My New Torch

[Hawk Tuah]

I've been wanting a new torch for a while, but I never found one that took my fancy. So when I saw this on ebay I thought I'd check it out.

I've already got some LED torches, one with 3 LED's and one with 27. Both torches are pretty lame, and not really comparable to a normal bulb torch.

However this baby's different. Its got 100 superbright LED's. Its nothing like my 2 million candle power torch as its not such a focused beam, but the light it does give off is perfect for general use. Plus its generally realy well built in solid aluminium. The only problem I had was internally the soldering was a bit rubbish on the back of the LED circuit board. It had a resistor soldered straight onto the board. A slight knock on the torch and this came off, so I added some extra wire and now its perfect.

Anyhoo, for £11 all in I'm well chuffed. Here it is.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Any pictures of your mil candle torch?

Its just a standard type i got from some DIY store.

Its ok, but not overly practical. Battery doesn't last long and its not all that portable.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Fine for blinding motorists or communicating with aliens!

My dad had a million something torch a few years back and while it was like having a pair of car headlights in ya hand the battery life was pathetic. Pretty much an emergency only torch, although one wonders why youd bother when you can get a perfectly good LED torch or maglite that lasts much much longer and doesn't require its own support vehicle to carry

SiriusB

Mine is the 2 million candle power torch. My dad got the 10 million candle power version. Its great.... for around 30 seconds, then it starts to dim.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

I could do with getting a new LED torch; any chance of a shot of it (its beam against a wall or something) with no other lights on? I have a 25 LED one which is bright as it is

Pretty inconclusive as without anything to compare it to, it doesn't show much.

Suffice to say, its probably 4 time brighter than your 25 LED one. It is the only LED torch I consider comparable to a proper bulb torch though, and it has a far more useful beam pattern for general visiblilty. I would recommend it 100%, however be warned about the design of the soldering on the back of the PCB.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

I have the 4 million candle torch. When I say it's bright I mean it's extremely bright. You can feel the heat from it from 20 feet away!

I couldn't like to see the 10 million candle one.

You'd be amazed how little difference you'd notice. Its in the realms of pointless. Just means your battery goes flat quicker.