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The King is dead! Long live the YL-U2!!!
By: JohnnyMac Date: July 5, 2013, 11:04 am
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[html]<p> For all of you who've wanted an SRK but couldn't stand
the gold color, hated only having two output levels, didn't care
for the parasitic drain of an electronic switch...your patience
has paid off. The <a
href="
HTML http://www.fasttech.com/products/1/10005041/1395406-fandyfire-yl-u2-3cree-xm-l-u2-5-mode-2200-lumen-wh-2020"<br
/>target="_blank">FandyFire YL-U2</a> has arrived!</p><p>For tho
se
who, like me, bought an SRK (or 2 or 3 or 6) in the past, it's
time to break open the PayPal account like I did not 5 minutes
ago when I saw this for the first time on Fasttech's new release
page. I didn't even see this one coming but had to order it
immediately. I can't remember the last time I pulled the
trigger on a new flashlight the instant I saw it without giving
it a second thought.</p><p><span style="font-size: 1em;"><img
src="
HTML http://www.polishtheconsole.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/shut-up-and-take-my-money.jpg"<br
/>width="250" height="157"></span><a
href="
HTML http://www.fasttech.com/products/1/10005041/1395406-fandyfire-yl-u2-3cree-xm-l-u2-5-mode-2200-lumen-wh-2020"><img<br
/>src="
HTML http://fasttechcdn.com/products/139/1395406/1395406-8.jpg"<br
/>width="600" height="325"></a> </p><p>The color and style of th
e
L3 minus 4 of it's LEDs. It probably does have the L3's driver
and it does have the L3's control panel. I'm sure most of you
remember this little number...</p><p><img
src="
HTML http://fasttechcdn.com/products/128/1285900/1285900-1.jpg"<br
/>width="320" height="173"></p><p>Full of promise and obscene
amount of photon output, it only delivered disappointment and
shame with just 2000 lumens and a giant battery carrier needing
6 matched 18650 cells. Well, FandyFire apparently decided to
trim the battery fat off of it and lose 4 of those emitters but
keeping all the best parts and reduce the head diameter to SRK
proximity. Here are some posted YL-U2 specs.</p><table
class="AttributesTable" style="width: 528px; font-size: 13px;
color: #000000; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica,
sans-serif;"><tbody><tr><td class="AttributesTableRowGroupTitle"
style="padding: 20px 5px 5px; vertical-align: top; font-size:
12pt; font-family: Georgia; font-style: italic;
border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed;
border-bottom-color: #b8b8b8;" colspan="2">Light
Sources</td></tr><tr class="AttributesTableRow"><td
class="AttributesTableRowTitle" style="padding: 8px 20px 0px
60px; vertical-align: top; width: 150px; font-size: 10pt;
text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; text-indent:
-8px;">TOTAL LED COUNT</td><td class="AttributesTableRowValue"
style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: middle; font-size:
12pt;">3<span class="gUnit" style="font-size:
9pt;"></span></td></tr><tr class="AttributesTableRow"><td
class="AttributesTableRowTitle" style="padding: 8px 20px 0px
60px; vertical-align: top; width: 150px; font-size: 10pt;
text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; text-indent:
-8px;">LIGHT SOURCE BIN</td><td class="AttributesTableRowValue"
style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: middle; font-size:
12pt;">U2<span class="gUnit" style="font-size:
9pt;"></span></td></tr><tr class="AttributesTableRow"><td
class="AttributesTableRowTitle" style="padding: 8px 20px 0px
60px; vertical-align: top; width: 150px; font-size: 10pt;
text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; text-indent:
-8px;">LIGHT SOURCE BRAND</td><td
class="AttributesTableRowValue" style="padding: 5px;
vertical-align: middle; font-size: 12pt;">Cree<span
class="gUnit" style="font-size: 9pt;"></span></td></tr><tr
class="AttributesTableRow"><td class="AttributesTableRowTitle"
style="padding: 8px 20px 0px 60px; vertical-align: top; width:
150px; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight:
bold; text-indent: -8px;">LIGHT SOURCE COLOR</td><td
