Special Edition Fenix LOD CE Q2

[ernsanada]

I just received the Special Edition Fenix LOD CE Q2 from the Fenix Store. Fenix Store

Shipping took 2 days.

Uses Cree 7090 XR-E.

Comes with o-ring, split ring and pocket clip.

Input voltage, 0.8-3.3V.

Fit and finish is excellent.

Type III Hard Anodize is also excellent.

Twist action is very smooth.

Comes with o-ring, split ring and pocket clip.

O-ring came lubricated.

Cree 7090 XR-E

Left to right, Fenix LOD CE Q2, Fenix LOD CE, Fenix LOP

Top to bottom, Fenix LOD CE Q2, Fenix LOD CE, Fenix LOP

All beamshots used freshly charged Rechargeable Energizer 850mAh Batteries.

Fenix LOD CE Q2 @ 77"

Fenix LOD CE @ 77"

Left, Fenix LOD CE Q2. Right, Fenix LOD CE @ 77"

 

[nanotech17]

beamshots with UF 602D CE would be nice.

 

[Chao]

Wow,thanks for the beamshots:goodjob: Q2 version looks great.

 

[Lite_me]

Much appreciated. :goodjob: As usual.

I have one on the way. It's been two days. Fastest I've received anything from Fenix-store was 7 days. I'll start lookin' tomorrow. :duh2:

 

[ernsanada]

Much appreciated. :goodjob: As usual.

I have one on the way. It's been two days. Fastest I've received anything from Fenix-store was 7 days. I'll start lookin' tomorrow. :duh2:

Usual shipping time is 4 days to reach me.

 

[BMRSEB]

Q2 looks a touch brighter, is that so in your eyes, Erns?

 

[ernsanada]

Q2 looks a touch brighter, is that so in your eyes, Erns?

Yes the Q2 brigtness looks the same in the pictures.

It has a warmer tint than the LOD CE.

 

[ensile]

nicer, more white and focussed. Still verrry smooth and bright, i can feel myself going to the buy it for dad. maybe two... oh gawd.

 

[nuggett]

ce looks brighter to me
Thanks for the look

 

[barkingmad]

Are they still ok to use with 10440 Li-ion's?

 

[2xTrinity]

Are they still ok to use with 10440 Li-ion's?

The light never officially supported 10440. They claim 0.8-3.3V input. That is because the circuit is a boost driver (voltage step-up). If any higher voltage is supplied, the circuit is bypassed essentially direct-driving. However, since the L0D-CE uses a separate pulse-width-modulation driver to switch between levels, rather than setting the boost driver to different currents, multiple levels of are still retained even when direct-driving off a LiIon. In the case of the L1D-CE, running that on a 14500 does the same thing, but since the levels other than high are set using the driver, all levels are lost except high and strobe. (Although, there have been no known cases of a L0D-CE frying, and I and many others have been EDCing these with 10440s for months on end)

As for the Q2, it's still luck of the draw if it will be noticeably brighter or not -- for example, if the old P4 model was near the very top of its bin, and the Q2 happened to be just barely above the bottom of the bin, the two emitters would in reality be almost exactly the same. On the other hand, if one were to get a "low end" P4 and a "high end" Q2, the difference would be quite substantial.

The biggest benefit of this appears to be the natural finish. I hope the standard model comes out in natural -- over time the black finish wears in spots, and the bare aluminum underneath really stands out. Those kind of blemishes would blend in if the light were gray to begin with.

 

[dekelsey61]

Hi,
Does this "Special Edition" light have the DARK RINGS around the beam like alot of cree lights have? Thank you.
Dan

 

[Steve L]

Hi,
Does this "Special Edition" light have the DARK RINGS around the beam like alot of cree lights have? Thank you.
Dan

There are beamshots in the first post. My LOD CE has a flood beam and it doesn't have Dark Rings.

 

[jeffreywo]

may i'm know how many lumens for each modes thx~

 

[vic2367]

nice,,,another light for the collection

 

[ernsanada]

may i'm know how many lumens for each modes thx~

From the Fenix Store specs., • Five output types: 20 Lumens(3.5hrs) -> 7.5 Lumens(8.5hrs) -> 50 Lumens(1hrs) ->Strobe -> SOS

 

[nanotech17]

maybe one should compare to this
http://www.customlightfactory.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=364

 

[mkphc]

what's the q2 designation mean?

 

[KeyGrip]

what's the q2 designation mean?

The emitter has a different bin code, so the light is slightly brighter. Also, Fenix store says that the Q2 lights come with a prototype Medium Orange Peel reflector.

Reference: http://fenix-store.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_65&products_id=263

 

[barkingmad]

The emitter has a different bin code, so the light is slightly brighter. Also, Fenix store says that the Q2 lights come with a prototype Medium Orange Peel reflector.

Reference: http://fenix-store.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_65&products_id=263

On that link it says:

The Special Edition L0D CE Q2's do not have the special prototype MOP (medium orange peel) texture reflector.

... i.e. DO NOT have the MOP reflector?