Hello my friends!
Lumintop sent me a sample of their new AA flashlight and i made a few pictures and a short video to share my thoughts with you...
the Lumintop Ant
delivered in a nice Box
inside a vacuum sealed Bag to prevent oxidation
a Bag with 2 spare Orings and a split-keyring
and the user manual
a short video:
www.youtube.com/embed/n76O9d0fNA0
lets have a more detailed look at the light...
some small cooling fins
the side switch (not very firm, but due to the lockout option its okay)
a good centered Cree XP-G2
AR coated lens
the tail has a slot for optional Tritium sticks
and a hole for the keyring (or a lanyard)
tailstand is safely possible
heads off
a look onto the driver
and into the battery tube
standard threads (well cut)
and anoter view to show the fine knurling...
size comparison time
Astrolux | Thorfire | Ultratac | Lumintop | Lumintop | Lumintop | Lumintop |
A01 | PF03 | K18 | Worm 2.0 | Tool AAA | Ant | Tool AAA |
only 3 can tailstand....
yeah - the Oring is a "glow in the dark"
beamshot is taken at ISO400 / 1/20sec / f2.2
(control-low-mid-high)
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numb3rs:
note: my readings are NOT corrected to ANSI ;)
initially i saw
1 Lux (0.03A) @ low
30 Lux (0.24A) @ mid
140 Lux (~1.8A) @ high (FAST falling towards 90??)
since cooling did not help i played a bit and found my Alkaleak quite warm...
i hooked up the bench power supply....
thats how i get my numb3rs:
Voltage is generated by a bench power supply and measured by Unt-T meters
Lux are taken with a HS1010A from inside a white cardboard box (ceilingbounce-style)
some numb3rs:
Volts | Amps | Lux |
1,48 | 0,82 | 130 |
1,43 | 0,88 | 130 |
1,38 | 0,95 | 130 |
1,34 | 1,02 | 130 |
1,28 | 1,11 | 130 |
1,22 | 1,3 | 125 |
1,17 | 2,07 | 120 |
1,1 | 2 | 110 |
1 | 1,7 | 90 |
0,9 | 1,5 | 80 |
as you see when the cells voltage drops the driver draws more Amps which increases the voltage drop..... bzzzz ;)
i think a battery whick can deliver stable power is highly recommended for this light!
conclusion:
i like this little gem!
easy to operate, great looks, good build quality and a good EDC
i might buy some eneloop XX to see if they can get me longer high
PS
yes - i can get you a nice price ...