I am thrilled by this flashlight: Jacob A60 15usd light. Thank you inside!

Just pushed the button ...... Now comes the wait ... :((

Im satisfied only with looks.
Nothing special, it throws like ordinary C8, something like that, but its much bigger than C8

I’ll say your welcome. The only drawback to the Jacob A60 and I have 2 now is the plastic reflector. But I honestly doubt that it affects the throw of this light one bit. The Jacob A60 is the baddest thrower I know of for the money. Easily will throw 400yds.

If you like that light, save up $38 for an HD2010 and prepare to be wowed.

But you are right, at that price it is a true bargain.

400yds? Sorry but not even my STL-V6 or HD2010 will do that. There might be like .1lumen but no way would you be able to make something out. 400yds that is HID territory not 1x18650 Q5.

If it's ANSI throw then you need .25 lux.

King Jacob LX

On my night walks, there is a spot from where I have a clear line of vision to our neighbour's house from 230m. Just for pleasure, I used to shine my A60 at it as I went by, but had to give up, since the lady mentioned that to my wife in way of mild complaint.

Now I use a test target house that's 420m away and only hope the people there aren't bothered. Tongue Out

I'd like to test how it looks standing near a distant target hit by the Jacob's beam, but unfortunately I have no one willing to assist me in "that nonsense".

How does this compare to the C8 or MRV clones?

Also, how’s the tint on yours or others’ samples?

Thanks.

I tested it outside, directly driven jacob and directly driven C8, and if Im not mistaken there’s not much difference.

I’m curious how it compares with a regular C8 equipped with an XR-E.

Ok I got a little carried away. But 300yds is no problem for the Jacob A60’s I have.

I have a Q5 C8 and a very overdriven (2.2A) R2 in a HS-802 clone. I also have a Jacob A60 and it murders them both. Given that the C8 is a 45mm head versus the Jacon’s 55mm is that surprising?

BTW My Jacob pulls 1.82A on high with a TF 3100

I only have one XR-E/C8, the UtraOK Tactical (MRV clone).

The UltraOK has quite a bit of corona (though much less than an XM-L/C8), which apparently consumes lots of photons. The entire beam pattern is cleaner and more regular in the A60, the hotspot being even slightly larger (20 vs 18cm at 3m). Practically no corona here, which also helps towards target clarity that I value highly.

Here are my latest lux readings, performed at 8m, using the meter's MaxHold feature:

- UltraOK Tactical at 1.78A ........... 40.6 kcd

- Jacob A60 at 1.75A .................... 59.5 kcd

- SmallSun C10 asph. at 1.37A .... 61.3 kcd

Both my A60s would happily draw 2.0-2.2A from a good battery on High, but due to poor heatsinking I'm feeding them my crappiest UtraFire 4000mAh gold/brown.

My A60 tint seems the standard CW without stray colorations, but I'm no expert in tints.

ETA:: Forgot to mention that of the three above only the A60 is equipped with EZ1000, the other two are EZ900. Thus, more praise to the A60 reflector.

@ -JOE-:

Sorry to hear that about your fandyfire and HD2010. Are you sure yours are ok? Do you have any measurements like tailcap reading or something?

Having lived in this house many years and having always been interested in charts and topography ( I am a master navigator as well as marine engineer) I was thrilled when google maps came online with the sattelite pictures. Since then I have mapped distances and angles as well as some interesting heights out using simple mathematics/tools and google earth/maps.

The distances I mention for the dogs may vary a little maybe 15 meters. But the trees, buildings and landmarks don't. So I think my distances are ok.

As for ANSI throw:

If the requirement for light on target is 0,25 lux as stated in the ANSI standard then I believe the throw of this light would be:

sqrt(55000)/0,25=938 meters. That is not what I see.
But if we say that the throw of this light is enough to identify landmarks such as trees, bushes, sheds and outhouses then we can go back through the numbers and say that I need sqrt(55000)/400 meters=0,69 lux.
Note that the experience of light is wholly individual and dependant on eyesight and experience. I've spent a good deal of my grown up life staring out of windows at the night, looking for a sea boy, a navigation light on another ship or the stars for navigation. I think that helps also.
Mind those parentheses!
Throw = sqrt(55000/0,25) = 469 meters
http://lux.yi.org/throw/

Glad you like it I have one on order too!

Ledsmoke when did you order you light and how long did it take. I placed my order for one on 6/21/12 and all it shows is payment confirmed. I emailed them a week or so ago and they said that the A60 and another item were out of stock!! :frowning:

STL-V6= 1.4A
HD2010= 3.4A

Both with 4.20v Trustfire 3000s. So they are both performing optimally, I think.

I know for a fact that your Jacod A60 WILL NOT throw well enough to identify something like a deer, dog, or person at 400 yds. Sure it might light up a white barn or shed but probably only enough to tell that it is a building.

For instance, last night I went out just to confirm (to myself) that my STL-V6 and HD2010 didn’t have usable throw at 400yds. There is a creek 408yds away (measured with Nikon Rangefinder) with a mix of oak and maple trees. The trees on average stand 50ft tall. I was barely able to see that they were there. When I say barely I mean I had to really try and let my eyes distinguish whether or not I was actually seeing them. From memory during the day I could remember about how high they should stand and only then could I faintly see them. There could have been a blaze orange elephant by one of the trees and I never would have been able to see it, it was that dim.

I’m not sure why a lot of people seem to exaggerate things (gas mileage in their vehicles especially) but it’s not right IMO. Maybe some don’t see it as exaggerating but merely as just meeting a different level of standards? :~ I feel that it is only right to help others who are looking at these threads, some posting but most just observing, looking for a great thrower. I have no doubt that the A60 is a great light. It is on my “To Buy” list when I have some funds. I just don’t think it is a light that I would grab for if I am wanting to see if there are deer in the pasture 300+yds away.

I’ll put this one on here to show pretty much what this light will do at 350yds on manual exposure of 1 sec shutter.

Are you 100% sure that is 350yds? Judgign by the shrubs and windows that looks more like 350feet.

If its 350yds than that building is massive because at that distance even a 100ft building would appear smaller. But it’s so hard to gauge in photos.

Always a doubting Thomas.

I’m zoomed in on that picture some.

Try this one with no zoom. Count the poles and do the math.