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? Laser Light Beams Over Lower HPP ?
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So in case anybody is wondering what a 10,000 lumen flashlight is like... (if you don't care, keep scrolling).

According to the specs that came with the unit, it says max lumens is 12,000. I assume that means when you first turn it on. But I have no way of measuring lumens, and no experience other than I've owned other flashlights.

My next-brightest flashlight is rated at 800 lumens, so I did a side-by-side comparison, both with freshly charged batteries.

The flashlights cast similar visible brightness, and over an equal distance. The big difference is that the 10,000 lumen model lights up a much wider area. For example, the 800 lumen model can light up part of a tree at several hundred feet, the 10,000 model lights up the entire forest at same brightness. If this particular flashlight had the ability to focus it's beam, no doubt it could go further and brighter in a tighter spread, however that's not an option in the $9.26 price range I was in. Will it blind a trespasser? I have no doubt.

So it's not going to start fires or create superpowers, but it is the brightest flashlight I've ever used. It's about half as tall as an old 2 D-Cell mag light, just as wide, and about 2/3 the weight. It does start getting warm after several minutes of use, but not hot.

ETA: I recently upgraded my (20 year?) old mag light to an LED bulb. $16.00 for just the bulb and no brighter than 20 years ago. I also upgrade it run off of AA batteries using product similar to this AA to D cell adapters (they also make them for C cells). This way you only need one type of rechargeable batteries for AA, C, and D applications. This type is better than the Eneloop AA to D size adapter that can only take 1 AA and at 20% cost :

https://www.amazon.com/Whizzotech-Parallel-Battery-Adapters-Converter/dp/B01M3QAXHR/ref=as_li_ss_tl?crid=2L9C0B6U59BEN&keywords=aa+to+d+battery+adapter&qid=1554964551&s=gateway&sprefix=aa+to+D,aps,555&sr=8-3&linkCode=ll1&tag=pw016-20&linkId=d63717f3b4753e0aa001bf6df66e9ecf&language=en_US
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RE: ? Laser Light Beams Over Lower HPP ? - by Guest - 03-30-2019, 06:29 PM
RE: ? Laser Light Beams Over Lower HPP ? - by Guest - 03-31-2019, 10:34 AM
RE: ? Laser Light Beams Over Lower HPP ? - by terracore - 04-10-2019, 04:30 PM

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