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Black Shadow Terminator 4*U3/4*18650
By: JohnnyMac Date: April 12, 2013, 12:56 pm
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[html]<p><a
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margin-right: auto;"></a></p><p><strong>Manufacturer
Specs:</strong></p><p class="auto-style1">Dimensions:
69mm(HD)×132mm(L)×93mm(H)<br>Weight: 395g(Without
battery)<br>Color: Dark brown<br>Emitter: 4×CREE XM-L U2/U3
LED<br> Battery: 4/18650<br>Circuit: Digital CC circuit,
Low-voltage alarming system, Power indicating system<br>Mode:
High-Mid-Low-OFF, hidden Strobe mode<br> Dimming: Smart button
switch<br>Lumens: High 3500Lums - Mid 1500lums - Low 400lums -
Strobe 3000lums<br>Runtime: High 1h10min - Mid 2h40min -
Low11h25min - Strobe 1h40min<br>Material: Aluminum
alloy<br>Lens: Impact-resistant optical lens with AR
coating<br>Reflector: Metal reflector<br>Head & Tail: Stainless
steel bezel ring, tail standing tailcap<br>Waterproof: IPX-7,
unable to support dive use.<br>Accessories: Tactical
parachute-cord, Spare O-ring, User manual and Warranty
card.<br>Mark: LED and mode are optional on your
preference.<!--break--></p><p><strong>My Measured
Specs:</strong></p><p> </p><table style="width:
50%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 1149px;" colspan="2"><span
style="font-size:
medium;"><strong>Dimensions</strong></span><br><table
style="width: 75%;" align="right"><tbody><tr><td><span
style="font-size: medium;">Head diameter (widest across
bezels)</span></td><td><span style="font-size:
medium;">76.47mm</span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-size:
medium;">Base diameter:</span></td><td><span style="font-size:
medium;">53mm</span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-size:
medium;">Overall length</span></td><td><span style="font-size:
medium;">132mm</span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-size:
medium;">Bezel diameter</span></td><td><span style="font-size:
medium;">31.5mm</span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-size:
medium;">Individual Head height:</span></td><td><span
style="font-size: medium;">28.23mm</span></td></tr><tr><td><span
style="font-size: medium;">Lens diameter:</span></td><td><span
style="font-size: medium;">28.9mm</span></td></tr><tr><td><span
style="font-size: medium;">Lens thickness:</span></td><td><span
style="font-size: medium;">1.82mm</span></td></tr><tr><td><span
style="font-size: medium;">Individual Reflector
diameter:</span></td><td><span style="font-size:
medium;">26.3mm</span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-size:
medium;">Individual Reflector depth:</span></td><td><span
style="font-size: medium;">26mm</span></td></tr><tr><td><span
style="font-size: medium;">Weight w/o
cells:</span></td><td><span style="font-size:
medium;">426.7g</span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-size:
medium;">Weight w/cells:</span></td><td><span style="font-size:
medium;">610g</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td
style="width: 1149px;" colspan="2"><span style="font-size:
medium;"><strong>Output </strong>(U3 1C
emitters):</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1149px;"
colspan="2"><table style="width: 75%;"
align="right"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 141px;"><span
style="font-size:
medium;"><strong>Mode</strong></span></td><td><span
style="font-size: medium;"><strong>OTF
Lumens</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td style="width:
141px;"><span style="font-size:
medium;">Firefly:</span></td><td><span style="font-size:
medium;">0.15</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width:
141px;"><span style="font-size:
medium;">Low:</span></td><td><span style="font-size:
medium;">489</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 141px;"><span
style="font-size: medium;">Medium:</span></td><td><span
style="font-size: medium;">1685</span></td></tr><tr><td
style="width: 141px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">High
(initial)</span></td><td><span style="font-size:
medium;">3174</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width:
141px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">High (10-15
seconds)</span></td><td><span style="font-size:
medium;">3044</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td
style="width: 1149px;" colspan="2"><table style="width: 75%;"
align="right"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 143px;"><span
style="font-size:
medium;"><strong>Lux</strong></span></td><td><span
style="font-size: medium;"> </span></td></tr><tr><td
