richbuff
Flashlight Enthusiast
Re: Acebeam W50 LEP flashlight first view
Yeah, this light and the X65GT: Currently unobtainable.
Yeah, this light and the X65GT: Currently unobtainable.
Yeah, this light and the X65GT: Currently unobtainable.
Distance has the same effect on a 0.1 degree beam as on a 100 degree beam. Read up on the inverse square law.
Because of this, a flashlight with a very narrow beam angle is a lot more dangerous than one of the same lumens output with a wide beam angle, as it is able to damage someone's eyes much further away.
Because of this an LEP can be much more dangerous to use in public than an LED or arc-lamp of equal or even greater intensity. You can take a portable short-arc lamp light and narrow its beam to the tightest setting and then take a lux reading right in front of the light, get a big reading. But step 10' away and the reading will quickly drop off. With an LEP the danger of exposure to high intensity light doesn't drop off dramatically with distance in the same way. It will still have a significant amount of lux left after a distance where an arc light with the same measured lux has dissipated to a safe level. This is why you may see some incandescent or short-arc lights with 12,000,000 candlepower offered for sale to the public, but no LEPs (at this time) above 1,500,000 candle power.
Think of an LEP as a white laser, seriously, and respect it as one would a laser. No coherent light but the same sort of tight beam that makes even low power levels dangerous at considerable distances. The W30 brags that it can illuminate object farther away than you can see. The W300 will likely blind people farther away than you can see.
Nope. The dangers that come from given intensities are the same no matter the light source( not accounting for possible UV output from the short-arc).Because of this an LEP can be much more dangerous to use in public than an LED or arc-lamp of equal or even greater intensity.
No this is wrong. If you have a short arc lamp like the Maxabeam and you take a lux reading at one meter in front of the light you will get a significantly lower number than if you take it at 25m ( the distance the Maxabeams lux is measured at) and convert back to 1 meter.You can take a portable short-arc lamp light and narrow its beam to the tightest setting and then take a lux reading right in front of the light, get a big reading. But step 10' away and the reading will quickly drop off.
Intensity is intensity no matter the light source, and the rate at which intensity drops off is the same for all light sources of a given intensity.With an LEP the danger of exposure to high intensity light doesn't drop off dramatically with distance in the same way. It will still have a significant amount of lux left after a distance where an arc light with the same measured lux has dissipated to a safe level.
No thats not at all the reason why you see incandescent lights with a 12million CP rating. There are no true 12million CP handheld incandescent lights available. If you see one labeled as such its either a lie or they are using some non-standard way of measuring candlepower that results in grossly inflated numbers. And the only handheld short arc light available that is rated at 12million CP is the Maxabeam and its rating is accurate, and it throws way farther than any of the 1.5 million CP LEPs, and is far more dangerous than any of them too.This is why you may see some incandescent or short-arc lights with 12,000,000 candlepower offered for sale to the public, but no LEPs (at this time) above 1,500,000 candle power.
I have one, actually 2 in my house at the moment. I've just done a review on them too. Not a bad light, have a look if you like, hopefully this link works. Otherwise, look up michaels flashlight reviews on youtube, w50 review. https://youtu.be/KEBSn0B23F8
I have one, actually 2 in my house at the moment. I've just done a review on them too. Not a bad light, have a look if you like, hopefully this link works. Otherwise, look up michaels flashlight reviews on youtube, w50 review. https://youtu.be/KEBSn0B23F8
Yeah, its lower than anticipated, tho Acebeam tell me the production version will have higher output. Did you by chance see the 4 x w30 lights I bolted together on my youtube channel? I'm hoping one of the manufacturers will build a quad lep similar but with 1 battery carrier.Wow! I think you are the first person to do an independent review of it. Performance is disappointing for the price though.
We could build our own you know, all it takes is the desire to push through the problems of obtaining what is needed. The laser pointers I build can also blind in an instant and are not illegal to build or own, I just can't offer them for sale.