I just bought another EB1 tactical and was in for a surprise:
The electronics in the head are now different.
My first EB1 with serial number A04813 won't run with LiFePO4 cells until they are almost empty but runs well on IMRs. Furthermore it has the "pre flash" issue and sometimes doesn't go on when I repeatedly press for momentary on. It also has a slightly frosted lens and a hotspot which sort of blends into the surrounding beam. I can also put this head on my E1B body and with the clicky tail cap it works like the E1B.
My new EB1 with serial number A11850 runs perfectly on fully charged LiFePO4 cells. It doesn't have any issues when strobing manually and to my surprise it has only 1 level on my E1B body! Furthermore it has a perfectly clear lens and a very well-defined hotspot which is larger than on my older EB1.
So obviously the electronics have been changed in the new EB1 and now the head works like the LX2 head. It would be interesting to see runtime charts with the new head but I'm not equipped to perform such a test.
I like both EB1s and am not even sure which I like more as I'm not in the habit of strobing manually, so functionally the old EB1 was perfect and I quite like the possibility of using the head on an E1B body with clicky. On the new one I like the LiFePO4 compatibility.
This information might be important for someone thinking of buying the EB1 with the idea of using the head on an E1B.
Where did you get the newer EB1T from? Does anyone know who is carrying the newer version?
I just bought one and it's the older version. The only issue I have with it is that it won't work with fully charged LiFePO4 cells. I really like the beam. But I'm wondering what the beam without the diffusion film looks like. Could you take a side by side comparison shot?