class="AttributesTableRowValue" style="padding: 5px;
vertical-align: middle; font-size: 12pt;">White<span
class="gUnit" style="font-size: 9pt;"></span></td></tr><tr
class="AttributesTableRow"><td class="AttributesTableRowTitle"
style="padding: 8px 20px 0px 60px; vertical-align: top; width:
150px; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight:
bold; text-indent: -8px;">LIGHT SOURCE MODEL</td><td
class="AttributesTableRowValue" style="padding: 5px;
vertical-align: middle; font-size: 12pt;">XM-L<span
class="gUnit" style="font-size: 9pt;"></span></td></tr><tr
class="AttributesTableRow"><td class="AttributesTableRowTitle"
style="padding: 8px 20px 0px 60px; vertical-align: top; width:
150px; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight:
bold; text-indent: -8px;">LUMENS (MAX)</td><td
class="AttributesTableRowValue" style="padding: 5px;
vertical-align: middle; font-size: 12pt;">2200 <span
class="gUnit" style="font-size: 9pt;">LM</span></td></tr><tr><td
class="AttributesTableRowGroupTitle" style="padding: 20px 5px
5px; vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia;
font-style: italic; border-bottom-width: 1px;
border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: #b8b8b8;"
colspan="2">Aesthetic</td></tr><tr
class="AttributesTableRow"><td class="AttributesTableRowTitle"
style="padding: 8px 20px 0px 60px; vertical-align: top; width:
150px; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight:
bold; text-indent: -8px;">COLOR</td><td
class="AttributesTableRowValue" style="padding: 5px;
vertical-align: middle; font-size: 12pt;">Grey<span
class="gUnit" style="font-size: 9pt;"></span></td></tr><tr
class="AttributesTableRow"><td class="AttributesTableRowTitle"
style="padding: 8px 20px 0px 60px; vertical-align: top; width:
150px; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight:
bold; text-indent: -8px;">MATERIAL</td><td
class="AttributesTableRowValue" style="padding: 5px;
vertical-align: middle; font-size: 12pt;">Aluminum HA-III<span
class="gUnit" style="font-size: 9pt;"></span></td></tr><tr><td
class="AttributesTableRowGroupTitle" style="padding: 20px 5px
5px; vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia;
font-style: italic; border-bottom-width: 1px;
border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: #b8b8b8;"
colspan="2">Construction</td></tr><tr
class="AttributesTableRow"><td class="AttributesTableRowTitle"
style="padding: 8px 20px 0px 60px; vertical-align: top; width:
150px; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight:
bold; text-indent: -8px;">WATER RESISTANT</td><td
class="AttributesTableRowValue" style="padding: 5px;
vertical-align: middle; font-size: 12pt;">Yes<span class="gUnit"
style="font-size: 9pt;"></span></td></tr><tr
class="AttributesTableRow"><td class="AttributesTableRowTitle"
style="padding: 8px 20px 0px 60px; vertical-align: top; width:
150px; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight:
bold; text-indent: -8px;">WATERPROOF</td><td
class="AttributesTableRowValue" style="padding: 5px;
vertical-align: middle; font-size: 12pt;">IPX-7<span
class="gUnit" style="font-size: 9pt;"></span></td></tr><tr><td
class="AttributesTableRowGroupTitle" style="padding: 20px 5px
5px; vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia;
font-style: italic; border-bottom-width: 1px;
border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: #b8b8b8;"
colspan="2">Electronic Components</td></tr><tr
class="AttributesTableRow"><td class="AttributesTableRowTitle"
style="padding: 8px 20px 0px 60px; vertical-align: top; width:
150px; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight:
bold; text-indent: -8px;">LOW VOLTAGE WARNING</td><td
class="AttributesTableRowValue" style="padding: 5px;
vertical-align: middle; font-size: 12pt;">Yes<span class="gUnit"
style="font-size: 9pt;"></span></td></tr><tr
class="AttributesTableRow"><td class="AttributesTableRowTitle"
style="padding: 8px 20px 0px 60px; vertical-align: top; width:
150px; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight:
bold; text-indent: -8px;">OUTPUT CURRENT</td><td
class="AttributesTableRowValue" style="padding: 5px;
