At least Illumn is carrying both of these lights now, so short term concerns over the quality of these lights is mitigated by having a domestic vendor carrying these.
That’s like 80% of front switch lights for me. I never recommend them to people who may need them in a stressed situation (with a few exceptions like maglite etc).
I am thrilled to see the X80 bumped up though even if it’s only a few seconds sustainable. Acebeam is going to have to do more than jump the output to capsize Imalent though. The marketing on that DX80, slipping it into the hands of multi million subscriber Youtubers has really positioned it well in the market.
Keep in mind the current requirements for 60k lumen. 4 x 18650 will not do it. That is the limitation. I’m skeptical the X80 GT can do 32k lumen. Especially if it uses 4 of Acebeams 15A protected 18650.
That post was by KG_Tuning. If you read this thread, his recent posts about lumen measurements caused a bit of commotion. I wouldn’t fully rely on his measurements until he gets a Maukka calibration light.
I measured 22,300 lumens using the Texas_Ace calibrating tube for the X80-GT.
For reference my X45 managed 10,100 and DX80 20,000 (I binned the garbage)
I suspect Maukka will get closer to my turn on reading of 29,000. Maybe a tad more in fact as he usually hits a little higher than me.
If your hands are too small to hold it that way, keep the handle on it and scoop it up with your thumb like this: Holding the X80-GT part 2 - Album on Imgur and your finger naturally rests on the button.
EDIT: I now have it down to 33,000 @ turn on after blocking a little spill from hitting directly over the sensor, the other lights remain the same as their flood wasn’t so wide.
I’m not sure if its a direct drive or not. I measured about 18.6 amps at the tail with those (forgot to add that clip to the vid). I suppose I should probly own a set of 4 matching unprotecteds. What’s the best thing going in low resistance high discharge these days?
Its the 12v config. I tested while the pack was fully charged, but even if we assume 3.7V per cell under load were looking at over 275 watts. Pretty impressive I though.
Yeah, most companies making a 30,000 lumen light would use 8 x 18650 (Astrolux MF03, Imalent DX80). Only 4 cells is impressive (for 25 seconds, at least. )
What impresses me more is that those cells must have 20A protection circuits. I’ve never seen them that high. I’ve seen a few cells using 15A circuits, but that’s it for 18650’s.
Yep, the Acebeam site shows they have a 20A circuit. Really expensive suckers as well.