1) Disclaimer
2) Premise
3) Introduction
4) Packaging
5) Materials, assembly, processing, finishes, anodizing
6) Specifications
7) User interface
8) LEDs, light output
9) User experience and beamshots
10) Conclusions
11) Aspects positive
12) Negative aspects
13) Neutral aspects
14) Final grade
1) Disclaimer
If my English is good, you can congratulate me. If my english is bad, you can blame google translate ;)
The flashlight was sent to me by Acebeam for review.
More and more often I find myself using flashlights during my excursions or in daily life, therefore I define myself as a user who has also become passionate over time.
In addition to indicating objective data and measurements, I will always try to be very clear in highlighting strengths and weaknesses, in explaining the impressions during use and what I would like to see or obtain.
All photos, info, measurements, unless otherwise indicated, are my own flour.
I do all this because I enjoy it, mine is a hobby and a pleasure, in life I do anything else, so I apologize in advance to the professionals of the sector, to the enthusiasts and to the simple users for the mistakes that surely are and will be present in mine pages.
If you notice errors, typos or have other reports to make, please let us know, I will be happy to update my pages with your reports.
2) Premise
We are in the EDC format, that is, in that sector of compact and light products that are transported daily and that are used as needed for a limited period of time. They are tools that make portability and low weight one of their strengths.
Whether you are lost in the metropolitan jungle of New York, or in the deciduous forest of Madagascar, it does not matter, it will always be convenient and useful to have an EDC flashlight with you.
3) Introduction
The Pokelit 2 * AA is a pen-sized flashlight and we can consider it the big sister of the Pokelit AA.
Two similar torches, but the Pokelit 2 * AA is longer, more powerful, has more throw and a longer runtime.
4) Packaging:
The flashlight comes in a small white hardcover with the brand graphics and the model of the flashlight.
Inside we find:
- transparent plastic case
-torch
-2 spare o-rings
-clip
-custom battery
- instruction manual (English and Chinese).
5) Materials, assembly, processing, finishes, anodizing:
Aluminum flashlight characterized by a forest green anodizing.
The color is uniform and deep and is perfect both for sporting uses and for more casual or formal contexts, for example inside a trouser pocket or a work bag.
The metalwork is flawless, the lettering is precise, it has no smudges, but I must point out that on my specimen there are small points where the finish has jumped, probably due to bumps during the processing phase. Personally I don't pay attention to these details, but in the reviews I always point out even the smallest imperfections.
As soon as you open the package you are in front of the flashlight, with a protective sticker on the lens.
Inside, on the battery we find a protection tab while inside the main body there is a sticker that indicates the correct insertion of the battery.
As can be seen from the photo, the adhesive inside the tube has been applied roughly and aesthetically it is not nice to see.
Bezel:
There is no real bezel, we have the head that acts as a casing for the lens, gasket, LED and driver.
Lens:
tempered mineral glass.
Reflector:
aluminum, turned with mirror finish (SMO)
Head:
Simple and elegant: a smooth cylindrical structure.
Body:
milled with transversal grooves, larger near the head to improve cooling, smaller and closer together near the tail to improve grip.
In the final part there is the housing for the clip, the o-ring, the thread for the tail and the mechanical switch, while inside there is a golden spring.
Tail:
On the outside we find a longitudinal processing delimited by two transversal millings.
Inside, rubber cover and return spring for the switch.
Threads:
All of good workmanship, there are no burrs or machining defects, the segments screw very smoothly and easily.
There is a uniform layer of fat.
O-ring:
There are 4 o-rings: the first two, larger, positioned above and below the lens, the remaining two located on the body near the head and tail respectively.
Battery:
A 1600mAh custom 14100 Li-ion battery is supplied with the flashlight, equipped with a USB-C port and a red status LED that lights up during the charging phase.
Once recharged, the LED changes color passing from red to green.
6) Specifications:
• LED: Nichia 519A 5000K 90CRI
• Material: aluminum alloy
• Lens type: tempered mineral glass
• Reflector: smooth
• Switch position: tail
• Memory: no, it always starts from low
• Tail stand: no
• Luminous flux: 600LM (declared)
• Shot: 101m 2550 cd (declared)
• Battery:
-Acebeam custom Li-ion 14100 1460 mAh usb-c
-2XAA Ni-MH
- DO NOT USE 14500 rechargeable Li-ion
• Low battery warning: yes
• Head diameter: 18mm
• Length: 1144mm
• Weight of the flashlight without battery: 44g
• Battery weight: 43g
• Waterproofing: IP68
7) User Interface:
The interface is very simple: one click to turn on and one click to turn off.
