My new torch

[Richie C]

Convoy T2 looks good if it has to be AA, and it hits the price point.

http://budgetlightforum.com/node/63500

[Zad]

Don't forget, you can get torches that come with an 18650 and have a USB charge port.

[CoolHands]

CoolHands said:

Andy-SP2 said:

https://18650.uk/

I used these in the end they had best price and delivery. Samsung button top 30q

I’m very pissed off because I effectively can’t use my nitecore TM06 as these are too short! So they rattle slightly and don’t seem to make proper connection. What a fking waste

Why don’t these ish manufacturers design a standard and stick to it S

[Fabric]

CoolHands said:

CoolHands said:

Andy-SP2 said:

https://18650.uk/

I used these in the end they had best price and delivery. Samsung button top 30q

I’m very pissed off because I effectively can’t use my nitecore TM06 as these are too short! So they rattle slightly and don’t seem to make proper connection. What a fking waste

Why don’t these ish manufacturers design a standard and stick to it S

Might be worth trying PCB protected ones as an alternative if they're too short? I have the same Samsung button top 30q's at home and they're noticeably shorter than the 18GT-IMR31's that came with my Klarus.

I'm not sure if this has been posted already, but there's a handy guide on the CandlePower forums; http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php...

[red_slr]

I have a nitecore TM16 so similar and I asked a similar question on here about batteries and ordered them as per the thread mentioned above and they fit correctly.

[defblade]

CoolHands said:

I’m very pissed off because I effectively can’t use my nitecore TM06 as these are too short! So they rattle slightly and don’t seem to make proper connection. What a fking waste

Use a small round magnet on the top of the battery to take up the slack, or modify the tail spring of the torch.

[CoolHands]

Maybe magnet’s an idea but it takes 4 so a bit of a palaver. Feel like I wasted 20 quid. Don’t want to buy 4 more cos then I’ve spent 40 fking quid!

[Andy-SP2]

I've got the Sofirn SC31 Pro - it's a cheap torch that runs on a single 18650 and has USB charging.. It's certainly bright enough for walking the dog of an evening and fits easily in my pocket.

https://sofirnlight.com/sc31pro-2000-lumen-with-ba...

[xyz123]

V8mate said:

giblet said:

LordGrover said:

Ledeak T6, but it's really an 18650 battery though it comes with a triple AAA adaptor and batteries.

Amazon

Another vote for this, had one for a while until I mistakenly lent it to someone and never got it back. Recently bought a similar one on Prime Day, all fairly standard issue. Only complaint with these torches is that no one really does a simple on off button without it changing modes each time

Yep - I've got one too and it's great VfM. Got it for just under a tenner on a special offer day.

Thanks all. I have ordered it.

[Zetec-S]

Just want to say to everyone posting on this thread - you're all fking bds

I'd not seen this thread before, but coincidentally it popped up just when I was thinking I need a new torch for when I take the dog out now the mornings are darker. There I was thinking it was perfect timing, I'll find some recommendation for a tenner, job then jobbed...

Well, no, not really... I'm now browsing various torches well into 3 figures, just because, well why not? I suspect once I'm done I'll be able to set up a night time landing strip for light aircraft in the nearby fields

[300bhp/ton]

Well I hadn't bought a new torch for ages..... but on an impulse grabbed an Astrolux MF01 MINI from Banggood. Shipping was very quick, 10 days from ordering.

Thought I'd do a bit of a comparison review of the MF01 MINI:

[S11Steve]

Zetec-S said:

Well, no, not really... I'm now browsing various torches well into 3 figures, just because, well why not? I suspect once I'm done I'll be able to set up a night time landing strip for light aircraft in the nearby fields

Welcome to the Lumen-ati.

"One more of us, one less of them"...

[Zetec-S]

S11Steve said:

Welcome to the Lumen-ati.

"One more of us, one less of them"...

[chinnyman]

Zad said:

Don't forget, you can get torches that come with an 18650 and have a USB charge port.

Sounds great

[defblade]

Sooooooo.....

....anyone got/getting one of these?

First time I've been seriously tempted in a while...

[Bear-n]

defblade said:

Sooooooo.....

....anyone got/getting one of these?

First time I've been seriously tempted in a while...

Like many here I've suffered scope-creep from looking at a £10 rechargeable jobbie through to a 45,000 lumen earth-scorcher. But my research tells me that anything above £50 and 600 lumens or so is just a waste of time as they only emit their stupid power for a couple of minutes before they step down considerably to prevent themselves from melting?

(I've been researching for weeks and I still haven't bought one!)

[defblade]

Bear-n said:

defblade said:

Sooooooo.....

....anyone got/getting one of these?

First time I've been seriously tempted in a while...

Like many here I've suffered scope-creep from looking at a £10 rechargeable jobbie through to a 45,000 lumen earth-scorcher. But my research tells me that anything above £50 and 600 lumens or so is just a waste of time as they only emit their stupid power for a couple of minutes before they step down considerably to prevent themselves from melting?

(I've been researching for weeks and I still haven't bought one!)

I think you're kinda missing the point of this sort of torch... it's a bit like the electric cars that can just bugger off in .01 of a second... you can't actually do that if you want to drive any distance after, but it's fun doing it

See the XKCD cartoon I posted on the previous (big) page (6th Sept if you're using smaller pages)


If you just want a decent torch, and you've not played with silly things, the BLF A6 will blow you away for only a few £.

My last purchase was "only" 800 lumens max, because this torch is actually used around the house, garden, dog walking etc by the whole family, and I placed decent flood-to-throw zoom and general build quality/robustness over max output. Also it doesn't have a complicated UI, so no complaints from wife or daughter.

I have several more powerful torches which hardly get used... and my wife doesn't know how much they cost

I have absolutely no need for 13000 lumens in something that will slip in my pocket... but quite a lot of want

[S11Steve]

defblade said:

Sooooooo.....

....anyone got/getting one of these?

First time I've been seriously tempted in a while...

I've had one in my Amazon watchlist for a short while and I've been waiting for the voucher price to creep up - it started at 5% a few days ago, and is now at 7%

https://amzn.to/3ofl4Tz



And also because I don't already have an Imalent in my collection...

[Coolbananas]

defblade said:

Sooooooo.....

....anyone got/getting one of these?

First time I've been seriously tempted in a while...

Hmm, this popped up on FB feed from Heinnie yesterday. Nice and tempting. I have the Imalent MS06 for 'wow' factor already but while small, it is heavy.
I also have a small Nitecore MH20GT for edc use and an MH25GTS for around the home along with an old Inova T4 and a couple of Maglites. My most recent torch purchase is an Olight Warrior X which I keep in the car so adding another so soon when I don't really use any of them anyway is a tad excessive...but yeah, tempting nonetheless.

[chinnyman]

Anyone selling an ec01? Rather than wait a month from banggood