That's what I was expecting , I thought it would be at least 5 Lumen on the 14500 , but
Good question and am curious about PWM and the lmr battery question as well …What are you using to measure lumens Matt ?
Itp has to be way more efficent lumen for lumen , But with an edc it’s almost always a question of which light I like better physically .runtime isn’t much of a concern for me on an edc since it’s always catching a fresh battery …oops I jus noticed you’re asking about a AAA vs a AA… I’m changing my vote to the tank light …AAA’s just don’t cut it
Great review and pics, thanks!
Dont have a 14500 IMR , but have a few 14500 , will test some more ..
PWM with 14500 = still slow
Lumens = Light box and light meter ...
I did the calculations a long time ago , and verified several times .. But still , to be used as a general guide ... Not Gospel ! [ To many variables ]
I'll be doing a full runtime test as soon as the "slow boat from China" comes into port.
Old, can you compare the PWM frequency of the E07 to that of the BLF AA-Y4E? I'm very sensitive to PWM, and the AA-Y4E was unbearable.
Just compared , and the AA-Y4E is just a little faster than the E07 so , I guess that would be bad ....
Ughh. Well, there's no way to know until I try it. Hopefully it's tolerable for me.
The posted results for the Li-ion 14500 were at 4v even ...
At 4.15v High was 129L @ 0.74A , and there was some notable sag with the battery at higher voltage
Medium was 41L and 0.23A , and Low is still 2L
Could we fix the PWM on the next batch? I think getting that fast would be something everyone could agree on... except for people who want to throw strobe action dance parties with dark-adjusted eyes on moonless nights away from city light pollution for really long times without needing to change batteries... to each his (or her) own :)
Just received my E07 today. Comparison pix with my old E07
Old E07 left, BLF edition Right.
Very nice, Ian! It looks like the switch is a hair thicker on the new one as well as the pill being substantially thicker. I like it.
Does your old one have the Osram emitter? the new one looks like cool white at least in comparison to the old one's neutral to warm emitter. I was hoping the new one would be the same color as your old one.
How are the modes on the new one, especially the low?
The low mode is super low.
Both are osram but my new E07 is cool white leaning towards blue.
I actually have several issues about the light and contacted manafont.
waiting for the response as I might just have a defective item.
What are the issues with yours?
1. Item cannot be fully threaded when loaded with AA batteries even my shortest battery unlike my old E07 version. This will even have greater problem in using 14500 batteries.
2. The tint of the Led is cool white(leaning towards blue), expecting neutral. (My old E07 with cool white tint looks warm compares to this)
3. Mine have a very annoying electronic buzzing sound in the tail cap. It also have a PWM and buzzing sound in the head. two buzzing sound is too much. (the tail cap buzzing sometimes is not present).
4.BLF edition was really hot after 5 mins while the old version is only warm. the old version is noticeably brighter on high (old version is single mode so compared on high).
Currently testing the light comparing runtime on high with the old version.
Outstanding review Old. Hope mine arrive soon.
Ian, I´m sorry to hear about your light, hope you can solve with Manafont.
Sorry about your light Ian. Hope mine turns out okay. Keep us posted.
Hi lan, sorry to hear about that. Sounds like you got a bad one. Hopefully they aren't all like that and you can get it worked out with Manafont.
I wonder if all the BLF Editions are longer than their predecessor as in lan's pictures?
Jim from Manafont is currently investigating this with tank, hopefully mine is just an isolated case. Don't want to see disappointed guys around here, I could be calm but others can't. lol. Will keep you guys posted with the outcome.
Where I could get one? I could not find it managing