REVIEW: RovyVon Aurora A8 A/B/R – 350 Lumens – Nichia 219C key chain light

[MascaratumB]

@xevious

Hey MascaratumB,

Thanks for your comments! First, thanks for pointing out the typo. Yes, I grabbed the spec list you’d typed out and didn’t completely proof-read it. Fixed.

Nice! Now we are correct

@xevious

I didn’t really have a need for UV, so I decided on the amber. I guess that’s why the model number is A8Y (“y” for yellow, or amber). I do like it. It’s bright enough to use as a task light, if you want visible light but not bright white. There is also an advantage having side illumination, because you can attach the light to a magnet with the clip. Flashing yellow can also be useful as a forward facing alert. Flashing red obviously for the rear. In the USA, red/blue is associated with the police, so it’s a little controversial to use in public. My hope is that in the next version, RovyVon could change the blue to red, so there’s 2 red emitters. Then have 3 modes — strobe, low, and high in red.

Nice that you like that feature of the Amber I find the side white emitter of mine better than the one in the A5, it’s more Neutral! It doesn’t blink but it doesn’t need to!

I agree, maybe 2 red emitters with the different options would be nice! At least it would have more usability

@xevious

It’s a great light and I’m very happy I got it. And thanks to you, as your review helped me make the decision!

Glad the review helped in the choice That why we do them

@xevious

[…] I wouldn’t mind the body being increased slightly. It’s already so very small, that perhaps 2mm wider would still be fine. I had tucked it in my pocket with keys for half a day and when I looked at it under magnification, I could see a few small nicks in the polished polycarbonate directly over the side emitters. So that had me a little concerned. I am going to put some vinyl film over it for protection.

Hum, I wouldn’t risk picking the magnifying lens I might go crazy doing that!! But I get your point, it will have some scratches over time! Mine, as long as they keep working , no problem :sunglasses:
BTW, the A2 and the non polycarbonate models will surely get more scratched!!

@xevious

I’m also impressed by how the head doesn’t get too hot to handle even after running for several minutes on high. Thermal regulation works well.

I think about that too, but I also don’t leave it much time on max!!

@xevious

Supposedly the Samsung LH351D emitter is more efficient than the Nichia, so perhaps that could be installed in a future version for even longer runtimes. But again, overall for the mini-EDC purpose, the A8 is a brilliant light. RovyVon is a very small company compared to the “big league” light makers, but I hope that changes. More people need to know about the Aurora line. It probably would have taken a lot longer for me, if my Nitecore TIP CRI fiasco hadn’t happened (2 bad lights in a row, which forced me to look elsewhere).

I guess they will be listening to some of the suggestions from the community! They already did and it worked well! So I hope some of these suggestions can be implemented as these are surely “small” great flashlights
RovyVon is appearing all over YouTube in several different videos, so people will know about it!

Here I guess it was toddcshoe that first talked about them, and from then on we’ve been keeping an eye on it! So people come to know the company!
Again, enjoy the light mate I hope it serves you well