Liteflux LF2XT Discussion Thread (Part 5)

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ninemm said:
However, when I turn the light on in CUI it flashes once at me before proceeding to low. I searched around but didn't find an answer to the issue. Anyone have some insight?
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It sounds like you have the 'Momentary On' enabled. A press and hold lights it up in your user setting, release, and it goes out. If that is not enabled, a press and hold still turns the light On, but when released it stays On.

When Momentary On is enabled, you get a quick flash (blink) when turning On the light with a quick press & release. I don't like that setting myself and have it disabled. I don't need momentary On, as the light is easy enough to turn On and Off. And I don't like that blink either.

To enable/disable the momentary On feature, while the light is On, 4 quick clicks will toggle the setting. You'll see a conformation flash to indicate the setting change.

Enjoy.... It's a great flashlight.

Edit: Ooops, too late... :ohgeez:
 
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Hope you like your new light, ninemm. One thing to watch is keep the tailcap tightened down. It can loosen up on its own. Seems like I had to fight mine a bit initially to get the clip right.

Geoff
 
Zeruel said:
Mine didn't. I've killed an unprotected 10440 by using it till the light shut off by itself.... without the ODP on. :ohgeez: No funny modes as you've experienced.
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I may have read months ago, but maybe someone who has the user manual/experience more readily available on their memory.

I'm using the FUI, have the 3min shutoff enabled, and the ODP enabled.

If I understand correctly, with the 3min shutoff on, it won't do the ODP, which shouldn't be a problem since I would have to click it back on over and over to kill a 10440.

Now when I want to use it for longer periods, I click off the 3min shutoff. Does the ODP then become active?
 
sqchram said:
I may have read months ago, but maybe someone who has the user manual/experience more readily available on their memory.

I'm using the FUI, have the 3min shutoff enabled, and the ODP enabled.

If I understand correctly, with the 3min shutoff on, it won't do the ODP, which shouldn't be a problem since I would have to click it back on over and over to kill a 10440.

Now when I want to use it for longer periods, I click off the 3min shutoff. Does the ODP then become active?
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From my understanding of how it works, if you turn on one it cancels out the other.

So for example you turn on ODP and then turn on 3 minute auto off, that will in turn cancel out, or turn off, the ODP.
If you turn off the 3 minute auto off just by pressing 8C + PH, then it will be disabled and so too will ODP as it was disabled when auto off was turned on.

So from that understanding I think that if you have the auto off enabled and just use the clicks to turn it off neither that nor ODP will be on, however if you have auto off on and then do 4C + PH to turn on the ODP it will cancel out the auto off and enable that feature instead.
Same goes for when turning off the ODP, turn on the auto off to replace it with that, or turn off the ODP to have neither auto off or ODP on..


Hope that makes sense, there was a little repetitiveness :ohgeez:
 
QUOTE=AussieRanga From my understanding of how it works, if you turn on one it cancels out the other.

So for example you turn on ODP and then turn on 3 minute auto off, that will in turn cancel out, or turn off, the ODP.

That sounds right.

If you turn off the 3 minute auto off just by pressing 8C + PH, then it will be disabled and so too will ODP as it was disabled when auto off was turned on.

Not sure, but when I check the status (by turning off, then turning back on), i can have both the 3min auto off, and ODP flash twice quickly meaning both are set to on.

So from that understanding I think that if you have the auto off enabled and just use the clicks to turn it off neither that nor ODP will be on,

I think ODP would be on, as it shows as on when I set it, meaning 3min auto off is set, I 3xC to temporarily turn off, if I 4xC + PH it does a slow blank, meaning I just turned it off from the enabled status. Therefore it should be on and functioning when I temporarily turn off the 3min auto off?

however if you have auto off on and then do 4C + PH to turn on the ODP it will cancel out the auto off and enable that feature instead.

See I think it will be 'enabled' but not active, meaning the 3min auto off will keep a higher prioriy, which shouldn't be a problem since you'd have to repeatedly turn the light on over and over every 3 minutes till you killed a 10440

Same goes for when turning off the ODP, turn on the auto off to replace it with that, or turn off the ODP to have neither auto off or ODP on..




sithjedi333, I don't know of any protected 10440s, but I just check the voltage now and then with the 5xC and just recharge.
 
I'm not sure if mine is behaving quite the same. Here's one thing I've noticed. Normally I have the 3min. shutoff enabled and the ODP disabled. If I temporarily disable the shutoff with 3 clicks the light will go into the 18 flash shutdown when the voltage drops low enough. Is this ODP kicking in? If I check ODP status it still appears to be disabled.

