JetBeam Jet-III M (Military) Review - RUNTIMES, BEAMSHOTS, DETAILED PICS and more!

pltan said:

What kind of holster/pouch do you guys use with yours, and do you have any other accessories?
I did notice with using the AWC123 batteries there is considerable rattle, as the batteries themselves are smaller than the 18650 (which happens to be a great fit)
Have any of you taken off the built-in clip, I find it's placing a little bit awkward, perhaps it's designed for holster use?

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I just use the clip with mine. It is removable, but may require a little force. For a holster, I find the Stallion half-holster (designed for the inova T4/T5) fits well and allows for easy access. I'm sure plenty more would fit, though.

As for the rattle, that's to be expected in order to allow the wider protected 18650 cells to have access. The spare battery holder that Olight sells for the M20 is a perfect fit for the Jet-III M as well (you just need to remove the cap hook piece on the holder, or skip the cap altogether).

selfbuilt said:

As for the rattle, that's to be expected in order to allow the wider protected 18650 cells to have access. The spare battery holder that Olight sells for the M20 is a perfect fit for the Jet-III M as well (you just need to remove the cap hook piece on the holder, or skip the cap altogether).

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I find the cap is unneeded - just use the body of the battery holder and it works perfectly to stop the rattle. I have bought 2 Olight battery holders for my Jet-IIIM and find they work well.

I use 2x 18350 (I know, they're NOT protected); no rattle and longer runtime than 16340s, and flatter regulation than 18650s.

Interesting...I'll try and find this battery holder....

I guess all holsters are pretty expensive, I was looking at Maxpedition's Universal Flashlight holder...that beast is 25 bucks.

I asked the same thing back at the end of November -- see this thread -- but even though the holster I ordered was fairly inexpensive, when shipping was added, it was around $20 anyway. And the one I got works very well, except for the clip on the flashlight catches inside the holster. But if you're thinking of removing the clip anyway...

naked2 said:

I don't know about these, but the new (presale) Jet Ti M will have the new reflector! :thumbsup:

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Jet Ti M... I can't wait for mine.:popcorn:

TI Jetbeam III Military

Just thought that I would give a heads up in case you still would like one. I thought that I had missed out, but on the off chance that maybe someone cancelled their order, I contacted BugOutGear. They told me that they had ordered a few extra. Now is your chance...Good luck!

If I have to gripe about this light at all, it would be the following.

The attachment method for the spring in the tail cap is cheesy. It should be a tubular rivet, not a little piece of metal with a solder blob.

The tailcap has to be fairly tight in order to make good electrical conduct, otherwise the light goes on and off intermittently.

No battery carrier included with the light to eliminate rattle with 123's

The anodizing all over the light is crazed. Like little spider webs from cap to head. It doesn't bother me but I was being picky like some are it is worth mentioning.

The beam has rings


All said, I would not hesitate to recommend this light to anybody, especially at the $71 I paid for it.

It encourages me to proceed with the M1x purchase, but I will still wait for the reviews to come in.

livingaboard said:

The attachment method for the spring in the tail cap is cheesy. It should be a tubular rivet, not a little piece of metal with a solder blob.

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Ever have to deal with a loose rivet? :whistle:

EngrPaul said:

Ever have to deal with a loose rivet? :whistle:

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A loose rivet on a flashlight? no. I have, however, put in tens of thousands of rivets, if not more, for commercial airplane production and the proper rivet used in right application would be way better than what I am seeing here.

jet beams warranty program is excellent , sounds like u are not satisfied, send it back to get a new one or a refund is my suggestion

madi05

Can Z33 Lanyard be use with Jet-3-M flashlight?

livingaboard said:

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The tailcap has to be fairly tight in order to make good electrical conduct, otherwise the light goes on and off intermittently.
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I had a small episode that was related to this. I had a loose tailcap, and I guess the intermittent connection was enough to put the light into program mode, and eventually change my low setting to strobe. I though the light was dead at one point as well. I had to grab another light until I had time to look at it and figure out what happened.

Of course no flashlight works well with a loose tailcap, so I don't consider this a fault. Just interesting on how it could reprogram my light. I'm not sure why the tailcap was loose, but I'm making a point of checking it and making sure it is tight. I was wondering if twisting the head, with the battery in there can loosen the tail cap?

Anyone else notice their tailcap a little loose?

Still very happy with this light, I think JetBeam really scored.

Largely based on selfbuilt's great review, I confidently ordered a Jet III-M. Got my Jet III-M today. I'm really impressed with this light... and find the UI superb and simple... I love the ability to use with a 18650 (what I am using), 2*16340, and 2*CR123, the super low light level, soft grey color type III anodization, the ability to tailstand if ever needed for candle mode in a power outage, great build quality.

