NorthAmericanMonitoring
Newly Enlightened
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- Aug 5, 2009
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Hey everyone on CPF, I've been reading some of the posts now and decided to join just to give a kind of "newbie review" for my new ElektroLumens EDC torch...
I will take pictures as best I can and post comparisons and beamshots for lights I haven't seen compared side by side... I think that's going to be a good offer, so in the mean time, here's my lame review.
OK, I couldn't find an exact lumen rating, but with a light like this, that's not really the main concern (IMHO), and as one forum poster said, anything over 500 is just for show (I partially agree). At first glance when I took it out, I thought, ehhh, it's not shiny and fancy looking nor does it have a feminine charm like so many other lights I've seen. There's no sharp angles or obtrusive lanyard rings or weird fins with notches and other sharp edges, etc. It's just "a light". I unscrewed it and sort of admired it for a minute, and noticed Wayne did install the smooth reflector for me and I'm not speculating, but I think he might be working on something that would allow swapping of lens reflectors and (I'm hoping - please hope with me!) lenses in various colors, filters, and even maybe a super throw lens of some sort like I've seen on other lights. It wouldn't be hard to do, and since this light already has no problems that I can see, it would be a great FUNCTIONAL and SWEET light for infra red for fog, etc. I think making them even more modifiable would be the ultimate, or offering that as an option, I can't wait to see what he does with this light, and I'm hopign it becomes a complete line of lights all in itself... No I won't correct that spelling error, I'm new, I can say whatever I want, haha.
Anyway getting back on track, my ripped apart laptop batteries I found whilst desperately trying to find 18650 batteries in my area fit great, and even though the layer of shrink wrap was too thin (one removed completely) and the batteries were charged on a hacked random AC adapter for a phone, I can't believe they fit as solid as they did... and WOW is this thing BRIGHT. I didn't notice it as much beacause I was in an LED and flourescent lighted room, but when my eyes adjusted I realized I couldn't see anymore! The dog was blind too (*cough* animal cruelty) The switch was hard to figure out for my dumb @$$ and I didn't quite gather this from the other review but it screws in to a constant on, it's a twisty switch, and the end cap switch can also be used to tap it on, which is PERFECT for what I do. I was unsure because it was a bit different, but now that I'm used to it it's PERFECT. And I like being able to dial it in, and another thing, if it's tigthened from the twisty on, the light is ROCK SOLID. Feels like a really bright carved brick which also makes me confident in it's self defense applications. This light doesn't need anything fancy or gimmicks or anything, it's just a light you grab and use, and carry, and pack, and love... I'm gonna put a piece of electrical tape on my $#!% batteries so they're even more solid in there, but the AW 18650 I ordered should be here soon, so not to worry...
I searched for every review I could find including the one where there were some serious attacks on Wayne's flashlight making abilities, as well as on his soldering... All I have to say to that moron is "what overseas company paid you to say that BS, and you obviously don't understand WHY the solder is the way it is or how the light works at all". I see it as a functional way to set it up, and though I'm a newbie, I can tell the copper has a more spread out connnection with the solder so that it dissapates the heat as well as forms a more uniified battery link... It seems to connect to the battery with a kind of thud, or like an eggshell fits the egg (and the chicken came first BTW everyone just so we have that set straight). I have no complaints. I'm going to use this light with respect, and I'm confident after Wayne's helpful and up front customer service that I won't have any problems with ElektroLumens' lights and that repairs will most likely be available (though I think I could probably throw this light on the highway and watch it get run over a few times and pick it up and it would work again).
Overall score being a newbie, I can't compare it to the experts or anything, but this light doesn't mess around. EXTREMELY BRIGHT even with l33t h4x0r batteries, STRONG and testosterone inducing, and I didn't mention this, but with my batteries the heat is almost nonexistant to me. I could flash it once every 10 seconds or so at the park and it was enough for me to see about 100 feet in front of me so I could just wait for the next time to flash it.
Wayne, I want to get some kind of a strobe switch for the tailcap, or if you know a way to mod this anyone, that would be awesome... A portable mini strobe light... That would be VERY handy at work
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One other note, 18650 is a great battery to use, as laptops and a few other devices seem to use these for their packs I found out, so that might be an item you could find in an extreme emergency, so if you forgot your charger in all the chaos, you can still easily make one and have batteries to spare if you can find the right laptop...
One thing though Wayne, is this light waterproof? It seems very water resistant but I was just curious if you have dunk tested them or underwater tested to any depth... Anyway GREAT light, VERY fast service and shipping, and a great first custom buy, and I'm out.
