ACEBEAM K75 LED Searchlight Throw 2500meters 6300lumens Output Released

SKV89 · 2019-08-18T17:03:39.000Z

4300 lumens at 9A sounds too good to be true.

If that’s the case, TA might just be able to get the GT4 to run 4 of these and earn the title of the farthest throwing production light yet with monster output!

twisted_raven · 2019-08-18T17:06:00.000Z

4600 lumens at 18 amps sounds more realistic according to how hot the K75 heats up on turbo— feels like it’s pushing more than 100 watts to heat up so fast.

Texas_Ace · 2019-08-18T17:08:21.000Z

Yeah, just going off the datasheet specs. As we know they don’t always match real world numbers.

I am trying to see if I can get my hands on some of the LED’s to play with.

kat · 2019-08-18T22:55:17.000Z

I don’t like the interface.
On the K70 you had that nice ring, but on this one there’s just a stupid button. Not good for emergency at all. You need to be able to turn it on in the mode you want.

seery · 2019-08-22T04:34:05.000Z

kat:

I don’t like the interface.
On the K70 you had that nice ring, but on this one there’s just a stupid button. Not good for emergency at all. You need to be able to turn it on in the mode you want.

The one button UI is actually better for emergencies than the old style control ring.

The one button UI allows instant [one handed] access to any one of 3 different output levels.

Ultra Low, L/M/H [memory] and Turbo.

The K70 is a two handed light that is slow and cumbersome, especially in an emergency.

SKV89 · 2019-08-27T16:23:02.000Z

Just received my K75 yesterday from Andrew & Amanda. Haven’t really had time to play with it but just did a quick lumen measurement with the TA lumen tube calibrated with Maukka lights at turn-on.

4,310 lumens at turbo in power mode
1,820 lumens in Eco max.

I did not take any measusrements at 30s. Lumens fall after turn-on so 30s should be much lower. I tried both the stock Acebeam 18650 protected cells and Keeppower VTC6 3100mah protected cell and got the same results. They both use the Sony VTC6 underneath. For anyone getting higher measurements, what cells did you use? I wonder if I got a lemon or is Acebeam ratings severely inflated on this light. They are not as good as Olight, Fireflies, and Emisar when it comes to lumen rating accuracy but nothing this bad. I measured the Acebeam TK16 osram version and got 1100 lumens, which is not too bad.

The K75 is smaller and much lighter than I expected. The head is slightly smaller than the R90C. I can fit it completely in my 4” TA lumen tube for an accurate measurement. I think it is very well designed. I found a pic that it is compatible with the X65 8-cell rechargeable tube for extended run times. I also tried an X80 4-cell tube and it fits in the K75. However, the K75 tube does not fit in the X80. Weird.

Theodore41 · 2019-09-16T05:55:04.000Z

Blinkinglights:

I doubt it can come close to my proper dedomed MF04S, even without my dual packs.

Who did the job on the led of your light, and what about Lumens and Candelas please?Is there a major difference?

Theodore41 · 2019-09-16T06:21:04.000Z

seery:

kat:

I don’t like the interface.
On the K70 you had that nice ring, but on this one there’s just a stupid button. Not good for emergency at all. You need to be able to turn it on in the mode you want.

The one button UI is actually better for emergencies than the old style control ring.

The one button UI allows instant [one handed] access to any one of 3 different output levels.

Ultra Low, L/M/H [memory] and Turbo.

The K70 is a two handed light that is slow and cumbersome, especially in an emergency.

No,in case of emergency,I had to turn the ring one step only and I had strobe mode at once,which is way better.

Theodore41 · 2019-09-16T06:31:52.000Z

vortex619:

Acebeam seems to advertise below the specs unlike all other flashlight brands. My K70 was measured at 470k cd as opposed to 422k that they posted. Have to respect that.

Astrolux on the other hand… Their MF02 is posted as 3k lumens/ 1.5km throw which is nowhere close to reality. Jokable brand.

I measured the K70 at 610kCd.

seery · 2019-09-16T11:00:15.000Z

Theodore41:

No,in case of emergency,I had to turn the ring one step only and I had strobe mode at once,which is way better.

Better than a simple triple click to access instant turbo???

Regardless of how you slice it, the K70 is a two handed light.

Xenovora · 2019-09-18T20:58:28.000Z

Just got my Acebeam K75vn with a power boost and Driver VNX3 from Skylumen Vinh Nguyen…… cant wait till these batteries charge and night falls…

Hoping for 1.8mcd+ at 30s! Too bad I have no way of testing to my knowledge… I ordered it with specs included though.

This is my first light with over 450kcd… talk about a step up!

SKV89 · 2019-09-19T00:21:36.000Z

This thing is fun. I hiked up a mountain last night with a friend to get at least 1/2 mile away from houses in order to play with the K75 and W30 without disturbing people. We probably caught the attention of someone maybe a mile away and he was shooting a laser at us and we shot back. It was like a super distant light war. My friend became an instant convert into the flashlight hobby.

Theodore41 · 2019-10-22T07:30:43.000Z

I wait to hear from you about the possibility of modding a BLF-GT, putting in, this SBT-90 gen2 led.

Tom_E · 2019-10-27T19:44:13.000Z

In case anyone is look'n for it, if not already posted, Wendy emailed the SBT90.2 datasheet to me, I posted it here: SBT90.2.

the4ds9 · 2020-01-04T07:39:45.000Z

Sirius9 · 2020-01-04T08:01:31.000Z

Aaaa, photos from Nokia 6600

SKV89 · 2020-01-07T17:38:47.000Z

I bought mine from Andrew & Amanda. Tested with Texas Ace Lumen Tube calibrated with Maukka lights and a Sekonic Spectromaster C-800-U. Lumen measurements taken at 2 seconds from turn-on.

Acebeam K75	Power Mode Turbo	4,310 lumens	6809K	-0.0047 DUV	69.9 CRI	-9.9 R9	44.4 R12	63 Rf	97 Rg
Acebeam K75	Power M4	1,538 lumens	5755K	0.0034 DUV	66.9 CRI
Acebeam K75	Power M3	778 lumens	5480K	0.0074 DUV	66.7 CRI
Acebeam K75	Power M2	247 lumens	5098K	0.0131 DUV	66.1 CRI
Acebeam K75	Power M1	128 lumens	4981K	0.0151 DUV	66.3 CRI
Acebeam K75	Eco Max	1,820 lumens

The turbo mode with a -0.0047 DUV looks beautiful pure white. The lower modes with positive DUV has a greenish tint.

mortuus · 2020-01-07T18:57:33.000Z

lumens seems rather low vs advertised ?

EasyB · 2020-01-07T19:11:43.000Z

VOB measured 4658 lumens.

Now that several members here have modded with the same LED and estimated the output, 6300 lumens seems like a big exaggeration. Is acebeam usually this off?

SKV89 · 2020-01-07T21:08:40.000Z

Acebeam lumens are usually overrated but not this much. This is the worst Ive seen. Though their throw ratings are usually underrated. So far only Olight, Fenix and Nitecore lumens are spot on or conservative. Even Zebralight, Jetbeam, and several other well known brands over rate their lumens