Eagtac SX25L3 (3x18650, 2750lm)

[donn_]

Re: **NEW** Eagtac SX25L3 (3x18650, 2750lm)

I am almost convinced on this ET. My final question, how hot does it get? How long can it be held on high/turbo?

I ran it on high (not max) for about 10 minutes, and it was comfortably warm at the back of the head. It has a step-back built in. You can select whether it steps back to 75% or 90% after 200 seconds on turbo. It arrives set at 75%.

Based on my experience with two different direct drive P60 drop-ins with this emitter, it generates a good deal of heat, so I expect it'll get good and hot pretty quickly. Of course, this light has a lot more metal mass than the hosts for my drop-ins.

Edit to add: I just did a step-down test. It ran for ~4 minutes and got warm, but not painfully warm, before stepping down to 75%.

 

[MichaelAng]

Re: **NEW** Eagtac SX25L3 (3x18650, 2750lm)

BUAHHAHAHA... i just got mine today here in Singapore.

Just tested at the shop where I got it, the brightness in this is CRAZY! And floody which is exactly what I am looking for...

I am not sure if a diffuser would ever be required for this light because the spill is quite wide on this one .....

Can't wait to fully charge the battery and try it again in the dark!

 

[Derek Dean]

Re: **NEW** Eagtac SX25L3 (3x18650, 2750lm)

Michael, don't forget your sunglasses .

 

[kj2]

Re: **NEW** Eagtac SX25L3 (3x18650, 2750lm)

Could someone with the MT-G2 version post a picture (high quality) how it looks at night?

 

[don.gwapo]

Re: **NEW** Eagtac SX25L3 (3x18650, 2750lm)

Got mine today. Size comparison to Sky Ray King 4.





Longer than the King but much slimmer. Feels good to the hand. Less spill and warmer than the King. MT-G2 dwarfs the XM-L. oo:.

 

[1c3d0g]

Re: **NEW** Eagtac SX25L3 (3x18650, 2750lm)

Hopefully someone (a good reviewer with access to this hardware?) could do a side-by-side comparison of the XM-L2 and MT-G2 shots.

 

[GordoJones88]

Re: **NEW** Eagtac SX25L3 (3x18650, 2750lm)

It's unlikely anyone can afford to rush out and buy both lights immediately. Waiting for a Selfbuilt review of both lights side by side may be quite a while, if ever. However, there is a very good beam profile comparison pic directly on Eagletac's website with relevant data. Certainly should be more than enough.

 

[Glenn7]

Re: **NEW** Eagtac SX25L3 (3x18650, 2750lm)

Personally I really like the TM26 better and I think thats it's worth the extra money IMO, good luck in whatever you decide on.

A question, do you have both lights to compare with or are you just giving your opinion as to what you would prefer out of the two?
Because IMO they are 2 different lights, the TM26 is about 3x the price and (except for length) it's bigger and heavier but for 3x the price it doesn't put out 3x the light or throw or have as nice a LED tint for color rendition, I would say the build quality would be the same, so I guess you'd have to weigh up whether 1000 lumens more the battery meter and an extra 100 meters throw for the TM26 is worth 3x the price.

Or you could buy 2 SX25L3 lights and have 5000 lumens with more throw for 1/3 less price of 1 TM26 - just joking

 

[thijsco19]

Re: **NEW** Eagtac SX25L3 (3x18650, 2750lm)

Here a vid of this awesome light!


Credits go to SBFlashlightGuy.

 

[kj2]

Re: **NEW** Eagtac SX25L3 (3x18650, 2750lm)

Here a vid of this awesome light!


Credits go to SBFlashlightGuy.

Hope Fenix comes quick with the TK51. I first want to see a comparison between these two, before I order one.

 

[houtex]

Re: **NEW** Eagtac SX25L3 (3x18650, 2750lm)

Wondering how this compares to the solarforce s2200?

 

[don.gwapo]

Re: **NEW** Eagtac SX25L3 (3x18650, 2750lm)

Wondering how this compares to the solarforce s2200?

They are two different light. The S2200 is a dedicated thrower with twice the head diameter while the SX25L3 is for medium throw in a compact body.

