Specs:
- LED: COB LED (5000k???) Unknown model
- Battery: 2x 26650 battery pack or 6x AA carriage
- Driver: Unknown PWM driver (PWM is visible in Low and Med but not High)
- UI: 3 modes, Low, Med, High
- Reflector Type: Aspherical Lens
- Thermal Regulation: No, most definitely a timed stepdown
First impressions:
This is a big, hefty light. It's pretty bright considering its a "zoomie". The design is very interesting and unique, and build quality is pretty good. Zoom function isn't worth anything though, just makes the flood slightly smaller. Button feel is pretty good with a soft click.
Usage notes:
This flashlight is pretty heavy, and also doesn't get very hot if you let its turbo timer do its thing. Problems arise if you cycle the modes to go back to high. The only thermal regulation is the timer, so cycling the modes back to high will reset that timer and you can get the flashlight pretty dang hot, hot enough to be unconfortable to hold even with its super long body shaft to help dissapate heat. It is able to sustain 1100 lumens which is a little more lumens than the "low" setting of 745 lumens. It is also noticably less bright after running the battery down some, so this light is for sure not regulated in any way, just PWM, which by the way, is easily noticeable on low and med, and high* (after it steps down). I also noticed really odd behavior when doing the lumens @ 30s test. Fully charged, at inital turn on, it measured 7117 Lumens, and 7026 lumens @30s, however the first 15 secs, lumen output drops gradually by at least 600 lumens (down to like 6600 lumens) , and then the next 15 secs, it gains most of those lumens back to hit the 7026 lumen rating, not really noticable to the eye, but very interesting. After 10 mins of use, high only goes up to 5700 lumens, so lumen output is dependent on battery voltage. Zoom function is utterly useless COB LED is too big for the already massive lens, not sure why they even bothered...
Battery:
The battery pack seems to be a 2x 26650 setup considering the shape, capacity and size. The cells are NOT removable from the pack, big minus. The pack is removable from the flashlight at least so that you could potentially replace the pack if you can find a replacement. You charge the battery externally from the flashlight with the included USB-C cable, and you can use the battery as a powerbank for other USB devices. Runtime is pretty good, although output drops as the battery gets drained so its kind of "cheating" in a way lol. Another thing, the battery is advertized as "10,000"mah although the battery pack is series and measures 8.4v when fully charged on the exposed terminals, and there are no 26650s in existence that are higher than 6400mah so either they are lying, or they counting it as if it was wired in 2P (Parallel) instead of 2S (Series). Either way, Marketing screwed up big time, as their Lumen Rating is accurate, underrated even.
Brightness Perf:
- Low: 745 Lumens
- Med: 1,831 Lumens
- High: 7,117 Lumens
- Max Lumens @30s: 7,026 Lumens
- Max Sustained Lumens: 1110 Lumens
Verdict:
Overall not a bad flashlight for $69 if you are limited to Walmart. But there are so many other cheaper, options that are better once you consider Amazon and Aliexpress. I would only buy this if I had no flashlights and I needed a bright flashlight while heading out camping as a last minute purchase. Very few Pros with lots of Cons.
Pros:
-Quick and easy to aquire (no waiting for shipping)
-Bright flood (initially)
-Long battery life
Cons:
-Expensive
-Obviously low CRI COB LED
-Useless zoom function
-Sustained lumens is really low considering the massive size of the light
-Have to cycle modes to turn off
-Heavy
-Non-standard battery (can't even find replacements)
-Visible PWM
-No regulation (lumen output drops with battery voltage)
This item was purchased by myself
