I bought mine localy for £8, but they do have it online at £10. Some of there products are on eBay but couldn’t find this one… As it’s just a screw in pill it would be easy to mod, but this one’s for my 3 year old, so I’m leaving it as is…
Any suggestion that I can find online please? I also have 3 year old that I would like to equip with something that would survive in his hands a bit longer.
Doubtful, this is far better than anything from Poundland, especially those 9 led ones show me a better light for £8. I was surprised by the out put and throw one, I will measure the lux on it…
Lux was 2500 at 1.5 meters, so 5750cd, not sure how to work the lumens out from that but comparing to other lights is say it’s 300-350 somewhere more than enough for a small one.
sofirn flashlights are pretty damn good… In know some don’t like the tint but personally not found it an issue… We use the SP10 as backups(so will always have a AA flashlight when away) and have one strapped to side of my caving helmet… Has survive many caving trips and has even survived a few cave dives too…. has three colour options so is worth a look for a child….
However since you already have it, just replace the led star with a Nichia 219c or an XPL with neutral tint. It will actually be a very good light.
I usually do that with SK98 clones and swap out the led for 219c, complete cost is under 10$ and I have a truly excellent disposable light. The hollow pill is not a problem at all on this kind of lights and the currents below 3A.
Yeah, in this world (BLF ) where most guys are trying to get max drive out of every emitter, it helps to remind everyone that the LEDs do fine even on a cheap Aluminum non-DTP board, and a hollow (or even plastic :person_facepalming: ) pill, as long as they are driven at less-than-or-equal-to their spec rating.
The manufacture claims it’s a genuine Cree, I think it’s a genuine XPE, the tints not to bad, a cool white with a tiny bit of blue around the edge of the spill
Yeah, I’d say we need to define what “very cheap light” means to us. If longevity doesn’t matter to the definition, then the cheapest “very cheap light” would be simply a match stick!
However, if you define it by the actual value that you get for the money, you can find lots of $5, $10, even $25 lights that qualify to be called a “very cheap light”!