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I review flashlights and other gear at https://zakreviews.com

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Review: Etsfoma Hatlight - the Stylish Alternative to a Headlamp

https://zakreviews.com/etsfmoa-hatlight.html

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@BearOfaTime @flashlight not everyone is stylish enough for the hatlight!

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@helenslunch @flashlight check the publication date.

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Arbitrary List of Popular Lights - Spring Equinox 2024 Edition

In honor of Spring Equinox, I've made an updated list of popular lights. The sun may be returning, but you still might need a flashlight.

https://zakreviews.com/arbitrary-list-2024.1.html

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Changes aren't huge this time around:

Remove SC32 (high-CRI option discontinued)
Remove SP31 v2 (discontinued)
Remove Zebralight H53c N (overpriced)
Add H200 and H200 Mini
Acebeam L35 becomes 2.0
Wurkkos TS10 becomes 2.0
E70 (21700) removed (high-CRI option discontinued, and the low-CRI version isn't that special)

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@solrize There are two entries for the SP36. The first one is meant for an audience that wouldn't know what Anduril is; the second does mention it.

The LT1 Mini looks like it pulls from the Sofirn parts bin, but isn't just one light. Much of the body comes from the IF22A, but the tailcap looks like the IF25A, the diffuser is on the SC03, and I think the button cover is from the LT1.

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Review: Acebeam E75 - an efficient general-purpose flashlight with great color rendering, USB-C charging and a 21700 battery

https://zakreviews.com/acebeam-e75.html

Some tools do their jobs so well they're a little boring to write about. The E75 provides everything most of us could want in a midsize flashlight, and very little we wouldn't.

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@solrize Current measurements are in the runtime table. Like I said, I think the output (and therefore efficiency) measurements may be a little optimistic. It does have a boost converter.

I agree a powerbank function would be a great addition here. It would be the perfect larger travel light if it had that. The tailcap magnet is easy to remove.

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Additional testing has proven that I cannot accurately measure current with my ammeter in series at 6A, and the actual current with the tailcap installed is probably considerably higher. I have removed that number from the table.

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Review: Skilhunt EK1 USB-C keychain flashlight

The EK1 is Skilhunt's take on a twisty keychain light with USB-C charging and an optional high-CRI LED

https://zakreviews.com/skilhunt-ek1.html

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@solrize Sofirn definitely sold a 10180 light. I don't know if it was identical to the Trustfire, but it had a removable battery and high-CRI option (SST-20, I think).

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@solrize They're not sense resistors; they're just resistors. There are no active electronics in this light. Changing a resistor should change the output.

Looks like a typo caused excluded the graphs, which I've now fixed. I think they answer the other question: output depends on battery voltage in both modes.

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Arbitrary List of Popular Lights - Winter Solstice 2023 Edition

In honor of Winter Solstice, I've made an updated list of popular lights. Today is the day you're most likely to need a flashlight in the northern hemisphere; if you're shopping for one, I hope this will help.

https://zakreviews.com/arbitrary-list-2023.3.html

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Review: Sofirn SP10 Pro - a high-CRI AA/14500 light running Anduril 2

The Sofirn SP10 Pro is the only flashlight running Anduril 2 and supporting both AA and 14500 batteries. It offers high CRI and a low price. I've reviewed it here:

https://zakreviews.com/sp10-pro.html

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$16 flashlights make flat runtime graphs now. I am impressed.

This is a Convoy S21E with Nichia 719A in 3000K. It's not setting any brightness records at ~850lm, but that's top-tier regulation. It's CRI is in the 90s, and it's kind of throwy too.

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@kozy138 About 3 lumens. The budget light that's really impressive on that front is the Sofirn SP10 Pro, which gets significantly dimmer than my Zebralight.

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@kanakana2 It will throttle without fan cooling at this level.

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Review: Nextorch TA30C - a small duty light with an interesting user interface

https://zakreviews.com/nextorch-ta30c.html

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Arbitrary List of Popular Lights - Fall Equinox 2023 Edition

In honor of Fall Equinox, I've made an updated list of popular lights. Days are getting shorter and nights are getting longer - it might be time for a new flashlight.

https://zakreviews.com/arbitrary-list-2023.2.html

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Up close with the Nitecore UHI40 LED

Here's Nitecore's new bespoke round LED as found in the MH12 Pro. It looks a lot like a Yinding L50 20W, but not identical so my guess is Nitecore requested changes to something Yinding was working on.

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What's inside the recalled Skilhunt H150

https://zakreviews.com/h150-repair.html

I took apart my H150 to better understand the RPP short, show what else is inside, and attempt to make it safe to use.

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Safety warning: Skilhunt H150 short circuit

https://zakreviews.com/h150-warning.html

If you have a Skilhunt H150, do not use flat-top cells, and consider returning it

#flashlight #headlamp #skilhunt #h150 #EDC #EveryDayCarry @flashlight @flashlight

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Nitecore has announced an original LED design

https://zakreviews.com/nitecore-uhi.html

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@SammysHP @flashlight I'm sure we'll know when it actually comes out. Their "tailor-made" language suggests they're having a manufacturer produce a bespoke design for them.

I'm sure Nitecore hasn't build their own semiconductor fab just to make an LED, but smaller manufacturers might be up for semi-custom runs.

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@flashlight @flashlight Nitecore's own post about this lists five models: UHi 10, 20, 40, 50, and 100.

https://flashlight.nitecore.com/Know/detail/ad/1875

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