style="width: 143px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lux @
15ft</span></td><td><span style="font-size:
medium;">2380</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width:
143px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lux @
1m</span></td><td><span style="font-size:
medium;">59292</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width:
143px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Distance @
0.25lux</span></td><td><span style="font-size:
medium;">487yds</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><t
d
style="width: 1149px;"><span style="font-size:
medium;">Protection:</span></td><td style="width: 1149px;"><span
style="font-size: medium;">Thermally regulated
step-down</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1149px;"><span
style="font-size: medium;">Color:</span></td><td style="width:
1149px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Machine
Gray</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1149px;"><span
style="font-size: medium;">Anodising:</span></td><td
style="width: 1149px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Type
III</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 1149px;"><span
style="font-size: medium;">Current Price (USD):</span></td><td
style="width: 1149px;"><a
href="
HTML http://www.intl-outdoor.com/blackshadow-terminator-4xml-u2-418650-3500lm-flashlight-p-660.html"<br
/>target="_blank"><span style="font-size:
medium;">$134.42</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>
</p><p><a
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>
</p><p><strong>Pros:</strong></p><ul><li>Excellent construction
and design.</li><li>Waterproof</li><li>Regulated output in all
modes.</li><li>Excellent thermal management.</li><li>Simple and
easy to use UI.</li><li>Unintentional moon/firefly
mode.</li><li>Power lockout for zero parasitic
drain.</li><li>A/R coated lenses.</li><li>Excellent throw and
satisfactory spill.</li><li>Tail stands.</li><li>Tripod
mount.</li><li>Excellent packaging along with lanyard and spare
o-ring</li><li>Stainless steel glass
breaker.</li></ul><p><strong>Cons:</strong></p><ul><li>Maximum
output in some early examples is inconsistent and some report
lower than claimed maximum output.</li><li>PWM in lower modes.
On par with PWM in SR King.</li></ul><p><strong>User
Interface:</strong></p><p class="auto-style1">The Terminator has
four main modes plus a quickly accessible Strobe mode. When the
main body is tightened the switch will be lit (green or red
depending on battery charge) and the light will be in Standby
mode. First press will turn on Low, second press Medium, third
press High, then back to Standby with a 4th press. Strobe is
accessible from any mode by holding the switch for 1 second or
longer. To deactivate strobe mode a quick click of the switch
will return you to the mode the light was in before Strobe was
activated. Strobe can also be activated directly from Standby
mode.</p><p class="auto-style1">A feature I really like about
the Terminator is that the green LED in standby mode can double
as a firefly/moonlight mode, effectively giving you four output
levels instead of the advertised 3 levels. If you want no light
at all, just give a few degrees of twist on the battery tube and
all power is locked out. Black Shadow considers this to be the
main power switch so you could say that the Terminator is a
twisty light with mode selection via the electronic handle
switch.</p><p class="auto-style1">The switch falls to hand
easily whether it is held by the handle or held by the body like
a regular torch. Switch feel is very solid for an electronic
switch and has wonderful feel and should hold up very
well.</p><p><strong>Performance</strong></p><p
class="auto-style1">Some initial examples of the light appear to
be driven below the manufacturer's output claims. I have
discussed this with them and their engineers are working to
determine the cause. They sent me their newest U3 version to be
evaluated. This version is to be available early January from
what I've heard. The U3 version can easily be differentiated
from the earlier version by the stainless steel bolts mounting
the handle to the body. Initial models have dark carbon steel
bolts to attach the handle. Even the initial U2 model is still
far brighter than other lights, such as the Skyray King. The
Terminator, while still providing some flood, is really more of
a thrower than most multi-emitter flashlights. I was thoroughly
surprised by the lux measurements I was able to get. It matches
and even exceeds many dedicated throwers except for the high-end
single emitter models (TN-31 and the like) and will easily keep
