For AA EDC light, I think it is important to have warm white 4000k hi CRI and moonlight mode less than 0.5 lumens. Donāt want to wake up your kids or wife/husband when you turn it on in the middle of the night.
I think many chinese manufacturers arenāt too fund of moonlight modes. I can understand why, though. In my personal experience moonlight modes can be a bit alienating in the normal rotation for most users because they are so low.
I wouldnāt mind if they donāt include a moonlight mode for a simpler operation, but they should at least have them well spaced out. If they want only three modes something like 10 => 40 => ~200 lumen would be nice, I guess.
The Thrunite T10 is a similar light and has around 0.3 => 10 => 250 lumen, but the jump from 10 to >200 lumen is a bit too high in my opinion. I think the T10ās settings are good for enthusiasts who know what to expect from a light with those modes, but without some setting between 10 and >200 lumen you probably wonāt satisfy most needs. Something around ~50 lumen is good enough for a quick walk around the house or dimly lit streets.
With only three modes some compromises have to be made, but I think if in doubt Iād optimize for muggle usage with a light like this. See the popularity of the BLF 348. One of the most popular lights despite its simple operation. I think thereās definitely some demand for a high CRI light with a simple UI.
It looks like Jaxman got some Kodak lanyard leftovers, i have received the same :money_mouth_face:
This looks like a nice light but I wish it offered more light output like the Manner E11,UT-01 and EDC05. I would have jumped on this if that was the case.
Today I received an E3 that I bought for my grandmother (219C 4000K), and took the opportunity to disassemble it a bit and take a look at the insides. Here are my findings:
- the build quality is as good as Iāve come to expect from jaxman
- the driver is 17mm and it looks like any 17mm driver would work in it without issues
- the switch and its washer are a bit smaller than my X6ās, but anything that fits in an X6 or an S41 tailcap can probably be made to fit with a little sanding
- tailcap button is ~12mm
- the ledboard is 16mm and itās glued in :person_facepalming:
Iām really disappointed by the glue, if a host version was made I feel this would be a good candidate for a 14500 build with a 3A LD-A4 and an ILC-0, but Iām sure my grandma will like it as it is
Oh boy :person_facepalming: Didnāt expected it to be gluedā¦
But, how hard will it be to remove that?
Did you get the 3 mode driver or just 2?
Thanks for showing us this And I hope your grandma likes it as well
2 modes, high->low
Thank you :+1:
Itās poor. 8(
moonlight is nice option.
1C3, I hope my request is not an abuse, but is there any possibility for you to make some measurements of this flashlight, please?
Namely:
- length
- outside diameter
- inside diameter in the head (where the reflector/MCPCB sits)
If you could do this and tell us the numbers I would appreciate
Thank you in advance
lenght:93mm
diameter:22mm
here is a pic with a S2+ for scale
I donāt have an accurate way to measure the inside of the head but it looks to me like the mcpcb space is around 18mm and the rest of the inside is 19mm wide, here is a pic to get an idea:
Thanks so much 1C3! Thatās what I needed
This really seems a prettty strong light! Iāll probably get one and mod the driver
Thank you once again :sunglasses:
2 modes? I was about to order one, I had inquired Jaxman and he answered that it had 3 modes
Iām not buying this product if the driver is glued or if the threads are glued. Manufacturers should learn to listen to what the consumers want.
Also, I would like to repeat my suggestion to make the host available for sale. How hard can this be?
Hum, I donāt know if it is possible to ask Jaxman to not glue the things. When ordering , maybe we can try that!
I also wanted this available as a host, only, but if that is not possible, Iāll get the full light, unglue it and arrange it as I want!
Despite we have to look to manufacturers point of view - specially these that are not āmajor playersā - I agree with you in some things :+1:
I asked Jaxman and they said, that in the new version of E3 (with three modes) MCPCB would not be glued.
the test is still continuedā¦
^ That is an extreme low current for a moon mode on NiMh battery whatever the light output is, considering that the circuitry and MCU consume some power too. I have not seen a flashlight that boosts from a NiMh that gets the current draw so low. Btw, what is the light output at moon mode?
I think it is very good of you to pay attention to the current draw in moon mode. :+1:
Djozz and Jaxman, please indulge my ignorance, but is this a ānot-so-goodā thing?
Sorry but I donāt master these ādrainā and āconsumptionā language, and I donāt know how is it good or bad in terms of efficency/runtime/max and min outputs :person_facepalming:
Also, does this have to do with the LED as well?
Thanks in advance!
Looks very nice Jaxman! I like it! Will have to add this one to my growing collection of well made Jaxman lights.
For me, starting with the lowest mode and stepping up to the highest is a requirement due to my poor memory. I tend to blind myself if they come on in high.
The High CRI Nichia 219C is also an appealing emitter choice to me, hope thatās available when itās time to order.
Already having the UV tube light (U1) and the triple (E2L), along with the M8 and Z1 and the X1 as well as the M2, this small light will have itās own distinct place in my line-up. Thank you for thinking of this. I donāt normally use NiMH in these small lights but in this case I might have to make an exception and keep it low for the glow. Who knows though, I could get some crazy idea to shove 2 14250ās in the tube with an XHP-50.2ā¦. maybe hosts really are needed?
Edit: Couldnāt resist, just ordered one with the Nichia 5700K 219B. I know, I knowā¦.