I am on a journey to find flashlights with outstanding value and size-to-performance ratios. This often involves testing that I like to call "almost science" as we try battery options, weigh pros and cons, and compare torches with one another.
With so many incredible lights on the market, I hope this channel can be of service to you on your own quest to find the right options for you. I appreciate your support and I hope you enjoy the content and community!
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Batts not for sale Amazon
i have the LumiTract G700 its better that that one
Looks like a really well built headlamp, most people would probably use it for working up close on a lower lumen setting so the heat probably won't be too bad. Overall Wurkkos is doing a really good job at bringing budget quality lights to your average consumer.
I agree on both points 👍
They're on Amazon right now for 20% off special, im curious to know if you're discount code can be stacked on top of that 20% ?.
I believe it can! It has worked in the past on other Wurkkos products. 🤞
@@PardonMyEnglish if that's the case then it makes it an amazing deal. I have the wurkkos TS-10 which is identical to this minus the 90° angled head, it's an amazing light but it too suffers from getting extremely hot within the first minute making it nearly unable to hold lol , but with it's nice warm tint it's perfect for creeping around the my house at night on low or moonlight. 😂
@@SoundStream101 Stacking works for me, looks like a good deal for <$20
Theres a wurkkos on sale on Amazon right now but idk anything about it so havent bought
Nice! What model was it? Wurkkos has aggressive pricing as is, and getting a discount on top is always appreciated.
@@PardonMyEnglish fc13s
Thanks, I’ll check it out 🤜🤛
which ones would you recommend I also have these, and I've charged them and I'll let them sit 2 weeks and they discharge soooo fast. Like my girl will need it for her xbox controller and she will use it for that day and it ask to already change. I was like why I just charged these 2 weeks ago, so I went and started reading the volts and they were reading like 1.28 or less from a new charge 2 weeks old. I hate these batteries tbh, so if you have some that have close to the mah and the discharge rate is low. I mean these are lsd so I thought I could let them sit for at least a month. Oh well, probably why these are cheap on amazon. Ty.
Yeah, I was a bit disappointed in these. Unfortunately I don’t have any experience with other brands, so I can’t make a good recommendation.
Good stuff! Did you test the 10440 on low mode? I’d guess it’s more than 5 lumens. How much runtime on low mode? Thanks!
Thanks! And good question. I did do a video about the runtime on low mode too 👍
@@PardonMyEnglish Great! Would you please send me a link or simply tell me? Thanks.
Purchased flat top 10440s and they work perfectly fine inside the i3e. If you have a i3e where the 10440 button top isnt working in it use a flat top instead because the button top is top too long to allow your light to make connection from the inner sleeve of the light body to the pcb on the inside of the head.
The flat tops I chose are the vapecell inr10440 320mah 3.7v and I ordered off of illumn
Sweet! This is probably the best solution. Thank you for letting us know 🤜🤛
How much was it?
This one was sent for review but the MSRP is $139.99. Currently they are on sale on Amazon for $104.99. amzn.to/4ciOmce
That is crazy I bought one that is $200 called the marauder mini by olight
how to charge t70 battery
Any charger that can take button too 18650 batteries should do. I used the included charger to charge the T70 batteries
Do a video on the olight i5r hcri vs the lumintop tool aa nichia and other hcri lights
That is another good idea. Unfortunately I don’t have either yet but that would be cool.
Awaiting my lumintop tool aa 2.0 with the nichia led. Should be here Saturday to play with, thinking about ordering the magnetic tail cap for it that changes it from clicky to twisty
Ordered the pocket clips for my i3e, seems like a nice little light. Ordering different 10440s to try.
Sweet! Yeah it’s nice that they make a pocket clip for the i3E. 10440s make the output pretty crazy for a keychain light.
@PardonMyEnglish I watched your video about the 10440 issue with some i3e's and got a couple flat tops to try. Hopefully the slightly shorter length is more friendly to use on the more picky i3e's. The inner liner is what makes the negative connection in that light so if 10440 button top is not working it's too long for that particular light. I'm hoping the flat top makes connection without issue being the positive center post inside the head looks pretty flush with the other components on the pcb board.
