Acebeam EC50 Gen II 5000K review with measurements (XHP70, 26650)

Excellent review @maukka, as always. :+1:

Very good Maukka, thanks for the shots.

So, do you think the G30 worth to buy (in overall qualities of the light) or do you think there are another better choice?

The G30 is great if you can stand its UI and bigger size. Personally I like the EC50 II and Nitecore EC4SW better all in all.

edit: of course for the $50 that the G30 has been sold previously it’s a steal

I am planning to buy this light, since it’s tint is a plus factor for me being a little on the neutral white side, hmm… i wonder how to achieve the manufacturer’s rating of 3000 lumens? :smiley:

What do you have in mind? :smiley:

Thanks for Your review, I rally appreciate Your job.

A question arises : what’s the CCT of the 6000K version of EC50 gen II? :smiling_imp: if is around 5500K too, I will chose that version!

As an update, here’s the behavior of the thermal regulation in the EC50 II. I repeatedly switch a cooling fan off and on while the light was running on the highest turbo mode.

After the thermal stepdown happens, cooling doesn’t recover the former output, you have to switch the light off an on. Thermal protection kicks in when the light reaches ~70°C measured from the surface of the hottest point in the head.

The manufacturer’s specification on 5 hours on medium mode seems to match my runtime test.

Dude, this might be the most thorough review I have ever seen! Unbelievable amount of detail you put in this! If manufacturers are giving lights away for free to reviewers, you definitely deserve the same treatment! lol
On to the light, this light seems to stand above the rest (R50,TM03,Klarus G20) in it’s class! While their lumens/runtime claims aren’t quite 100% accurate, the actual graph is still VERY impressive! It might be because I’ve been in the flashlight game for so long, but it was only 10 years ago that our only handheld 500 lumen option was the Surefire M6, which used 6 NON RECHARGEABLE CR123 batteries and gave us 500 lumens for a whopping 20 minutes! LOL!!! Seems almost unimagineable that now we have a much smaller light that gives the same output for 15x as long, and you never have to buy batteries for! Alright… I’m done ranting lol
I really wish we could get a groupbuy for this light! Who’s in???

I’m in……

Forgot to measure the standby current, but it’s 106.5 microamps. So for a 5000mAh battery, five years and a bit.

Fantastic review! I am working on a review for the EC50 II as well. Compared to my R50, I prefer the EC50 II hands down. A fantastic light. I have a G20 on the way as well so I’ll do comparisons of the three together as well. I love your thermal videos and runtime & tint data! Again, great review!

Thanks for the review.

Thanks Maukka, I like great turbo runtimes and g30 seems good in this by your graphs. Whats the enviroment temperature when you did that test?

Hi maukka, can this light safely accommodate high drain 26650 to attain that 3000 lumens manufacturer rating?

Here’s the beam angle vs. intensity graph on a logarithmic y-axis, which makes it way easier to compare the spill. Thanks to parametrek for the suggestion.

I have a high drain Vappower on order and will update when it arrives.

On your excellent screen shots of the different lights you list the Convoy L6 shots were taken at ‘3 amps’; was that the highest out put or at the next lower output?

Thank you. :slight_smile:

3A is the emitter tint, not current.

Thank you for correcting my clumsy reading. :slight_smile:

The theory that a higher drain cell will allow the EC50 Gen II to remain longer on Turbo is reinforced after testing the light with a Vappower 26650 4200mAh battery. According to HKJ’s tests this is one of the best high drain batteries in 26650 size.