The Gryphon G180 was sent to me by YLP for review.
Official Manufacturer Specs:
LIGHT OUTPUT | 3200 LM |
MAX DISTANCE | 228 M |
MODES | 3200 LM / 2000 LM / 800 LM / 200 LM / 10 LM |
RUNTIME | 2 / 2.5 / 5.5 / 22 HOURS / 10 DAYS |
LED | 9* CREE XP-G2 NEUTRAL WHITE, 4000К |
OPTICS | CARCLO OPTICS (TIR) |
BODY MATERIAL | AIRCRAFT-QUALITY ALUMINUM WITH HA III |
SHOCK RESISTANCE | 1 M |
DIMENSIONS | LENGTH 115 MM; HEAD DIAMETER 51 MM; BODY DIAMETER 43 MM |
WEIGHT | 201 G |
The flashlight arrived is a hard cardboard box.
The box includes a user manual, two replacement o-rings and an adjustable wrist strap.
Additionally, the flashlight also comes with a very nice EDC Pouch.
The back side of the pouch has double belt loops, while the flashlight is mounted in the front portion.
The flashlight comes with flat black anodization and is e-switch operated.
The e-switch boot is translucent and has an indicator LED installed under it.
Here's how the switch looks while using the flashlight.
(Green > 30% , Red < 30%)
Of course, the main attraction of the flashlight is its triple - 3 x XP-G2 setup.
The emitters sit inder Carclo optics and produce 4000K tinted light.
The body and tail is a unibody piece. Since the tail is completely flat, the flashlight can tailstand.
The head houses the driver which is secured into place via 3 screws and a metal plate.
The overall construction is very robust!
The threads are square cut and anodized, which allow the user to mechanically lock it out.
The flashlight is using a 3 x 18650 battery carrier.
The cells are connected in series. Both protected and unprotected cells fit with no problem.
The carrier can be inserted both ways. The middle pad is always the positive, while the metal plate is the ground.
User Interface
The YLP G180 is using a nice and simple UI.
Here's all the actions supported by it.
Turn on/off: Single press.
Mode cycle: Long press (Low > Mid > High > Turbo > Low > ...)
Turbo: Double press (from either on or off).
Moonlight: Long press while off.
Strobe: Double press and hold (from either on or off).
Memory turn on/off: 10 sec long press from off.
Output and Regulation
The current was measured using the RD DPS5020 Bench PSU.
Here's the luminance per mode, the current draw and Lumen/Watt:
Turbo's output is 200 shorter than the manufacturers' rating, but it's still impressive.
I measured the parasitic drain at 81μΑ.
Here's an V/A graph I created in order to test the Power Regulation of the flashlight.
And here's the respective V/W graph.
What we can see from the graph:
- Turbo is regulated down to 9.9V (3.3V per cell).
- High is regulated down to 9.3V (3.1 per cell).
- Mid and Low is regulated for the whole span of the battery's life.
- Low Voltage protection kick in at 8.7V (2.9V per cell).
As seen, the flashlight is fully regulated which is very impressive!
And here's a Thermal Regulation test for Turbo.
What can be seen:
- Turbo is sustained for ~ 8 mins.
- After the 8 min mark, the output steps down to 1500 Lumen.
- The stepped down brightness is fully regulated for the whole span of the battery's life.
- Using 3 x Sasmung 18650 26H cells, I got 1:59 of runtime in Turbo.
Again, the flashlight proves that its power and thermal regulation is excellent!
Outdoor Beamshots
Grass at 7m
Tractor at 12m
Red rooftop at 25m
House at 35m
Tree at 35m (Don't be fooled, the tree is humongous :D )
As you can guess, the Gryphon G180 is another solid flashlight from YLP!