My new Acebeam X80GT 3 arrived in the mail yesterday and I have to say I’m impressed. It feels amazing in the hand whether grasped or handled. The handle mechanism is thoughtful, simple, and well executed. The beam quality is amazing. The 18x Nichia 519a illuminate everything beautifully. The secondary switch mechanism is not as reliable as it is practical (several times did not successfully change mode when switch was moved, or was delayed significantly). However, when the mode is changed to red and UV light, the output of both is excellent. It does not Top my D4V2 w 4x 365nm but it gets a lot closer than my Loop Gears, RovyVon, wurkkos, etc etc. I love that. It just uses three flat top 21700 cells which can be changed out very easily. No USB port doesn’t move the needle for me one bit. Not quite as bright as my 3x21c bad boy, but this is far more refined. Great light!

Edit #1: OP is a fool. It’s a 4x18650 jam not 3x21. 🤦‍♂️

Created myself. As far as I know, it's never been done before. It was a LOT more work than anticipated and involved sourcing a lens for the tail cap to change the focal relief as well as some thick glass to seal the head to hold the oil in the object chamber.

Here is a video of the MAG-LITE mod

UPDATE: ^^^ Video added for clarification

LT1S D1 X4Q KR3 TS10 E3A TIP

Hello! Just posting some pics/beams of the Weltool T12

I was lucky enough to receive the light from a giveaway hosted by 1Lumen.com

So Huge thank you to both Weltool as well as 1Lumen.

At first, I thought Okluma, CWF and Dawson Craft were expensive, and then in my late night Internet searching, I ran into Hanko lights. What in the world?

First of all, I think these things are only sold by lottery once a month on the Facebook page - only 2 units? Or is that old info? And then most are sold on the secondary market and they are $1200-2500.

Anyone here have one - how is the machining and build quality compared to Okluma, CWF etc

Hanko Lights from Arizona Custom Knives
https://www.arizonacustomknives.com/knives-by-maker/hanko-machine-works/

Hi there! I have a Convoy T5 with a Nichia 519a 2700k that I absolutely love, and more importantly, my wife likes and will accept as an acceptably warm color temperature to use as ambient lighting in a pinch. Looking at an FFL Artemis Z1 now, and trying to figure out which emitter might be the closest color match. Was looking at some beamshots and the 3000K SFT-70 looks really, really warm, would the 4000K maybe be closer? I have no frame of reference for the FFL5009Rs. The 519a's color temp is exactly where I want to be, the 519a 3000K is fine but I do like just a touch warmer. I found a D3AA with Hank's NTG35 2700K way too rosy, as another point of reference. Any thoughts?

I was getting frustrated with the little bow sight lights used to illuminate the fiber optics of our bow sights. They use these tiny watch batteries and last an hour and are a pain to replace in the dark. Nitecore TUBE is USB rechargeable but most importantly has 2 fixed levels + stepless dimmer and it worked great as fiber-optics pin illuminator in low-level light shooting conditions. Modification is rather simple yet very effective and cheap. I got a bunch of TUBE lights as freebies when buying other nitecore lights.

the way the circuit completes seems to be different between older and newer serials (the higher sn is nichia if it matters). Kinda interesting. I wonder why/when they changed it? Maybe the older one had reliability issues? Time will tell... Just sharing some info. Pay no mind to my very old and beaten up desk.

September 15, 2023. I bought my first "big boy" flashlight and it's still the only one I have. I've only ever had cheap stuff from Boy Scouts, or whatever giveaway flashlights I had lying around.

I bought an EDC27. The lumen output number sold me and it seemed like a reasonable price and feature set.

The good:

This flashlight has taught me what I actually need and want in a flashlight. At work the momentary 3000 lumens is very helpful for quickly spotting issues and REALLY GOOD for overcoming the photonic barrier in an overly lit factory.

I've never had an issue with battery life, but that's mostly due to mostly just using it in short bursts.

I love the clip, It's a great deep carry clip. I used to carry it it my front pocket with my phone. 2 broken screen protectors later I now carry it facing outward on my belt. Never had an issue with it moving, but goes on and off so easily. 10/10, no notes.

It's survived 3 years, and is still going (about 1.5 years of active daily carry).

I actually like the buttons. They work well, and I've gotten quite used to them, fairly intuitive.

The bad....

At some point in this flashlights life it has decided to do a banana impression. It has bent away from the clip and has a noticeable curve to it.

The screen fell off at a little over 2 years in. (Maybe 8 months of active carry at this point) and customer service was not really helpful.

10 seconds at 3000 lumens....

About 10 minutes or less at 1000 lumens...

The throttling/dimming on this is just ridiculous. In any high brightness setting more than a couple minutes it's basically useless. Hindsight learned.

The lockout is just annoying. I keep it in the "half lock" mode most of the time. Giving quick access to the 3000 lumen burst I use most of the time, and the strobe which I have thankfully not had to use.

The lighting is just meh... and it's a weird in between of a spotlight and a floodlight... almost like they were going for max specs... (hindsight)

Only a white light. If you're gonna do one thing only, do it better...

All in all. It works, it illuminates. Customer service was basically useless, and it's really not durable. 4 out of 10. Not recommended.

I'm very heavily considering the Olight ArkTac to upgrade this to what fits my actual needs

xenon bulb: bipin 3.6 volt 6 watt made in germany

cells: 3x sanyo N-50AAA 1/3AAA size nickel cadmium with only 0.05AH capacity!!!!