vertical-align: middle; font-size: 12pt;">2500 <span
class="gUnit" style="font-size: 9pt;">mA</span></td></tr><tr
class="AttributesTableRow"><td class="AttributesTableRowTitle"
style="padding: 8px 20px 0px 60px; vertical-align: top; width:
150px; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight:
bold; text-indent: -8px;">REVERSE POLARITY PROTECTION</td><td
class="AttributesTableRowValue" style="padding: 5px;
vertical-align: middle; font-size:
12pt;">Yes</td></tr></tbody></table><table
class="AttributesTable" style="width: 528px; font-size: 13px;
color: #000000; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica,
sans-serif;"><tbody><tr class="AttributesTableRow"><td
class="AttributesTableRowTitle" style="padding: 8px 20px 0px
60px; vertical-align: top; width: 150px; font-size: 10pt;
text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; text-indent:
-8px;">FLASHLIGHT MODES</td><td class="AttributesTableRowValue"
style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: middle; font-size:
12pt;">Hi > Mid > Strobe > SOS > <span style="background-color:
#00ff00;"><strong>Infinitely variable
brightness</strong></span><span class="gUnit" style="font-size:
9pt;"></span></td></tr><tr class="AttributesTableRow"><td
class="AttributesTableRowTitle" style="padding: 8px 20px 0px
60px; vertical-align: top; width: 150px; font-size: 10pt;
text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; text-indent:
-8px;">LENS TYPE</td><td class="AttributesTableRowValue"
style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: middle; font-size:
12pt;">Glass Lens<span class="gUnit" style="font-size:
9pt;"></span></td></tr><tr class="AttributesTableRow"><td
class="AttributesTableRowTitle" style="padding: 8px 20px 0px
60px; vertical-align: top; width: 150px; font-size: 10pt;
text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; text-indent:
-8px;">MODE COUNT</td><td class="AttributesTableRowValue"
style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: middle; font-size:
12pt;">5<span class="gUnit" style="font-size:
9pt;"></span></td></tr><tr class="AttributesTableRow"><td
class="AttributesTableRowTitle" style="padding: 8px 20px 0px
60px; vertical-align: top; width: 150px; font-size: 10pt;
text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; text-indent:
-8px;">MODE MEMORY</td><td class="AttributesTableRowValue"
style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: middle; font-size:
12pt;">No<span class="gUnit" style="font-size:
9pt;"></span></td></tr><tr class="AttributesTableRow"><td
class="AttributesTableRowTitle" style="padding: 8px 20px 0px
60px; vertical-align: top; width: 150px; font-size: 10pt;
text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; text-indent:
-8px;">REFLECTOR TYPE</td><td class="AttributesTableRowValue"
style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: middle; font-size:
12pt;">Aluminum Smooth/SMO<span class="gUnit" style="font-size:
9pt;"></span></td></tr><tr class="AttributesTableRow"><td
class="AttributesTableRowTitle" style="padding: 8px 20px 0px
60px; vertical-align: top; width: 150px; font-size: 10pt;
text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; text-indent:
-8px;">SWITCH PLACEMENT</td><td class="AttributesTableRowValue"
style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: middle; font-size:
12pt;">Side<span class="gUnit" style="font-size:
9pt;"></span></td></tr><tr class="AttributesTableRow"><td
class="AttributesTableRowTitle" style="padding: 8px 20px 0px
60px; vertical-align: top; width: 150px; font-size: 10pt;
text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; text-indent:
-8px;">SWITCH TYPE</td><td class="AttributesTableRowValue"
style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: middle; font-size:
12pt;">Reverse Clicky<span class="gUnit" style="font-size:
9pt;"></span></td></tr><tr class="AttributesTableRow"><td
class="AttributesTableRowTitle" style="padding: 8px 20px 0px
60px; vertical-align: top; width: 150px; font-size: 10pt;
text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; text-indent:
-8px;">TAIL STAND</td><td class="AttributesTableRowValue"
