Has Lumens anything to do with Candle Power

[Albinoni]

When they say Lumens do they actually mean Candle Power, so a torch with 100 Lumens = 100 candles ?

 

[Crenshaw]

nope

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=182688

Crenshaw

 

[Kilovolt]

Albinoni, there's an interesting and clear description of all the measurements in this place:

http://www.flashlightreviews.com/features/lux.htm


I also suggest you read the related pages listed under 'Q&A' and you will get a sufficiently clear idea of the matter.