csshih
Flashlight Enthusiast
Hi Everyone,
Up for review is the CityCat Yee-Lic, a miniscule 18650 light, one of the smallest in it's class!
Here is the link to horizonseeker's group buy thread, do visit it., but I had to pull the specs from a chinese site and add some of my own observations.
Tested Lumens -- From BigChelis
CR123A primary - 192.3 peak, 172.3 after 3 minutes
here is the light:
The feel of the light is very high quality
There is a GID oring at the head.
Reverse clicky -- one of the ways CityCat kept the light so short. The light tailstands easily.
the reflector and lens are loose when you take the emitter portion off, but there seems to be something keeping them from falling out.
There is a nub in the head to allow for use of flat-top batteries, but, the tube seems pretty tight -- it wont accept many 18650s with "stickers". I had to use a Solarforce 2400mAh 18650 in my runtime test because of this.
There seems to be a seam in the light tube, which is making the batteries tight to fit... but the tube is still one piece.
Cree XR-E EZ900 die
A macro of the high quality lasering.
Size Comparisons:
Comparison Beamshots:
White Wall Shots:
Shutter Speed is not specified -- the white wall shots are meant to show artifacts, rings, etc in the beam, not for brightness comparison.
Outdoor Beamshots:
Runtime:
Impressions:
The CityCat Yee-Lic is horizonseeker's attempt at bring a high quality, yet affordable light to CPF members. It feels like he's succeeded, as the light I am holding in my hand feels excellent. I believe it would make a great gift to the budding flashaholic, though the light may just be good enough to give to an experienced flashaholic, too. The light feels very solid, machining seems to be top notch, including on the threads, though, one of the faults of the light are its tendency to unscrew at the head, and not at the battery compartment. This allows for an easy "candle mode", though, you would have to be careful with the LED to avoid knocking off the Cree dome. The light uses an XR-E -- and there are artifacts and a relatively obvious Cree Ring around the hotspot, but this was probably done to bring prices down for us. A Cree XP-E or XP-G could easily solve that, and the light appears very simple to mod. The emitter is not epoxied down, either, so swaps are rather simple.
The UI was also simply done -- a 3 mode, with memory. I think most know how to operate that, and the reverse clicky makes it very simple to change between modes.
This little light gets my approval over other "cheap" lights from overseas companies as I feel quality is up to par to some of the more expensive lights -- though some materials fall short (anodizing, emitter).
Up for review is the CityCat Yee-Lic, a miniscule 18650 light, one of the smallest in it's class!
Here is the link to horizonseeker's group buy thread, do visit it., but I had to pull the specs from a chinese site and add some of my own observations.
- Type-II coated aluminium
- 235 lumens
- 150 minutes runtime on high
- Waterproof with orings
- Weight: 60g
- 3 Modes with memory
Tested Lumens -- From BigChelis
CR123A primary - 192.3 peak, 172.3 after 3 minutes
here is the light:
The feel of the light is very high quality
There is a GID oring at the head.
Reverse clicky -- one of the ways CityCat kept the light so short. The light tailstands easily.
the reflector and lens are loose when you take the emitter portion off, but there seems to be something keeping them from falling out.
There is a nub in the head to allow for use of flat-top batteries, but, the tube seems pretty tight -- it wont accept many 18650s with "stickers". I had to use a Solarforce 2400mAh 18650 in my runtime test because of this.
There seems to be a seam in the light tube, which is making the batteries tight to fit... but the tube is still one piece.
Cree XR-E EZ900 die
A macro of the high quality lasering.
Size Comparisons:
Comparison Beamshots:
White Wall Shots:
Shutter Speed is not specified -- the white wall shots are meant to show artifacts, rings, etc in the beam, not for brightness comparison.
Outdoor Beamshots:
Runtime:
Impressions:
The CityCat Yee-Lic is horizonseeker's attempt at bring a high quality, yet affordable light to CPF members. It feels like he's succeeded, as the light I am holding in my hand feels excellent. I believe it would make a great gift to the budding flashaholic, though the light may just be good enough to give to an experienced flashaholic, too
. The light feels very solid, machining seems to be top notch, including on the threads, though, one of the faults of the light are its tendency to unscrew at the head, and not at the battery compartment. This allows for an easy "candle mode", though, you would have to be careful with the LED to avoid knocking off the Cree dome. The light uses an XR-E -- and there are artifacts and a relatively obvious Cree Ring around the hotspot, but this was probably done to bring prices down for us. A Cree XP-E or XP-G could easily solve that, and the light appears very simple to mod. The emitter is not epoxied down, either, so swaps are rather simple.The UI was also simply done -- a 3 mode, with memory. I think most know how to operate that, and the reverse clicky makes it very simple to change between modes.
This little light gets my approval over other "cheap" lights from overseas companies as I feel quality is up to par to some of the more expensive lights -- though some materials fall short (anodizing, emitter).