style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: middle; font-size:
12pt;">Yes<span class="gUnit" style="font-size:
9pt;"></span></td></tr><tr class="AttributesTableRow"><td
class="AttributesTableRowTitle" style="padding: 8px 20px 0px
60px; vertical-align: top; width: 150px; font-size: 10pt;
text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; text-indent:
-8px;">TAIL-CAP CURRENT</td><td class="AttributesTableRowValue"
style="padding: 5px; vertical-align: middle; font-size:
12pt;">3000 <span class="gUnit" style="font-size:
9pt;">mA</span></td></tr><tr><td
class="AttributesTableRowGroupTitle" style="padding: 20px 5px
5px; vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia;
font-style: italic; border-bottom-width: 1px;
border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: #b8b8b8;"
colspan="2">Power & Batteries</td></tr><tr
class="AttributesTableRow"><td class="AttributesTableRowTitle"
style="padding: 8px 20px 0px 60px; vertical-align: top; width:
150px; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight:
bold; text-indent: -8px;">BATTERIES INCLUDED</td><td
class="AttributesTableRowValue" style="padding: 5px;
vertical-align: middle; font-size: 12pt;">No<span class="gUnit"
style="font-size: 9pt;"></span></td></tr><tr
class="AttributesTableRow"><td class="AttributesTableRowTitle"
style="padding: 8px 20px 0px 60px; vertical-align: top; width:
150px; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight:
bold; text-indent: -8px;">BATTERY FORM FACTOR</td><td
class="AttributesTableRowValue" style="padding: 5px;
vertical-align: middle; font-size: 12pt;">18650<span
class="gUnit" style="font-size: 9pt;"></span></td></tr><tr
class="AttributesTableRow"><td class="AttributesTableRowTitle"
style="padding: 8px 20px 0px 60px; vertical-align: top; width:
150px; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight:
bold; text-indent: -8px;">REQUIRED BATTERY COUNT</td><td
class="AttributesTableRowValue" style="padding: 5px;
vertical-align: middle; font-size:
12pt;">3</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The fact that they are
selling the YL-U2 for just $37.64 is icing on the cake. I used
the BLF code on mine and it was just a tick over $35. Now the
waiting game begins! Come on snail mail!!! Looking forward to
reviewing this and letting you all know if it is a
dissappointment or a winner. Can't seeing it not being a winner
though.</p><p><img
src="
HTML http://fasttechcdn.com/products/139/1395406/1395406-9.jpg"<br
/>width="500" height="271"></p><p><img
src="
HTML http://fasttechcdn.com/products/139/1395406/1395406-7.jpg"<br
/>width="500" height="271"></p><p><img
src="
HTML http://fasttechcdn.com/products/139/1395406/1395406-6.jpg"<br
/>width="500" height="271"></p><p><img
src="
HTML http://fasttechcdn.com/products/139/1395406/1395406-5.jpg"<br
/>width="500" height="271"></p><p><img
src="
HTML http://fasttechcdn.com/products/139/1395406/1395406-4.jpg"<br
/>width="500" height="271"></p><p>Just 2 weeks until it
arrives.... <img
src="
HTML http://images.sodahead.com/polls/003494987/panicwithoutthedisco_answer_1_xlarge.jpeg"<br
/>width="180" height="168"> Just 2 weeks until it
arrives...</p>[/html]
#Post#: 1628--------------------------------------------------
Re: The King is dead! Long live the YL-U2!!!
By: MRsDNF Date: July 5, 2013, 3:05 pm
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You only have to wait 2 weeks for your light. We have to wait at
least 4 weeks for your review. Come on. Hurry up. :)
#Post#: 1634--------------------------------------------------
Re: The King is dead! Long live the YL-U2!!!
By: Rusty Date: July 5, 2013, 3:27 pm
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Says it throws 330 meters. Could that be? Are those
mini-reflectors any larger than the King's?
#Post#: 1635--------------------------------------------------
Re: The King is dead! Long live the YL-U2!!!
By: MRsDNF Date: July 5, 2013, 3:29 pm
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I was wondering the same thing myself. I'll wait for JM to
review it if he is going to do one.
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