js-lots
Newly Enlightened
First, let me say by no means do I consider myself an expert when it comes to flashlights. I stumbled upon this forum a couple months ago and I cant stop stumbling. So I post these pictures and my mini review for the novices and experts alike. My technical knowledge is limited and just started to learn and apply the flashlight basics. (ie: rechargeable batteries, soldering, dmm's etc etc) I use these flashlights tactically on a nightly basis. Good flood and bright light were an essential for me, as they are with most flashlight lovers. I have owned a streamlight stinger for years and it has done the job, but it was getting old. I then tried an led lenser and was very disappointed. I thought I was done with led lights. However, I really needed a new light. So started to look for a new light and this time I would do my research. So after much searching and studying this forum. I decided to go with the Tiablo A9. The first night I used it I was impressed. Nice bright light, awesome thrower. But I still wanted more. I said, if a cree Q5 can do this, what can a ssc p7 or cree mc-e do. So I bought the mte ssc p7 2 mode from kd and here it is.....
MTE SSC P7 C-Bin 900-Lumen 2-Mode LED Flashlight
First thoughts...It was smaller than I expected. I received it with no damage or marks of any kind. Not quite as weighty as my streamlight and a bit lighter than my tiablo. Rear recessed clicky allows for wobbling tailstanding and has a nice feel to it. Like I said earlier, I don't have a lot to compare it to. It came with a glass lens and aluminum op reflector. The threads were smooth and had some lubrication on them. To power it I am using a tenergy 18650 1600ma freshly charged at 4.10 volts. I don't have a light meter so I cannot give lux readings or the like. When first powered up, I thought holy .... this thing is bright. The first click is high mode, with the second low and then third click off. Moving from the Q5 to the P7 was a noticeable step. The biggest thing I noticed was the hotspot, or the lack of one on the mte. It is more like a wall of light, so the throw wont be like a tiablo A9 which has a deep reflector, smo reflector. For my line of work the mte is an advantage. But I guess it is a matter of preference. The light seems to be a nice white light with a very slight hint of a blue-ish tint. The light worked out of the box (thank goodness). Now one thing to note is the light can get hot. Almost to hot to the touch on high after about 10 minutes indoors. I have been using outdoors in new york so the weather has been regulating the temp of the light with no problem. The running time on the above mentioned battery is about 50 minutes until some noticeable dimming starts to occur. I didnt want to run it much longer than that to preserve the life of my batteries. On the freshly charged battery is the flashlight is drawing approx. 2.8ma. I didnt measure what it was drawing near the end. I'll try to do that on my next review. Near the 50 minute mark it became noticeably dimmer than my tiablo A9 with new 123's. So that's it, I really do like the flashlight and recently have acquired an ultrafire wf1000 mc-e, aurora mc-e 2 mode and am waiting for a trustfire p7. I will try my best to get pics up of those. I hope you enjoy the pics. I did indoor and outdoor pics to get feel how the light looks in everyday situations. All lit pics are shot at 400 iso, no flash,F3.5.
Tiablo on high 25 feet from door
Mte on high 25 feet from door
outdoor reference shot 35 feet
tiablo on low 35'
mte on low 35'
tiablo on high 35'
mte on high 35'
3 feet mte on left. tiablo on right
MTE SSC P7 C-Bin 900-Lumen 2-Mode LED Flashlight
First thoughts...It was smaller than I expected. I received it with no damage or marks of any kind. Not quite as weighty as my streamlight and a bit lighter than my tiablo. Rear recessed clicky allows for wobbling tailstanding and has a nice feel to it. Like I said earlier, I don't have a lot to compare it to. It came with a glass lens and aluminum op reflector. The threads were smooth and had some lubrication on them. To power it I am using a tenergy 18650 1600ma freshly charged at 4.10 volts. I don't have a light meter so I cannot give lux readings or the like. When first powered up, I thought holy .... this thing is bright. The first click is high mode, with the second low and then third click off. Moving from the Q5 to the P7 was a noticeable step. The biggest thing I noticed was the hotspot, or the lack of one on the mte. It is more like a wall of light, so the throw wont be like a tiablo A9 which has a deep reflector, smo reflector. For my line of work the mte is an advantage. But I guess it is a matter of preference. The light seems to be a nice white light with a very slight hint of a blue-ish tint. The light worked out of the box (thank goodness). Now one thing to note is the light can get hot. Almost to hot to the touch on high after about 10 minutes indoors. I have been using outdoors in new york so the weather has been regulating the temp of the light with no problem. The running time on the above mentioned battery is about 50 minutes until some noticeable dimming starts to occur. I didnt want to run it much longer than that to preserve the life of my batteries. On the freshly charged battery is the flashlight is drawing approx. 2.8ma. I didnt measure what it was drawing near the end. I'll try to do that on my next review. Near the 50 minute mark it became noticeably dimmer than my tiablo A9 with new 123's. So that's it, I really do like the flashlight and recently have acquired an ultrafire wf1000 mc-e, aurora mc-e 2 mode and am waiting for a trustfire p7. I will try my best to get pics up of those. I hope you enjoy the pics. I did indoor and outdoor pics to get feel how the light looks in everyday situations. All lit pics are shot at 400 iso, no flash,F3.5.
Tiablo on high 25 feet from door
Mte on high 25 feet from door
outdoor reference shot 35 feet
tiablo on low 35'
mte on low 35'
tiablo on high 35'
mte on high 35'
3 feet mte on left. tiablo on right
