Why have only one XM-L emitter when you can have three?
My
Sky Ray 3xT6 arrived today. I must say very quick shipping from Manafont this time around.
Straight out the box it feels pretty solid for a budget light. Nice clickie, strong body with a decent enough finish, lubed threads which are quite well machined. It feels more expensive than a $50 light. The 3800 lumen claim which is printed on the side is quite laughable however!
The body obviously isn't HA-III but seems pretty decent, I have seen far worse in this price bracket.
The body is in a strange form which is in two sections, you might think that taking the smaller half of the body out would then accommodate a single 18650 - however it just rattles around in there. The lens is of quite a poor quality and I found the bezel to be an absolute pig to get back on; the only place that poor quality threads can be seen.
Now this is where it gets fun.
You remember a few posts ago that I was wondering about the current draw at the tail cap that this light would achieve? Well some guy at Manafont recently reviewed this light and got a very lame 1.45A at the tailcap. After reading that I thought I had a less than great light heading my way.
But looks like he got a dud as check this out!
This light is insanely bright!
There have been mention of the phrase 'face burners' here in this thread with some XM-L lights. I think this ever so slightly takes the crown.
It is worth pointing out that with this kind of current draw with 2x18650's in series it is very important to have cells which have an equal voltage or you could be looking at holding a potential pipe bomb in your hands.
The beam is a great mix of flood and wide hotspot with enough lumen grunt to throw very well. Aod you mentioned this light as a missed opportunity to be a thrower with a large reflector. But remember the XM-L is not a thrower by nature due to it's large dye size. The XR-E R2 despite being an old emitter still ranks very well in terms of throw due to it's small dye size. Small dye size means more concentrated light.
Now to a very hastily taken beam shot (excuse the over exposure & my dog taking a wee in the first beamshot
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P60 Manafont XM-L Drop-in
Sky Ray 3xT6
From a price prospective at £32 this light is an absolute steal. Alright, it isn't going to have a regulated output. But for sheer lumen output per £ it is absolutely unbeatable!