"Flydragon" sst-90 monster with big aspherical lens

[horizonseeker]

I'm very interested in this flashlight and I have many questions🙂
Is brightness adjustment continuous or stepped?

you have a choice, the brightness adjustment can be either continuous or stepped depending on which group you select.

 

[recDNA]

I love choice in a quality flashlight.

 

[dan1million]

horizonr seeker is correct it is a second mode - i dont find it hard to use at all.
the control ring is very tight is the only issue for me

 

[agt]

horizonr seeker is correct it is a second mode - i dont find it hard to use at all.
the control ring is very tight is the only issue for me

How continuous adjustment can be activated? And once actvated will this mode be memorized next time I turn on flashlight ?

 

[dan1million]

you just twist the tail cap on then off quickly - or - you can tighten the tail cap into a position where you press it (it has a square-ish thread) and it will slowly scroll through birghtness level when you reah the one you like just twist it off/on quickly and its done.

does that make sense ?

the user manual link is some where earlier in the thread.

-Dan

 

[agt]

you just twist the tail cap on then off quickly - or - you can tighten the tail cap into a position where you press it (it has a square-ish thread) and it will slowly scroll through birghtness level when you reah the one you like just twist it off/on quickly and its done.

does that make sense ?

the user manual link is some where earlier in the thread.

-Dan

What about memorization? Or I should do this all the time I turn on flashlight?

All the same, I think user interface should be simpler: rotate the ring to select brightness level, rotate it to min to switch it off. Alternatively, switch on/off by tail switch.

 

[recDNA]

Set the ring on highest setting and forgeddabout it! You don't buy a bazooka to shoot ants!

 

[horizonseeker]

due to the high current in this light, Feilong is not using a tail switch, same goes for the 2D80 and other high power lights.

 

[IMSabbel]

Goddamit.
They ship fast: It took only a week to europe.
But they also declare the value of the light as $5.
So now i got a call from UPS that the main import custom office on the other side of the country rejected this value as obviously bullshit (which it is).
Grrr.

 

[Nuclear Cowboy]

Do keep us update on how they are going to handle the DOA.

Great news🙂

HKequipment contacted me last night about my broken Flydragon. Said they were sorry for the trouble and they would exchange the light out at no charge except for shipping back to China.

I think everything is going to work out on this deal. I will post back on this thread when I get a replacement.

I really liked this light.

NC

 

[recDNA]

Goddamit.
They ship fast: It took only a week to europe.
But they also declare the value of the light as $5.
So now i got a call from UPS that the main import custom office on the other side of the country rejected this value as obviously bullshit (which it is).
Grrr.

That's the type of stuff that prevents me from purchasing anything from overseas. I don't need the aggravation.

I'm still waiting for an American dealer to import it.

 

[dan1million]

Phew - Glad they will look after you nuclear cowboy 🙂
I see what you Mean RecDNA thats why i used ebay.

I cant wait for the 9A version !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Dan

 

[jirik_cz]

I wouldn't expect massive improvement from 9A version. The heat is your enemy.

 

[dan1million]

good point it does get very hot if there is no air flow.

 

[Flaptipulon]

dan, Would you mind detailing the steps to remove the head on this thing without damaging it?

 

[recDNA]

Phew - Glad they will look after you nuclear cowboy 🙂
I see what you Mean RecDNA thats why i used ebay.

I cant wait for the 9A version !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Dan

How does it help to use Ebay? The product still ships from China and must be returned to China in the event it is defective.

 

[dan1million]

Apologies i should have explained better. if it comes through ebay they are generally forced to deliver a normal service.

mine had no issues with customs or values.

however you are right in saying it is nicer to have a local dealer. but you will have to add their sales margin on the price.

-Dan

 

[recDNA]

For me it's worth it. I understand that for many consumers it wouldn't be.

 

[IMSabbel]

Well, I got the light.
Strangely, after the customs office was notified that ,yes, the chinese were trying to cheat, they let the parcel pass without demanding tax/tariff payment.

So, two things: I really did not expect a pelican case or something. And the parcel was opened by customs, which did not help at all, i guess.

But: The packaging was ASTROCIOUS.
For the point: I ordered 2 D-cell Li-ions, a charger, and the light plus aspheric head.
I got a strangly un-boxy UPS platic bag.
Inside that bad was a squshed carton (soft, non-sturdy carton, like used for internal packaging. Nothing that would protect anything). Which was cross-glued by customs tape, otherwise it would have fallen apart.

Inside that carton, there was the only protection material, around the flashlight istelf: A thin carton-half shell.

The rest of the stuff was just thrown into that carton, loose. The Aspheric head was just in a zip-lock bag, with was not even closed correctly. The D-cell Li-ions were completely loose. Charger and parts were also merrily flowing around with each movement.
Not a single piece of foam or bubble wrap.
Think about it: They send the aspheric head with those prongs, and loose d-cells without padding with airmail.

To make things even niver, it seems a small zip-lock bag was filled with silicon grease. And squashed flat between the charger and the aspheric head, smearing all those lose parts with grease.

The aspheric lens is completely dusty and has fingerprints on both ends (gladly, this can be cleaned), and there is not a single piece of paper inside the package. Not even a slip "put in batteries that way", not any UI explanation of the flashlight.

The flashlight head itself (non-spheric) was not put together correctly, having one o-ring partially hanging out.

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But now for the good parts: The light feels nice and sturdy. The battery space is milled quite nicely: It has milled grooved for 18650 cells AND 32650, both fit in nicely without an adaptor.
The reflector is thankfully not dusty or anything (as it would be not cleanable), SMO, and looks actally quite nice. On a white wall it doesnt need to hide from other SMO reflector lights.
With the aspheric, its a nice thrower, although i also had the problem that the head should not be tightened completely to be in focus, making using the selection ring harder.

I did at first think that the aspheric lens is bad, but this was a result of trying to focus too close. It is not possible to get a nice projection of the LED-Die in a meter or two distance. Shining at a house across the street it was possible to get a nice square shape, though. Near-field effects seem to be quite pronounced with such a big aspheric AND die together.

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I am currently on a trip and can not make any images, but at this point my verdict is:
That light is really nice and cool, but by god do not order it at flydragon.

 

[horizonseeker]

did you order from Hkequipment or Feilong directly? mine was from Feilong directly and was packaged better with foam blocks protecting the contents.

I think there is a plastic case you can purchase as an option that will fit the flashlight.