I'm wondering if a flat top would do better in this particular scenario. I was looking inside the head of the i3e on hand and think a flat top may work better if it doesn't contact anything else in the head of the i3e
Thank you for confirming that the original dims as it runs on high mode. I see people criticizing the "200-100" step down on the v2 as if the v1 stays 180 the entire 21 minutes.
Bang!
Would you recommend another fuel alternative that performs similar or better than the original acebeam 3.7v 14500 that comes with in? Or should i get a same backup battery replacement?
Good question. If you need a battery with a built in charging port, the Acebeam batteries are nice. Otherwise, I’d get some 14500 batteries with good reviews if possible.
Alright man ive got new challenges to issue you. Get some of the 1.5v lithium batteries and test those in all the aaa lights. Xtar has a couple chargers id like to see tested like the xtar mx4 and vx4. Both take all these types of batteries and the vx4 charge and discharge 3.7v li-ion, 3.2v lifepo4, 1.5v li-ion, and the 1.2v rechargeables
That is a good idea. I haven’t tried the 1.5v lithiums yet. Thanks for the video idea 👍
@PardonMyEnglish no problem, I've been trying to source the pkcell 10440s bulk on Amazon without any luck. I found them on ebay under a seller called fuspower and bought 12 I feel they may be fake cause fuspower is selling their own batteries on Amazon or maybe this is a rebrand. Trying to find a decent charger with a discharge function to see if they're any good and while doing that I stumbled across the 1.5v li-ions. Initially I was trying to find a charger that could do the lifepo4 cells and has a discharge but found those 2 xtars that charge all of them.
Sounds like you already found a great charger solution but I like the MiBoxer C4 charger as well.
@@PardonMyEnglish makes me wonder if the miboxer will charge 1.5v lithium
I just ordered one of these! the point you make about the price is true however it seems reasonable considering the build quality. I've seen reviews of these from people who've had theirs for years and they're still happy with them. Id rather spend a little extra for that piece of mind. Great review thanks for posting 👍
Nice! The quality is definitely there with the Spyderco bug 👍
May two of the Music Lanterns be linked to provide separate left and right true stereo channels?
Good question. It is mono when linked
Great video as usual. Which 18650/14500 do you recommend? I usually buy off ebay but recently looked for 18650 unprotected and found very few 18650 offered? has 18650 fell off in popularity? cheers
Thanks! I don’t think 18650s have fallen in popularity but the eBay selection might be limited. Personally I shop for them on AliExpress but the shipping takes longer. I don’t have a specific brand to recommend.
@@PardonMyEnglish thxs ,
Excellent review. The rechargeable ones have that low mode of 5 lm which can be very convenient when you don’t want to blind yourself if you’ve been in the dark for a while or maybe you’re in an environment where you dropped something and you want to look for it without too much attention. The iR2 is also one intact piece. There is no danger of dropping one piece of the flashlight. Unfortunately, the I3e has to completely unscrew before replacing the battery. Perhaps not likely but the head could come off in pocket or even while you’re replacing the battery it’s potentially droppable. I think the IR2 will last for a ton of time before needing replacement but a lot of people will probably replace them long before that as they will get very scuffed on a keychain. They are both excellent. I feel however the low light mode wins the contest for versatility ! 😅
For the I3e fans out there Olight actually makes a clip that can work on a hat brim.
My experience has been that I had to sacrifice one i3e because the 10440 burned out the light. I tried another one and I have not had any problems with it. 🤷♂️
I have both of these flashlights and I can't make up my which one is better. Excellent video comparison thanks for sharing it.
Thanks for the great reviews! You’re the reason I now run 10440s on my i3t lights. And I purchased a lifepo4 battery power station. Keep it up! I appreciate the work you put into it!
