The LEP Flashlights discussion thread - discuss LEPs here

That’s a good call! Neal is well informed as to who I am. lol my wallet doesn’t think that’s anywhere near as funny as I do!

In fact I decided to punish my wallet even more today and pulled the trigger on the Xsword - Chibim has a code up that lasts until April 30th. lol one of those had to do it moments is how I sleep at night

Correct, it's my website!

The link to that website has been in the OP for a few months now... Probably not clear enough yet :D

I should probably make the text even bigger ;)

Anybody with any knowledge of designs in the pipeline? I’d love to see a 2*21350 33mm head diameter light from Maxtoch for example. W10gii intensity but sustainable for the full battery discharge. Imagine a sustained 600kcd in a P60 sized light. I’d sell 2/3rds the throwers I have for this.

You just need the right driver. The buck/boost IC used in the Lume1 for example is more than enough to keep a lep module powered at full brightness, even off an 18350 for a good 15 minutes. Heat is an issue as laser diodes are very sensitive.

Yes, a boost driver would do as well. 2S buck seems more common in the wild than 1S boost for 4-5V out though which is why I mentioned that.

I don’t actually care if they run continuously at full brightness, but rather at any given SOC, it’ll turn on and deliver full output. I hate having to keep cells at 4+ volts to achieve peak output, especially in low use lights that degrade these pricy and now hard to get cells.

Sorry to barge in on the discussion, as johnny-come-lately, would someone who
Got one from Neal/Vinh please enlighten us on the quality of these.

They seem reasonably priced, compared to the others which are astronomically
Beyond my wallet’s pay grade.

TIA, LEPs are in!

Boys just gotta play/pay.

Just stumbled across this little thing…



Brand RichFire Model SFC-039
Color BIN Visable white Laser Power 10w
Certification Glass I Power Supply 21700 Rechargeable battery
Lumens 400lm Mode 5 -mode
Lens Glass convex Model level Hi-Mid-Low-Strove-SOS
Switch Tail cao clicky Size/Weight 163*33mm/178 g

Looks to good to be true but maybe thats just me though from the looks of beamshot it doesn’t have the profile of what would be a LEP at least none of mine have such profile though my fenix TK15 from 2011 has such a profile.

That’s the wrong light in your picture?

hmm quite possible, though I just snagged the photo from their list of photos of the product.

Odin Turbo LEP
$179.96 (Retail $249.95, SAVE: $69.99) during the Olight May Flash Sale! Up to 35% off.
Details at https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/62836.

I just received the Odin Turbo (LEP) for review

Keep an eye on 1lumen.com for updates :D

An LEP from Olight?!

Hmmmm mixed feelings.

I'd love to know what you are thinking :)

Well I haven’t yet checked the specks at all but I’m guessing it will have a proprietary battery and probably over priced. However it will probably preform quit well and the build quality will most likely be excellent.

I just checked the specks and and it looks like an Astrolux wp1 competitor but a lot more expensive. But when you factor in the fact that it is designed to be mounted on a gun (we all know gun torches are massively expensive) then the price is not bad at all!

I’m pretty exited to see what you think of it.

It's going to be $180 during the flash sale, plus you earn points and free tier flashlights. This is the coupon price for the Astrolux WP1, but this Odin Turbo is a WML with remote switch. The only potential issue I see the color tint: yellow.

I’m still waiting for the magical day when Convoy steps in to the LEP market. You can be sure that if they do make one, it will have amazing performance at very affordable prices.

Just imagine a 500Kcd LEP in a c8+ body…… :heart_eyes:

That Richfire seems to be on Banggood now:

RichFire Long Distance Throwing Strong LEP Spotlight Tactical Search Flashlight 21700 Type-C USB Rechargeable
https://banggood.app.link/OBQ35KqTrgb

This listing says 5W and 200-500m but others say 10W. Would be nice to have clear details. With a 33mm head (same as Acebeam W10) if it’s the same power then I’d expect around 1000m.

Wow nice! I have the W10 gen 2 and the W30. I’m reluctant to buy another LEP with similar performance to these even if it throws like 5 or 10% farther.