up with lights like the Crelant 7G5, the STL-V2, the HD2010, and
many others in that league. (400-500m)</p><p
class="auto-style1">Tail standing the light will flood an entire
room with massive amounts of light. I was skeptical of the
Terminators ability to draw heat away from the emitters when I
first opened up the pill but I have to say that this baby heats
up quick and it left tail standing gets really hot and
uncomfortable to hold. Once the temperature reaches 60 degrees
Celsius it automatically steps down to medium. Black Shadow did
a great job giving this light the ability to handle it's thermal
output.</p><p class="auto-style1"><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400"
height="300"></a></p><p><strong>Construction</strong></p><p
class="auto-style1">Construction of the light is top notch. I
will go into details about the construction as I review the
pictures I've taken of the light. Needless to say it is
impeccably machined and well engineered.</p><p><strong>Detailed
Look and Observations...</strong></p><p>My Terminator arrived in
a plastic bag...<br><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>And inside of
that was a thick cardboard box...</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>Containing the
flashlight box itself. A nice sturdy box that arrived without
any crush marks or bruises.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p> </p><p>Inside
was the light itself packaged along with the user manual, a
spare o-ring, and a lanyard with the lanyard attachment/glass
breaker.<br><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>The physical
quality of the Terminator is exceptional. It feels like it was
machined from a single block of aluminum alloy. Machining is
well above average and as good as anything I've seen regardless
of price. The type III anodizing is consistent and without
blemishes. The color is a beautiful machine grey that has
become the Black Shadow trademark color.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>The stainless
steel lanyard attachment threads into the tripod mount hole. It
also doubles as a glass breaker. It threads in very easily but
locks in tight once fully seated and takes a very deliberate
twist to free it. The threads are perfect in that aspect.
There is also a lanyard hole in the end of the handle if you'd
rather attach the lanyard there.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>With the lanyar
d
attachment installed the torch will not lay stable if you need
to set it down while you change a tire or something. This is
easily remedied by turning it upside down and using the handle
as the stand. I can't help but think that it was designed for
this very purpose.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>All lettering i
s
laser etched and it solid and sharp, just like the
machining.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>The most
noticeable feature of the Terminator is the four individual
reflectors. The main head and "pill" itself is machined from
solid billet and each individual head threads into that. Each
reflector is slightly larger than standard p60 size. All are
free of any blemishes and are remarkably smooth and well
machined.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>The handle
contains the power/mode switch and is machined from a single
piece of aluminum. It is attached by two steel hex socket
bolts. The design is both comfortable and rock
solid.</p><p>Pictured below is the U3 version. This version,
available in January, is easily distinguished by it's stainless
steel handle mount bolts.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"></a>Pictured below is the initial U2 version.
Note the dark carbon steel handle mounting bolts.</p><p>
</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300"></a></p><p>All of the emitters are we
ll
centered and the reflectors very clean and smooth.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a> <a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>The lenses are
A/R coated and completely sealed with an o-ring at each lens and
another thick o-ring at the base where it threads into the main
head.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>The switch is
translucent silicon and carries the "X" theme of the Terminator
with it's molded design. Behind this cap are red and green
LEDs. When the main power is engaged (battery tube threaded snug
to the body) the switch will light green. Once battery voltage
drops to 2.7 it will turn red and flash to let you know it is
time to swap/charge the cells. The green LED in the switch also
doubles as a night vision preserving firefly mode.
