Originally Posted by
socalrider
I have bought several torches from SB and they have always been solid and reliable lights.. He has quite a a good rep and selling junk would not be in his best interest.. Sure you can buy a light cheaper from DX but I would rather deal with a seller who is easy to contact and usually answers any and all questions within 24 hours.. I am also going to buy one of the PLI MCE lights.. The beamshot below is right in line with many of the P7's.. I read in a separate review that these have a little better throw that most stock p7's, we'll see if that is true..
For a great helmet light look at the L-mini version 2.. I use the original L-mini as a helmet light and they are small and have great throw along with multiple modes.
http://www.shiningbeam.com/servlet/t...ni-1081/Detail
Is your night pic showing the mini or the light which resembles the P7?
I have three lights from DXE and two out of the three work flawlessly (9-10months thus far) and the third seems to work correctly now that I fidgeted with the cap connection.........
It seems that each flashlight manufacturer makes a torch with a different set of batteries........P7 use the 18650 (which I had never heard of before this torch) and the SB version uses 2 CR 21320 or something like that which I think I have..........anyway, it is like Mac and PC........if I were to get a SB light I would need a new charger and batteries............
I want another 700 Lumen-esque torch as back up........I agree that one cannot expect any service from DXE..........so if one is lucky great otherwise you are out the money..............