Best WARM flashlight right now ?

[jmpaul320]

@Omega_17

I think the best stock flashlight right now is XinTD C8 with Warm White - XM-L2 T3 6A1 (80CRI Min.) That is 3500K. They just added this LED option.

After it depend of your use and preference, the C8 is more of a thrower and only use one 18650 battery so the runtime will be lower than with multiple 18650 but its small and lightweight. The C8 is exactly like using one LED of your TK70 but with more power.

You may also like the neutral white 5000k color if you haven’t test it, it give more lumens than warm white and is 75 CRI. Then a MT-G2 light would be better since it give lot of light with wide flood. Like Crelant 7G5MT

+1 on the c8

[sixfink]

@B42

Convoy S2 XML T4-C7 at Fasttech is very nice for $17. Very warm orangey beam, looks like “sunset” light feel.

+1

I’ve just compared mine to a $urefire P60 incan; the T4-C7 turned out to be quite close, a wee bit more yellowish (yet, a lot brighter, and the beam being a lot smoother than on the 20 years old “Laser-Products” 6P).

[gords1001]

there’s also the xintd x3 with the 80cri emitter boasting the capability to run on aa cells if you’d prefer not to run lithium cells.

Here’s the xintd c8

http://intl-outdoor.com/xintd-c8-v4-xml2-u2t6-18650-flashlight-p-308.html?zenid=28082b67f55fdc2f65a107befed5fc7c

here’s the xintd x3

http://intl-outdoor.com/xintd-x3-xml2-3aa-flashlight-p-739.html

both are well worth a look, I love my x3.

[puglife]

@gords1001

there’s also the xintd x3 with the 80cri emitter boasting the capability to run on aa cells if you’d prefer not to run lithium cells.

Thanks, i don’t own any LION battery so any non-lion flashlights are welcome, but i emailed Hank Wang and he does not have it in warm white, only NW … :_( but thank you for the suggestion, i would take it if the warm white option was available.

AND thanks guys for the replies, but i don’t care to not have an EDC, i want something that will last me at least 1h30 in high mode. i don’t think only one battery will do the job :quest:

[Omega_17]

A single 18650 have more power than 3 AA.
Not many choice and almost everything use Li-on battery right now…

The best option from your requirement would be a modded flashlight with 4x18650 for long runtime with 3 X 90+ CRI, 3000k, XM-L2 S6 made by somebody but it would not be cheap and you also have to bought the batteries and charger.

I think you can’t replace the TK70 LED because there is glue everywhere inside.

[feilox]

Best warm would be an ebay HID 85w 4300k temp flashlight.

[puglife]

thanks guys for all these suggestions, i finally choose the SKYRAY KING 4 X CREE XM-L T6 :bigsmile:

[B42]

@puglife

thanks guys for all these suggestions, i finally choose the SKYRAY KING 4 X CREE XM-L T6 :bigsmile:

OK….so you come in asking for a warm white, then 1:30hr runtime on high, then no Li-ion flashlight….then choose a non-warm white, Li-ion that wont last 1hr 30min runtime on high and isnt a good deal. What was the point of this thread?

[puglife]

Well… it look warm to me and yeah i don’t own any lion battery but now I have to buy four, i don’t know the runtime for this but it use four lion battery so i thought the runtime was fine

[B42]

Well first off, I think you can get the Kung (most people call the 4 emitter version of SRK the Kung) for about $35 with free shipping now. Look for the threads here about the Kung light for info on it, they are highly variable in quality too.

Next consideration, I think my SRK (3 emitters, otherwise same light) runs a little over an hr, approaching 1.5 on high, but this has 4 emitters, so if its driven even decent, not only will it last just around an hour, but you cant hold on to the light after about 15min continuous run without burning your fingers (I have a 4 emitter version, it gets finger burning hot at 12 or so mins and unholdable later).

You also can’t judge the tint by the picture because cameras change the tint etc, and warm white is typically more expensive, so it would be extremely unlikely its warm white if it doesn’t specifically say so, it would be a selling point.

