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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

The full review is available here

English review at BLF
German review at my website

Summary

Seven LEDs in five colors, in a very compact flashlight. The Nichia 519A LEDs are just beautiful with their high CRI and lovely tint. Red, green and blue are less interesting to me, but the UV light comes in very handy. This paired with the great driver and magnetic charging make the MiX-7 almost perfect.

It’s hard to say anything negative about it. I’d like to see more brightness levels for the color channels and maybe the possibility to mix them. Sometimes it can be annoying that the colors were integrated together with the white channel into the low group.

Overall I’m very satisfied with the MiX-7, even at my high expectations I had for this flashlight. If you want a flashlight with multiple colors, you should definitely try the MiX-7.

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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

This image is illuminated entirely by the UV LED of the MiX-7. Yes, it looks exactly like this in real life!

Just in case you want to see it with regular light instead (and without the ZWB2 filter):

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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

This review was sponsored by flashlightgo from where I got the flashlight for free in return for this review. Thank you very much!

The full review is available here

English review at BLF
German review at my website

Summary

As long as you ignore the term "tactical" in the product description, the Acebeam TAC AA is a nice EDC flashlight. On the larger side for a AA flashlight, but just the right size for a comfortable grip. The Nichia 519A with its lovely tint and high CRI will make you happy. The universal beam is great for EDC use and comes with good throw for a light of this size. Build quality is superb and it feels very robust.

Unfortunately the driver is on a different level: Simple brightness regulation using PWM and the modes are messed up when using a NiMH battery. A real shame, because the TAC AA would have been a very nice, simple AA flashlight for family and friends. I wonder why Acebeam didn't use a better driver.

Overall the Acebeam TAC AA struggles to stand out against other less expensive flashlights. Yet it is a good option if you need support for Li-ion and NiMH batteries, as long as you don't miss the medium mode with NiMH. There aren't many other candidates with similar features.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago
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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I couldn't resist. Disassembled the first prototype of the Wurkkos TiTS10 / TS10 TI and mixed it with my copper EDC. The combination of shiny titanium and copper with 3000 K is awesome. Also gave it a nice ZebraLight clip.

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Dulotec did a lot of things right with their first self-designed flashlight. Beam, handling and operation, the Guardian can impress in many practical situations of tactical use. Care was taken to keep the costs down, while keeping attention to details such as the integrated tactical ring or the magnetic charging port.

The full review is available here:

English review of the Guardian at BLF
German review of the Guardian at my website

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

There is also an image showing the laser engraving:

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Just some random facts about this light:

  • Forward clicky tail switch
  • Illuminated side button
  • SFT-40
  • Pretty good regulation
  • Magnetic charging
  • Integrated "cigar grip" ring
[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

If you want to go professional, there isn't much choice. Either The Sofirn/BLF LT1 or the smaller Sofirn LT1S Pro. Both have the Anduril operating system with a very complex, but also very powerful UI, they have adjustable color temperature and brightness – both either stepped or smooth – and the LT1S Pro even has a red channel!

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Wann geht es denn hier weiter? Durch die Deföderation ist ein großer Teil meines Netzwerks weggebrochen, sodass ich mir dort jetzt einen weiteren Account angelegt habe. Das kann eigentlich nicht der Sinn eines dezentralen Netzwerks sein. Klar, ich könnte mir eine eigene Instanz aufsetzen, auf die nur ich Zugriff habe, aber das erscheint mir etwas übertrieben. Lemmy bräuchte für so einen Fall eine Single-User Version. Vielleicht gibt es sogar schon irgendein System mit ActivityPub, das so funktioniert... Mal schauen.

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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

As expected, the dedoming lowers CCT and duv. The beam got narrower and now has snowflake-like artifacts around the beam (not visible in the photo).

Here’s a tool I made to unscrew the bezel, if you need one: H150 Bezel Removal Tool

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Awesome! I think c/flashlight is a really great alternative to r/flashlight, especially if more people would post here.

And thanks for the giveaway!

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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Summary

Whether it says Skilhunt or ESKTE – the H150 is an awesome headlamp! Small, supports Li-ion and NiMH batteries, can be charged via a magnetic adapter and the Nichia version gives you a beautiful, neutral light with high CRI. The beam is floody enough for a headlamp, but still achieves some usable throw. The comfortable and well thought-out head mount makes this a perfect set.

Is there anything bad to say about the H150? Not much. The magnetic charging port could become a problem if you have a lot of metal shavings around. The mechanical reverse polarity protection prevents the use of flat-top batteries. But otherwise? I can’t think of anything.

I can, without hesitation, recommend the ESKTE H150 to anyone looking for a small headlamp. But it also works good as a universal hand lamp.

Links to reviews

English at BLF
German at my website

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The UI of the Manker E02 II is very similar to the Skilhunt UI. Low group with 6 (?) levels of very low light, medium level and turbo. Not sure how it could be much shorter. Same for the ZebraLight, it can't be any shorter to fit a AA (except for the H50 which doesn't have a reflector).

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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

From left to right:

  • Manker E02 II
  • Skilhunt H04 RC Mini
  • ZebraLight H52Fw
  • ESKTE (Skilhunt) H150
  • Cyansky HS6R
  • Skilhunt H04
  • Cyansky HS7R
  • Sofirn SP40
  • Armytek Wizard C2 Pro Nichia
  • Wurkkos HD20

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Summary

Why have most flashlights only white light? In different situations you might want different colors. Red light should help with dark adaptation, while green light is often used for hunting. All three colors in one flashlight? And a thrower? The Cyansky H3 v2 is such a flashlight.

Flashlights with more than one color of light are rather rare, especially when you are looking for a thrower. The Cyansky H3 v2 is way ahead in this area. I have never seen a flashlight with an integrated color filter revolver anywhere else. There is nothing to complain about in terms of manufacturing quality, performance and beam. Really great!

However, you should be aware that the brightness and range of the colors are limited by the use of filters. Therefore the H3 cannot replace dedicated flashlights with a single color. If you only need white, I would prefer the Cyansky K3 v2 because of its more compact dimensions and better throw.

Links to reviews

English at BLF
German at my website

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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Well, except that a flat-top battery will cause a short circuit...

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I guess tailcap current measurements with a DMM are good enough for my purposes.

Only as long as you use a clamp meter.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Reading a voltage would be possible (but the ADC code is already very complex and messy). Some types of drivers have a sense resistor already, but usually it is connected to an opamp and adding another load might cause visible fluctuations in the output.

So yes, it could be possible, but requires a driver redesign and lots of refactoring of Anduril.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It looks like a rebranded Yinding or Rayten LED that is already used for a while in other flashlights. It's definitely not their own development or production.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

The TS11 is almost twice as long, four times as bright, throws two times as far and runs six times as long.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks, I try to be here whenever the federation is working. Saw your comment just now because it wasn't pushed to my instance...

Yeah, the hanklight was the inspiration for my mod.

https://old.reddit.com/r/flashlight/comments/xvm0eo/mod_noctigon_dm11_the_foil_tale_mod_it_works/

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Using gitd tape would just cause another tint in the beam. It has aux LEDs, that's enough locator for me.

Not sure why you don't see the post. I checked right after posting it and it was already pushed to lemmy.world.

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