Where do I find information on the Surefire U2?

I am very close to buying my first Surefire. I found this forum searching for information on the L2. Now I read that there is a U2 that will have 6 settings. I cannot find any information on it other than that. Please help.
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Re: Where do I find information on the Surefire U2

Try here and here and here and here and here.

-john

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/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif nice summary, John /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif


bernhard

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LOL. 4wheelrider, I personally spoke to a SF rep in July and he assured me it would be available late August, early September at the latest!

You'll soon discover NO manufacturer ever lives up to their release dates. Anyone here disagree?

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Hey gang. Let's try to be optimistic about the U2's release date./ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif After all, early September ends in 3 days, at which point it will be mid September! After that we can give them hell!..... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/touche.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/whoopin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/twakfl.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad71.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rant.gif

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Hey gang. Let's try to be optimistic about the U2's release date./ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif After all, early September ends in 3 days, at which point it will be mid September! After that we can give them hell!..... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/touche.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/whoopin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/twakfl.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad71.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rant.gif

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Do you have inside information luxlover or are you being optimistic?

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U2 look like such a fantastic light, I that am willing to wait so they work out any bugs. U2 I think will be the ultimate luxeon LED on the market when it is released.

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I just talked with SF HK distributor a couple days ago and was told U2 will only be available at the end of the year:-(

By the past experience, availability of SF new models in Hong Kong is normally one month earlier than the U.S. due to simplier distribution channels.

Alan

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^Oh well, more time to perfect the U2. I'm willing to wait....

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Actually, based upon what the SF Rep was telling me a delay of that length makes sense. There were still several issues with the light that had yet to be resolved from what he said. That's issues, NOT problems. Mostly design choices. I agree that I'd rather have them get it right than rush to release a less than perfect product. Who knows, I might even be able to afford the $270.00 by then!

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I'm more concerned about actually being able to *GET* one when it comes out...

Christmas 2004 would be sweet. For that price and the delay it had *BETTER* be perfect.

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Indenial,
Sorry that I appear to have ignored your question. I am very late. I just looked over this thread. I have no inside information, and I can assure you that I am suffering as much as all other members who crave the U2. Therefore, the answer is optimistic.

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No problem luxlover! I'm not sure if I'll buy one when it arrives, but I'm curious to hear the reviews.

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What do you want to know about the U2?
I've been carrying and using one for quite some time.

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Al,
What bin is the LED? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/nana.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crackup.gif

sorry, let me get it...... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/twakfl.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

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bin? The LED came from a reel not a bin. Don, I thought everybody knows that?

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Size15s said:
What do you want to know about the U2?
I've been carrying and using one for quite some time.

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Will it cure cancer, end hunger, bring peace to the world, help me find my dream girl, get me a pay raise and pick winning lottery numbers for me?

Oh wait, this is a flashlight we are talking about..... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

For those familiar with the Doom computer game franchise by ID Software, one wit quipped "Doom 3.. has slightly lower expectations around it than the Second Coming." The faithful have been waiting ten years for it, so Surefire's slipping release target isn't so bad, really. Of course, it had better change the world when it comes out...

The main $270 question is.. is it worth buying?

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Sorry, shouldn't be replying to my own post (bad form), but two more questions:

* Voltage - 9V capable? Can we use 2xR123s (8.4V peak)?
* If not, Pila compatible?

I'm aware that these questions haven't been conclusively answered even though PK took a Pila from Jon, so if 'that's all we know at the moment', that's ok because the lights are still considered preproduction and will be until they ship.

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Al,
You are so right! Of course they took the emitter off a reel before they installed it inside the bezel.

Therefore the following question is most appropriate..... What was the Luxeon binning code of the reel it was taken from, per "application brief AB21 Luxeon Product Binning and Labeling?"

Don,
It is obvious that you and Al have this information. Keep in mind that we at CPF have ways to "extract" such information from both of you! Make it easy on yourselves, and speak up now!

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/nana.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/nana.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/nana.gif.....to you too!

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Luxlover,
I have no idea what bin it came from.

KevinL,
I have been under the long standing impression that the U2 Bezel can not handle three SF123A batteries.

I think it best that SureFire (PK) clarify what it can and can't be driven by.

Al