AKOray K-106 - awesome AA/14500 3-mode bargain - MINI REVIEW!

[Tuikku]

I´ve been reading this thread more closely now for first time.
Is this DX sku16607 still "the good ones"? Is this model still programmable as described in earlier posts, select any 3 modes, ramping when selecting low/med?

Sounds interestingly cheap :huh:

 

[brted]

Sometimes you get an actual 6-mode light from DX that isn't as good and you can't return it since that is what they are advertising. AFAIK the only reliable source is kaidomain.com

 

[Tuikku]

Sometimes you get an actual 6-mode light from DX that isn't as good and you can't return it since that is what they are advertising. AFAIK the only reliable source is kaidomain.com

Has anyone recently purchased K-106 from there? Comments?

KD seems to have free shipping also. I haven't bought anything from there yet.

 

[kwalker]

I got a K106 a month ago from DX (6 mode) and it flickered at first but is fine now after I cleaned up the tail switch threads (brass brush). I tried a 14500 to see how bright it would be and as you can read on DX, once you use the higher voltage, a normal 1.5v batt won't work anymore. So, it will only operate on a 14500, but that's fine because it is very bright. One more thing; it's not a programable memory so that's another mark against it, but it's okay

 

[brted]

Has anyone recently purchased K-106 from there? Comments?

KD seems to have free shipping also. I haven't bought anything from there yet.

I got my K-106 from KD in February and had no problems. They are pretty similar but maybe not quite as good as DX.

 

[shark_za]

I believe KD actually has/had stock on hand recently, they offer/offered a combo pack made up of a K-106 with 2x Trustfire 14500's and a charger.
I would assume they built a few up and kept them as the shipping was the quickest I have ever received from the east.

The K-106 was 3-mode and can use 14500 or AA interchangeably.
If this is still the case, who knows!!!

My next order from them has been sitting for a month in pending status.
Hit and miss.

 

[Tally-ho]

KD seems to have free shipping also. I haven't bought anything from there yet.

I received an akoray K109, a tank007 007 and a blackcat osram that work fine.
Ordered last month, it took 3 weeks to receive it. I live in France, so maybe the delivery took longer due to volcano problem.

I re-read this thread yesterday and realized that the akoray K109 (shorter body than K106) 3 modes was programmable like K106 3 modes. I replaced mode1-100% with a low-low, I kept mode2-50% and replaced mode3-stobe with 100%. I liked this flashlight but now I'm very pleased with low-mid-high + memory.
The beam has a darker ring between spot and spill.

 

[Ian2381]

I got a K106 a month ago from DX (6 mode) and it flickered at first but is fine now after I cleaned up the tail switch threads (brass brush). I tried a 14500 to see how bright it would be and as you can read on DX, once you use the higher voltage, a normal 1.5v batt won't work anymore. So, it will only operate on a 14500, but that's fine because it is very bright. One more thing; it's not a programable memory so that's another mark against it, but it's okay

I have two K106 from DX and it also flickers until I cleaned it and put some DeoxIT ®.
Mine can use both AA and 14500. Its just twice as bright on 14500.:thumbsup:

 

[Tuikku]

So, if I set an order for DX, I get a 6-mode non-programmable but if I order from KD there is or there HAS been a chance to get programmable K-106? :thinking:

 

[brted]

It will be the 3-mode programmable. That's all they sell. And they list it as being 3 modes and programmable, so if somehow they send you one that isn't, you can do an RMA.

 

[hyperloop]

Just received my 2nd K-106 from KD, was faster than expected and the light is great, same good quality and ease of programming too. Gave away my 1st K-106 to a buddy who had need of a good light and decided to just get another one.

 

[Tuikku]

It will be the 3-mode programmable. That's all they sell. And they list it as being 3 modes and programmable, so if somehow they send you one that isn't, you can do an RMA.

Thanks for this info!

I believe Paypal will be sent shortly :thumbsup:

 

[sithjedi333]

Hi, I have a couple of questions about the AK-16:

1) has anyone else modding it to an XPG had the same experience as old4570 and had to go back to the original emitter, or have there been success stories as well?

2) does the AK-16 have the same issues indicated in some of the AK-106 reviews, where if you use a Lion, it burns out the driver and you cannot go back to 1.2-1.5V AA? Is there any way to avoid this?

Thanks.

 

[brted]

Hi, I have a couple of questions about the AK-16:

1) has anyone else modding it to an XPG had the same experience as old4570 and had to go back to the original emitter, or have there been success stories as well?

2) does the AK-16 have the same issues indicated in some of the AK-106 reviews, where if you use a Lion, it burns out the driver and you cannot go back to 1.2-1.5V AA? Is there any way to avoid this?

Thanks.

I have a K-106 and changed the emitter to an XP-G with no problems, except that the reflector is designed for an XR-E, so it doesn't throw as well. Also there is hole under where the LED sits, so if you get an LED on a 10mm round board, you won't have much contact area (poor heat transfer) or will have to fill in the hole somehow.

The AK-106's that burn out are usually the 5-mode version, not the better made (and lower driven) 3-mode version. Since the AK-16 is 3-mode, I wouldn't think there would be that problem, but I don't actually have one.

 

[Tuikku]

Got it today!

Somehow I have forgotten some parts of reviews. I was a bit surprised about square cut threads and battery protection capability :twothumbs

 

[ky70]

Sometimes I forget how great a deal this light is. Mine is sitting in my car glove box for emergency duty, but I need to EDC it for a few days so he doesn't feel neglected. That's right, he's got feelings

 

[Tally-ho]

I believe Paypal will be sent shortly :thumbsup:

Got it today!

20 days to receive it...lucky you !

 

[Tuikku]

20 days to receive it...lucky you !

I was a bit amazed!
If I remember correctly, it was not shipped in a few days so travel time was only about 2 weeks...
DX takes 4-6 weeks, by some mistake or a miracle may only take 3.

 

[RedForest UK]

I get my DX orders regularly within 2 weeks and sometimes within one. The same cannot be said for kaidomain however..

 

[old4570]

Yep , both KD and DX have been slow with some orders , almost a month to get a charger and some O rings from DX , and about a month now and waiting for a little AAA light [ KD ].. In fact Its been so long the price has gone up on the light , and Im just waiting for KD to cancel the order .

Im still trying to find the rarest of all the Akoray's , the little AAA 5 mode .