2600 Lumen Lupine Betty LED Flashlight

tonkem

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I have a Betty TL-s, basically a Betty Head with a Wilma battery. Very floody beam, but that is to be expected. At full power, it is very bright. I have owned many lights over the years, including a Polarion PH40 HID light, and for its size, it cannot be beat. I am sure others will chime in about the TM11 and how it's beam is more of a thrower, but for what the light was designed to do(bicycle light) it works well. I have the Wilma TL and Piko X Duo headlamp, and for me, having one charger to charge them all, rather than keeping up with 18650's is nice. Although, I will have to drop another ~$120 on a new battery from Lupine, when the time comes to replace the battery, so I guess it is a double edged sword. Mostly the Lupines are used for WOW factor and for cycling at night. I use my Zebra sc80 or Surefire E1L for most EDC work. I carry the Lupines with me when I leave the house for any length of time in my backpack, as they also allow for in car charging of the batteries. I guess it depends on your usage or if you just want the brightest light :) The head does get hot when using on max brightness, as does the Wilma and Pico, but I have never noticed any stepdown for thermal regulation, as if it did, it was not perceived with my eyes.
 

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I have a Betty TL-s, basically a Betty Head with a Wilma battery. Very floody beam, but that is to be expected. At full power, it is very bright. I have owned many lights over the years, including a Polarion PH40 HID light, and for its size, it cannot be beat. I am sure others will chime in about the TM11 and how it's beam is more of a thrower, but for what the light was designed to do(bicycle light) it works well. I have the Wilma TL and Piko X Duo headlamp, and for me, having one charger to charge them all, rather than keeping up with 18650's is nice. Although, I will have to drop another ~$120 on a new battery from Lupine, when the time comes to replace the battery, so I guess it is a double edged sword. Mostly the Lupines are used for WOW factor and for cycling at night. I use my Zebra sc80 or Surefire E1L for most EDC work. I carry the Lupines with me when I leave the house for any length of time in my backpack, as they also allow for in car charging of the batteries. I guess it depends on your usage or if you just want the brightest light :) The head does get hot when using on max brightness, as does the Wilma and Pico, but I have never noticed any stepdown for thermal regulation, as if it did, it was not perceived with my eyes.
Thanks for the insight. I also have a Pico 900 Lumen Light on my Uvex Helmet for my bicycle. I also own a Lupine Betty Six 2600 Lumen Bicycle head lamp and does it light up the bike trail. I was just currious about the Lupine Betty Flashlight as i really am thinking of snagging one. Does the charger from my Betty fit the flashlight too?
 

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Yep. The charger goes in the battery just under the head. Just unscrew the head from the battery and plug it into your charger. I assume you have a charger one?

Thanks for the insight. I also have a Pico 900 Lumen Light on my Uvex Helmet for my bicycle. I also own a Lupine Betty Six 2600 Lumen Bicycle head lamp and does it light up the bike trail. I was just currious about the Lupine Betty Flashlight as i really am thinking of snagging one. Does the charger from my Betty fit the flashlight too?
 
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