Looking for a powerful flashlight.

[JohnD]

mine looks like that but it has replaceable batteries.

with LEDs it lasts much longer than the old rechargeable Halogen one I used to have

 

[JohnD]

I also have an Aldis lamp I can run off the car should the desire ever hit me.

strange P30D bulb base so I can't find LEDs to fit.

 

[conny]

I had something similar many years ago and it did take a long time to charge but that wasn't with modern battery technology or LED's.
I'll give it a good test over a few days and if it's not up to scratch it will go back.

 

[big-all]

I had something similar many years ago and it did take a long time to charge but that wasn't with modern battery technology or LED's.
I'll give it a good test over a few days and if it's not up to scratch it will go back.

with a high-powered light you should have several levels off setting as a hand held will tend to spend 90% off its time illuminating the 2m in front off where your walking or as a light on an area within a metre off your head to fill in a log or eat you sandwich
and assuming i have chosen the right one on the slaves are us warehouse where you bought yours from it quotes "up to 12 hours " that can only be from reduced hours on full light or sporadic on off operation

 

[conny]

1/2 an hour per night should be sufficient for my needs unless a problem crops up.

 

[mattylad]

I have a pile of 18650 batteries on my desk, salvaged from drill battery units where 1 cell has gone down.
I'd like a torch that uses them.

 

[^woody^]

Rovyvon GL7 or S3

 

[HERTS P&D]

I've just ordered this, I will let you know how I got on!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09CKZWMB3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Andy

Update, the torch has arrived and I can confirm it is very very bright!

Andy

 

[mattylad]

Update, the torch has arrived and I can confirm it is very very bright!

Andy

HOw does it do for NOT changing modes when you turn it on/off.
That's what I find so annoying about these multi mode torches, your in the dark using it, walk in to a lit area and turn it off, a little later you go to turn it on again and you strobe the heck out of everything lol
I'd like one like yours one but just single mode.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Yes, I agree, when I turn it on, I then have to press the button 5 times to turn it off. As it goes through all of the modes.

Andy

 

[mattylad]

The amazon page says something about you hold the button down for 3 seconds to turn off, have you tried that?

Looking through amazon, if I want nice & bright then I must have many modes (they compete between 3-7 lol)
800 lumen seems to be the max for single mode.

Still looking

 

[HERTS P&D]

Well done Matty, just tried holding it down for 3 seconds and yes it turns off.

Andy

 

[mattylad]

RTFM.... lol

 

[HERTS P&D]

RTFM.... lol

I'm a bloke, the instructions are the first thing to get thrown away, especially when they are in Chinese!

Andy

 

[^woody^]

I'm a bloke, the instructions are the first thing to get thrown away, especially when they are in Chinese!

Andy

I got two cheap torches from Aldi a couple of months back from the discount bin. One was a hand torch - 3 modes plus sliding spot/flood, the other head torch - two white brightness levels and one red. Single switch, multiple presses kind of things, both quite good for brightness and cost/quality

Anyway, one set of instructions was literally a few lines, the other was about 10 sides of a booklet (and these were all in English not 10 sides of different languages, and these included safety instructions! It was just mad.

I remember when you could buy a torch and you either got no instructions or it was just how to unscrew it to replace the batteries! And yet, we still managed to use them

BTW, there is rumoured to be a 1000 lumen torch on offer in Lidl for £15.