DBee
Newly Enlightened
Good day CPF people,
This is my first proper post, having been lurking in the shadows for a long while, so here goes.....
I have a rather lovely Surefire E2L, with a KX2 head, which is a single level of 45 lumens, but seems an awful lot more. To my eyes it is easily as bright as my Inova X1, which is rated at 80 and not to far off my Fenix LD10 Q5 rated at 125.
The beam is great for most of my needs (although like most here I have other brighter torches/flashlights) and the runtime on CR123s is superb! 9 hours on full + 5 hours of reduced output appears to be the norm from what I have read. Build quality is as expected of SF, and this thing will probably outlive me. It is also nice and slim and therefore easy to hold and carry. As you may have guessed, it's one of my favourites and a keeper.
But, like buses, when you wait for one and then two come along, I now found myself with a SF E2e body as well.
I read that the E2e was originally an incandescent but it is exactly the same size, fit and finish as my E2L body.
My question is what to do with the E2e body?
I could - 1: look for a SF head and tail-cap, but this could be expensive - probably as expensive as buying a complete light.
2: Buy a head + tail-cap from another manufacturer, which should be cheaper (I guess)
3: Sell/swap/trade it for a SF E1e or E1L. I quite like the sound of this as I would then have the option of carrying a 1 or 2 cell light.
I'm assuming that as My KX2 head is rated for 2 x CR123 batteries, on a 1 cell body it would need a rechargeable RCR123/16340 to function?
Would it still be as bright as with 2 CR123s? Any idea of runtimes? Is it worth it?
Sorry to ask so many questions, but what would you guys recommend & suggest?
I agree that you can never have too many flashlights - just don't tell my wife please. She wouldn't understand.
This is my first proper post, having been lurking in the shadows for a long while, so here goes.....
I have a rather lovely Surefire E2L, with a KX2 head, which is a single level of 45 lumens, but seems an awful lot more. To my eyes it is easily as bright as my Inova X1, which is rated at 80 and not to far off my Fenix LD10 Q5 rated at 125.
The beam is great for most of my needs (although like most here I have other brighter torches/flashlights) and the runtime on CR123s is superb! 9 hours on full + 5 hours of reduced output appears to be the norm from what I have read. Build quality is as expected of SF, and this thing will probably outlive me. It is also nice and slim and therefore easy to hold and carry. As you may have guessed, it's one of my favourites and a keeper.
But, like buses, when you wait for one and then two come along, I now found myself with a SF E2e body as well.
I read that the E2e was originally an incandescent but it is exactly the same size, fit and finish as my E2L body.
My question is what to do with the E2e body?
I could - 1: look for a SF head and tail-cap, but this could be expensive - probably as expensive as buying a complete light.
2: Buy a head + tail-cap from another manufacturer, which should be cheaper (I guess)
3: Sell/swap/trade it for a SF E1e or E1L. I quite like the sound of this as I would then have the option of carrying a 1 or 2 cell light.
I'm assuming that as My KX2 head is rated for 2 x CR123 batteries, on a 1 cell body it would need a rechargeable RCR123/16340 to function?
Would it still be as bright as with 2 CR123s? Any idea of runtimes? Is it worth it?
Sorry to ask so many questions, but what would you guys recommend & suggest?
I agree that you can never have too many flashlights - just don't tell my wife please. She wouldn't understand.
(this one is legit) fits like glove.
