IonFire said:
Hey, i hope someone replies too.
I can't wrap my head around how a lower output light throws further an has more out put and an extra hour run time.
25-20 Lumens for the KL1(3Hrs) and 19 Lumens for the KL3(4.25Hrs).
Only thing i can think of, is the statistics still posted at Surefire.com are outdated by the newer heads availible.
IF
Yeah, that IS confusing! Like Sigman says, Surefire's strength ain't in keeping their site current (much like Inova and some others!).
The numbers on the SF site are for the OLD (gen-1) KL3 LED head. It's a very nice short-mid range flood light with a loooong 5 hr. runtime. I have one and it makes a nice inside/room illuminator... or an outside light-a-path walk light -- if there's little competing ambient light. Still, I'd take this light over any 10 "shakelights" for power-outage emergencies. It's a good battery drainer, much like the Inova X5T Flooder, but it's about 2 1/2 times as bright as the X5.
Tino has summarized the NEW (gen-2) KL3 pretty well. It's the total opposite of the old version in that it's a tightly-focused Thrower. Thus, I'd expect it to have self-defense applications, though its narrow beam doesn't leave much room for "aiming" error at an attacking social deviant/miscreant. On paper, the new KL3 looks similar to the new Pelican M6 HA 3W LED. However, the Peli has a bit more side spill.
The KL1 (or E2L) is pretty much a pocket-sized version of the new KL3. However, while it's a nifty little Thrower, it also has some useful spill. This light is my favorite EDC and back-up light. Very trou-pocketable. Nice 2 1/2 hour + runtime. Super reliable.