When I first started using 18650 lights, all I had was laptop pulls. I still use some of them pretty regularly, and they work fine for some things. The LT1 lantern is one of the things that a set of laptop pulls should work GREAT in, because it’s low draw, and has a built-in charger as well.
Of course newer, higher capacity cells will be better for runtime between charges. But with such a low draw, and four cells in parallel, that’s almost a moot point for most of us. If you have a good solar cell, like that one DBSAR recommended, you probably will never see the advantage of a few extra amp-hours of capacity.
Well it says 850-1000 with four 7135s. With 5/7 it’ll be more so that’s quite good. Can’t still find any official lumen ratings though. I guess they’ll come later.
Once a couple well-known light reviewers can get one to review & measure, its difficult to measure exactly as my lux meter’s Alkaleak batteries leaked and corroded it bad.
Tbh I don’t really need to know the exact lumens . Just needed to know it was over 1000. How’s the tint on this thing? Some ppl say the LH351Ds are a bit green. Is there a built in filter to make the tint rosier?
I’ll also add that since it appears the handle holes go all the way through, it should be possible to replace the existing interior bail with a larger one on the outside, if desired. This could allow a bail that it easier to hand carry if you need to do so. Paracord might also be used in place of the existing bail, but I don’t see the benefit.
I like the existing bail fine, but am simply pointing out possibilities .
If your setup is well thought out it is no problem. i.e. my sphere has an auxiliary light so I can correct for altering reflectivity. So I can stick the lantern in, correct for that and then measure the output mostly correct. (provided the head diameter is less than 80mm or it will not fit into the entrance hole of the sphere).
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