</p><p>According to an excellent review performed by CPF user,
<a
href="
HTML http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?350660-Blackshadow-Terminator-(4xXM-L-T6-NW-4x18650)-Review"<br
/>target="_blank"> Candle Lamp</a>, parasitic drain (or firefly
mode draw) from the switch LED is 4.42mA. With 2600mA cells
installed, the light should run for about 3 months if the light
is left on and not locked out.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>The Terminator
tail stands exceptionally well.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="300" height="400" border="0"></a></p><p>While an
annoyance to some to have this label, in the case of the
Terminator it is at least a truthful statement. The light will
automatically kick down to Medium mode if temperature of the
head reaches 60 degrees Celsius.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>Clean threading
and anodizing even in the tripod/lanyard mount hole.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>Plenty of clean
ly
machined fins on the head. These do an excellent job of helping
syphon heat from the LEDs.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>Being basically
a
twisty switch light, main power is enable/disabled by
tightening/loosening the head. Only a few degrees rotation are
needed to lockout/enable power.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>Knurling is
remarkably clean while being aggressive. It is a pleasure to
use and hold.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>Two of the four
flats machined into the battery tube carry the "X" theme of the
Terminator. This "X" is also on the electronic switch boot and
tail cap.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>The "X" theme
carries on in the tail.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>For storage, th
e
Terminator can rest stably on it's stainless steel bezels. It's
stance feels like an earthquake couldn't knock it over when
stored this way.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>Here is the
Terminator in standby/firefly mode. In a darkened room at
night, sitting on my nightstand it lit up the entire room easily
enough to see almost everything. It truly operates as a
moon/firefly mode. The fact that it is green means it will not
ruin night adapted eyes. I was shocked how well I could see by
just the light of the switch. Need it dark? Just twist the
battery tube a few degrees to lockout power. With 4.42mA draw
in moon mode, using 2600mA cells it should run continuously for
about 3 months. Plenty long enough to be rescued from the mine
or cave you happened to get yourself trapped in. It would
survive longer than you most likely.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>When battery
levels are above 2.7v the switch lights up green. When cell
levels are too low the right half will light red to notify you
that it is time to swap or recharge your cells.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>Here is the lig
ht
in Low mode.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="300" height="400" border="0"></a></p><p>Medium
mode...</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="300" height="400" border="0"></a></p><p>And finally, Hi
gh
mode.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="300" height="400" border="0"></a></p><p>Let's have a lo
ok
at what is making all that brilliant light, shall we? Removing
the back half of the light reveals the face of the driver
PCB.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>Threading is
smooth, anodized, came lubricated and is squeak free.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>The acorn heade
d
bolt in the center of the driver is what holds it into place.
It unthreads easily to reveal...</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>the very stout
driver itself. Note the very thick brass contact ring. It will
not wear like the thin layer of contact on the SR King and many
other lights. The Terminator appears to be built for the long
haul.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>Lifting the
driver reveals a two level driver. The mode switch and each
individual LED is connected by it's own plug. This makes it
easy to replace any of the LEDs or the switch. It also makes it
easy to remove the driver for repair or replacement without
having to unsolder/solder a single thing. Very nice!</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>The driver mode
l
is clearly marked. All components appear to be top quality and
well made. All solder joints are well made.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>Lifting the
driver further reveals the inside of the pill. In the
Terminator the entire head is the pill. I was worried at first
that there wasn't enough material under the LEDs to draw away
the heat they would produce but my fears were unfounded. Half
of each LED MCPCB sits on the main body of the head. An
unanodized section of the head continues inward under the MCPCB
forming a ledge to support and draw heat into the main body. In
practice it works very well since the head gets very warm, very
fast when the light is on. More than enough thermal grease is
used during assembly.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>With one of the
individual heads removed, you can see the LED MCPCB. A thin
plastic insulator protects the LED from shorting to the aluminum
reflector and also centers the reflector perfectly.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>Lifting the MCP
CB
exposes the LED mounting area. Looks iffy but works very well.
;)</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>Here you see on
e
of the individual heads removed form the main head/body. Very
thick, durable o-ring seals water ingress and ensures the head
stays threaded snugly. It was a real bugger to remove this head
but it went back on easily. Just be patient as limited grip
surface means only a few degrees of rotation with each
turn.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>Another view,
this time from the rear. All threading is anodized here as
well. The only thing I couldn't do was remove the stainless
bezel itself. It requires a special 5 point contact tool to sit
inside the 5 notches in the inside of the bezel. I could only
grip it well enough to unthread the entire head but not the
bezel.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>Any length of
18650 cell will work in the Terminator. Protected or
unprotected, from the longest to the shortest, they all work and
there is zero battery rattle. Button top cells are recommended
due to the contact requirements with the anode ring on the
driver. As long as the anode contact is higher than the
insulation it will work fine.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>A look inside t
he
battery tube. Well machined in here as well and fully
anodized.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>The tail cap al
so
unscrews. Knurling is excellent as is the machining of the
threads. Again, even these were lubricated.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>My apologies fo
r
the blurry pic. You can still get an idea of the smooth,
anodized threads and stout, durable o-ring. All threaded parts
seal tightly due to the properly sized o-rings used throughout
the Terminator.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>With the tail c
ap
removed you can see the rear of the battery compartment. The
PCB grounds to the battery tube via the 4 screws that hold it
into position.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>Couldn't resist
another look at the machining on the tailcap.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>OK...back to th
e
cathode PCB. With the screws removed the PCB is easily removed
to reveal the thick, gold plated spring that the batteries sit
on. The PCB itself is very thick and solid.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>Another look at
the contact board from the back side.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>All four screw
holes are solid with no stripped threads.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>The tripod
mounting hole takes the standard tripod thread. It's a nice
addition to a great light.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>One thing I
didn't care for was the way the lanyard mounted from the
factory. The glass breaker/threaded lanyard mount was
originally installed last and locked in with a plastic clip.