In any event I normally run NiMH's, change them often, and all is good.

Geoff
 
Does the LF2XT detect a Lion as being different from a NiMH and change the ODP threshold accordingly?

Have there been any reports of blowups with unprotected Lion 10440? I haven't been able to find any so far.

Thanks, thinking about making the switch to 10440.
 
sithjedi333 said:
Does the LF2XT detect a Lion as being different from a NiMH and change the ODP threshold accordingly?
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Yes. Works like a charm.
Be sure to verify the pill's accuracy occasionally by checking your cell with a VOM, I had a bad pill that was getting wrong readings, eliteled replaced it promptly.
I had great service with eneloops also.
 
Flying Turtle said:
I'm not sure if mine is behaving quite the same. Here's one thing I've noticed. Normally I have the 3min. shutoff enabled and the ODP disabled. If I temporarily disable the shutoff with 3 clicks the light will go into the 18 flash shutdown when the voltage drops low enough. Is this ODP kicking in? If I check ODP status it still appears to be disabled.
Geoff
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I just tried this with one of mine with a NiMh with a resting voltage of 1.2 - It did the same thing. 18 flashes and it shut down after disabling auto-off. I haven't tried it with a Li-Ion as I don't have a discharged one and don't really want to discharge one down that far just to try it. And I'm not sure what my ODP setting is set at, but it seems to be working so.. it's ok by me.

sithjedi333 said:
Have there been any reports of blowups with unprotected Lion 10440? I haven't been able to find any so far.

Thanks, thinking about making the switch to 10440.
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I haven't read about any. I've used 10440s in both of mine since I got the lights. No problems.
 
Got my LF2XT Q4 neutral white in natural(think it was the last one from Khoo) today!

I'm currently sticking to the CUI(at least for now) which seems to work great!

The smooth beam is a nice change from the tight and ringy beam of my Proton Pro and neutral tint(my first) also looks great as well!

The light feels tiny in my hands and it also isnt very grippy which makes it a bit hard to click!
 
Welcome to the club, Yapo. I hope we haven't over-hyped this light for you. It certainly does make the Proton Pro beam look sick. My first reaction was that it seemed golden, at least compared to the LEDs I knew. Wasn't sure about the tint at first, but it's preferred now.

Geoff
 
Thx! I tested it outside last night against my proton pro.

My proton pro's tint is slightly warm with a tighter and more defined hot spot giving more throw but the floodier neutral white beam from the LF2XT doesnt feel far behind.

It's amazing how much the tint can change things!

The pocket clip for the LF2XT feels a bit flimsy though...The one i got was a bit crooked so i had to bend it a bit.

Now i want to try pimp it out a bit!

I dont quite have the funds to turn it into titanium or brass + tritiums but i was wondering if anyone's tried out the aspheric lens that Ku was offering or any other lenses/optics in it could tell/show me how the beams like?

I know theres a video showing the aspheric on the LF2XT but i cant really tell if its worth getting from Dealextreme as i hear their CS hasnt been so great lately.

Also has anyone managed to fit in a gitd o-ring at the lens? as the one being used looks rather thin!

Thx!
 
What strikes me about these LF2XT threads, is that there is a lot of repetitive information is being diluted in tons of posts. It's a pity, when I have time I try to condense the information in the wiki: I think all this knowledge should be available there, rather than having members forced to wade through lot's of posts. But I know someone has to start.
Have a look here: http://www.cpfwiki.com/Wiki/index.php/LF2XT, look especially for the recurring ODP issue, it should ring a bell...

About the wiki issue, I started another thread: http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=268176

-alex-
 
Looks like Khoo, Steve, and LiteFlux web site are out of stock for this light.
Have they stopped production, or are they coming out with a new version of the LF2XT any time soon?
 
Flying Turtle said:
www.EliteLED.com still seems to have some.

Geoff
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Their web page shows they're in stock but they don't have any. ( I emailed four days ago to confirm stock before I ordered, and got a reply that they don't have any and don't know when they'll get more.) They should really update the site to reflect this....my more cynical nature does not view this as a good practice, though, to be completely fair, maybe just an oversight.
 
Is the black LF2XT not available on the liteflux site? I haven't logged in to try and buy it, but it looks available. Also the last update LEDCool posted in his thread on the marketplace said he had the black in stock.

I did see a kuku427 post suggesting Liteflux currently had no plans for another run of LF2XT's though: http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showpost.php?p=2498616&postcount=39 That, combined with the much delayed L5FXT, is a bit of a worry. I hope they're not getting out of the flashlight business. 🙁
 
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