P1D CE Q5 is on THE Fenix store site

I just saw my new light at :wave:fenix-store. The P1D CE Q5

craigberesh said:

I just saw my new light at :wave:fenix-store. The P1D CE Q5



https://www.fenix-store.com/

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am i missing something why does every thing in the description but the title say Q2

I dont know , I think he is just now putting it on the site. However when I ordered it it showed the Q5.

I'm amazed that they are holding the price at $61 for the Q5. Congratulations to Fenix for not gouging this time around.

I'm disappointed that they are still using the same crippled electronics that don't work properly with standard 3.7V RCR123's.

LightScene said:

I'm amazed that they are holding the price at $61 for the Q5. Congratulations to Fenix for not gouging this time around.

I'm disappointed that they are still using the same crippled electronics that don't work properly with standard 3.7V RCR123's.

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What are you talking about?

Art, they be talking about the loss of low, and mid level with 3.7v on the P1D and LxD series.

Thanks, I had forgotten about that.

I have both 3.7 cells and 3.0 rechargeable cells.

When I use rechargeables I use a 3.7 if I want to go strait to the highest level.

If I want to get medium on the first twist, then get high on the second twist, and then twist it a third time for low I use the 3.0.

Most of the time I use primaries. When I use a rechargeable, I use a 3.7. I like getting the highest level on the first twist.

Art Vandelay said:

What are you talking about?

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Take a little more time to mull things over instead of shooting from the hip.

Nice.

I wonder if Fenix will provide the Q5 on any of their other lights (P2D or L0D) or perhaps they are waiting for the R-bins?

I have a feeling that we'll see both... More $$$ for Fenix... Bad news for the impatient :sick2:

it was too much to resist this one on payday! my girlfriend is starting to complain about me buying flashlights. i better not tell her about this one.

yea, i'm ready for a 2aa fenix q5.
whens that puppy comin out?

Bah! Still no memory function to light our way in this multi stage nightmare!

i like my non memory fenix ALOT better than my
memory aa rebel.

start in low and go from there.
i hate cycling through five levels to change, and why start on the brightest and go down. just asking to ruin night vision.

We don't need a memory, we need a clicky... ok clicky with memory

Still I started comparing this little thing (current P4) with my Dereelight CL1H v2 and I'm more impressed than I was when I first got it. Of all the twisties I have this is my favorite because the size of the light and the smooth threading really make it easy. Even my L0D-CE is stiff, too stiff for one haded operation. I'll be relubing it, I hope it will help.

The silver looked interested, and I want to see this think with a Q5.

Next upgrade though... they should go for the clicky, drop the Strobe and SOS, and support 3.7V cells. There is a killer light, but they can't increase the length very much for the clicky, and it should still tail stand... the P1D is so great for candle mode. OK the clicky is challenging. I need to test a Leef body.

musicalfruit said:

Nice.

I wonder if Fenix will provide the Q5 on any of their other lights (P2D or L0D

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I just ordered a Rebel 100 P2D so I hope to see the Q5 in the L0D first!

LightScene said:

Congratulations to Fenix for not gouging this time around.

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Are you saying that they "gouged" in the past?

I feel that the prices on all the Fenix lights that I have purchased (about 8) have been more than fair.

The word "gouging" gets a little overused, don't you think? Gouging is when you charge $20 for a gallon of gas during a huge natural disaster because people have no choice but to pay the high prices. When you order a flashlight on the internet and the price seems a little high, that's not "gouging."

Would love to hear what you think of the OP reflector when the light arrives, particularly how well it does outdoors versus the orginal P1D CE (assuming you have one). thanks!

You know, the loss of low on the Fenix single 123 lights really makes sense if you think about it. Follow me here.

White LEDs use, what, about 3.5-3.7 volts, right? The single cell lights are made to work with a single CR123A primary which means they have a boost circuit. A freshly charged 3.7V RCR123A is more like 4.2 volts. Kind of hard to boost that voltage DOWN to what the LED needs. I expect that the circuitry required to handle both boost and buck duties would be significantly more complex and expensive than the (still rather good) plain boost circuit that the light uses. Would you be willing to pay whatever extra amount would be required for a drive circuit that swung both ways? Fenix lights, while good, are already pretty expensive in my book. They probably don't feel that loss in sales from the increased cost is worth it.