Thank you for the kind words 🙏
I was given one of these new with tags on. It didn’t turn on so I replaced the batteries and still wouldn’t turn on. I’m not sure if something happened to it before I received it but I’m keeping it anyway as a decoration.
Man, that’s a bummer. Sorry to hear it didn’t work. Glad you still found a use for it though.
lol i hate O-light products but thanks for sharing anyways have a great day brother
sweet thanks for sharing
No nitecore lantern?
I considered the LR40 but decided against it since it did not have a waterproof rating.
Get the pro version
I love your jokes, you have been sharing your humor in your newer videos and it's great! The stretch playing the xylophone made me bust out laughing! I would really like you to try out the mini, that's my favorite in the entire line.
I wish I had a reason to buy the music version but then I'll have that and my JBL charge 5 competing against each other lol
I've got almost every lamp they make. The stretch surprised me - I have actually found myself using the stretch feature, but I do appreciate the better output and battery life, but my favorite feature is the switch. I use the previous lantern a lot and I don't like how you turn it on warm White and then as you turn it up it turns to cool White. I have my second music lantern on the way so I get to check it out in stereo. Honestly, it's not a device. I use a whole lot since I discovered the perfect earphones.
I have both and both work Great for me. I use the music one most all the time now in place of my anker speaker I have witch is nice too but I like having the light feature while im listening to music though.
Nice 👍 The Olantern Music has become my daughter’s favorite. She likes to dance and asks for music whenever she sees it. My wife likes it too.
sweet thanks for sharing brother
nice, but where to use R20 or R14 nowadays? we used both in flashlights in communist Romania, when i was a kid or in the Army.
Great info. One channel I follow for product testing is "Project Farm". He did a test of NIMH batteries and it turns out the best were the AMAZON Black. And second best was IKEA's LADDA batteries. I bought the IKEA LADDA, and I must say the AA reads 2400 Mah and I would bet my left nut it does it. I have an older AA flashlight in which I run NIMH batt. and since the IKEA one, the charges have nearly dropped in half. I was really impressed. Try them if you have a chance. Keep "Em Coming! ;-) cheers
That’s good to know, thanks!
MAN I WISH THIS LIGHT ONLY COST 20.00 DOLLARS I WOULD BUY IT TODAY LOL BUT YEAH STILL A GREAT LIGHT LOVE WURKKOS AND SOFIRN
I like the temp. Good price too.
This light is great, went through the wash, after a day to dry out it continues to work flawlessly.
Thats simply awesome looking! But the best is DreamBlue, i ordered one ftom Amazon Italy and unfortunately ive got an empty plastic box, few months ago. Now i ordered it from an unofficial source (but he pays taxes through the platform he sale).
I like the idea of swappable batteries in this lantern it would be good for storm preparedness where charging isn't an option during a power outage I agree on the price being a little steep especially comparing it to the pinsai lantern.
Romania here, so no enter. joking,ofc, i dont want it anyway. I already have Olight's 21700, 16340 and Javelot Mini's spares! I realyy dont want a 18650 powered Olight because i would be forced to buy several spares for it, in adition to a ton of very good regular 18650! My latest purchase is a DremBlue Warrior3S and a Skilhunt EC200, grey with nikia 519a emmiter. Both are on the way. But Olight is my favorite brand. Have a nice day everybody!
Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway contest! The plan is to conduct the next giveaway at 2000 subscribers.
Enter. Thank you to you and OLIGHT for the giveaway! I could use this as part of my hurricane kit at home.
Thanks for letting me enter. Most of my use case would probably be EDC or camping. Keep up the great work
Thanks for inviting me to enter your giveaway. I would definitely use this Olight for walking around at night. I live in a rural area with few street lights and no sidewalks. Good luck, everyone!
Enter I don't own any olights yet and I've been trying to save for a decent light but life's happy little incidents keep setting me back. Good luck to everyone and congratulations to whomever wins! 🎉
Enter. I live in Florida, we have storms and power outages all the time during hurricane season, so it’s a necessity lol.