I ordered a warm tint/hybrid reflector from BugOutGear and my reflector sure looks fairly smo to me, but perhaps that's how the hybrid looks... there is a soft darkish corona in the beam around the hotspot. The full ramp time on my sample from MIN to MAX brightness is about 40 seconds... a finding similar to several other users here. The 50% double flash indicator occurs at about 20 seconds.

I'm extremely pleased with the build, UI, and features and would eagerly choose JetBeam for another flashlight. This experience makes me really want a single-cell JetBeam flashlight for EDC... like I really need another flashlight!

I retyped the scanned instruction manual that was provided earlier in this thread for those who may want to copy the text to plug into a text file, as I like to do. NOTE: I also edited the writing here and there to improve the use of the english language, for clarity.

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MODE SWITCHING
There are two modes in JETBeam M series flashlights. Max brightness and user-defined mode. The user can switch modes quickly by tightening/loosening the light bezel.

By tightening the head, then clicking the light, MAX brightness is achieved.

When loosening the head, the light enters the user-defined mode. The user can define the brightness and function when in the user-defined mode.

USER DEFINED MODE SETTING
In the user-defined mode, switch the light off/on three times (or more) within one second, then the light enters Hidden Menu.

TIPS: This UI procedure is designed to avoid accidentally entering into Hidden Menu. As it is not easy to switch off/on three times or more in such a short period of time, simply half-press the button at the tail cap twice (or more), and then quickly click the button ON to enter Hidden Menu.

BRIGHTNESS SETTING
After entering the Hidden Menu, the light goes into the Brightness Setting directly. At this time, the brightness will go from Min to Max gradually, and stops at Max, then go back to Min and repeat the process. One cycle takes about 8 seconds. (38-40 seconds on several reported samples). During this process, the light flickers once at Min, twice at 50%, and three times at Max (100%) to as indicators of the current brightness level. Users can switch off the light at any preferred level, wait for more than 2 seconds to switch back on, then the brightness which was chosen will be memorized as the user-defined mode. Users can set different brightness levels according to specific needs.

SPECIAL FUNCTIONS SELECTING
After entering the Brightness Setting item of the Hidden Menu, switch the tailcap button off then on continuously in a second, and the light enters the Special Functions Selecting mode. In this mode, the light will perform all the special functions automatically. It initially goes from 1 Hz strobe to 15 Hz strobe, which takes about 8 seconds. Then it goes on performing other special functions, including warning signal, standby signal (it flickers once every 8 seconds to indicate the position of the light setting), 100% SOS and 5% SOS.

These are the Special Functions in the order they are presented:

• 1 Hz strobe to 15 Hz strobe
• Standby Signal
• Warning Signal
• 100% SOS
• 5% SOS

To select any of the special functions to be the selected user-defined mode, just switch off the light while that function is being presented, and wait for more than 2 seconds before switching back on, then the function will be memorized as the user-defined mode.

RESET FUNCTION
To RESET: After entering the Special Functions Selecting item of the Hidden Menu, switch the light OFF and back ON again, then wait for about 3 seconds, and then switch the light OFF again, waiting for more than two seconds, and the light resumes the default mode (5% brightness level) as the user-defined mode from the factory. If you do not wish to reset, then switch the flashlight off and immediately switch back on within a second, then the light will go back to the Brightness Setting of the Hidden Menu.

I completely rewrote them here, IMO (and BOG's!) much easier to understand!

naked2... ah, good job. Well between here and there, it should be a piece of cake for the new user to get going!

Jet-Ti M review and beautiful regulation even with single Li-Ion!

EngrPaul said:

Lens upgrade option

Original measurements: 28.07mm x 2.44mm
Replacement/Upgrade: 28.6mm x 2.84mm

From flashlightlens.com $6.25 + $1.55 first class shipping.

Makes the reflector glow blue&violet from the violet A/R coating. My light is the "warm" option, the beam is peachy white. Violet an peach are fantastic together.

Lens is a little thicker than the stock glass, but the bezel still fits fine. The bezel gap is slightly bigger, I added an unused black o-ring to fill the gap and provide an additional guard against dirt and moisture. There's a gap with my light regardless.

The diameter of the lens fills up the opening better with some gap still left over around the edges.

Here's some pictures, they barely begin to show how awesome the front end looks with the upgraded lens.

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What will this do as far as an upgrade to this light?

Respect,

A

ALowe said:

What will this do as far as an upgrade to this light?

Respect,

A

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• More light emitted through the lens, less bounced back toward the emitter.
• Better fitting diameter lens
• Better looking
• Bezel stands up a little bit more than stock

I love this light so much, I'm looking for an excuse to get another.

"I have two hands" is my latest excuse, do you think that will work?:nana: