Good. Because the term is highly patronising to senior citizens AND to BLF members who when it is done right see below gonna want to EDC it themselves anyways because the light corrects all the shortcomings endemic to what is available till now.
Project needs a decent working title.
The underpinning philosophy is that the ideal of a great design always functions as a great design regardless of the user(s). Everyone rest assured that we are most definitely trying to create the best i.e. most usable hand held single cell light of its cell class. That means its fool proof. I stress that there is no need to try and think of something to be spastic friendly. Pardon my deliberate non-pc rude term to stretch a point. By creating the best i.e. most ergonomically usable light so what it does it does really well, one shall already de facto create a product suitable for senior citizens. It kills two birds with one stone.
Yes, absolutely if it’s really thought out and done right then I you and any BLF nut gonna want it. Making it good means you make it foolproof hence reliable and inherently usable to ALL people in ALL situations. As an example; Is a hypothetical end user going to want water immersion resistance to IP8X and beyond? … Some will. It doesn’t harm.
Yep. But I am going to vote in this day and age magnetic charging is a must. Either instead of, or ideally together with usb. We want it BLF Nut Pro right? No nonsense quick and indestructible charging connect is the way to go. Think Olight, Klarus, Rofis.
USB=PITA !!!
Good point. As a rule outdoor use demands something like x10 lumens compared with working indoors for comparable tasks. Note for battery choices.
Professional grade end-point voltage control for floating the cell allows keeping any battery on charge indefinitely. I’d hope that corners would not be cut.
Except that it likely involves potentiometer sensing. This would be difficult and expensive to make robust and leak tight to be reliable. IMHO Hall effect stepped switching is optimal ideal with the on-off provided by mech clicky switch for zero standby parasitic drain.
@No-2-Ageing, as said before, I will not allow this light to become bulky or ugly, so a “bone shape” will not happen if it is up to me.
But adding a subtle anti-roll structure to the design could be useful, added to the wishlist.
Btw, some of you guys have pretty extreme ideas about ability loss of old people, most old people I know can physically operate a flashlight fine. Of course there is a category that is actually physically disabled and this flashlight is not for them, maybe a 2D Maglite is a better gift.
I almost wished that I left out the term “grandma light”, even though all grandma’s I know will be fine with the light of the OP.
That is my opinion as well, aim no 1 that I will not let go is making a good flashlight, and that will naturally be a good flashlight for all kinds of people.
Btw, I find “grandma light” not that patronising and I doubt that many senior citizens will, but that may also be the european in me. It is a reference to older discussions on BLF and has a function in the title as such, even if the term does not fully overlap with the light that this thread is about.
I’m interested! I love mag ring lights. Best UI IMO. My personal wish list for this light would be the following:
-Max 200 lumens so grandmas don’t blind themselves, and to guaranteed no overheating, and for a pretty decent max runtime with an 18650.
-A “moonlight” mode of 0.5 to 1 lumen. Most of my flashlight use is in the middle of the night, and even the 5 lumen low mode of my Fenix PDs is too harsh. My SRT7GT bottoms out around 1 lumen, which is the maximum comfort level for my dark adapted vision, and I greatly prefer the ~0.1 lumen of my SRT3.
The stepped output sounds great though. Infinitely variable would be nice, but I don’t feel it’s essential. OFF - MOONLIGHT - LOW - MED - HIGH would be sufficient and probably make the manufacturing process easier and less expensive.