Actual brightness ARC AAA - colors?

[ikendu]

I've had a turquoise ARC AAA for about a year now. I really love it and it has become my EDC on the keychain (displacing my red Photon II).

I bought the turquoise because I read up on red vs. green vs. white regarding preserving night vision. Also, the postings I read indicated that since green is more easily perceived by the human eye, green will seem brighter even though it is putting out the "same amount of light".

Although, I now have an Infinity Ultra (which is white) and I appreciate the value of white light as an all-purpose color (seems like it aids 3D perception to me + accurate rendition of wiring colors, etc.).

Here's my question... I will be wanting to buy some ARC AAAs for gifts soon. I'll have to decide the color. For those of you that might have both, how do the colors compare between turquoise and white?

Is it possible that the turquoise "puts out more light" (not just perceived brightness)?

Based on the chemistry (& physics) of LED light production, does one color produce light more efficiently than another?

Are the differences big enough to matter on a practical basis?

...in advance, thanks!

 

[RY3]

Originally posted by ikendu:
how do the colors compare between turquoise and white?

Is it possible that the turquoise "puts out more light" (not just perceived brightness)?

Based on the chemistry (& physics) of LED light production, does one color produce light more efficiently than another?

Are the differences big enough to matter on a practical basis?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Ikendu,

You may want to check out Doug's (Quickbeam) web page (under the "LIGHT" section) to see if you can find your answer there.

Edited... Just noticed the question is for ARC AAA ... never mind.

Ron

 

[PocketLights.com]

The turquoise Arc AAA is visually brighter than the white Arc AAA. However, the white Arc AAA is more popular than the turquiose Arc AAA. At PocketLights.com we sell six white Arc AAA flashlights for every turquoise Arc AAA we sell.

 

[Darell]

For the general public (and I include myself in that catagory) white is the one to have. If you are going to give them as gifts, there is simply no question.

That's *my* vote anyway. I've purchased fifty whites for each turquoise.

 

[Saaby]

So you have 3 turquoise then?

 

[Darell]

Ha. No - just the one turquoise EV, fortunately. I haven't bought any Arc AAA's in *months*! I've given them out to everybody who should have one, and the house and cars are bursting at the seams with them, so I've slowed down considerably. I wonder how many of them I could actually find vs. how many I actually have around here...

 

[Icebreak]

Saaby-

A box of Chez-its?
I protest that a fine, upstanding young man like yourself should be treated in this way.

 

[ikendu]

Yes, I've poked around the previous postings and it does seem that for gifts, the white will be the one to choose.

Thanks!

 

[Saaby]

I'll be posting from inside a rusty pipe soon--I managed to sleep in 2 and a half hours this morning!?!! Seriously though, I'm from Utah--in case you were wondering.