5.11 EDC 2AAA Flashlight review.

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Overall length: Hair over 3"
Configuration: 2AAA Side by Side
Modes: 1
Output: 127 rated lumens
Runtime: 3hr. + 21min.
Beam distance: 27 Meters
Candela: 187
Impact resistance: 2 Meters
Water resistance: IPX-4
Regulated circuit
CREE XP-G3 LED
50,000 hour lifespan LED
Spring Steel clip
Constant-on shoulder switch
Body colors: Black or Coyote tan
Price ~ $20.oo - $24.oo on average
Made in China.

Пікірлер: 5

@DinnerForkTongue Ай бұрын

That latch is shockingly bad design. A long thin piece of hard plastic being pulled out of the way of that long tooth is 💯% guaranteed to suffer from elastic fatigue within a dozen uses, if not less - not only that, it also hampers the insertion of the batteries. A spring-loaded toggle would have made way more sense, and it would even allow you to lock it into an unopenable position. Wouldn't even cost that much more, either. The reverse orientations on the batteries is a necessary evil. This torch's circuit has the batteries in series, so they need to be connected end-to-end to work. To have the batteries in the same orientation, it would massively complicate the internals. (Technically you could have the batteries in parallel, but that would require a boost driver with a design that goes way beyond the scope of a cheap outsourced single-mode torch with loose tolerances.) You may not be focused on the exact name of the emitter, but the XP-G3 is infamous for its bad tint, as most of Cree's small die emitters. Nowadays only their XHP product line seems to be worth any attention, and I never see commercial-grade AA/AAA lights running those. Very sad that this is one-mode. With a tiny bit of extra driver design, it could've had a nice lower (±20 lumens) mode by holding the button. Missed opportunity.