Spec me an LED Torch

whitecrook · 9 Jul 2021 at 22:33

I got a little olight torch recently. 1 click for on and then a second click for bright. After a few mins it was pretty warm is this normal for these little torches? Im looking for something to use for inspecting electronic equipment etc

Deluxe1 · 9 Jul 2021 at 23:17

If it's tiny then there isn't much mass for it to dissipate the heat coming from the led.

Something bigger you'll be able to run it on low and it'll be brighter than the tiny olight whilst running cooler.

darael · 10 Jul 2021 at 00:12

@Deluxe1

Minstadave said:
Thanks that looks pretty decent for £40. Which is the better emitter the SST or the XHP?

Not sure if you missed this post or not, but I'm also interested in which is better.

Deluxe1 · 10 Jul 2021 at 08:58

Minstadave said:
Thanks that looks pretty decent for £40. Which is the better emitter the SST or the XHP?

darael said:
@Deluxe1
Not sure if you missed this post or not, but I'm also interested in which is better.

The SST40 will throw further with a tighter beam profile whilst the XPH50.2 will output more lumens and give a wider beam profile.

There's a decent view of what I mean in this video starting at 2:30:

Minstadave · 10 Jul 2021 at 09:07

Thanks, I went for the XHP as I needed more flood.

whitecrook · 10 Jul 2021 at 10:36

Deluxe1 said:
If it's tiny then there isn't much mass for it to dissipate the heat coming from the led.

Something bigger you'll be able to run it on low and it'll be brighter than the tiny olight whilst running cooler.

Ok makes sense! Ill get something a bit bigger for this task

Minstadave · 13 Jul 2021 at 23:18

Deluxe1 said:
There is a version 2 of this light but hard to get hold of at the moment.

Take a look at the Astrolux EA01S code FIN8301 will bring it down to just under £40

https://www.banggood.com/Astrolux-E...endongling&cur_warehouse=CN&ID=62878366289394

Really nice piece of kit and arrived very quickly. Thank you for the recommendation.

Deluxe1 · 14 Jul 2021 at 08:52

Minstadave said:
Really nice piece of kit and arrived very quickly. Thank you for the recommendation.

Fast delivery!

You can also get a battery tube that holds a 26800 battery for longer run times:

https://uk.banggood.com/26800-Batte...Ns64d6nYjijfs-dcuUf_wFtCHNEzYwRBoCmzUQAvD_BwE

Minstadave · 14 Jul 2021 at 09:24

Thats tempting! Have a load of 26650 cells though so will try to resist.

ShiWarrior · 14 Jul 2021 at 14:11

Deluxe1 said:
Fast delivery!

You can also get a battery tube that holds a 26800 battery for longer run times:

https://uk.banggood.com/26800-Batte...Ns64d6nYjijfs-dcuUf_wFtCHNEzYwRBoCmzUQAvD_BwE

oh nice

although my EA01 is fine

Lustral · 15 Jul 2021 at 17:44

I got a little collection going on here.

I got a Lumintop Tool AA 2.0 White incoming shortly.

ShiWarrior · 15 Jul 2021 at 17:45

i got a Tube too, what do you make of it ? i think for a tenner it's brilliant!

Lustral · 15 Jul 2021 at 17:51

ShiWarrior said:
i got a Tube too, what do you make of it ? i think for a tenner it's brilliant!

I have a total of 4 Nitecore Tubes . 1 x V1 , 2 x V2 and a Tube UV

Love them ! Bright enough and last long enough and rechargable too.

darael · 29 Jul 2021 at 15:39

Deluxe1 said:
The code worked yesterday when i tried it, just tried this one and it works - BGFLA19

Where did you find that code at? I'm about to order a torch, but that code has expired now.

darael · 29 Jul 2021 at 16:41

After looking online, I'm torn between buying these two batteries:

GOLISI S43 IMR26650 4300mAh 35A
Samsung 30T 21700 3000mAh 35A

Any suggestions?

Deluxe1 · 29 Jul 2021 at 16:52

darael said:
After looking online, I'm torn between buying these two batteries:

GOLISI S43 IMR26650 4300mAh 35A

Samsung 30T 21700 3000mAh 35A

Any suggestions?

I'd go with the higher capacity.

Which one do you need a code for and I'll look.

darael · 29 Jul 2021 at 17:13

Deluxe1 said:
I'd go with the higher capacity.

Which one do you need a code for and I'll look.

The battery, as that's nearly around £18 including P&P. :eek:

Deluxe1 · 29 Jul 2021 at 17:47

darael said:
The battery, as that's nearly around £18 including P&P.

You can get 2 40T's for £17.99 delivered from ebay.

darael · 29 Jul 2021 at 17:56

Deluxe1 said:
You can get 2 40T's for £17.99 delivered from ebay.

I was thinking of the 30Ts, as they have a higher discharge rate (35a) vs the 40Ts (30a). Data taken from Fogstar UK.

Deluxe1 · 29 Jul 2021 at 18:06

darael said:
I was thinking of the 30Ts, as they have a higher discharge rate (35a) vs the 40Ts (30a). Data taken from Fogstar UK.

Longer runtime with the 40's tho and the diff between the discharge rate isn't that much.