[leaftye]

Save $10 on the SRK, spend $10 more on these emitters.

[puglife]

@B42

Well first off, I think you can get the Kung (most people call the 4 emitter version of SRK the Kung) for about $35 with free shipping now. Look for the threads here about the Kung light for info on it, they are highly variable in quality too.

Next consideration, I think my SRK (3 emitters, otherwise same light) runs a little over an hr, approaching 1.5 on high, but this has 4 emitters, so if its driven even decent, not only will it last just around an hour, but you cant hold on to the light after about 15min continuous run without burning your fingers (I have a 4 emitter version, it gets finger burning hot at 12 or so mins and unholdable later).

You also can’t judge the tint by the picture because cameras change the tint etc, and warm white is typically more expensive, so it would be extremely unlikely its warm white if it doesn’t specifically say so, it would be a selling point.

i did not know it became unusable after 15 minutes, I’ll have to find another one…

@leaftye

Save $10 on the SRK, spend $10 more on these emitters.

Thanks but i’m not good at soldering, i must pass on this…
it’s so difficult to find a decent warm flashlight, only because there are few choices…

[B42]

The Kung gets very hot, its not “unstable” that I know of. If you want warm white there are lots of SRKs even, just do a search. They are variable in quality. Buy a black one to help deal with the heating up issue.

http://www.fasttech.com/product/1239700-sky-ray-king-3-cree-xm-l-u2-3-mode-2500-lumen-led
http://www.lightmalls.com/buy/SKY+RAY+KING+warm

[puglife]

@B42

Buy a black one to help deal with the heating up issue.

Yeah but the golden color is recommended at the FASTTECH website… “This golden version is recommended over the black version for better build quality and output.” maybe i’ll wait for a good warm one in the future…

[vyvyra]

I have plan to buy a warm white torch also.
anybody has warm lights from armytek?
I would like to know its color temperature.

[InfinitusEquitas]

@puglife

@B42

Buy a black one to help deal with the heating up issue.

Yeah but the golden color is recommended at the FASTTECH website… “This golden version is recommended over the black version for better build quality and output.” maybe i’ll wait for a good warm one in the future…

That notice is quite old. I wouldn't put much stock in it. Bought 3 black ones from FT, over a long period of time, all three were fine. Still have one around somewhere.

[Omega_17]

OK….so you come in asking for a warm white, then 1:30hr runtime on high, then no Li-ion flashlight….then choose a non-warm white, Li-ion that wont last 1hr 30min runtime on high and isnt a good deal. What was the point of this thread?

Exactly !

Why do you even ask if you buy something blindly completely out of your “requirement” ?… Seriously you will be highly disappoint by this light.

[Bort]

@Omega_17

OK….so you come in asking for a warm white, then 1:30hr runtime on high, then no Li-ion flashlight….then choose a non-warm white, Li-ion that wont last 1hr 30min runtime on high and isnt a good deal. What was the point of this thread?

Exactly !

Why do you even ask if you buy something blindly completely out of your “requirement” ?… Seriously you will be highly disappoint by this light.

he asked our advice and we gave it to him, he has no obligation to follow it
i would pick a different light as well if i were him starting out, but it seems he decided after doing more research he wants that one instead

[puglife]

well… i realize that the market for this kind of flashlight is not developed enough for my needs… I’ll just wait a few months maybe years to find the one that suits me best… but that problem would be solved if i was good at soldering, but it’s not the case.

[Omega_17]

but it seems he decided after doing more research he wants that one instead

No, he was misinformed about this light and did not bought it after-all since it was not warm, see upward.

Like someone said HID with 4300k would be a good idea and will give huge amount of light compared to LED (depending of models of-course), the problem is that the quality is random on cheap no-names but you will have a huge batttery with it and a charger so no problem on this side. HID are meant to use for long time session but turning them off every 30 seconds will reduce the bulb lifetime.