Lumintop edc05 (14500, NW)

Very nice. They claim 400 lumen on a ‘AA’, which if true is a step forward for Lumintop who thusfar have not made a 150lm+ single AA light yet.

LOL

Nice finding jmpaul 320 :wink:

Honestly, and not saying this is necessarily bad, this light seems exactly like Manker E11 and Utorch UT01, without the programmable part! Even runtimes are similar. And the UI. And the overall shape of the flashlight (apart from the head…).

As djozz said, it is a step forward for Lumintop, but is it a step forward concerning the existent AA/14500 flashlights?
I may be a bit critical on this right now, specially as this is a new light, but I was expecting something that would make the difference…

Though, glad Lumintop made this! :slight_smile:

Still is interesting how companies nevertheless invest in improving AA lights, I like that.

Nice… looks very similar to E11 / UT01.

Hopefully it comes to Amazon store soon.

Who knows… it may be programmable, too. Someone will have to test it out.

True :wink: I was just speaking about the specs mentioned on their site!
Let’s wait and see :+1:

funny

I'm actually excited by this given my recent experience with their Tool AAA. Admittedly I have very limited experience with FLs in general, but Lumintop made a very good impression on me with their build quality.

I'll be keeping a close eye on this FL and hope others will share their experiences about it in the future.

In the meantime, quality wise, are Manker and Lumintop on the same level?

Could you be a bit more specific about what is funny please ?

This is what came into my mind when seeing the news from Lumintop today.

x2… IIRC neither the UT01 or E11 advertised for programability either. Or if they did it was a foot-note and not something boldly marketed.

The EDC05 lumen output specs match the UT01 / E11 (give or take), and the msrp is very close as well. I am willing to bet all 3 of these lights are the same with minor cosmetic differences only, coming from the same OEM fabricator in China.

Magnetic tail cap is a nice addition. My tents have magnetic zippers that I can position over the top, so this would come in handy for sure.

FWIW my UT01 and E11 are 84mm long. The EDC05 is 86.2

Doesn’t look like the lumintop can do this… So emitter upgrade / swaps might be difficult

The Lumintop should conduct heat more efficiently and there is one less gasket / threaded junction for water to leak in.

Even if I was “late to the game”, I didn’t see them (Manker / Utorch) advertising those as programmable, just after seeing reviews here and other places!

If the LT EDC05 is programmable, can it be programmable in the same way (levels, …) as the other mentioned flashlights? This is probably to be answered by further reviews!

Indeed this is a nice addition!! With a tail cap like this I wouldn’t have glued a magnet outside mine and it would still look pretty :person_facepalming:

Head and tail will be different for sure, let’s wait for the “internals” and see how they perform :wink:

[If this had direct access to turbo from ON or OFF…that would make the difference for me!]

Sorry to get this back from the dead, but does anyone have this light :question:
I was searching for any review here but didn’t find any so far… :expressionless:

Expected this AA EDC torch, COMPACT, high output?! Can’t wait!

Does it support protected batteries, since they are longer ?

does it support Protected

I just recieved my Edc05 yesterday. It is a good 4 or 5mm longer than my Utorch Ut01. It handles protected 14500 batteries with no problems.

Protected by my house cat Fang.