1000 Lumen , 60-90 minute run time-Night walker?

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@BlueSwordM

My personal recommendation would be the Convoy S21B with the Nichia B35AM 5700k. Efficient driver with an efficient high CRI LED is the best combo.

My M21A with the B35AM is a really good flashlight in a reasonably compact format.

[FleshLike]

@TheIntruder

@FleshLike

3. Wurkkos TS22, to me it’s a slimmed down version of SP33S. Slimmer and lighter, it will be the most pocketable out of the three here. However, I’m not sure if it can sustain 1000 lumens due to less mass, perhaps it can sustain just slightly below that.

It can, shown twice (A, B).

One of the rarer Sofirn/Wurrkos lights that has the steak to back up the sizzle, with a good driver.

For those who don’t consider Anduril a necessity, it’s a arguably a better light than its sibling TS21; more flood, doesn’t suffer severe step downs, only a slightly longer form factor. If they had gone all the way with a high CRI version of the emitter, the contest would be sealed.

To me, like the SP35, it’s a sleeper, or at least started out that way. Nobody paid any attention to it early on, but strong fundamentals have made it a more common sight now. It’s also a potential candidate for the OP, though at about the 800lm level, with a beam tipped on the throw side of the scale.

Shows what the brands are capable of, still at a budget price, which makes it all the more frustrating that most of what they sling is the cheap FET-driven stuff.

Thanks for the info on the TS22. Good to know that it’s a legit 1k steady lumen light in such compact size & form factor.

I also have an SP35 and I wholeheartedly agree with the rest of your post. Constant current drivers FTW.

[wle]

personally i would not want over 150 lumens in a semi flood pattern for night walking

maybe turbo for a few seconds

what you are talking about will require 2-3 cells, and a huge heat sink and probably cost $300

i would cut the continous-1000-lumen rule to 200 at most

it;s way more likely that a 1 cell pocketable light under $75 can be found

like say FW3A

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@wle

i would cut the continous-1000-lumen rule to 200 at most it;s way more likely that a 1 cell pocketable light under $75 can be found like say FW3A

Straying pretty far from the OP original request but, my FW3X works well for where I walk at night. More light intensity would be nice but, then I would not be able to put it in the "watch" or "fifth" pocket of my blue jeans.

When I think about 1,000 lumens, I'm also thinking about >100m range as well, not a general walking around flashlight.

[peg_matite]

Hello brokearrow - as in T-town area?

Enjoy your new lights.

[BlueSwordM]

@wle Uh no?

1000 lumens at 100lm/W light efficiency equates to a power draw of 10W, easily doable with any remotely driver efficient light, and for almost 2 hours using high capacity 21700/26650 cells.

[wle]

@BlueSwordM

@wle Uh no?

1000 lumens at 100lm/W light efficiency equates to a power draw of 10W, easily doable with any remotely driver efficient light, and for almost 2 hours using high capacity 21700/26650 cells.

still will be unpocketable[big], expensive, and need a lot of heat sink [heavy]

[BlueSwordM]

So just a Convoy S21B/M21B? lmao.

[Brokearrow]

[quote=peg matite]
Hello brokearrow - as in T-town area?

DUCK city!

[wle]

@BlueSwordM

So just a Convoy S21B/M21B? lmao.

yes i would say exactly that

it;s cheap

get his feet wet

and it may just be enough, since his goals all seem contradictory