I would try Olight since they have customer service in the USA that is great and they donāt sell pipe bombs.
Or you know what they sayā¦ third timeās a charm. Of course that one could either work, or kill you. Not sure.
You will only get 25,000 lumens out of Olight, but some people know when to quit.
They may be cutting corners, or it may just be that Imalent is really pushing the bleeding-edge of tech to produce very high-powered lights. With all that power, comes safety and reliability concerns. You canāt really compare a 30,000 lumen light to a 1,000 lumen light.
I like Olight too for their premium feel and quality but their lights cost 3x as much as Imalent. For Olight to build a light like MS18 it would cost like $2,000 with all the overly conservative safety features they would build in. But I doubt a company as conservative as Olight would be willing to push the performance envelope like Imalent would so we would never see these ultra high powered flashlights if it werenāt for Imalent. You get what you pay for.
It doesnt matter, user concern is a big thing now when it comes to Imalent, who wants a light that blows up in your hand? not many i guessā¦ whats the point pushing lumens war if that high lumens means the user cannot feel safe buyin such light? then i want less lumens but reliable and doesnt explode in your face. Its only a matter of time before we will read someone died operating a high lumens Imalent lightā¦
Yes, I agree. But, there are some people that just want the max possible, and are willing to push the safety limits. Somebody is going to sell to them. We have 100,000 lumen handheld flashlights now. Totally ridiculous, but thereās an entertainment factor that draws some people to them. Lots of other entertainment is dangerous too (bungee cord jumps, parachuting, car racing, a motorcycle, etc.).
I can say that used these lights outdoors about 4 times, they worked great when they did, however locking the lights out mechanically twice is what set these things on fire.
I do have a habit of mech. locking out all my soft press/non clicky lights, but none of my other soft press lights ever stopped working or even catch on smoke.
Sad, as this is one the pricier lights I own.
My kids laugh at me until they need a light and then they donāt. But after theyāve used the lights for whatever purpose theyāre back to laughing at me again :person_facepalming:
