Hey All!
Got the Tank 007 E09 that I won last week yesterday, and would like to give you a short report.
The UI is a bit strange for a small keychain light, but does have a “feature” that I think can be quite useful “if” you can remember to do it each time.
The light goes H-M-L-H-M-L-H, BUT, here is the Trick – The light has a memory so that it will come on in your last used mode “if” you let that mode run for more than 3 seconds.... So, if you always want it to come on in Low, then you must go to Low before you shut it off, AND you must let it run for at lease 3 seconds in Low. – If you just shift it to Low and then shut it right Off, next time you turn it on, Surprise!... 100+ lumens! - You see, High, will Always follow Low if you don't stay in Low long enough. H-M-L-H-M-L-H.
Use in on High for a while, shut it off, and when you turn it on again it will be in High. – Nice! – Just leave it in High for a second, turn it off, and it will Start in Med... Gotta remember the 3sec rule.
So you see, you can have what you want as long as you can remember to think like a Tank 007 E09:-) - This sorta explains the conflicting reports of just what the order is in the UI. – No mention at all of any of this in the “owners manual”:-)
Beam is tighter than most due to the smaller XPE emitter; most lights in this class are now using XPG class and some even XML size. – The newer lights being “XP-G2”, etc. – This light does not “feel” to the eye like a AAA Keychain light does, but rather seems more like the beam from a Full-Size flashlight, due to the Throwy beam profile, and the rather hard driven emitter.
“Tint” is Warmer CW or Cooler NW, and I don’t think that it would offend anyone – I Like It a Lot!
Output? – Just going by eye here and guessing, as I have no instrumentation:
Low 1-2 lumens.
Mid – This level is harder for me to guess, 30-35 lumens?
High – Harder still, 100+ lumens?; whatever it is, it’s A Lot for a tiny light!
Runtime? – Don’t know yet, but I can’t expect much at this level of output on High.
My only other AAA light is a Flooder, a Rayus C01 with 29 lumen Nichia 219. (single mode). Wonderful for up close tasks, but too bright to read by, and little throw.
I would like to take the opportunity to once again thank Doc, not for just this light, but for maintaining this thread; a place where we can all get together!
Thanks Again!
-Chuck