Olight I1 vs XTAR Meteor

how do these two lights compare?
Which is brighter on li ion and which is brighter on standard cr123s? How do the beam profiles compare, which throws better? And does either overgeat quickly? And finally, are there other lights in this category i should consider for a tiny pocket rocket? Either 14500 or rcr123
Thanks!

Not too many people have both lights. Selfbuilt at CPF has reviewed both lights and provides brightness and throw estimates..

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?329198-Xtar-WK21-(XM-L-1xRCR)-Review-RUNTIMES-VIDEO-BEAMSHOTS-and-more!

The olight looks to have the slight advantage on 16340, but keep in mind that 16340 is not officially supported by olight. The olight i series is not heatsinked to handle the higher voltages, so there is a high risk of overheating and prematurely killing the LED.

I've have the Olight i1 and have been using AW Protected 16340s and AW IMR 16340s.

On a freshly charged 4.2v battery with the light on high, the head will get warm.

But the light is small, so your hand is sufficient to remove the heat

to acceptable levels for the light and battery not to be damaged.

I've checked the batteries, and they don't get warm during high use.

The hotspot is big, with the typical XML greenish corona.

It does not have any throw, you would need an XPG emitter.

Welcome to BLF, Gordo :bigsmile:
AFAIK, selfbuilt upload his images/beamshots to Photobucket, so paste the link directly, no problem with hotlinking :wink:
And thanks for the info :wink:

Thanks!

After using some of SBs incredibly useful graphs multiple times now,

I decided to keep them in one quick and easy place for me to use.

Gordo- thanks! do you know if there is similar info on the smaller 14500 tested lights?

Ive been running my Olight I1 on 16340's and have about a dozen discharge cycles on it so far. Its current my EDC. I always run in high mode for sustained periods of time. It transmits heat quite well to the host (and to my hand). When it gets warm, I simply switch hands and keep on going.

Did I get ripped off by a BLF'er?

You need to respond ASAP

i have all three-black and stainless steell Olight i1 xml and also Xtar wk21..i use protected aw 16340 and i dont see any difference between them...its almost the same..xtar has more lux.....but you cant see it...its the same brightness..but in fact-Olight,especially the SS is much better quality..much better..choose OLIGHT my friends..i recommend it!!!