I have finally had the chance to compare the usefulness of both the L4 and the E2E as a daily carry as a nuclear plant employee.
A rather large portion of my day is spent wandering the corridors and open spaces of my nuclear plant checking various gages, pump oil levels, valve movements, etc. A quality beam of light is important.
There are times when the ambient light is almost bright enough, but I need a little extra to get a better 'picture' of what I'm looking at. If, for example, I need to accurately read numbers on a gage, the ambient lighting may be just dim enough to warrant a flashlight. In those instances the L4 seems to be a winner over the E2E. The L4 beam is a nice soft flood, which illuminates white-faced gages nicely. The E2E is a little bright for this application. But, the E2E can be used when angled off to the side, allowing side-spill from the light to illuminate the gage face.
There are other times when I need to look up into a dimly lit area, and the E2E is the clear winner here. The L4 simply does not have enough throw, when there is any ambient light, to illuminate objects more than 15 feet or so away, at least not in my experience with the permanent lighting we have around here.
Using the L4 to look inside breaker cubicles, switchgear, and computer cabinetry is a great choice. In these cases, the E2E can be a little too much light, washing-out objects I am trying to see. The L4's flood illuminates the entire cabinet nicely and wire colors are vivid.
I had planned on retireing my E2E to a peaceful life around my house, without the banging around that an industrial environement promotes, however, I cannot. The primary reason is because there are times when I need to look at objects farther away than the L4 can illuminate.
The L4 works great when it is dim, but the E2E rules when ambient light is present. Both lights are extremely useful when used within their limits, but for my applications the E2E is not as limited. I'm sure I'll continue bringing both to work, as neither can completely replace the other for particular applications.
I'm glad I have both!
A rather large portion of my day is spent wandering the corridors and open spaces of my nuclear plant checking various gages, pump oil levels, valve movements, etc. A quality beam of light is important.
There are times when the ambient light is almost bright enough, but I need a little extra to get a better 'picture' of what I'm looking at. If, for example, I need to accurately read numbers on a gage, the ambient lighting may be just dim enough to warrant a flashlight. In those instances the L4 seems to be a winner over the E2E. The L4 beam is a nice soft flood, which illuminates white-faced gages nicely. The E2E is a little bright for this application. But, the E2E can be used when angled off to the side, allowing side-spill from the light to illuminate the gage face.
There are other times when I need to look up into a dimly lit area, and the E2E is the clear winner here. The L4 simply does not have enough throw, when there is any ambient light, to illuminate objects more than 15 feet or so away, at least not in my experience with the permanent lighting we have around here.
Using the L4 to look inside breaker cubicles, switchgear, and computer cabinetry is a great choice. In these cases, the E2E can be a little too much light, washing-out objects I am trying to see. The L4's flood illuminates the entire cabinet nicely and wire colors are vivid.
I had planned on retireing my E2E to a peaceful life around my house, without the banging around that an industrial environement promotes, however, I cannot. The primary reason is because there are times when I need to look at objects farther away than the L4 can illuminate.
The L4 works great when it is dim, but the E2E rules when ambient light is present. Both lights are extremely useful when used within their limits, but for my applications the E2E is not as limited. I'm sure I'll continue bringing both to work, as neither can completely replace the other for particular applications.
I'm glad I have both!