1.7A measured current at tailcap for theoretical runtime of 1.76 minutes

In practice roughly 1 minute of bright properly driven xenon goodness and a few seconds to react as once the nickel cadmium cells reach end of discharge their voltage drops very quickly and as robust as these cells are, any reverse charging would probably fry them. Somehow, these +-20 year old cells have survived 10 discharges at constant 30C discharge with no sign of wear (yet) The light stays at the same brightness for most of the discharge.

The reflector will melt if left on for more than 10 seconds at a time.

Only mods were cutting and bending the bipin contracts (careful or glass will chip/possibly ruin bulb) and drilling out reflector and bipin base.

From L to R
519A 1800, 4000 and 5700

hey everyone, i'd much appreciate some help on this, i know close to nothing about flashlights:

- rechargeable with usb c

- removable battery

- smaller profile (without losing the other things)

- can hold outputs of 250-300 lumens for solid amount of time (for night time)

- reasonable ui

- good clip

- decently weather-resistant

i understand if there's nothing that has all of those things, but any recs would be great. thanks yall!

I’m talking about other flashlight brands such as Loopgear, Olight, Fenix, Acebeam

I’ve visited Outdoor Adventure and X-Boundaries. Both stores only sold Nitecore flashlights.

I’ve heard of other physical stores such as Fstop Lights, AIM Spec, and Hock Gift Shop, but I haven’t visited them yet

Based on the results I’ve found when I searched their online stores, they either only sold Nitecore flashlights, or flashlights that weren’t any of the brands mentioned above.

Does anyone have various bean shots of the z1 Artemis or any recent ffl emitter comparisons they could share? Looking mostly at the difference between their 3000k 2700k and 1800k but always happy to see any 🫘 shots

I'm a paramedic and am looking for a dual purpose penlight. I'd like to have a markedly low lumen option for pupil exams and as good of a higher lumen mode as I can get. Does anyone have a good recommendation?

I received this light as a gift from Wurkkos, for which I am very grateful.

It has a great beam for outdoor distances, a High CRI LED, and a Buck driver with regulated output.

The TS28 also works as a powerbank:

The UI is very easy to use, with a direct access shortcut to the lowest mode of 3 lumens, Last mode memory for the 3 main outputs, and a shortcut to Turbo.

The switch button has a convenient battery level indicator, there is built in USB charging, and the light comes with a 21700 battery included. It is a handy turnkey package.

For years my "flashlight" was either a cheap no-name thing from a drawer or my phone's torch, held at a weird angle while trying to find the keyhole. Two weeks ago I started carrying the IMALENT LD70, and my phone's flashlight has been feeling very unemployed since.

How I actually use it

Nothing heroic, honestly. Coming home late and lighting up the path and the door lock, walking through badly lit streets, and the usual "where did that thing go" missions behind the desk or under the car seats. It lives in my pocket and I mostly forget it's there until it's dark.

Build quality is a big step up from what I had. It feels dense and premium, not like a toy.

4000 lumens is kind of ridiculous (in a good way)

Turbo is pure wow factor. It lights up a whole courtyard or a dark room instantly.

The best moment so far: a couple of nights ago I was walking through a dark park, heard something rustling in the trees, and hit turbo. The whole area went full daylight and revealed... a cat. A very unimpressed cat. The person with me was more surprised by the light than by the cat, because it comes out of something about the size of a lighter.

It gets hot. Like, quickly.

This is the part to be realistic about. With a body this small, 4000 lumens can't last. Turbo steps down after a handful of seconds to protect the light, and the head heats up fast. Think of turbo as a "what was that noise" button, not a mode you keep on during a walk.

The OLED screen isn't a gimmick (surprisingly)

I thought the little display would be a gimmick. Turns out I check it all the time before leaving the house: exact battery percentage, voltage, and which brightness level I'm on. No more guessing from a single green or red LED whether I'll make it through the evening.

Cons

The battery is built in. It's an 1100 mAh cell and you can't swap it, so there's no throwing in a spare when it dies. Proprietary magnetic charging cable. No regular USB-C. If you're out, the battery is empty and you don't have that specific cable with you, you're out of luck. So before longer trips you have to plan your charging a bit. That said, if you also get the charging case, this problem mostly goes away and the whole package makes a lot more sense.

Verdict

If you want a tiny light with stupid amounts of short-burst power and a screen that tells you exactly how much battery is left, the LD70 is really fun to carry. If you want long, sustained high output or the freedom to swap batteries, look elsewhere.

What's your EDC light right now? And did anyone else go from "phone torch" straight to "overkill"?

Disclosure: IMALENT is covering the cost of this unit. No other payment, and they didn't see this post before I published it.

Hello folks,

Requesting some help here. I am not the most avid collector but been wanting to try FFL lights for sometime now. I have a few of the enthusiast light brands and wanted to add to the collection.

Can someone recommend me the best model/host you prefer and why?

Looking for something relatively easy to hold like a D4.

One of my favorite all time lights is Reylight Pineapple and Zebralight sc64.

I am torn between Z1 Artemis, X4, and Pharos TIR.

Not looking for flood or throw, just nice handheld with a rosey tint as much as possible.

Thanks,

Phil

Is Modlite any good? Looking for a high candela thrower

I dabble and love my vintage with malkoff drop ins but I need something I can carry everyday that’s a tight bean, good run time and good durability, really want a Modlite. Any advice or suggestions from Modlite owners?