I am after help from the experts.....So having read Selfbuilt's excellent review I pulled the trigger on the SX25L2 XM-L2....shipped all the way from the US....only to turn it on and it seems defective. I would appreciate your thoughts...
After unpacking and removing the plastic shipping spacer....With head tightened I pressed the button expecting 1049 ANSI lumens and I get a very low mode - barely enough to reach the ceiling in daytime Then I loosen the head and the power increases but only to what looks to be around 100 lumens then as I continue to loosen the head it goes back to the equivalent of the first dim level then next it just goes off as you continue to unscrew the head section (which I appreciate is an effective lockout).
The UI should be Turbo -> High -> Medium -> Low (in normal mode)
I get Low -> Medium (at best) -> low -> off....to my eye it is at best: 6 lumen, 100 lumen, 6 lumen then off.
I cannot activate the tactical settings at all, or get the hidden strobe/SOS functions. I can however activate the double click n hold strobe which shows the led can go very bright.
Anyway t troubleshoot I have cleaned the contact areas, I have checked the battery voltage and made sure it was charged (8.15 volts on multimeter and also the Led indicator shows solid blue on the flashlight itself)) but no joy.
Anyone else have similar? Anyone help with what might be wrong and suggest a reliable solution as I want to avoid around $60 return postage with the inevitable knock on delay.
I bought from a reputable well known CPF dealer who I have e-mailed and also contacted on their web form but as yet no response (but admittedly it has only been a few of their opening hours). I need this flashlight to be reliable for LEO work...
SOS please......which I would send up with my Eagletac if I could get it to work... :thinking:
After unpacking and removing the plastic shipping spacer....With head tightened I pressed the button expecting 1049 ANSI lumens and I get a very low mode - barely enough to reach the ceiling in daytime Then I loosen the head and the power increases but only to what looks to be around 100 lumens then as I continue to loosen the head it goes back to the equivalent of the first dim level then next it just goes off as you continue to unscrew the head section (which I appreciate is an effective lockout).
The UI should be Turbo -> High -> Medium -> Low (in normal mode)
I get Low -> Medium (at best) -> low -> off....to my eye it is at best: 6 lumen, 100 lumen, 6 lumen then off.
I cannot activate the tactical settings at all, or get the hidden strobe/SOS functions. I can however activate the double click n hold strobe which shows the led can go very bright.
Anyway t troubleshoot I have cleaned the contact areas, I have checked the battery voltage and made sure it was charged (8.15 volts on multimeter and also the Led indicator shows solid blue on the flashlight itself)) but no joy.
Anyone else have similar? Anyone help with what might be wrong and suggest a reliable solution as I want to avoid around $60 return postage with the inevitable knock on delay.
I bought from a reputable well known CPF dealer who I have e-mailed and also contacted on their web form but as yet no response (but admittedly it has only been a few of their opening hours). I need this flashlight to be reliable for LEO work...
SOS please......which I would send up with my Eagletac if I could get it to work... :thinking: