abvidledUK
Flashlight Enthusiast
I finally took the plunge and ordered a couple of Safe-Light Companions, after reading recommendations by CPF members.
To say I am very impressed is understating it.
The excellent build quality, and delivery in a couple of days here in the UK is worthy of a mention. Beautifully packaged too. Worthy of "present" status.
To try them out, I put an old, 3 years installed, just replaced, smoke detector Duracell Alkaline MN1604, measured at 5.34v, into one, and a cheapy 9v carbon zinc 9v PP3 (33p from £1 shop !)(60c) , measured at 5.5v, (yes, it really is only 5.5v ) into the other. Other 9v's in the same three pack measured the same.
Initial brightness was better than I expected, similar in output to my faithful 12 led Ghost2, which lives in my dressing gown pocket for my nightly nocturnal excursions around the house.
Has what I would call a long, strong beam, enough to light up plants in my large back garden. Tight beam focussed nicely by the lens in front of the SMT LED, with some sidespill from the clear soft plastic housing.
Slightly less bright than SMJLED PR2.
I left them both on high beam, and waking up, after both lights had been on for 7 hours, there was still a respectable output from both torches.
Yes, lower than initial output, but still enough to wander around in the pitch dark indoors.
What impressed me most though, was when I measured the respective PP3 voltages (using my emilion tester), was that both PP3's measured around 0.7v.
Yes, that's less than ONE volt !
What wonderful electronics.
Eight hours now, and still going strong. Don't forget, this is on a used Duracell alkaline and a really awful cheapy Zinc Carbon (non alkaline) PP3 measured at much less than 9v initially.
I can totally believe the claim on the box, that the RT on normal Alkaline is 40 hours+.
Cost per hour so far...5p (10c)
Now I just need to put in some brand new Alkalines (the Safe-light companion is also supplied with a PP3 battery from new)
Update: 12 hours now !. Still giving out enough illumination to see by, just, volts on both batteries dropped now to 0.4v, wow.
Remember, this is on two already depleted PP3 9v batteries, not fresh alkalines.....
Further update: 26 hours now !! Batteries reading 0.3v, lights very dim, but still usable, just, strobe still works !! Amazing electronics.
I'm a convert.
PS: I have also had excellent e-mail communication from James Meyer, the
Executive Manager, Safe-Light Industries (Europe) Ltd.
To say I am very impressed is understating it.
The excellent build quality, and delivery in a couple of days here in the UK is worthy of a mention. Beautifully packaged too. Worthy of "present" status.
To try them out, I put an old, 3 years installed, just replaced, smoke detector Duracell Alkaline MN1604, measured at 5.34v, into one, and a cheapy 9v carbon zinc 9v PP3 (33p from £1 shop !)(60c) , measured at 5.5v, (yes, it really is only 5.5v ) into the other. Other 9v's in the same three pack measured the same.
Initial brightness was better than I expected, similar in output to my faithful 12 led Ghost2, which lives in my dressing gown pocket for my nightly nocturnal excursions around the house.
Has what I would call a long, strong beam, enough to light up plants in my large back garden. Tight beam focussed nicely by the lens in front of the SMT LED, with some sidespill from the clear soft plastic housing.
Slightly less bright than SMJLED PR2.
I left them both on high beam, and waking up, after both lights had been on for 7 hours, there was still a respectable output from both torches.
Yes, lower than initial output, but still enough to wander around in the pitch dark indoors.
What impressed me most though, was when I measured the respective PP3 voltages (using my emilion tester), was that both PP3's measured around 0.7v.
Yes, that's less than ONE volt !
What wonderful electronics.
Eight hours now, and still going strong. Don't forget, this is on a used Duracell alkaline and a really awful cheapy Zinc Carbon (non alkaline) PP3 measured at much less than 9v initially.
I can totally believe the claim on the box, that the RT on normal Alkaline is 40 hours+.
Cost per hour so far...5p (10c)
Now I just need to put in some brand new Alkalines (the Safe-light companion is also supplied with a PP3 battery from new)
Update: 12 hours now !. Still giving out enough illumination to see by, just, volts on both batteries dropped now to 0.4v, wow.
Remember, this is on two already depleted PP3 9v batteries, not fresh alkalines.....
Further update: 26 hours now !! Batteries reading 0.3v, lights very dim, but still usable, just, strobe still works !! Amazing electronics.
I'm a convert.
PS: I have also had excellent e-mail communication from James Meyer, the
Executive Manager, Safe-Light Industries (Europe) Ltd.
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