Build quality is superb. Just like on the R50 – possibly even better. Being a [can light, 18650×4, three emitter] light, of course this light has some heft. It’s not unwieldy heft, however-it’s a “sturdy” heft. The light feels very solid and pleasant. The ‘knurling’ is great. Deep grooves and graspable but not grippy. The button is easy to find and it’s also a large button, but responsive over the whole clicky part. The anodizing feels great - thick enough to feel very smooth. And the threads are very well lubed, and square cut. Extremely nice threads, really. Often I’m afraid of crossthreading these things, but the X7 gives me no fear in that regard. The head has nice thick, and kind of deep cooling fins, which work quite well. And of course the appointments all over the light are the recognizable Olight blue. Durability It’s hard to make any claims about durability. Disassembly The tailcap comes off of course: that’s how you put the cells in. There have been reports that the bezel on the X7 unscrews. Using some of those grippy pads for opening jars in the kitchen and with little effort, the bezel does in fact unscrew right off. It holds the glass, and the reflector just comes right out! So the mcpcb is easily accessible (held down by the leads, and two phillips screws). Emitter swaps should be easy, if you’re into that kind of thing and want to move away from the stock tint. Power The power-hungry Olight X7 marauder needs good cells. The kit of course, comes with good cells. It will include four (4) Olight 3500mAh. Whatever cells you do chose to go with, make sure th
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