Review: Manker E02. 1xAAA - XPG3 - L shapped

The colour reminds me of the Klarus Mi7; it’s not red, it’s not pink. It’s like pinkish red. Honestly, this is a turn off. I prefer a standard bright red… But the light itself… pfff… appears to be a potential MVP; well done Manker!
And thanks for the review! Just look at that gorgeous flat output curve…

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Is really not bad at all this red, I have the red Mi7, I will try get his night a comparative pic red Mi7-red E02, in any case, seems that also available in grey and black (reviews in this forum by Budda and robo819 ).

Thanks all for comment.

Nice review. How long do you have to hold it to turn off?

Normally I prefer make real runtime test than meassurements of tailcap current (runtime test is continuous test, and tailcap meassures are puntual data of current, will be interesting perhaps a runtime tailcap current, this would be more useful).
The battery will not behave like full to half empty, you can not make calculations: amps, time, runtime, lumens as a simple equation.

Regards
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Thanks for comment Kepling :+1:

Hi Gunga, I will try to measure exactly tonight with the stopwatch …. it is difficult to measure, maybe about 1 second …? :innocent:

I have the same question: Can you turn the light back in turbo mode for 3 more minutes?

Great review!

The AA/14500 version would be very interesting.

I suspected it was not linear math, but I hoped with Nimh battery that the perfromnce would be support such the ability for multiple 3 minute runs. I don’t know the mechanism for the drop down in light output (current draw). If it is simply time, I bet the NimH would support 30 minutes, or close to it, on high. If it is temperature, with long enough breaks between the turbo burst, I think the same still. I guess what I really wonder is with a 25% battery, can one still get a 2-3 minute linear turbo burst,or is the duration more like 15 seconds before it ramps down.

Some guys have asked me about cycling the Turbo again, after step down:

Here my test. At least support one new clic without problem (with a good quality battery):

Thank you, Trevi!

Now I like this light even more.

Yesss, no doubt!,
I have bought now one nichia 219C in grey in his store in ebay.

Regards

Thanks so much for this test!! I hoped/expected this sort of result. I imagine if this continued the light could overheat at some point, but I was more interested in the ability to be able to get turbo mode with a partly depleted battery.

Yes indeed! This light is available for purchase now on US ebay anyway. I got the red Nichia 219C. :slight_smile:

from China only?

yes

Gorgeous flat output!

Start watching at 2 minutes in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTpRKCJ7bvk
Around 2:15 he turns the light off.
I would estimate only 1/2 sec of holding the button down turns it off.

Hello:

About red, is not exactly as the Mi7 red, but is really very similar:
(I have bought now one unit in grey, with nichia. Also available in black if you do not like this red)

Hi and thanks for the comparison. Indeed definitely not as pinkish as the Klarus!

I have a hard time choosing between red and grey…