JETBeam
Chinese manufacturer of lights, founded in 2004. JETBeam and NiteCore are sister companies. Website
Flashlights
Current Lights
BA10 - 2-mode 1xAA forward clicky light with Cree XP-G R5. Modes are 12 or 160 ANSI lumens (97m throw). Select modes by loosening or tightening the head. Introduced in March 2011. Review: Light Reviews
BA20 - 2-mode 2xAA forward clicky light with Cree XP-G R5. Modes are 30 or 270 ANSI lumens (133m throw). Select modes by loosening or tightening the head. Introduced in March 2011. Review: Light Reviews, Selfbuilt
BC10 - 2-mode 1xCR123A forward clicky light with Cree XP-G R5. Modes are 30 or 270 ANSI lumens (133m throw). Select modes by loosening or tightening the head. Introduced in March 2011. Review: Light Reviews, Selfbuilt, gearhounds
BC20 - 2-mode 2xCR123A forward clicky light with Cree XP-G R5. Modes are 20 or 305 ANSI lumens (136m throw). Select modes by loosening or tightening the head. A special edition with XP-G S2 LED and modes of 21 or 320 lumens (139m throw) was introduced in April 2011.
BC40 - 4xCR123A/2x18650 forward clicky light with Cree XM-L. Modes are 130 or 830 ANSI lumens (344m throw). Modes selected by loosening or tightening head. Introduced in April 2011. Review: gearhounds
Element E3S R4 - 2-mode 1xAA with Cree XP-G R4 in stainless steel. Output is 23 or 155 lumens. Successor to the Element E3P.
Jet-I Pro v3.0 - 3-mode programmable 1xAA reverse clicky. Any of the three modes can have any output from 2-145 lumens with AA or 2-230 lumens with 14500. Available with Cree XR-E R2 or neutral white Q3.
Jet-III M or 3M - 2-mode programmable 2xCR123A or 18650 forward clicky. The Cree XP-G R5 version, introduced in October 2010 has output of 4-355 OTF lumens. Output is 2-225 lumens with the original Cree 7090 XR-E Q5 LED, but a neutral Q3 is also available. The Cree XR-E R2 version has maximum output of 240 lumens. The two modes are selected by tightening or loosening the head. Modes can be programmed to any brightness or a number of flashing modes. In black or army green. Reviews: Selfbuilt
Jet-III Pro ST - 3-mode programmable 2xCR123A or 18650 forward clicky with Cree XP-G R5. Output is 2-280 lumens. Reintroduced from early Q5 version in January 2011.
M1X - 3xCR123A forward clicky with large head for throwing. Uses Cree MC-E LED for up to 700 lumens. Optional extension tube allows 4xCR123A or 2x18650.
M1xm - A version of the M1X with a Cree XM-L LED with 750 lumens of output. Announced in December 2010.
M2S - 4-mode 3xCR123A with large head. Uses Luminus SST-50 LED for 750 lumens output (OTF). Tighten bezel for maximum output for 3 minutes then steps down to Mid (450 lumens). Loosen bezel for Mid, Low (50 lumens), and 15 Hz strobe. Optional extension tube allows 4xCR123A or 2x18650. Also can use 16340 lithium ions batteries. Introduced in February 2010.
PA01 - 4-mode 1xAA light with Cree XP-G R5. Modes are fixed at 6, 65, 140 ANSI lumens (65m throw) plus strobe. Review: selfbuilt
PC25 - 4-mode 2xCR123A/1x18650 forward clicky with side switch on tail for changing modes. With a Cree XM-L LED, the output levels are 8, 45, 160, and 408 ANSI lumens (148m throw). Strobe mode is accessed by the side switch when the light is off. Introduced in May 2011.
RRT-0 - 1xCR123A continuously variable forward clicky with selector ring for 0.003 to 255 lumens of output from a Cree XP-G R5. Optional extender allows AA or 14500 to be used. The variable output model was introduced in February 2011. A production run with an S2 bin XP-G was introdued in March 2011. A hidden SOS mode can be accessed by turning the ring to Max 3 times in a row. Earlier version had 5 modes with output levels of 1, 10, 25, 50, and 240 lumens on CR123A while an AA yields a max of 180 lumens. The original R2 output levels are 1, 10, 25, 50, or 200 lumens with CR123A. AA output levels are 1, 10, 25, 50, or 180 lumens. Introduced in November 2009.
