HighlanderNorth
Flashlight Enthusiast
Which of the lights you currently own, or have previously owned is/was the toughest and most durable. Which is/was the least tough and durable?
Also, which light you now or previously owned did the best job of dissipating heat on the higher settings, and which light(s) didnt do a very good job of dissipating heat?
I havent had most of my lights for a long time, and have not put them through any "torture tests". I just found my previously lost Jetbeam BC-10 on Friday, which had been lost for 9 days. I found it at a client's home hanging on a branch of a Rhododendron. It's lanyard got caught there when I walked by it when planting bulbs there.
Anyway, I have been carrying the BC-10 in my pocket every day, and its anodizing has held up well, considering its been rubbing up against my keys and pruning shears in my pockets every day for 8 months and its been dropped repeatedly, gotten wet, etc. Thats the only light I have extensive work experience with.
I own 10 other quality LED lights, but none have been through the ringer like the BC-10. I have taken better care of them. Plus they are newer. But I did notice the Eagletac G25C2 handles heat well. I left it and my Sunwayman T20CS on turbo for 25 minutes non-stop, and the Eagletac never got hotter than about 95 degrees F, whereas the Sunwayman T20CS got up around 13-140 F and was still getting hotter when I shut it down. They both have the same specs and U2 LED's, so I was surprised a bit. But the ET G25 C2 is much thicker in most places.
What about your lights. Which is the toughest/weakest? Which handles heat best/worst?
Also, which light you now or previously owned did the best job of dissipating heat on the higher settings, and which light(s) didnt do a very good job of dissipating heat?
I havent had most of my lights for a long time, and have not put them through any "torture tests". I just found my previously lost Jetbeam BC-10 on Friday, which had been lost for 9 days. I found it at a client's home hanging on a branch of a Rhododendron. It's lanyard got caught there when I walked by it when planting bulbs there.
Anyway, I have been carrying the BC-10 in my pocket every day, and its anodizing has held up well, considering its been rubbing up against my keys and pruning shears in my pockets every day for 8 months and its been dropped repeatedly, gotten wet, etc. Thats the only light I have extensive work experience with.
I own 10 other quality LED lights, but none have been through the ringer like the BC-10. I have taken better care of them. Plus they are newer. But I did notice the Eagletac G25C2 handles heat well. I left it and my Sunwayman T20CS on turbo for 25 minutes non-stop, and the Eagletac never got hotter than about 95 degrees F, whereas the Sunwayman T20CS got up around 13-140 F and was still getting hotter when I shut it down. They both have the same specs and U2 LED's, so I was surprised a bit. But the ET G25 C2 is much thicker in most places.
What about your lights. Which is the toughest/weakest? Which handles heat best/worst?