ValhallaPrime
Newly Enlightened
(Just added some beamshots below (10/21/06)
Check this on out fellahs, I need opinions on what to do....
Just got back from Target with a new Innova X0 (hey, they were like 10% off, thats all i needed). At the store, there were about 4 on the rack....Checked all 4 for the tint and brightness....Holy %hit! one was bright as heck, a bit BRIGHTER than the X03 that was left on the rack below.
I thought I hit pay dirt...Tint was excellent too.
Soooo, i just got home, fired it up, and yes, it is beautiful. My EDC is a SureFire E2D, so i dragged it out of my messenger bag to do a side-by-side. Surefire has only about 10 minutes on a fresh set of energizers. Double Holy! It's gotta be about 10-20 percent brighter than the E2D!
Now for the BIG KICKER......
I'm holding them both, staring at the ceiling with the wife. Now, I'm used to the SureFire getting hot after a few mins....say, maybe 3-6.
Guys, I'm not kidding, the Innova got to that hotness in maybe 45 seconds. And it's the X0, not the X03.....I have an X5, which on paper should have about the same drain rates yadda yadda. It never gets warm. This thing got to where i was worried the batts were gonna thermal out! and that was about at the 2 minute mark. The whole light from end to end was over 110 degrees (and it's only 64 in the house atm.) only after about 2 mins.
Thoughts?
I obviously got a funky one. Do you think it's dangerous? It IS crazy bright, but at what price on battery safety? On such a fast drain, what's the danger to myself?
I'm thinking of just returning it and replaying the LuxLottery. I just wanted something for walks at night that I could use the half-deads from the Surefire in. The X5 was awesome at that until the wife decided to "own" it instead.
Check this on out fellahs, I need opinions on what to do....
Just got back from Target with a new Innova X0 (hey, they were like 10% off, thats all i needed). At the store, there were about 4 on the rack....Checked all 4 for the tint and brightness....Holy %hit! one was bright as heck, a bit BRIGHTER than the X03 that was left on the rack below.
I thought I hit pay dirt...Tint was excellent too.
Soooo, i just got home, fired it up, and yes, it is beautiful. My EDC is a SureFire E2D, so i dragged it out of my messenger bag to do a side-by-side. Surefire has only about 10 minutes on a fresh set of energizers. Double Holy! It's gotta be about 10-20 percent brighter than the E2D!
Now for the BIG KICKER......
I'm holding them both, staring at the ceiling with the wife. Now, I'm used to the SureFire getting hot after a few mins....say, maybe 3-6.
Guys, I'm not kidding, the Innova got to that hotness in maybe 45 seconds. And it's the X0, not the X03.....I have an X5, which on paper should have about the same drain rates yadda yadda. It never gets warm. This thing got to where i was worried the batts were gonna thermal out! and that was about at the 2 minute mark. The whole light from end to end was over 110 degrees (and it's only 64 in the house atm.) only after about 2 mins.
Thoughts?
I obviously got a funky one. Do you think it's dangerous? It IS crazy bright, but at what price on battery safety? On such a fast drain, what's the danger to myself?
I'm thinking of just returning it and replaying the LuxLottery. I just wanted something for walks at night that I could use the half-deads from the Surefire in. The X5 was awesome at that until the wife decided to "own" it instead.
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