A few months ago JetBeam started a Kickstarter campaign for a new flat rectangular light, the JetBeam E26 “Kunai”.
It was first offered with an SST-40, with the upgrade to an SFT-40 as a stretch goal.
Yesterday I received an orange sample with SFT-40, 365nm UV and green laser (5mW, class 3A). Not from their Kickstarter campaign, but from flashlightgo!
Review is in progress and should be finished in a few weeks, stay tuned! There aren’t many posts about JetBeam here at BLF, so let’s change it.
Yes, it doesn’t have a cover, like phones and such. I hope it’s a waterproof type. There seems to be a seal behind it, which has too much pressure for the thin aluminum. You can see it slightly bent around the USB port.
Hmm, while it is cool that companies are switching to waterproof ports, I still wish it had a cover against dust and dirt. A phone I usually keep away from dirt, but a flashlight must survive being dunked in mud occasionally
*glances at his flashlight collection*
They must survive what? My flashlights are stored in foam and bubble wrap and when I use them, they are secured with a lanyard. I’m just too careful with my lights.
My alu FWAA slipped from my pocket while i was sprinting to meet up with friends (I was super late and they were waiting) and slid for a couple of meters over concrete recently. It really hurt once I realized what happened.
I’m usually trying not to deliberately damage anything, but flashlights are ultimately tools for me, and gotta take some abuse over time ^^
Yeh, I had an old MiniMag (actually a Brinkmann, I think) that was already scratched when I got it, so that became my Flashlight Tool, no need to keep it pristine anymore.
Poor thing ended up looking like bobofett’s helmet over the years before a pair of alkaleaks killed it from within.
Got many good years from it before LEDs became A Thang.