Blitzwolf BW-LT5 lantern

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Seems to be equal to this ā€¦

EDIT: Well, looks like we paid more than necessary :confused: http://www.banggood.com/Portable-IP68-Waterproof-LED-Tent-Camping-Night-Light-Outdoor-Travel-Power-Bank-Lantern-Lamp-p-997324.html

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Most likely the same, I have seen these tube lanterns sell under many brandsā€¦ Maybe buying blitz wolf might somewhat ensure that the internal
Battery is really 2600mahā€¦

Pandawill used to sell these for cheap but I donā€™t know why they are so expensive now.

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interesting, i wonder if there are any BLF codes that will work for a discount on that one.

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This product is supposedly on promo right now and neither coupon or points can be used, I guess theyā€™re getting rid of the old stock to sell their own brand only.

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So, I got mine today.

Nifty design, you can pressurize the O-Rings to make this thing even more waterproof (turning the big 16-cornered thingys on both sides).

Light output isnā€™t that much, but I see this as an emergency-device, and the tint is very nice.

AND I GOT IT OPEN!
Itā€™s very (VERY) easy to open :smiley:

Will make some photos for you :slight_smile:

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So, at first I have to apologise - I had the White-Balance set to manual at first :stuck_out_tongue:

The battery is hold in place with some tape and isnā€™t directly soldered to the pcb - it uses a plug (plug and jack were glued together, so I had to tip them both off)


2.5Ah instead of 2.6Ah? I want my germoney back! :smiley:

And thatā€™s how this thing seals up - the big nut presses the conical part onto the O-Ring and therefore press it to the outer tube.

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Nice, thank you for these pictures. When did you order yours? Waiting for my 2 units and the tracking code doesnā€™t workā€¦ This is an unprotected cell, right?

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The cell is unprotected, yes - but I hope that there is a protection circuit on the pcb :stuck_out_tongue:

I ordered on Jan 29th 2016 - but with Priority Direct Mail, which is around twice as fast as the standard shipping to germany.

edit: It delivers 1.2 Amps for my 38% full phone at 5.07V

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Nice, thanks for the pictures. So to open it you just pull both ends apart?

I thought the heatsink would be a half moon shape containing the battery, because my non waterproof model in extended operation at high modes does get pretty hot.

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unscrew the big nuts, so that the O-Rings arenā€™t pressurized, and then just pull and twist a bit (no lubrification on the rings)

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I want one

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Just discovered that link is gone from GB nowā€¦

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Itā€™s not. My link got damaged because of the BLF update. I fixed it.

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Whatā€™s the run time?

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I did a runtime test with my unit. It shut off after 7 hours and 10 minutes at the high setting. You can turn it on again after it shut off automatically. I got another minute at high until it shut off again. You can do this again and againā€¦ At the moment I test how long it takes to charge.

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Mine is modded with a Panasonic NCRB and I get close to 11 hours on high, and the amp draw at this level is ~300mA.

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I took mine apart and it has another battery than the one L4M4 has. Itā€™s blue and actually says 2600mAh. No brand.

The battery has 4,17V when fully charged.

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code 12blitzw gives 10% to 17.99 USD atm

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Just saw this,

Preorder for the ā€œproā€ version,

Looks like the same thing with a panasonic 3350mah battery,

I ordered one as i was looking at the bw-lt5 normal edition but the pro is cheaper atm

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Did anyone try to tear down the BlitzWolf BW-LT5 lantern?
I would like to know how easy it is to replace the 18650 cell.