EagleTac D25A Clicky

Anyone have experience with this light with the XM-L2 emitter or know where I can find a review? Considering the Ti version for a high powered keychain light.

I have been looking at this myself for the last few days. I like the Ti look but it's hard to justify the $20 price increase from black

Forget this light. It was once my favorite AA light but it has been problematic all of a sudden. Many here in CPF has encountered either similar or some other problems. Pre-flash, failure to switch modes using batteries other than 14500, unable to reach max output are all the problems I had faced, and this was after sending it to Hong Kong to get it serviced. In fact, I am facing more problems with this light than before sending it in. Utterly disappointing.

I had several reservations about it. First, no moonlight mode, despite what is advertised. Second, no real 14500 support - direct drive. Third, preflash that was super annoying.

It's pretty though, and a nice slim size. But I greatly prefer my 47s QTA or my SC52.

WilsonCQB1911 said:

I had several reservations about it. First, no moonlight mode, despite what is advertised. Second, no real 14500 support - direct drive. Third, preflash that was super annoying.

It's pretty though, and a nice slim size. But I greatly prefer my 47s QTA or my SC52.

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The 2013 D25a Ti Clicky has full lithium ion support. There's still no moonlight mode, but it does have a reliably functioning high, medium and low.

Too bad about these issues. I was really looking forward to the XM-L2 T6 neutral version. I may wait for the SC52 even though it's a bit warmer than I would like.

Ive had my D25a clicky for a few days now and I have to say I find the preflash quite annoying. Is this a design flaw or is it supposed to do this ? I like the H-M-L modes but there are too many strobe modes.

Wow, I'm glad I bought a few copies of the 2012 version then - I love mine. Moonlight measures 0.3lms by my light meter which I find perfect for me from my Quark Xs - wish I could find another floody 1xAA that had the same level as it is one of my most often used. The 2013s only have partial Li-ion support (lower modes bump up), but the light is too small with limited thermal management anyways.

What do you folks consider pre-flash? My 2012 "pops" something like 0.6 lms for a millisecond on moonlight, but I hardly call that pre-flash. I do have one Quark that pre-flashes Max on all lower modes.... that's serious pre-flash.

bkb said:

.... I like the H-M-L modes but there are too many strobe modes.

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You know you can always just do a half second long press to go back to low so you never enter the strobes.... the short reset is one of my favorite features I wish the Quarks had.

Is the pre-flash specific to the D25A? I have a D25C clicky that I bought last year... I think it is an XP-G2. No pre-flash.

Mine is totally problematic, especially in its primary function as a light. To get it to turn on at all I have to fiddle with the head, and it refuses to work if the head is on tight, so it has to be fairly loose and as a result I never use it.

Shame too, as it's such a nice size and has a good beam pattern, tint and range of outputs, or at least it used to.

awyeah said:

Is the pre-flash specific to the D25A? I have a D25C clicky that I bought last year... I think it is an XP-G2. No pre-flash.

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What exactly is pre-flash?

It's when you turn the light on to a low mode, but it briefly flashes brightly before going to the low mode. Four sevens lights are famous for that.

kaichu dento said:

Mine is totally problematic, especially in its primary function as a light. To get it to turn on at all I have to fiddle with the head, and it refuses to work if the head is on tight, so it has to be fairly loose and as a result I never use it.

Shame too, as it's such a nice size and has a good beam pattern, tint and range of outputs, or at least it used to.

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Sounds like my Nitecore D10

kaichu dento said:

Mine is totally problematic, especially in its primary function as a light. To get it to turn on at all I have to fiddle with the head, and it refuses to work if the head is on tight, so it has to be fairly loose and as a result I never use it.

Shame too, as it's such a nice size and has a good beam pattern, tint and range of outputs, or at least it used to.

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That is a shame. I hope that doesn't start happening to my D25C clicky.

awyeah said:

That is a shame. I hope that doesn't start happening to my D25C clicky.

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Or my 2012 D25A Ti

awyeah said:

It's when you turn the light on to a low mode, but it briefly flashes brightly before going to the low mode. Four sevens lights are famous for that.

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Thank you...none of mine do that. I have the 2011 version D25A NW XPG that is still perfect. I was considering the Ti version as I saw a price drop in "New" XML NW, so I guess that is the one to avoid?

reppans said:

You know you can always just do a half second long press to go back to low so you never enter the strobes.... the short reset is one of my favorite features I wish the Quarks had.

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Just tried this, now that I can bypass the strobe modes makes me like it better. I might keep it. Nobody has answered the question of the preflash being part of the interface or a defect.

From my discussions with Eagletac CS suggest that retailers have been shipped the L2's but haven't gotten them in stock yet.

bkb said:

Just tried this, now that I can bypass the strobe modes makes me like it better. I might keep it. Nobody has answered the question of the preflash being part of the interface or a defect.

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It's a defect. I raised it with CS when my DA25A Ti (2013) arrived in January. I was told a "ticket" was being raised with their engineers. I found it so annoying, together with the fact that the moonlight mode comes and goes seemingly on a whim (mostly goes), that I've abandoned eneloops with this light. Works very well on 14500's, but of course gets hot quickly on high.

Does the pre-flash problem affect the Eagletac D25A Mini too? or is it only the clickies that experience this?