More like 500 once you bounce the beam around a reflector and out a lens… assuming the LED is actually properly driven.
For the brightness factor multi led would be fine. Something around the $30 price range give or take $10 bucks (if possible). That sst-90 looks sharp but way out of my price range.
not worth is way more expensive of a triple XML, give 2.2k lumen you r right but read the title… inexpensive 
Ditto others… you’re not getting 1000 Lumens from a single XML. Its just not possible given the efficiency of this LED in its current build. Then when you factor in reflective and refractive losses you’re no where close to 1K OTF.
TR-3T6, SR king and TR-J12 will do around 2000 OTF. But they are smaller reflector designs that will flood more than they throw IMHO. These lights will easily do 1000L OTF, but will land you in the $40-65 range. So they are not exactly affordable IMHO.
There are some single SST50 and SST90 lights (TR-J10) for example in the $60-130 that should land you above 1000L. But their performance is largely undocumented on BLF, and these emitters are generally lack-luster performers when under-driven.
I think I’m going to go with the TR-3T6 3 cell version mentioned in post #12 of this thread https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/9430
The price is reasonable enough. Now I need to grab some inexpensive 26650 batteries and charger.
btw there are also single led of 100watt or more XML actually have the higher rate od watt/lumen and $/lumen
to back in topic the trustfire is 37$ with the coupon 大龙网_跨境电商B2B商机平台_移动端跨境贸易新体验
or the fryray (good chance of fry it xD) a bit less 大龙网_跨境电商B2B商机平台_移动端跨境贸易新体验
gl
edit…
looking here Change again...Its it still tf-3t6 most light with budget prices are cheaper Page Not Found - Aliexpress.com
never tought so cheap
still gl xD
Thats an *18*650 light… 26650 cells will not work. That www site has a typo in the description.
Watch out for Shipping charges too. Is not uncommon for the cheapest advertised www sites charge an extra $10-25 for S/H.
Good catch on the battery type. I was going nuts trying to find a charger for the 26650 battery and figured I’d have to default to an 18650 light. The everbuying.com site claims free shipping and I’d get the batteries and charger there too. The TR-3T6 is advertised on amazon.com but it would cost more there and I’m wondering if paying a little more might reduce some of the shipping time hassles and I know amazon is good with returns.
If you want faster shipping Tmart is one place that has a pretty decent following here on BLF. They have a warehouse somewhere in the Eastern US, so if the have the item in stock then it usually ships much faster than over-seas sellers. The exception would be if they are out of stock and need to order from their supplier overseas.
IMHO it can be worth the extra $$ paying more for faster shipping, that does not have to pass through customs.
Heres the light you are looking for…
http://www.tmart.com/TrustFire-CREE-XML-T6-5-Modes-3800LM-LED-Flashlight-Electric-Torch_p138641.html
Order placed! Thanks for the link and help. I ordered the TrustFire CREE XM-L T6 5 Modes 3800LM LED Flashlight Electric Torch with 3600 mAh batteries/charger combo and 2 additional 3600 mAh batteries. Assuming all 4 batteries are good I will soon need to find a use for the extra 18650.
They aren’t good. Whatever is sold as 3600mAh usually has capacity of 1500mAh or so.
Sadly this seems to be the case. There seem to be just as many scams as honest sellers, when it comes to 18650 cells.
I’ve seen 3000 mAh 18650’s advertised elsewhere for $11.00 each, probably better, but I figured the batteries are from a discount place and for now these will get me started. Hopefully shipping won’t take too long and I’m anxious to see how bright this light is.
How would I know if the mAh’s are lower than advertised? Does the light output look dimmer? Shorter run times?
get panasonics 18650 from buyincoins dealer on ebay for like 8$ each .
Shorter than expected run times is the easiest way.
You need a multimeter to do it though. Measure the tailcap current. Divide the Ah cell capacity by the draw in amperes to get a run time estimate in hours.
The other way is to use a hobby charger with a discharge feature, to test each cell for capacity.
Thanks for the battery link and the info on measuring tailcap current. Now I have to sit back and wait for stuff to arrive.
The flashlight isn’t exactly “inexpensive” but I’ve been looking for something really bright anyway. So far the flashlight is in Secaucus, NJ and I’ll probably have it in a few days as I’m the next state over to the left. The batteries and charger however are shipping from China and I probably won’t see those for 17 – 28 business days. At least that was a shipping estimate provided by another website for a similar shipping origin location. In the meantime I’m considering ordering 3 batteries and a charger from the battery place in Connecticut (not sure if we’re allowed to mention vendors here) and I’d have them easily by early next week for about $50 dollars.
The pro is that I’d have a functioning flashlight without having to wait until mid July. The con is that when the batteries from China arrive I’d have 3 batteries in the flashlight and 4 extras to store or use as charged backups. Also this would considerably almost double the overall cost of what was originally intended to be an “inexpensive” flashlight. Not sure if this is a pro or con but those extra batteries might start talking to me to find a flashlight or two to put them into as I really don’t have any other dedicated battery holders laying around.
What do you guys do in a situation like this, just sit back and wait for everything to arrive or take the plunge and pay the extra for having what you want sooner? I’m not sure if I can wait 4 weeks for batteries to show up just to see how my new and brightest flashlight will be.
If you order the batteries from the states presumably they will come with nice little 2 x 18650 cases to store them. :bigsmile: then you just need a nice single 18650 light as a better storage device.
I’ll just leave this here… 0:)
http://www.intl-outdoor.com/xintd-c8-v3-xml-u2-910lumens-flashlight-p-308.html
http://www.intl-outdoor.com/roche-f12-xml-mini-18650-desert-yellow-flashlight-p-384.html
If the order hasn’t shipped I’d probably cancel and order elsewhere. If it has and I could wait, I would.
Another option is to find a cheap package light deal in stock from US shipper and get the extra light to go with the extra batteries now. 