Thank you all for reading, let me know how I did, it's late, and I spent about 10 minutes on this probably, so I hope it's entertaining!
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North American Monitoring
I will take pictures as best I can and post comparisons and beamshots for lights I haven't seen compared side by side... I think that's going to be a good offer, so in the mean time, here's my lame review.
OK, I couldn't find an exact lumen rating, but with a light like this, that's not really the main concern (IMHO), and as one forum poster said, anything over 500 is just for show (I partially agree). At first glance when I took it out, I thought, ehhh, it's not shiny and fancy looking nor does it have a feminine charm like so many other lights I've seen. There's no sharp angles or obtrusive lanyard rings or weird fins with notches and other sharp edges, etc. It's just "a light". I unscrewed it and sort of admired it for a minute, and noticed Wayne did install the smooth reflector for me and I'm not speculating, but I think he might be working on something that would allow swapping of lens reflectors and (I'm hoping - please hope with me!) lenses in various colors, filters, and even maybe a super throw lens of some sort like I've seen on other lights. It wouldn't be hard to do, and since this light already has no problems that I can see, it would be a great FUNCTIONAL and SWEET light for infra red for fog, etc. I think making them even more modifiable would be the ultimate, or offering that as an option, I can't wait to see what he does with this light, and I'm hopign it becomes a complete line of lights all in itself... No I won't correct that spelling error, I'm new, I can say whatever I want, haha.
Anyway getting back on track, my ripped apart laptop batteries I found whilst desperately trying to find 18650 batteries in my area fit great, and even though the layer of shrink wrap was too thin (one removed completely) and the batteries were charged on a hacked random AC adapter for a phone, I can't believe they fit as solid as they did... and WOW is this thing BRIGHT. I didn't notice it as much beacause I was in an LED and flourescent lighted room, but when my eyes adjusted I realized I couldn't see anymore! The dog was blind too (*cough* animal cruelty) The switch was hard to figure out for my dumb @$$ and I didn't quite gather this from the other review but it screws in to a constant on, it's a twisty switch, and the end cap switch can also be used to tap it on, which is PERFECT for what I do. I was unsure because it was a bit different, but now that I'm used to it it's PERFECT. And I like being able to dial it in, and another thing, if it's tigthened from the twisty on, the light is ROCK SOLID. Feels like a really bright carved brick which also makes me confident in it's self defense applications. This light doesn't need anything fancy or gimmicks or anything, it's just a light you grab and use, and carry, and pack, and love... I'm gonna put a piece of electrical tape on my $#!% batteries so they're even more solid in there, but the AW 18650 I ordered should be here soon, so not to worry...
I searched for every review I could find including the one where there were some serious attacks on Wayne's flashlight making abilities, as well as on his soldering... All I have to say to that moron is "what overseas company paid you to say that BS, and you obviously don't understand WHY the solder is the way it is or how the light works at all". I see it as a functional way to set it up, and though I'm a newbie, I can tell the copper has a more spread out connnection with the solder so that it dissapates the heat as well as forms a more uniified battery link... It seems to connect to the battery with a kind of thud, or like an eggshell fits the egg (and the chicken came first BTW everyone just so we have that set straight). I have no complaints. I'm going to use this light with respect, and I'm confident after Wayne's helpful and up front customer service that I won't have any problems with ElektroLumens' lights and that repairs will most likely be available (though I think I could probably throw this light on the highway and watch it get run over a few times and pick it up and it would work again).
Overall score being a newbie, I can't compare it to the experts or anything, but this light doesn't mess around. EXTREMELY BRIGHT even with l33t h4x0r batteries, STRONG and testosterone inducing, and I didn't mention this, but with my batteries the heat is almost nonexistant to me. I could flash it once every 10 seconds or so at the park and it was enough for me to see about 100 feet in front of me so I could just wait for the next time to flash it.
Wayne, I want to get some kind of a strobe switch for the tailcap, or if you know a way to mod this anyone, that would be awesome... A portable mini strobe light... That would be VERY handy at work
.One other note, 18650 is a great battery to use, as laptops and a few other devices seem to use these for their packs I found out, so that might be an item you could find in an extreme emergency, so if you forgot your charger in all the chaos, you can still easily make one and have batteries to spare if you can find the right laptop...
One thing though Wayne, is this light waterproof? It seems very water resistant but I was just curious if you have dunk tested them or underwater tested to any depth... Anyway GREAT light, VERY fast service and shipping, and a great first custom buy, and I'm out.
Thank you all for reading, let me know how I did, it's late, and I spent about 10 minutes on this probably, so I hope it's entertaining!
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North American Monitoring
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