Hey there BLF… Here is my very latest review. It’s for the absolutely awesome Acebeam T20 thrower, that uses an XPL High intensity LED. It kicks serious butt, and my data shows it puts out over 264000 candela, and nearly 1400 lumens. This review is probably my most in depth to date… Which translates into a longer runtime.
I personally don’t like to make videos this long, but there’s a lot to go over here. It kills my Acebeam K40m in throw… Which is demonstrated by an extensive beamshot section in the review.
Like usual I shot it with nice cameras and lenses, and spent many hours editing, logging data, and color correcting the image. It has my usual sense of humor, and I test runtimes, output, and more. Hopefully my reviews are getting better with all the additional data and testing I do. Oh and a spoiler… The T20 may have not survived the review. You’ll have to watch it to find out. For the best quality, watch in full screen and 1080p.
This light was provided by Acebeam for review as part of their global testing campaign.
I bet you could reflow that emitter back on the mcpcb by putting it in a vice and hold the tip of a real hot soldering iron right under the emitter long enough to melt the solder thats already there. You’ll probably see the emitter suck down into position once the solder melts. Its already broke so its worth a try.
Does the body gets super hot after half hour being left alone on high? I did that to my K40M as I was painting the room and my ceiling light was blocked off by my cupboard. When I reached for it to turn it off I scalded my thumb
It’s pretty awesome huh? You can light stuff up a ways away.
I’ve got some more in the pipeline, so stay tuned.
I had the soldering iron heated up, on the dining room table (is there a more appropriate place?) yesterday- but finishing this took me so long. I may try it this evening when I get home from work. I’m a little sad about it. Had this been any other light, it wouldn’t have been a big deal- but I really like this thing. I’ll try it in the next few days here and report back. If it won’t reflow, I guess I’ll see what Mtn. Electronics has to offer.
It kind of does. 150 is the temp near the buttons, and thats too hot to touch for more than half a second. The 128F of the handle is hold-able, but still not very comfortable. If you just use it with a single battery though, I think the handle was only 108F-ish. At it’s hottest. Wear gloves, or be in an area that’s cold when using the light with an extension tube more than 20 minutes at a time.
As long as you have the raw materials laying around…. am I right?
I wish I could tell you how much it cost, or where or when you could buy it. I’ll ask Acebeam and post the info here.
, i’ve got a few lights made from that!