I'm also considering the S2200 for its good look and currently don't have any thrower in my collection.

 

[orbital]

Re: **NEW** Eagtac SX25L3 (3x18650, 2750lm)

^

What some people may not know is ET is really the industry leader in flat regulation
while NOT using PWM,,, this is so key on Lower modes, I could go on & on about this....

Other manufactures use PWM because that's all they can figure out,,, it's a cheap fix & the 'tint argument' is utterly ridiculous.

EagleTac has all the basis covered on build quality, reflector design, circuitry & cutting edge emitters
I buy something because it works, that's it.

 

[OneBigDay]

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I read most of the thread but could have missed the answer to this...

Anyone see in the docs or know how it handles the 3x18650? For example is it safe to use diff capacity cells together or diff levels of depletion together - or is this basically in IMR territory to stay safe?

I don't have any way to balance charge a group of 3 cells, so I would like to know if this is an issue before considering this. That fat juicy MT-G2 is calling out I love the narrower overall profile.

 

[Badbeams3]

Re: **NEW** Eagtac SX25L3 (3x18650, 2750lm)

Mix and match is generally not a good idea. Assuming they all start out with the same full charge the one with the lower amp capacity will stop the show when the protection circuit kicks in...at least thats what I would think. Right now I only have a 2 bay charger. My plan was/is to buy a 4 bay charger. But if not, I could charge them up...and the odd one separately. I will likely purchase 3 Eagletac 3400 batts along with the light.

 

[OneBigDay]

Re: **NEW** Eagtac SX25L3 (3x18650, 2750lm)

Mix and match is generally not a good idea. ...

Yes, understood. The zebralight 3x18650 light has the below text listed as a feature. This is a very useful feature and means a person doesn't have to fuss about the specific cell configuration. I was wondering if anybody knows if Eagletac has done something similar with this light or not.

Specs for S6330 (3x18650) --> "Three independent battery power channel for ultimate battery safety and flexibility (mix and match any 1-3 batteries)"

I much prefer the single emitter, narrower host profile of the Eagletac.

 

[ShadowVlican]

Re: **NEW** Eagtac SX25L3 (3x18650, 2750lm)

We know that this light is not vaporware with 2 confirmed shipping notices. I am green with envy! I am almost tempted to stop checking in on this thread until after mine arrives from Goinggear, whenever they receive their shipment. 2300 OTF lumens in a light less than 2" diameter and 6" length is very impressive, to be sure. I can still remember how great it was when the XR-E started showing up in lights several years ago and we were getting over 100 lumens OTF from lights like Fenix L2D-CE and such. When we got to 200 lumens OTF it was unbelievable but now look at us!

ah.. the Fenix L2D-CE... still my daily light after all these years... i believe it's time to upgrade!

it is really unbelievable that technology has advanced so fast

 

[Derek Dean]

Re: **NEW** Eagtac SX25L3 (3x18650, 2750lm)

ah.. the Fenix L2D-CE... still my daily light after all these years...

I still use my L2D-CE every night for my commute home from work , but I've got to admit, lights this new Eagletac SX25L3 sure tempt me to upgrade.

 

[donn_]

Re: **NEW** Eagtac SX25L3 (3x18650, 2750lm)

"Three independent battery power channel for ultimate battery safety and flexibility (mix and match any 1-3 batteries)"

This doesn't mean you can run different capacity Li-ion cells safely. It means the light will work on 1, 2 or 3 cells. You still can't safely run a 2200mAh cell with a 3400mAh cell.

 

[lintonindy]

Re: **NEW** Eagtac SX25L3 (3x18650, 2750lm)

This doesn't mean you can run different capacity Li-ion cells safely. It means the light will work on 1, 2 or 3 cells. You still can't safely run a 2200mAh cell with a 3400mAh cell.

I believe it actually does mean you can run different batteries in that light. Each battery controls one LED, all on independent circuits. So if you were to run only two cells then only two of the three LEDs would light up. I agree though, that it is not a good idea to do this in the ET because it is set up differently than the ZL that was mentioned. It is really not ideal for the ZL either due to the possibility of the emitters wearing out at different times. The ZL has a strange but neat set up.