Regalight® EDC Review - Pics Beamshots and more - NEW LED module arrived December 8th

[Stereodude]

I took a meter reading. On MAX it's drawing 400mA and the battery's voltage reads 4.04v when resting. Can someone do the math and estimate what kind of current is hitting the emitter?

It's got to be about 400. The circuit isn't 100% efficient, and with 4.04v the battery isn't much Vf. Pin > Pout. P=iV, so you've got .4*4V = 1.6W that means the output has to be less than 1.6W. It's probably closer to 15% less, so if Vf = 3.4V you're looking at about .400A.

 

[TITAN1833]

It's got to be about 400. The circuit isn't 100% efficient, and with 4.04v the battery isn't much Vf. Pin > Pout. P=iV, so you've got .4*4V = 1.6W that means the output has to be less than 1.6W. It's probably closer to 15% less, so if Vf = 3.4V you're looking at abou.400A.

ok now I think?I understand this!!,1.6w-15%=1.36w yes? ok so 1.36w/3.4v=0.4A
or 1.36w/4.04v=0.336A so it would be good to say your pill is not 1A output,I still maybe wrong though?

 

[WadeF]

There Dereelight C2H delivers 1A to the emitter and it draws around 1.4A from the battery (4v IMR16340). So I have no idea why Regalight claims 500mA from the battery will deliver 1A to the emitter.

My Liteflux LF5XT which also runs off a 14500 has more total output than my Regalight EDC.

Just incase Regalight edits their sales thread, here is their current sales pitch:

"Brightness and Runtime:
AA battery
Max output 180 Lumens for about 65 minutes
Min output 3 Lumens for about 75 hours
LI-ION battery
Max output 200 Lumens for about 90minutes
Min output 5 Lumens for about 100 hours

A pocket tactical flashlight,which only has little more 500MA input can ensure 1A output; A pocket tactical flashlight,the brightness doesn't reduce when the electricity reduces; A pocket tactical flashlight,with the Hawk snipe lamp bezel,which can transcend many big long shot flashlights;Higher efficiency,longer runtime,more powerful function,easy to use,portable,brightness constant,long shot stronger.
What is your most need???Connecting People, Regalight® Portable Lighting Specialist.
"

 

[Stereodude]

ok now I think?I understand this!!,1.6w-15%=1.36w yes? ok so 1.36w/3.4v=0.4A
or 1.36w/4.04v=0.336A so it would be good to say your pill is not 1A output,I still maybe wrong though?

Yes, but you're not likely to find a Cree that has a Vf of 4.04V at ~400mA, so I think your current estimate is low.

But, I would say you can safely assume it's not delivering even 500mA to the LED.

 

[Stereodude]

A pocket tactical flashlight,which only has little more 500MA input can ensure 1A output.

Yeah, only if the battery input voltage is at least 2x the LED's Vf at 1A. For example, if you had a LED with a Vf of 3.7V at 1A, you would need at least 7.4V input from the battery in order to get 1A output with only 500mA input, and that assumes the circuit is 100% efficient.

 

[TITAN1833]

Yes, but you're not likely to find a Cree that has a Vf of 4.04V at ~400mA, so I think your current estimate is low.

But, I would say you can safely assume it's not delivering even 500mA to the LED.

thanks for the lesson I appreciate it :twothumbs

 

[WadeF]

Even though Regalight advertised it as having 1A at the emitter (or 1A of output, whatever that means, one would think 1A to the emitter), that maybe pushing the light and cell too far. However, dropping all the way to 400-500mA to the emitter is way off spec. I'd be happy with 700mA-800mA to the emitter, but Regalight should advertise the correct specs regardless and make good with the people they have appeared to have mislead.

 

[TITAN1833]

Even though Regalight advertised it as having 1A at the emitter (or 1A of output, whatever that means, one would think 1A to the emitter), that maybe pushing the light and cell too far. However, dropping all the way to 400-500mA to the emitter is way off spec. I'd be happy with 700mA-800mA to the emitter, but Regalight should advertise the correct specs regardless and make good with the people they have appeared to have mislead.

Quite right! if I offer you a whole stick!you would not expect half a stick would you!,that said maybe! with the English translation something has been lost :shrug:

 

[TITAN1833]

Sorry double post

 

[ichoderso]

I bought this flashlight because the description , 200lumens, 1A output and the impressive luxreadings from the first version....

And what will i get now???

a nice flashlight? ok🙂
a reflector (Hawk snipe ) for good throw? ok🙂

but a 500mA drived LED?
how many lumens Output with 500mA??:thinking:
only around 60% from the lux readings from the "first/old" Pill...:devil:

Sorry, but I have already enough nice AA flashlights with "normal" output in the 150-180 lumen range....(Nitecore...)
and I have already enough fantastic throwers (Tiablo, Dereelight, Raidfire Speer Regalight WT1...
I bought this flashlight to have both in one......but it seems to be not this what I hoped to get:mecry:

greetings, Jens

 

[Glenn7]

OK call me mad but I just had to try - the new switch with the old pill

I did a 2 min run - OK

Then I did a 10 min run (on high) - then stopped pulled it apart and no the switch wasn't hot and the battery was only warm :twothumbs I'm a happy camper 😀

I also have a super pill I had made for my DBS that I have set at 33,000 lux - but the regal EDC Snipe with the 1st pill out throws it :naughty:

But do it at your own risk :tinfoil:

 

[taiji]

@Titan - the Hawk bezel does indeed fit the D-mini. thanks for that bit. I now have a turbo head for my D-mini.

 

[TITAN1833]

@Titan - the Hawk bezel does indeed fit the D-mini. thanks for that bit. I now have a turbo head for my D-mini.

Yes and the EDC pills also fit D-mini,though you have to play with them a little to get the best focus 😀

 

[TITAN1833]

But do it at your own risk :tinfoil:

Em :thinking: do what!at my own risk exactly? 😉

 

[WadeF]

Then I did a 10 min run (on high) - then stopped pulled it apart and no the switch wasn't hot and the battery was only warm :twothumbs I'm a happy camper 😀

How hot was the pill? I would worry about running the LED at 1.7A, or whatever it's being driven at, for more than a couple minutes.

 

[TITAN1833]

@wadeF I ran the old pill in a d-nini AW RCR123 for ten mins it only got slightly warm :twothumbs

 

[TITAN1833]

I'm starting the test again just to be sure :thinking:

 

[ergotelis]

@wadeF I ran the old pill in a d-nini AW RCR123 for ten mins it only got slightly warm :twothumbs

1,7Ampere from a rcr123??Isn't that too much?? it is 2,5C....

 

[WadeF]

I'm starting the test again just to be sure :thinking:

Sniff the emitter and let us know if you smell smoke, lol.

 

[TITAN1833]

seriously now!this is what happened I started the test on max it started to flash twice it was still on max,after 5 mins approx it turned off,but it will switch back on strange:thinking:

[edit]Oh wait time stamp it must be 8 mins on flash twice,BTW I know it was not strobe.