Another very cheap light

Cliffdenyer · 2018-10-31T22:32:33.000Z

Just picked this up for my son, not bad for £8, very good throw. Hollow pill and push fit switch but for the money it’s not bad at all.

rost333 · 2018-11-01T15:49:16.000Z

Hi, you picked this up locally or bought on-line? Aliexpress? Ebuy? Can you share a link?

freeme · 2018-11-01T15:54:28.000Z

Hollow pill light is an extremely bad design.

Cliffdenyer · 2018-11-01T18:08:29.000Z

I bought mine localy for £8, but they do have it online at £10. Some of there products are on eBay but couldn’t find this one… As it’s just a screw in pill it would be easy to mod, but this one’s for my 3 year old, so I’m leaving it as is…

https://clulite.cluson.co.uk/home/733-ll-11-ladylite-in-purple.html?search_query=Lady&results=1

lohtse · 2018-11-01T18:27:56.000Z

Oh dear a cheap light….you’d be better off with one from poundland!!!

So many better flashlights out there for similar price and would last far longer in your sons hands…

rost333 · 2018-11-01T19:29:14.000Z

lohtse:

Oh dear a cheap light… So many better flashlights out there for similar price and would last far longer in your sons hands…

Any suggestion that I can find online please? I also have 3 year old that I would like to equip with something that would survive in his hands a bit longer.

DavidEF · 2018-11-01T19:56:29.000Z

Well, I think it’s at least a nice looking light and I’ve seen worse build quality. (unfortunately :confounded: )

Cliffdenyer · 2018-11-01T23:28:40.000Z

lohtse:

Oh dear a cheap light….you’d be better off with one from poundland!!!

So many better flashlights out there for similar price and would last far longer in your sons hands…

Doubtful, this is far better than anything from Poundland, especially those 9 led ones show me a better light for £8. I was surprised by the out put and throw one, I will measure the lux on it…

Cliffdenyer · 2018-11-01T23:32:40.000Z

rost333:

lohtse:

Oh dear a cheap light… So many better flashlights out there for similar price and would last far longer in your sons hands…

Any suggestion that I can find online please? I also have 3 year old that I would like to equip with something that would survive in his hands a bit longer.

This is perfect for a 3 year old my boy loves His, keeps the wrist strap on so he can’t drop It,

Cliffdenyer · 2018-11-01T23:51:57.000Z

Lux was 2500 at 1.5 meters, so 5750cd, not sure how to work the lumens out from that but comparing to other lights is say it’s 300-350 somewhere more than enough for a small one.

lohtse · 2018-11-02T06:59:04.000Z

sofirn flashlights are pretty damn good… In know some don’t like the tint but personally not found it an issue… We use the SP10 as backups(so will always have a AA flashlight when away) and have one strapped to side of my caving helmet… Has survive many caving trips and has even survived a few cave dives too…. has three colour options so is worth a look for a child….

mdeni · 2018-11-02T07:44:41.000Z

That seems expensive.

However since you already have it, just replace the led star with a Nichia 219c or an XPL with neutral tint. It will actually be a very good light.

I usually do that with SK98 clones and swap out the led for 219c, complete cost is under 10$ and I have a truly excellent disposable light. The hollow pill is not a problem at all on this kind of lights and the currents below 3A.

DavidEF · 2018-11-02T15:34:42.000Z

mdeni:

That seems expensive.

However since you already have it, just replace the led star with a Nichia 219c or an XPL with neutral tint. It will actually be a very good light.

I usually do that with SK98 clones and swap out the led for 219c, complete cost is under 10$ and I have a truly excellent disposable light. The hollow pill is not a problem at all on this kind of lights and the currents below 3A.

Yeah, in this world (BLF ) where most guys are trying to get max drive out of every emitter, it helps to remind everyone that the LEDs do fine even on a cheap Aluminum non-DTP board, and a hollow (or even plastic :person_facepalming: ) pill, as long as they are driven at less-than-or-equal-to their spec rating.

Cliffdenyer · 2018-11-02T18:02:48.000Z

mdeni:

That seems expensive.

However since you already have it, just replace the led star with a Nichia 219c or an XPL with neutral tint. It will actually be a very good light.

I usually do that with SK98 clones and swap out the led for 219c, complete cost is under 10$ and I have a truly excellent disposable light. The hollow pill is not a problem at all on this kind of lights and the currents below 3A.

The manufacture claims it’s a genuine Cree, I think it’s a genuine XPE, the tints not to bad, a cool white with a tiny bit of blue around the edge of the spill

Dimking · 2018-11-02T18:29:24.000Z

There’s plenty of choice for 8 GBP (10.4 USD). Up to a genuine Convoy with XM-L2 for 10.99.

“very cheap light” means something like Sipik-68 clones for $1.73

Cliffdenyer · 2018-11-02T21:05:39.000Z

I had a sipik-68 clone this light is much brighter with a much more even beam and a lot more throw

lohtse · 2018-11-03T08:40:38.000Z

Dimking:

There’s plenty of choice for 8 GBP (10.4 USD). Up to a genuine Convoy with XM-L2 for 10.99.

“very cheap light” means something like Sipik-68 clones for $1.73

ooooooooo had a couple of those of aliexpress…

None lasted any longer then 2 months …… BUt on the plus side I now have a few host tubes for future projects

DavidEF · 2018-11-03T14:39:29.000Z

lohtse:

Dimking:

There’s plenty of choice for 8 GBP (10.4 USD). Up to a genuine Convoy with XM-L2 for 10.99.

“very cheap light” means something like Sipik-68 clones for $1.73

ooooooooo had a couple of those of aliexpress…

None lasted any longer then 2 months …… BUt on the plus side I now have a few host tubes for future projects

Yeah, I’d say we need to define what “very cheap light” means to us. If longevity doesn’t matter to the definition, then the cheapest “very cheap light” would be simply a match stick!

However, if you define it by the actual value that you get for the money, you can find lots of $5, $10, even $25 lights that qualify to be called a “very cheap light”!

lohtse · 2018-11-06T09:50:34.000Z

DavidEF:

lohtse:

Dimking:

There’s plenty of choice for 8 GBP (10.4 USD). Up to a genuine Convoy with XM-L2 for 10.99.

“very cheap light” means something like Sipik-68 clones for $1.73

ooooooooo had a couple of those of aliexpress…

None lasted any longer then 2 months …… BUt on the plus side I now have a few host tubes for future projects

Yeah, I’d say we need to define what “very cheap light” means to us. If longevity doesn’t matter to the definition, then the cheapest “very cheap light” would be simply a match stick!

However, if you define it by the actual value that you get for the money, you can find lots of $5, $10, even $25 lights that qualify to be called a “very cheap light”!

very much agree with that statement!