE outlet) is running a season SureFire promotion now (ending 31st Jan 2010), discount of up to ~RM100-RM200 for selected model. But the discounted price is still higher than getting from ebay or cpfmp.
The E2DL that you are interested is going for RM629 (discounted) now, which is still ~RM120 more expensive than what you can get online.
Frankly, local SureFire you see display in Ace Hardware do not have a lot of options. There are a lot of additional accessories that you cannot get (e.g. diffusers, tail-cap, etc.)
If options are what you are looking for, pay a visit to GadgetWorld2U at Subang Square and you will be presented with options. Compare those with SureFire and decides.

Battery leak in package...

the package


back of package


close-up of leaks


wonder if Eveready/Energizer will replace these still in package batteries.

it's been sitting in one of my drawer for more than 12 months.

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Added on January 26, 2010, 12:12 amLadies and Gentlemen,

Though this has been in the US market under a different name and different model for some time (iirc, 2007, with motion activation), I only came to know about this very recently... OSRAM Cabinet LED using OSRAM Golden Dragon 1W LED, powered by 3 x AA, rated 35 lumens, retail at RM 32.90, available at Home-Fix with 20% discount now.

The packaging


Back of package


The Cabinet LED

you turn on the light by soft pressing on the one of the three curvy rubber electronic switch, and turning off the same way. It has a 10 minutes auto-off feature.

The base and battery compartment

the cover shown on the right has a fairly strong magnet to stick itself to metal.

Worthy of some beam shots? ... ... you bet...

Wall capture with camera flash


The beam, top is Cabinet LED (Golden Dragon), bottom is Preon on med (rated 22 lumens OTF, Cree XP-G R5).

I'm really very impressed with the brightness and colour rendition. Its rating of 35 lumens is in fact brighter than some which rated at 40-50 lumens. Colour rendition... look at the picture, it speaks for itself. none of my current LED flashlights collection can match the accuracy in colour reproduction of this little wonder.

This post has been edited by RookieDaddy: Jan 26 2010, 12:12 AM

I dunno if these are direct drive or regulated, it does have control circuit and PWM tho...

nope, it can't.

no idea on the run time, I can only confirm it turns off automatically after 10 minutes.
3 x 14500? haha...

there will be an ad-hoc meet of "flashlight enthusiast" tonight at 1Utama around 8:30pm. More of a chit-chat and updates and knowledge sharing session.

some confirmed attendees:
- Kar Wai (Philightsophy)
- Dannie
- Walter
- Makuyo
- yours truly
- pseudoblue (maybe virtually )

you are welcome to join.

This post has been edited by RookieDaddy: Jan 27 2010, 11:23 AM

so far, what we can expect in 2010 for LED flashlights are:

4Sevens
- Maelstrom G500 (XP-G)
- Maelstrom M500 (MC-E)
- Maelstrom S1200 (SST-50)
- Maelstrom S1800 (SST-90)
- Quark Mini CR2 Ti

Olight
- SR90 (SST-90)
- SR50 (SST-50)

JetBeam
- M2S (SST-50)
- RRT-3 (?)

Fenix
- TK45 (3 x XP-G?)
- TK21 (XP-G neutral?)

SureFire
- M3LT/ML3T
- UB3T Invictus
- Z2-S LED
- Stratum (is this vapor-light?)
- LX1
- E2L-AA

EagleTac
- T20C2 MKII (XP-G R5)
- P20A2 MKII, P20C2 MKII (XP-G R5)
- PN20A, PN20A2 (XP-E/N)
- PC20A, PC20A2, PC20C, PC20C2 (XP-G R5)
- TP/PP series (XP-G R5)

ZebraLight
- SC30/SC30w
- SC50/SC50w
- SC60/SC60w
- H31
- H51

NiteCore
- was told (by NiteCore) to expect some new lights that utilize newer emitter and some enhancement to the Smart PD system, prototype suppose to be out in Jan 2010 while new product release in March 2010

LiteFlux
- was told some new lights using XP-G will be available after CNY

Mag Lite
- ... ... ...

[EDIT:] Updated with more new 2010 lights

did I miss anything?

This post has been edited by RookieDaddy: Jan 27 2010, 01:27 PM

just received this in my email... when does blinding your date with "RETINAL-SEARING WHITE LIGHT" consider romantic???

refer to the 2nd picture, both E2DL seems to have Axxxxx serial number? can you measure the current draw of both at high using fresh batteries?
from what I gather around cpf, those A-series E2DL that draws >800mA seems to be the 150-200 lumens version, while newer B-series (200 lumens) drawing <800mA?

