Just picked this little guy up on the amazon Father's Day sale for ten bucks shipped. Figure at that price it's a good gamble and probably a win either way. The objective would be to displace my Fenix L0dce-q4 as an edc keychain light. Not sure if this will or not but it sure is impressive on first impressions!
Factory specs are 90lm for 45 min on the included alkaline AAA. Based on how much brighter this is than the Fenix I would say the output is not over rated. Going to do a runtime test later to check that out as well as to test if it cuts off or has a moon mode or what not. A sharp cut off woth little to no warning would be a major turn off as it could leave me in the dark with no notice and potentially no back up.
Build quality looks great. Supposed to be type iii hard ano (non-silver units). Threads are solid and smooth square cut. Led and optic are clear and well centered. Light comes with an appropriate amount of o ring line applied.
As a keychain light it certainly fits the physical requirements. It's downright tiny compared to the Fenix. Key ring mount is sturdy but forgoes tail standing. Not a frequent need but a nice feature during unexpected blackouts and may turn some folks off. I also noted the exposed driver components on the board in the head. Gut feeling is a concern for harsh use
Durability but then it's not like the battery can move around to hit them. Probably could diy pot it but if it works why worry about it.
All in all looks to be a bright, great little light. Might do a water glass test to see if there is any seepage but based on the overall feeling of quality I'm sure the ipx8 isn't false advertising. My only problem with it is the single high mode with no way to conserve battery life; 45 min runtime just isn't a whole lot in some conditions which I might call upon it (eg camping, roadside car repair, etc). I'll update with runtime test later.
Factory specs are 90lm for 45 min on the included alkaline AAA. Based on how much brighter this is than the Fenix I would say the output is not over rated. Going to do a runtime test later to check that out as well as to test if it cuts off or has a moon mode or what not. A sharp cut off woth little to no warning would be a major turn off as it could leave me in the dark with no notice and potentially no back up.
Build quality looks great. Supposed to be type iii hard ano (non-silver units). Threads are solid and smooth square cut. Led and optic are clear and well centered. Light comes with an appropriate amount of o ring line applied.
As a keychain light it certainly fits the physical requirements. It's downright tiny compared to the Fenix. Key ring mount is sturdy but forgoes tail standing. Not a frequent need but a nice feature during unexpected blackouts and may turn some folks off. I also noted the exposed driver components on the board in the head. Gut feeling is a concern for harsh use
Durability but then it's not like the battery can move around to hit them. Probably could diy pot it but if it works why worry about it.
All in all looks to be a bright, great little light. Might do a water glass test to see if there is any seepage but based on the overall feeling of quality I'm sure the ipx8 isn't false advertising. My only problem with it is the single high mode with no way to conserve battery life; 45 min runtime just isn't a whole lot in some conditions which I might call upon it (eg camping, roadside car repair, etc). I'll update with runtime test later.
