E2e+KL1 & ARC LS1 rev. 2 comparison

dirobesh · Jan 17, 2003

Received my E2e+KL1 this morning - I'll post comparison shots later but my initial reactions are that the KL1 is noticebly brighter than my ARC. Having said that, the ARC still wins hands down in the "size to brightness ratio" department. And yes, there are 1 or 2 dust particles behind the Kl1 lens too......

dirobesh · Jan 17, 2003

Here are the photos

Size comparison

Beam comparison taken at approx 6 feet.

geepondy · Jan 17, 2003

My KL1 is brighter then Arc LS but by considerably less margin then your picture depicts for yours.

dirobesh · Jan 17, 2003

I'm sitting in the corner with my dunce's hat on, I've just checked the ARC LS and it's dropped out of regulated mode. I'll redo the comparison.

krept · Jan 17, 2003

Even so, the ARC looks great respective to their size. I mean it's 2 123's vs 1 and the ARC is still putting out good light.

dirobesh · Jan 17, 2003

This is how it should look

dirobesh · Jan 17, 2003

Even so, the ARC looks great respective to their size. I mean it's 2 123's vs 1 and the ARC is still putting out good light.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">But don't forget that the KL1 on the E2e runs for twice as long as the ARC LS 123.

Roy · Jan 17, 2003

I would think that a better compairison would be the ARC LS against a E1/KL-1. Six volts against three volts doesn't seem fair.

bucken · Jan 17, 2003

Ditto here, the KL1 on either the E1 or E2 looks exactly the same.

hotbeam · Jan 17, 2003

As an aside... were both sets of batteries brand new? what brand were they?

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dirobesh · Jan 17, 2003

The E2e lithiums were the surefire ones that came in the box, dated 2012 and the ARC LS was a duracell ultra, also dated 2012. The duracell voltage was 3.16 - not brand new but am I right in thinking that this shouldn't adversly affect the output of the ARC as it's running in "regulated" mode?

dirobesh · Jan 18, 2003

I don't think there's much difference to the output of the KL1 on 3 or 6 volts, just double the regulated run time. Since the ARC is also regulated, if it had a 2 lithium tail-piece like the KL1+E2e, it would be very similar to the KL1 in output and run time.

V8TOYTRUCK · Jan 18, 2003

When I put my KL1 on my E1e and E2e, there is no difference in brightness, at least that I could tell with my bare eyes.

E2e+KL1 & ARC LS1 rev. 2 comparison

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