EDIT: my guess is maybe SF has done something to the efficiency of the circuit between the A and B serial number...

EDIT 2: hey guys, now you can download the SureFire 2010 catalog from here >>> http://www.surefire.com/surefire/content/f...010-lowres4.pdf

sigh!!! this is confusing... how do we tell the 80 lumens P60L from the newer 120 lumens version if both are refer to as P60L?

This post has been edited by RookieDaddy: Jan 31 2010, 12:14 AM

<<start of rant>>
remember this?

yup... they (M'sia office) are "willing" to exchange, but the standard procedure is either ... ... ...
option 1: bring it to their office at Jalan Imbi for an inspection and exchange
or
option 2: courier the battery pack to them for an inspection and exchange

first, the cost of battery pack: RM 6.90
now, cost of option 1: Taxi-fare: ~RM 20.00
and, cost of option 2: post-laju: ~RM 6.00

a lady from the "Regional" office has a better and frank answer... "it's not worth it"... and i think she is right!
<<end of rant>>

direct to the source... Eveready = Energizer...

You are one lucky dad...
+1 to Lego.

they didn't ask for any photos... just keep repeating it's a company policies... and it's quite a tele-tour around their support maze...

this is so not fair... what tricks or spells did you cast on them? come-on... share share...

this reminds me of some GP rechargeables (2500mAH) that I disposed of some time ago...


haha... thanks bro...
I'm not pissed, just feeling sad and disappointed at the kind and level of services we get locally.

To share another story, while doing the battery discharge test (end of last year), I called the customer service of the P-brand battery to ask for technical specifications/data sheet that shows the testing method they use to support their claims of "the world's longest lasting alkaline battery" and that "set a Guinness World Record". The response I get is something along the line of "... some of these documents are confidential ... ... ... cannot be release ... ... ... need approval ... ... ... will get back ... ... ..." so I spent the good half of my morning digging and searching online and finally found some good references and the "confidential document" that shows the method used. Later that afternoon, I received her call back and before she could tell me anymore "confidential info", I told her that I found what I was looking for, and she in-turns ask me to tell her the URL of the document that I downloaded it from... ... ...

guys... hope this is not too late...
Energizer L92 AAA is going for RM4.38 for a pack of 2 at Watson, used by date is 2022. Bought 5 packs at 1 Utama.
I think the price is good nation-wide coz the cashier help to do a price check and she confirms it's the correct price. Their L91 AA however is still at RM20++...

this is simply WOW!
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=262146

The one next to Kamdar?

partly blur to protect the innocent...

I directly went up to the cashier counter and take a pack then ask her to do a price check. She did, twice (tho she came back showing disbelief on her face).

oh my... fire at Battery Junction warehouse ... http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=262110 hope it's not battery/chemical fire...

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Added on February 18, 2010, 7:47 pmsome smaller Watson outlets are slow to update their tag/display/shelf price as they are sometimes shorthanded (as I was told a while ago). Their bigger outlets (like the one in 1U) will most likely have updated/latest price display. So if you think one store price is different from another, you can ask them to do a price check. I believe each of their store is equipped with some-sort of price checking hand-held device.

This post has been edited by RookieDaddy: Feb 18 2010, 07:47 PM

hey pseudoblue, don't worry... there are no less than 50 Watsons store in Klang Valley alone. try this: http://www.watsons.com.my/web/my/storelocator

EDIT: btw, the OSRAM lantern manage to burn continuously for ~76 hours on a set of 4 fresh Panasonic Evolta batteries at 25% brightness... not bad...
EDIT 2: but I still can't recommend it due to its build quality, unless it's discounted 50%

This post has been edited by RookieDaddy: Feb 18 2010, 11:04 PM

guys, these will be made available on 6th Feb gathering to you if you want to use/try.
DeoxIT (the red-colour stuff) is very good for cleaning/removing oxidation/corrosion, while DeoxIT Gold (the gold-colour stuff) is a very good contact enhancer and protector. If you haven't try them, bring your flashlights to this 6th Feb gathering.

EDIT: no, i'm NOTselling, you'll need to look for polkiuj if you wanna buy...

This post has been edited by RookieDaddy: Mar 1 2010, 06:21 PM