Well that all depends on who the manufacturer and/or builder is. Most are a little off, but I have not experienced such Over inflated numbers like this light since my T-Mart days in the beginning of my hobby 8 years ago!
They rated it 5000 Lumens too high and 500 meters Less throw than it actually has. :person_facepalming:
I do have several. My Xtar VP4 is my main charger. I also have the Zanflare C4 and Lii 402. But these two often have slightly different terminating voltages. I know in real life it shouldn’t be a problem; it’s primarily an OCD thing. To me an 8 cell light needs an 8 cell charger.
This light would have been more interesting to me with 6 or 8 emitters and a slightly larger head for more heat dissipation. But then you probably need a different driver to prevent the risk of the FET going poof.
That is Haikelite for you. It’s not the first time they got specs way off. Sometimes I wonder if they just rate things by “theory” with no actual testing. IDK.
Yes,this is my First experience with Haiklite. Now I know what to expect. Unlikely I would buy one of their lights until one of you guys test them and the numbers are at least 75% to 80% of what they advertise!
It’s been awhile since the MT09R group buy and I do remember reading that they don’t have actual test equipment so all their numbers are based on calculations/estimates. :person_facepalming: I think all small flashlight makers should just buy a Texas Ace lumen tube for output and cheap lux meter for throw. Not that expensive. Maybe Freeme can recommend that to them so they don’t make themselves look bad every single time they release a new light.
They just probably make a wild estimate on the lumens and throw numbers, i wish they didnt just guess numbers out of the blue, i remember from the mt09r gropbuy we were promised lumens etc it didnt turn out quite what was said first… so same here its not really a big deal really they just make it sound the light is better then what is makes in reality… still a good deal imo dont see any other lights like this atm ?
MATEMINCO owns a 1m integrated sphere if i am not wrong. HaikeLite measurements were reasonably accurate back in 2017?
Everyone wants to look good on paper as it has direct relation/impact with their sales. You can't really avoid, as it happens in almost all industries.
True but reputation is important too. Olight sells the most flashlights and all of their lights measure higher than Olight’s specs in my calibrated lumen tube. My lumen tube usually measures lower than others on this forum. So even a company that under rates their products can sell really well due to their reputation and reliability.
Two batteries are always in series and there is no battery holder, so if I’m correct that would mean it depends on whether the positive terminal of a battery will make contact with its negative end.
You have to know your cells.
Sanyo GA are considered raised flat tops, not flat tops. If you look at them you can see they stick up and will make series contact.