ICON Modus 1 & 2 Review

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Excellent review. Now, the only question is who has them? I tried all the dealers on their website and the only one who had them on their site was OpticsPlanet and after I ordered one, I found out they are out of stock. :hairpull:
 
Nice review.
Never knew these light existed. lovecpf

Too bad they don't ship out of the US, would love to get one. Heck they make awesome gifts as they are aesthetically very appealing to me.
 
strinq said:
Too bad they don't ship out of the US, would love to get one. Heck they make awesome gifts as they are aesthetically very appealing to me.
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I'm sure that they will appear on eBay in time, and hopefully (eventually) through international dealers.
 
Well, I finally go mine, after a month wait. :tired:

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Kind of goes nicely with the other stuff, huh?

It's definitely a big light, 6.25" long and pretty chubby, but I like it. I have large hands (size 12 gloves). I also like the ribs, they make a good squeeze toy. Not as sharp as the Rogue. I also have a Modus 1 coming from a different source. I think Icon did a nice job with this light. :thumbsup:
 
Got my Modus 1 at MattK's fabulous Thursday nite party at the SHOT show. Everyone at the party received one who participated in the evening's drawings. Paul Kim's contribution to the party. Thank you Matt and PK. :twothumbs:twothumbs

Bill
 
Light11 said:
Nice review :twothumbs.
The design is great and innovative,love to see it on titanium...
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Titanium would certainly be impressive, but I think it would translate better to the Rogue than the Modus. I think the design of the Modus relies quite heavily on it being slightly "soft".

The Coach said:
It's definitely a big light, 6.25" long and pretty chubby, but I like it. I have large hands
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You and me both 🙂

I also like the ribs, they make a good squeeze toy. Not as sharp as the Rogue.
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Another Modus-squeezing addict!

Bullzeyebill said:
Got my Modus 1 at MattK's fabulous Thursday nite party at the SHOT show. Everyone at the party received one who participated in the evening's drawings. Paul Kim's contribution to the party. Thank you Matt and PK. :twothumbs:twothumbs
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Generous chap 😱

Regards,
Tempest
 
I finally received a Modus 1 thanks to PK and BatteryJunction... and I love this thing. It's hard to explain but something about it makes me want to pick it up and play with it. The beam is ringy, yes, but it is also very well balanced and quite usable.
 
carrot said:
... and I love this thing. It's hard to explain but something about it makes me want to pick it up and play with it...
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That has been a popular observation 🙂

For those lucky enough to own a Modus (or a Rogue, for that matter), PK has confirmed that Li-ion rechargeables are safe for use in ICON lights.

Regards,
Tempest
 
ICON Modus lights are now listed on www.brightguy.com. Supposed to ship 2-19-10.At the price they are selling for the Modus lights look like a great LED light buy for flashoholics and non-flashoholics alike! .I have not purchased any lights for a while but these will be hard to resist.Really anxious to get my hands on one! BTW I don't work for or am in any way affiliated with Bright Guy(they are a great retailer though!)but I wanted to pass this along as some of us have been waiting for the Modus release for a while.
 
Hi Tempest,

Sorry to bring up an old thread but I see there is some mis-information in here.

You said that li-ion batteries are safe to use in the MODUS.

As the MODUS I has a boost only driver, li-ion will overdrive it. I'm not sure but I guess the MODUS II has a boost only driver similar to the I and 2 x li-ion will surely kill it.

I've field tested the MODUS I and apparently the electronics are not up to par to withstand li-ions. My driver is already killed. It will not run on regular AA's anymore and is less bright on li-ion than another MODUS (driver is sucking phantom power).

I'll clue you in on the emitter used later. =)
 
polkiuj said:
As the MODUS I has a boost only driver, li-ion will overdrive it. I'm not sure but I guess the MODUS II has a boost only driver similar to the I and 2 x li-ion will surely kill it.
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I've just checked this with PK.

The MODUS I isn't using the same circuit as the MODUS II. Using Li-ion in the MODUS I will slightly overdrive it, but shouldn't be a problem. The MODUS II can handle Li-ion fine.

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Tempest
 
Just to throw in my two cents on this thread, I picked up a Modus 1 a few weeks ago and it strikes me as being an excellent flashlight to give to a little kid -- chunky, round-edged, bright enough to be useful but not bright enough to hurt their eyes (or their friends' eyes), and it runs on cheap batteries.
 
Tempest UK said:
I've just checked this with PK.

The MODUS I isn't using the same circuit as the MODUS II. Using Li-ion in the MODUS I will slightly overdrive it, but shouldn't be a problem. The MODUS II can handle Li-ion fine.

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Tempest
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Argh! So that means I could have asked for a warranty? =(

Too late now, I'm far happier with what I have now :party:
 
Just got a Modus II, and it works fine with e2 L91 Lithium primaries. You're sure P.K. confirmed that it can handle the voltage of two charged 14500 cells? The website and the packaging mention ONLY 1.5v alkalines.
 
I can only go by what I've been told, which is that Li-ion rechargeables should work. I haven't felt the need to test it myself.
 
While I don't own a modus, in my experience with the rogue 1 and 2, li-ion doesn't work well. In the rogue 1, it would run slightly brighter for a few seconds, then just shut off. I don't know if the driver pooped out, or if the battery protection kicked in. Afterward the light works just fine with nimh and alkies, but I'd rather not risk burning out a nice light. I didn't dare try two 14500's in the rogue 2, but using one with a spacer seemed to work just fine, albeit impractical - a marginal gain in brightness for a major decrease in capacity.
 
Sorry to once again bring up an old thread, but I cannot find if this has been answered anywhere. Can the Modus 2 use 2 14500 Li-Ion batteries (8.4v total)? Tempest UK seems to think it can no problem, but he never did it himself...
 
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