So I'm looking for a new light for my snow machine helmet. Something with at least one level around 1000 lm or higher, with ~250 m throw, 1" body diameter, that will actually put out ~1000 lm for around 2 hrs or more. Something with a thermally regulated (as opposed to a timed) step-down would be ideal assuming I would get longer run-times from being out and about moving in the cold. From the research I've done in the past few days I'm thinking something with an 18650 or 21700 battery at the most. Everything with a 26650 seems to be too thick and/or heavy. Ideally it would be in-light re-chargable but that's not a deal breaker. Hopefully around 5" long but a bit longer isn't critical either.
So far I'm leaning towards the Zebra Light SC600w MK IV Plus but it doesn't mention the throw distance. Otherwise the lumens, run-times & size all look good. Too bad it doesn't have in-light charging.
The Nitecore EC23 has 980 lm that only lasted 62 mins (according to BDM82's review) and doesn't have in-light charging.
Olight's Seeker 2 Pro put out over 1200 lms for over 100 mins on high and the first step-down at 650 lms lasted around 2.5 hrs (according to rookiedaddy) but it's on the thick and heavy side and quite expensive here in Canada. I do really like the magnetic charging and I think at 1.1" thick I'll still be able to get it in my helmet mount though.
Maratac's Ultra V2 doesn't mention the throw or if it's thermally regulated and no one's done a run-time test to see how long it will hold 1075 lumens for.
I looked at Armytek, Klarus and Surefire but nothing caught my eye. The Fenix site had way too many options to sort through and no way I could see to help narrow my search so I gave up looking at them.
I have been using a Ledlenser MT10 for a while now but I'm looking for something that will maintain the 1000 lumens for longer as I do more and more night riding.
Anything you guys think I'm missing out on and should have a look at?
Thx in advance
So far I'm leaning towards the Zebra Light SC600w MK IV Plus but it doesn't mention the throw distance. Otherwise the lumens, run-times & size all look good. Too bad it doesn't have in-light charging.
The Nitecore EC23 has 980 lm that only lasted 62 mins (according to BDM82's review) and doesn't have in-light charging.
Olight's Seeker 2 Pro put out over 1200 lms for over 100 mins on high and the first step-down at 650 lms lasted around 2.5 hrs (according to rookiedaddy) but it's on the thick and heavy side and quite expensive here in Canada. I do really like the magnetic charging and I think at 1.1" thick I'll still be able to get it in my helmet mount though.
Maratac's Ultra V2 doesn't mention the throw or if it's thermally regulated and no one's done a run-time test to see how long it will hold 1075 lumens for.
I looked at Armytek, Klarus and Surefire but nothing caught my eye. The Fenix site had way too many options to sort through and no way I could see to help narrow my search so I gave up looking at them.
I have been using a Ledlenser MT10 for a while now but I'm looking for something that will maintain the 1000 lumens for longer as I do more and more night riding.
Anything you guys think I'm missing out on and should have a look at?
Thx in advance