Just ordered 20 Led Flashlight

[Chris M.]

Lightwave 4000 has ten LEDs. Is this for sure a 20-LED light? Interesting....

My take on the battery-size adapters:
If something is designed to run on D cells, it runs on D cells for a reason. Usually because the power draw is too much for smaller batteries to efficiently deliver their energy. I find it hard to believe something made for a D cell would happily be powered by an AAA using a nest of adapters, as they are often advertised as being capable of doing.
It may also be for extended run-time and this is the main reason I believe lights like the LW4000 use the big ones, so they may run on smaller ones just fine, but not for so long.

Having not tried a LW4000 on anything other than alkaline D cells, I can`t comment on how well it`d do with AAs. Lithiums can deliver a decent amount of power though so I don`t think ten LEDs would have them on their knees in minutes like a large halogen/Xenon lamp would. The LEDs in a LW4000 are not very harshly powered, it`s something like 350mA total draw (I think) so you should get away with AA lithiums for a few hours. If this is not a LW4000 but is definately a 20-LED light, you could be pushing it a bit, but it all depends on how hard the diodes are being driven.

As an emergency-use-only light, it seems like a pretty good idea because of the very long shelf-life of the Lithium cells. I would have chosen something smaller though, as the LW4000 is designed for endurance, hence why it`s so big.

But if you have it, try it. Let us know how you get on!

 

[EMPOWERTORCH]

What is the model of the torch?

 

[KartRacer31]

Just went to Cabelas web page and searched "led flashlight". This 20 led light looks nice, please post a review of it when you get it. -Thanks

 

[Rotten Ron]

I have no picture ability but will post on it as soon as i get it. Back ordered two weeks. Sure fire 6P, SF 12Z, SL4AA 0r light wave 2000 are my only big lights to compare and the 12 Z is out for sure. Thanks for the info. Ron
Edit for name and price...cabelas extreme Led flashlight@ 59.99For 20 led version 39.99 for 10 Led. www.cabelas.com

 

[moses]

Know this light. Solid quality, solid LEDS from Japan. Light made in China. THe one I tested were 4AA but looks exactly the same otherwise.
The 10 led is what I tested and it is bright.

MO

 

[Rotten Ron]

From cabelas. IT will reqire 3 D cells i have mostly AA, will lithium AAs power it in a battery adapter? Ill put 3 lith AA in 3 D cell adapters. AAs will be used in an emergency situation only. I have no info im assuming it is like a 20 Led lightwave 4ooo. Thanks for any help Ron

 

[Rotten Ron]

I can't wait! Thanks for the preview!

 

[BuddTX]

PLEASE post a review when you receive it!

Here is a link:
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jhtml?id=0017652515727a&navAction=jump&navCount=0&indexId=&podId=0017652&catalogCode=ID&parentId=&parentType=&rid=

 

[Rotten Ron]

Thanks for the link and pic!

 

[Chris M.]

aaah, interesting indeed

I`d be keen to hear how good it is too. Don`t think Cabelas will deal with me, but I have too many lights to get through as it is! Oh boy, am I going to be busy this month getting all the reviews up to date....

 

[Rothrandir]

wow. i read the title quickly and thought it read "i just ordered 20 led flashlights"! i was thinking to myself, "is this guy devoted or what?"

it looks pretty nice. i hope that's not what the beam looks like though

 

[BuddTX]

The 10 LED model takes 4AA's ($ 39.99)

The 20 LED model takes 3 C's ($ 59.99)

 

[Rotten Ron]

Just came today, and i love it! I dont have light meter or any eqipment to measure draw and stuff but here my review. It runs on 3 D cells, 10 3/4 tall, as wide as a m@gl*te, cheaply machined aluminum body(made in china) but still very nice. Bezel is sealed with one o ring, Lens is plastic and seems to be held in place with o ring, and not polished as much as MY SL 4AA. Reflector is not as shiney as my SL 4AA either.

Switch has 3 positions 1st click 3 LEDS, 2nd 10 LEDS, 3rd 20 LEDS and is the same as pictured in a previous post. Switch is hard to press with a finger(im 350lbs,tall and handsome so your finger might fit better), you have to use your nail like on the SL 4AA. Tail cap is also sealed with an o ring, but lanyard seems to be held on tail cap with a phillips screw(Counter sunk so it can stand on tail cap) and probabaly will leak. The lanyard is the kind that is thinner than spaghetti at the connection point, and dont seem strong enough to support weight of light, if it was any thicker you couldnt stand it on its tail.

With new duracel D cells, 3 Leds are almost as bright as my LW 2000. 10 LEDs are brighter than my SL 4AA, 20 is great! I tried those cheap plastic, green tinted(they come in other colors) battery adapters and only two of five worked properly. I put duracel AA in three adapters and cycled the light and the wall shine test was the same as D cells exactly, I guess run times would be the only thing affected using AA to D cell adapters. Over all i really like it and seems it would be a great emergency light( I love to have a 3 LED option!) even with AAs,and twenty LEDs is some good light. Ron

 

[Rotten Ron]

LEDs are on the blue side like my SF 4AA, and light has a nice even round center spot in all 3 modes. Outer edges of light are like 7 pointed star, but are out enough that you cant notice them unless your real close to the wall with the light. It comes with a thin nylon pouch you con wear horizontly or verticaly. Ron

 

[MichiganMan]

This may be hard for you to judge but how's the throw?

Hmm, Cabelas, Sportsmans Guide, I was in Gander Mountain and they had some $19.95 PT Attitudes on the endcap. Looks like our little world is finally going mainstream.

 

[EMPOWERTORCH]

I like the idea of being asbl to progressively brighten the torch's output by a push of the button. It looks a nice piece of equipment!
Anypone bought this torch in the Uk?

 

[BillPilot]

A 20 led light for $60! That compares very nicely to the 19 LED light that CCrane and others sell for about $120. Anyone know why one flashlight is so expensive and the other relatively inexpensive?

--Bill

 

[Rotten Ron]

At twenty five feet the hotspot is about a 5 foot circle, My walk way is about 70 ft long and its lights up that area considerably, the whole 70 feet are lit up nicely, then the beam hits my jeep an lights it up pretty good.
edited to say: I put off buying my SF KL3 for this light.

 

[StoneDog]

Any idea how much current that thing draws with all 20 lit up? I've been considering building a 20+ LED adapter for a Mag 2C (with appropriate dc/dc converter board)...

Jon

 

[Rotten Ron]

Light came width no specs and no warranty. Ron