quatra2008
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Im looking for a bright edc light with red leds. Any suggestions?
What is a good red led light for edc?
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Depending upon the type of beam you desire, a red X5 (Single cell 123A) is very bright and the beam is mainly throw. I do not know what the run time is as I use mine to navigate at night using old cells from my other lights, but based upon that alone it must have a very decent run time on a new cell.
Relatively inexpensive and very durable.
Relatively inexpensive and very durable.
Tempest UK
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+1 for the red Inova X5. A fresh CR123a cell will last a ridiculously long time, construction is very good and the output is very...red :huh: Any particular reason that you are looking for red LEDs for an EDC light?
Regards,
Tempest
Regards,
Tempest
Marduke
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All flood, not throw. But yes, excellent choice. Runs for hours and hours, and it's a battery vampire. Will suck used cells dry.
Oh, if you don't mind an orange-red, the NiteIze 3LED in a MiniMag is ok, especially with an IQ switch.
quatra2008
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Tempest-it is much more comfortable to look at a red led light for me than a bright white beam during walks, checking the house or flipping fuses. in the middle of the night it wont be as unpleasant as getting up and using overhead lighting either.
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Lightguy27
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Well if you would be willing to spend the extra buck than Id go with the A2 aviator from surefire. It has a very bright incan as it's main bulb and has three leds surrounding it. It has an option of blue, red, yellow, green, and yellow-green as what color you want the leds to be when you purchase it. The LED's also have a high and low setting. Ask others about it it is an amazing light.
Tempest UK
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Fair enough, I keep my X5 on my nightstand for getting up in the night, and it does a great job
Plus, red light just looks awesome around the house at night Regards,
Tempest
Sigman
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Ditto red Inova X5, or a red SF L1, or something from Peak in a red LED...
BIGIRON
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You might want to try a green/turquoise. There's tons of posts about the difference, but I think it boils down to -- it takes less turq light for the same amount of definition that red gives, but gives better detail and color perception. So about the same disturbance of night vision.
Short answer - I prefer turq to red for around the house at night.
Short answer - I prefer turq to red for around the house at night.
Flying Turtle
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Another vote for the Proton. Not the brightest in either red or white, but at least they're both there in one package.
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These darn 'red led' threads always make me want to buy a red Inova X5. But i've always just taken delivery of one or 2 other lights or have 1 or 2 other lights on order, dang it.
mulotozink
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what about something with a filter?
Marduke
Flashaholic
what about something with a filter?
Keep in mind, filtering a white LED is a rather inefficient way to get red. Using a filter is really more of a convenience feature to only have one light fill multiple roles. If you need only red, using a red LED is the best way to go.
I'm pretty sure turquoise disturbs nightvision like any other color. Deep red below a certain wave length is the only color that does not..
PhantomPhoton
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Just to clarify an Inova X5 uses 2 CR123s. Inova in their infinite wisdom only made a very short run of X1s in red.
Another source for high quality red LED lights is Peak LED Solutions. You can pretty much choose battery type; 1, 3 or even 7 red 5mm LEDs; and whether you want it made of Brass, HA Aluminum, or Stainless Steel. These are definitely my recommendation.
SF L1s in red are pretty nice too from what I hear. Finally if you only need a bit of red light for limited use the Photon Proton has a red 5mm LED and 6 white Nichia CS leds. That is what I use for minor red light at night.
Another source for high quality red LED lights is Peak LED Solutions. You can pretty much choose battery type; 1, 3 or even 7 red 5mm LEDs; and whether you want it made of Brass, HA Aluminum, or Stainless Steel.
These are definitely my recommendation.SF L1s in red are pretty nice too from what I hear. Finally if you only need a bit of red light for limited use the Photon Proton has a red 5mm LED and 6 white Nichia CS leds. That is what I use for minor red light at night.
A red gerber infinity is another option as well as a Pal Light which has two levels and a constant low locator feature. Plus the Pal runs on 9V which is handy for the smoke alarm batteries. I have to give my vote to the Proton though. Its light, has a nice decent beam, and I like the variable brightness. I use the X5 as well. I actually prefer it on a drained battery as the red spot can be really bright on a fresh cell.
Sigman
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I've not seen any red X5s that use 2-123s (both of mine use 1 cell)...maybe someone modded some of the other colors which use 2? Additionally, the only red X1s I've seen were mods as well, eh? :thinking:
I forgot to mention some of the drop-ins that Wayne sells at The Sandwich Shoppe though I don't know if he's got any colors for sale at the moment.
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