Not only did the clip stick out and look ugly at the mounting
point, I didn't feel safe with the piece of plastic as the only
thing holding this great light form smacking the pavement. I
moved the mount to the other end of the lanyard where it not
only looks better, it functions much better. Now I can rest,
assured the light will stay put.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>The Terminator
is
an amazingly and deceptively compact light. It's actually
smaller than the SR King, which is already one of the smallest
multi-emitter heavy hitters. Here it is seen among it's
siblings from Black Shadow. This should give a good idea of
just how compact a light it really is.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>A quick ceiling
shot from 7 feet shows just how much brighter the Terminator is
than my SR King. The hotspot is noticably more concentrated and
brighter along with the spill being far brighter as well. My
King puts out 2237 OTF lumens. The Terminator dominates it.
With the white balance set to neutral you can barely see the
spill from the SR King because the Terminator is so
bright.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>With the white
balance set to it's lowest, you can see just the hotspots of
both lights. Notice how much brighter and focused the
Terminator is. This is why the U3 is good for 487yds of
throw.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>With my camera
farther away and the white balance turned up so you can see the
spill on the SR King, you can see how much tighter the spill is
on the Terminator. While the King is a flooder with hald decent
throw, the Terminator is a thrower with half decent flood. The
difference between the two of them is night and day.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>Here are some
pics I took of my sample as soon as I got it out of the box at
arrival. Just look at how compact this sucker is. I was blown
away by how small it was compared to what I expected.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>Held by the
handle with your arm at your side while walking, the Terminator
falls at just the right angle to shine in front of you while
still pointing down enough to see where you are walking. It's a
great dog walking light and what I grab when the mutt needs some
exercise.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="300" height="400" border="0"></a></p><p>Lenses and
reflectors are clear and focus the light extremely
well.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>If held by the
body like a normal light, my index finger falls perfectly on the
mode selection switch like the trigger on a gun. Very
comfortable to hold and actually thinner than the body on an SR
King.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="300" height="400" border="0"></a></p><p>Held like this
the green glow of the switch points perfectly in front of you
and down to illuminate the floor whilst creeping about the house
on whatever nefarious deed you are bent on.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="300" height="400" border="0"></a></p><p>Like I said
earlier, very bright, actually. On the nightstand in a darkened
room, the switch alone illuminates everything in the room. I
actually had to turn it off so I could get some sleep. It was
too bright to leave on in standby mode.</p><p><a
href="
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shot.</p><p><a
href="
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border="0"></a></p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong></p><p>And a
final parting look at the Black Shadow Terminator. I can't
recommend this light enough and if it's in your budget to get
it, do so! If not, start saving! It's still far cheaper than
any comparable light (and there aren't many). It is a perfect
all around torch that so far, does everything exceptionally
well, and is built as well or better than anything else on the
market. Currently the stallion of my light stable, I'm sure you
will love it also. ;)</p><p><a
href="
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src="
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/>width="400" height="300" border="0"></a></p><p>Hope you enjoye
d
this review. Feel free to comment or ask questions. I'll do my
best to answer them. </p><p>*The light for this review was
provided by Black Shadow</p>[/html]
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