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- Sep 14, 2006
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Well, number one - Rexlight was dead on arrival. Well, not exactly dead, but I popped in a NIMH, it flickered and died. I tightened it all the way and it came back on, flickered, and died. Way to QC, Kai... lol. I was scared I'd be sending this immediately back to China.
I don't have any of the deoxit / cleaning agents you flashaholics have... no alcohol either. I live in a fricking dorm. So I took a napkin, wet it, and scrubbed the head connector as hard as possible, using my fingernail in the end for good measure. After all, I don't want to be exploring some tunnel (we do that for fun here) and having the light flicker and die on me. It worked.
Installation was tricky, and they really should have done it for you beforehand. I have NO lube. What did I end up using? Vaseline. I hope it doesn't screw anything up, please tell me immediately if it will... So yes, after a LOT of oily mucking around, I installed both O-rings on each side and tried to put it together. No dice. I had to remove the outermost ring on each side to get it to screw together. Oh well, spares for me...
Now the box. The box looks really nice at first, but if you open it upside down, the Rexlight logo will fall down and you will see that it is just a cloth that says "Rexlight" wrapped on cardboard and stuffed on the top. I masking taped it back up there. Cheap box ya got there. There are random grooves besides the one the Rexlight fits in, which really makes no sense.
The size. The Rexlight is extremely small for its power, and when compared to a MXDL (Elly), it fits much better in pocket. Thank god. If you've got a Powerlight, it's only a bit taller than that. You know what? I'll let the pictures do the talking. Top to bottom: Xnova v2 (sucks), Powerlight(great beginner light), Elly CREE(best light for the money. Ever), Rexlight.
And there you have it.
Build: There are slight flaws, a light scratch, and the engraving seems extremely shallow and faint. Oh well, I don't really care.
I've got beamshots. Modded Cree ELLY left, Rexlight High right.
This shot is with the custom modded CREE Elly (Pre-Elite) with one of download's emitters. As you can see, the Rexlight on high is significantly brighter than the Elly while having a wider hotspot and smaller spill. And the beam is very white and even. Slight halo which may not be seen here. The halo is so slight as to not matter.
Now, this Rexlight exhibits PWM (proven by the finger method) which is a bummer. The interface is slightly awkward as I have to wait 5 seconds before I turn off the Rexlight or I will be met with a nice strobe next on. The SOS mode doesn't look like SOS at all to me. It's not dark enough to test how useful low/medium/high are, but low is really low. Too bad I won't be able to read with the Rexlight.
I really, really wanted one WITHOUT PWM. Yes, I'm whining because I can potentially kill someone with my PWM light, will be unable to read in the dark with it, and also because my battery life will be lessened on low/medium due to the inefficiency of PWM. If not for the PWM, I would think this light perfect.
Overall, I'm pleased with the Rexlight, though it's got its flaws. Definitely not worth $30 (flashlights over $20 make me sick) but we'll still buy it because we like our toys. I would probably never buy a flashlight over $30, it's just too much of a waste when really, the Cree Elite will do the job. After the Rexlight stuff dies down, this will probably be my last venture into CPF for a long time.
Unless, maybe a really nice, really cheap AAA Cree light comes along on DX/KD...
I don't have any of the deoxit / cleaning agents you flashaholics have... no alcohol either. I live in a fricking dorm. So I took a napkin, wet it, and scrubbed the head connector as hard as possible, using my fingernail in the end for good measure. After all, I don't want to be exploring some tunnel (we do that for fun here) and having the light flicker and die on me. It worked.
Installation was tricky, and they really should have done it for you beforehand. I have NO lube. What did I end up using? Vaseline. I hope it doesn't screw anything up, please tell me immediately if it will... So yes, after a LOT of oily mucking around, I installed both O-rings on each side and tried to put it together. No dice. I had to remove the outermost ring on each side to get it to screw together. Oh well, spares for me...
Now the box. The box looks really nice at first, but if you open it upside down, the Rexlight logo will fall down and you will see that it is just a cloth that says "Rexlight" wrapped on cardboard and stuffed on the top. I masking taped it back up there. Cheap box ya got there. There are random grooves besides the one the Rexlight fits in, which really makes no sense.
The size. The Rexlight is extremely small for its power, and when compared to a MXDL (Elly), it fits much better in pocket. Thank god. If you've got a Powerlight, it's only a bit taller than that. You know what? I'll let the pictures do the talking. Top to bottom: Xnova v2 (sucks), Powerlight(great beginner light), Elly CREE(best light for the money. Ever), Rexlight.
And there you have it.
Build: There are slight flaws, a light scratch, and the engraving seems extremely shallow and faint. Oh well, I don't really care.
I've got beamshots. Modded Cree ELLY left, Rexlight High right.
This shot is with the custom modded CREE Elly (Pre-Elite) with one of download's emitters. As you can see, the Rexlight on high is significantly brighter than the Elly while having a wider hotspot and smaller spill. And the beam is very white and even. Slight halo which may not be seen here. The halo is so slight as to not matter.
Now, this Rexlight exhibits PWM (proven by the finger method) which is a bummer. The interface is slightly awkward as I have to wait 5 seconds before I turn off the Rexlight or I will be met with a nice strobe next on. The SOS mode doesn't look like SOS at all to me. It's not dark enough to test how useful low/medium/high are, but low is really low. Too bad I won't be able to read with the Rexlight.
I really, really wanted one WITHOUT PWM. Yes, I'm whining because I can potentially kill someone with my PWM light, will be unable to read in the dark with it, and also because my battery life will be lessened on low/medium due to the inefficiency of PWM. If not for the PWM, I would think this light perfect.
Overall, I'm pleased with the Rexlight, though it's got its flaws. Definitely not worth $30 (flashlights over $20 make me sick) but we'll still buy it because we like our toys. I would probably never buy a flashlight over $30, it's just too much of a waste when really, the Cree Elite will do the job. After the Rexlight stuff dies down, this will probably be my last venture into CPF for a long time.
Unless, maybe a really nice, really cheap AAA Cree light comes along on DX/KD...
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