RRT-1 - 2xCR123A or 1x18650 4-mode. Output with Cree XR-E R2 with 3 fixed modes is 240, 100, and 30 lumens as well as random strobe using selector ring. Features large head (55mm) for extra throw. Li-ion battery protection circuity. Also available in warm Cree XR-E Q3 with 5A tint.
RRT-2 - 2xCR123A or 1x18650 4-mode. Output with Cree XP-G R5 is 38, 125, or 300 lumens. Output with Cree XR-E R2 with 3 fixed modes is 240, 100, and 30 lumens as well as random strobe using selector ring. Li-ion battery protection circuit.
RRT-3 - 3x18650 (bundled) or 6xCR123A with SST-50 for 1200 lumens output. Introduced in April 2010.
Past Lights
BK135A - 3-mode 1xAA light with Cree XP-G R4. All 3 modes are programmable. Output from 2 to 135 lumens. Introduced in November 2010. Review old4570
C-LE - v1.0, v1.2, and v2.0 1xAA 5-mode reverse clicky with Cree XR-E LED's (v2.0 is a Q2 with 100 lumens output). Review: Selfbuilt
E3 - 2-mode 1xAA forward clicky Cree XR-E Q3 in stainless steel with rubber push button. Output is 15 or 100 lumens. Reviews: Selfbuilt
Element E3P - 2-mode 1xAA forward clicky Cree XR-E Q5 in stainless steel with metal push button. Output is 20 or 120 lumens. Review: Selfbuilt
Jet-I MK IBS - 1xAA Cree XR-E Q5. Review: Selfbuilt
Jet-I MK IIx - 1xAA Cree XR-E. 150 lumens max. February 2007.
Jet-I Pro - 1xAA 5-mode with last mode memory. Review: Selfbuilt
Jet-I Pro EX v2.0
Jet-I Pro EX v3.0 - 3-mode programmable 2xAA reverse clicky. Any of the three modes can have any output from 2-200 lumens. Available with Cree 7090 XR-E (R2 bin) LED.
Jet-I Pro IBS - 1xAA 2-mode programmable Q5 reverse clicky. Output is 2 to 130 lumens. Can also use 14500 for up to 225 lumens.
Jet-I Pro IBS 2.0 - 1xAA 2-mode programmable Q5 reverse clicky. Output is 2 to 130 lumens. Can also use 14500 for up to 225 lumens.
Jet-II Pro IBS - 1xCR123 2-mode programmable Q5 reverse clicky. Output 2-225 lumens.
Jet-III Pro IBS - 1x18650 2-mode programmable Q5 reverse clicky. Can not use 2xCR123A because maximum voltage is 4.2V. Output is 2-225 lumens.
Jet-III Pro ST - 1x18650 2-mode programmable Q5 reverse clicky. Can not use 2xCR123A because maximum voltage is 4.2V. Output is 2-225 lumens.
Jet-III Pro ST BVC - 2xCR123A or 18650 3 programmable mode reverse clicky. Cree XR-E Q5 maximum output 225 lume
Jet-III Pro Ultra - 1x18650 2-mode programmable Q5 reverse clicky. Can not use 2xCR123A because maximum voltage is 4.2V. Output is 2-225 lumens.
Jet-µ - 1xAAA 4-mode SSC P4 LED with last mode memory. Reviews: Selfbuilt Light Reviews
TCR2 - Limited edition (500 units) 1xCR123A version of RRT-0 forward clicky in titanium with Cree XP-G S2 LED for 310 ANSI lumens output and 118m of throw. Has a selector ring for infinitely variable output down to 0.003 lumen. Introduced in December 2010.
TC-R3 - 2xCR123A or 18650 3 programmable Cree XR-E R2 with selector ring in titanium. Maximum output is 240 lumens.
Popular Dealers
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