Fenix CL20 laymans review

CarpentryHero

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Fenix CL20 arrived on my doorstep just in time to miss camping season. I can honestly say this is the hardest light to review because it's not a flashlight it's a camping lantern :eek:oo:
No beam shots cause it's a perfect flood to my eyes.
It's neutral tint looks hi cri to me, the lens is probably helping it out, also due to the short range of the beam, it appears to help with depth perception due to the brightness difference between objects by a fair amount. I wouldn't be shocked if it helped with photos, but I dig led's.




After some head scratching and some reminiscing of snow globes from my child hood, I decided to mention what it's good for.



Perfect flood and a magnet on the back that's plastic covered means you can use it as a trouble light for car repair



Hang it from the loop if there's no metal, Twist the hook to unlock to see the battery compartment.



A simple efficient battery compartment design for 2aa or a cr123





Low med high and turbo with mode memory for the white



Red always starts in beacon, click again for solid on, double click to return to white







Tried and failed to do runtime tests, I just don't have enough hours in the day between my new life being divorced, and arena shutdowns having me work 60 hours. May try in early December.
 

CarpentryHero

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Specs
• Utilizes nine neutral white LEDs and two red LEDs with an even and smooth beam
• Powered by one CR123A Lithium battery or two AA (Ni-MH, Alkaline) batteries
• White light with four output options and red light with two output options
• Output mode / Runtime:
Turbo: 165 lumens / 2h 23min
High: 100 lumens / 5h 15min
Mid: 40 lumens / 71h 28min
Low: 8 lumens / 95h
Red light: 1.5 lumens / 27h 10min
SOS: 1.5 lumens
• Dimensions and Weight:
Length: 3.07" / 78mm
Width: 1.78" / 45.2mm
Height: 2.33" / 59.1mm
Weight: 3.64oz / 103.2gm (excluding batteries)
• Digitally regulated output maintains constant brightness
• Reverse polarity protection guards against improper battery installation
• One-button switch for easy and fast operation
• Made of quality plastic and high-transparency material
 

TRW3

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Carpentryhero,

I bet it has more a general lighting effect than lights with flood filters on them.
 
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