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What is the candela number?
I can’t find it in the review.
Thanks for the review.
There’s a graph at the end of post number 2.
97k 634m
Ok. I thought those are X80 numbers.
Although steady state performance is a dream, the initial output is a disaster. “Only” 25000 lumens or so at start up is a lot less than specified, but the problem is that output plummets. Interestingly, output also plummets from high at 12000 lumens. It appears there is no thermal control at all, and light is programmed to plummet output to steady state of 7000 lumens. This severely reduces the fun of the super high output modes.
Now if the light is supposed to perform like this, I’m totally fine with it (although it is odd). However, because of this exceptionally bad, or odd behaviour at start up, I’m worried the light is simply flawed, and more susceptible to complete failure in the near future…
(Seriously, if this light can run 7000 lumens continuously, then it should be able to hold 12000 lumens for 5 to 10 minutes or not?)
The previus head run about 12000 lumens for 10 minutes, yes. I don’t know because imalent have change this parameter.
Of course we can only speculate, but the current output characteristic reduces the risk of fried drivers at really high currents. It’s a cheap way to reduce risk of failure.
Somehow I think, if they reduce the running time of ‘high’ mode from 10 min. to 2 minutes, they should also reduce the price from 200 to 100.
This seems to be a bad fix of all encountered problems…
Just reducing the output time to 20%…
And we should not forget: 2 people already have their new DX80 burned on the first day…
So there are other issues, too.
I just yesterday received the Q8, which is an outstanding light.
You can feel the effort and passion of the people involved in developing it…
With the DX80 my feeling so far is quite the opposite…
Maybe I should cancel the order and save the money for the upcoming Acebeam X70… (Which will for sure cost twice as much)
On the other hand, I am still curious…
No easy decision…
I’m thinking about the X70 as well. Don’t own a single Acebeam yet. Sure it’s going to be very expensive… but with a claimed 40000 lumens, it’s almost twice as bright as the DX80, and knowing Acebeam, it is going to push the lumens to the max before step-down. There is no cheap source for Acebeams, so I have to pay full price. But the benefit is I can get it from a local dealer, so I have 5 solid years of warranty… But yeah, it’s going to be very expensive…
Thank you so much for review Maiden.
It’s great to hear, that it can last 2 hours in mi-hi.
Thank you
If the charger breaks can anything else be used to charge the DX80?
This one should be perfect fit …
Asus 19V 3.42A 65W universal Plug Laptop Battery Charger
Thank you for the review Maiden666.
I have a question only, about the lanyard.How could you pass this through the holes?I have tried many times but failed.I try this,because I don’t want to use the included steel circle because I don’t want to “harm” the aluminum.
In my unit the lanyard was factory installed. And looking, can not be removed. it is as if they had put the lanyard and then they had fixed the tail plug.
I just sent the head to china, so I do not know if the body has also been modified.
Sorry.
PD: My unit don’t arrive whit steel circle.
Mine came with the short wire attached to the light via the lanyard hole. The wire is about 1 inch in length and connected with what looks like a screw together connector
My charger is dead now as well, only after one time use. For the amount that was charged for this light I would’ve thought that a charger that lasted more than one cycle would’ve been part of the package
I think that if we want to have the original adapter working,we have to stop charging the light every half hour, so as to cool it down and then begin charging again. 
Again? Because of lower output, or because light steps down too quickly? Other reasons?