(A.C.M.E) lantern camping light
Reviewer's Overall Rating: ★★★★
Summary:
Battery: | 3x AA |
Switch: | clicky button on top |
Modes: | 2 |
LED Type: | some generic + 3x 1W generic |
Lens: | Plastic prone to scratches |
Tailstands: | Yes, built in stand/handle |
Price @ Order: | less than 7$ shipped |
From: | Ebay - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220616127209&ssPageNa... |
Date Ordered: | 15 december 2010 recieved 3 Jan 2011 |
Pros:
- Quite cheap pricewise
- 2 modes, no strobe
- Very well put together for the price.
- Moderately low consumption
- Decently built
Cons:
- Not a real flashlight but can be used as
- Not very bright
- Front lens are prone to scratches
- Plastic reflector (understandable)
- The beam tint is slightly to blue
- The anodizing is weak type I or II as expected
Features / Value: ★★★★
This camping light has its cute factor, at least to me. Two modes of operation working in this order:
1st click - front beam 3x 0,5/1W leds
2nd click - 9 generic leds lit behind a semi opaque front lens as a diffused light.
3rd click - off
Build Quality / Design: ★★★★★
Reasonably well built. Good threads, decent batteries holder and average switch. The strength lies in user configurable "legs" to suit many different positions for lighting.
Battery Life: ★★★★★
Depends on mode but not that much.
Current draw:
Mode 1 full front 3 higher powered leds 280mA at tailcap
Mode 2 9 generic leds (diffused operation) 230mA at tailcap
Mode 3 - off 0mA - In this mode runs as expected a looooong time till batteries eventually leak.
Light Output: ★★★
Can't say it is bad but neither very good. Decent for current draw but only decent. A q5 at 280mA would probably be twice as bright.
In the diffused mode works really well. The glow is decently bright and even.
Would do beamshots but my current camera isn't up to the tack. Doesen't like close up shots either.
Summary: ★★★★
Fairly decent for the price. Likeable 2 modes. Good fishing and camping companion. Multiple stand options including hanging possibility.
Should be easy to mod into 1x 18650. A unprotected fits a bit tightly with little or no modification apart from some cardboard inserted to keep the cell where it should be.
I will probably mod it to a single cree emitter (probably R5) if i find a suitable reflector and a way to fix it where it should be.
Thanks for watching.