Been lurking around BLF for quite a long time and haven’t bought a flashlight in forever.
It’s mainly going to be used to when the power goes out or I ned to look at something in the backyard.
Was thinking something like this?
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You’re going to love it here, quincer!
That flashlight doesn’t look very good to me.
Also, I don’t think Temu has very good flashlights overall.
I would suggest a Convoy, Sofirn, or Wurrkos flashlight.
Those brands have great flashlights that offer a lot of bang for the buck.
You can find a lot of those flashlights at their official flashlight stores on AliExpress.
What about this 2 cell xhp70.2?
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Convoy m3-c. Cheap, durable, usb c. Tons of lumens. Will run all night on low to medium when power is out. Will also light up the entire backyard like the sun if required.
Convoy s11 for something a bit lighter and more compact. Its probably the better choice for an average backyard and power outage. It just doesnt have on board charging.
The s11 is a couple dollars more. For that bit extra you get your choice of quality emitter, cct amd assured quality.
You can probably chuck in an illuminated switch and find it easy in power outages.
If its a 2 cell you want. Convoy L6 is a beast, and not much more. Its a pretty ridiculous amount of light for most people though.
To me a single 26650 with a spare cell is a much better idea for a power outage light, you can be more certain you will always have a near full battery ready to go.
A emisar d4sv2 is only $48. Endless fun playing with anduril if you want that. Has boost driver now too. So pretty efficient. Magnet to keep it on the side of the fridge.
21700 cells also have good capacity. Agree that “use one, charge one” is good idea.
Else you have to buy a second pair - majority of people recommend keeping the cells as a matched pair for safety. A single cell setup means no risk of mis-matched cells.
21700 is my preferred size. To me they give the best blend of capacity, thermals and size/weight/shape.
Considering the output of single cell lights. I consider a multi cell light a specialist application where extended period high outputs are required, so 26650 can make sense there. But heads need to be correspondingly large to handle the heat.
I have an L6. But i only run protected cells in it.
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Agreed!
I’m in process of driver swap, new LED and shorty tube for my L6. Just need the time to get the soldering iron out!