There are only two levels: low (20 lm) and high (600 lm) and to pass from one level to another it is necessary to turn the flashlight on and off cyclically with a time interval of less than one second.
Momentary function: half click and hold; it is possible to change the level by making a half click and releasing cyclically with a time interval of less than one second.
8) Led, light output
The led is a Nichia 519A 5000K 90CRI
Below are measurements at maximum power level on 18% gray card.
The LED on the first unit has a greenish dominant visible especially at the lower power levels while the color temperature tends to rise passing from level 1 to the turbo. The LED on the second unit has less green cast and here too the temperature tends to rise by raising the brightness.
This difference between leds is a normal thing, not all leds are 100% the same and in any case the difference in my samples is minimal.
Considering the type of LED, I consider both the tina and the color cast from power level 5 up to be good, while below this level the green is visibly more present but it is noticeable only when using the flashlight on white surfaces or in any case a lot. clear.
Measuring the peak power we are far from the declared 6000LM, I think that at best we do not go beyond 4500lumen.
Runtime
The runtime declared by the house with timed stepdown is the following:
1) With Acebeam 14100 custom li-ion battery:
-Low: 20 lm; 23 hours
-High: 600 ~ 360lm; 35 seconds + 1 hour and 44 minutes
2) With 2XAA Ni-MH batteries:
-Low: 0.5lm; 13.5 days
-High: 300 ~ 100 ~ 50lumens; 35 seconds + 5 hours and 13 minutes + 10 minutes
Light beam
Wide and uniform spot without rings or artifacts, in perfect harmony with the type of use of this kind of flashlight.
Very wide and relatively useless spill.
Some comparative shots with other flashlights.
From left to right:
1) Sofirn IF25A SST20 4000K Hi-CRI
2) Acebeam Pokelit 2AA 519A 5000k Hi-CRI
3) Wurkkos TS21 219C 5000k Hi-CRI
4) Convoy S2 + 519A 4500K Hi-CRI
WB 5000K
The light emitted by the Acebeam is really satisfying, neutral, returns excellent colors, more vivid than those observable with the Wurkkos but has a very slight green cast that is visible only when compared with other torches.
From the first to the last photo:
1) Sofirn IF25A SST20 4000K Hi-CRI
2) Acebeam Pokelit 2AA 519A 5000k Hi-CRI
3) Wurkkos TS21 219C 5000k Hi-CRI
4) Convoy S2 + 519A 4500K Hi-CRI
WB 5000K
9) Experience of use and beamshots:
The first field test I do is diving:
I left the flashlight in 20cm of water for about 10 minutes and it also flicked the switch several times during the test.
Test passed with flying colors, no fogging of the lens or intrusion of water inside.
This EDC is easily carried like a pen, it is thin and light, it is forgotten in backpacks or bags and thanks to the bidirectional clip it is possible to fix it without fear of losing it.
In the pocket of a jacket or trousers it can be confused with a pen and does not look bad in more formal environments.
If you are looking for something shorter, you can always choose the younger sister, the Pokelit AA.
Here she is as shown in a hypothetical EDC kit.
I find this mellow and uniform green beautiful.
in this period it goes perfectly with the warm autumn colors.
Under direct light, the color becomes lighter and resembles the metallic colors of cars.
Easy to carry and to hold, it always remains warm during use, especially the handle, while the head tends to heat up more and even forcing the high level several times consecutively it never becomes hot to make the handle unpleasant.
The flood beam is what you need for a flashlight of this type, but I would have preferred an intermediate power level like on the shorter version.
I found the switch hard to operate and if this is good because it avoids unintentional ignition in pockets or bags, on the other hand it provides tactile feedback that is not exactly the best.
Photo:
ISO 1000
26mm f1.6
1 / 21s
Control-low-high
High:
10) Conclusions
The Pokelit 2AA is offered on the official Acebeam store for about € 40 and overall I liked it but I was not thrilled:
the idea of this beautiful and functional torch is a winning one, the light emitted is very pleasant, but I would have improved some aspects.
11) Positive aspects:
1) Form factor and color
2) Custom battery with USB-C port
3) Led and light emitted
4) Thermal management
12) Negative aspects:
1) Quality Control: It is not nice to unbox a product and find the damaged finish in several places
2) It lacks an intermediate level of power, which is instead present in the smaller version of this flashlight.
3) Switch is hard to operate and the feedback provided is not the best. If it is true that it prevents the unintentional turning on of the flashlight in the bags, I still consider it a defect.
4) The memory function is missing
13) Neutral aspects:
1) manual present only in English and Chinese
14) Final rating:
7/10
End.
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