*new* Klarus XT11GT: XHP35 HI D4, 2000 lumens, 1 x 18650, distance 402 meters

Klarus has released the XHP35 HI-version of the XT11:

http://www.klaruslight.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=128&id=136

Running on customized 18650 for an hour!!

that is really great news.
i`ve owned XT11S and can truly say that this one was the best tactical flashlight i`ve held in hands.
everything in it was perfect. guy from my wrestling club who bought it from me (i still regret, but i needed money that time more than bunch of flashlights) thanks me for this purchase everytime when there is a talk about flashlight.

I thought XHP 35 HI can only dish out 1833 lumens.

I don't think that even with a custom 18650 it can give 2000 lumens, even LED lumens, for a whole hour. Is it mathematically doable?

c`mone, that is for Strobe and Turbo. jsut marketing numbers .
i predict 20-30 second burst and then drop to somenthing about 1000 (which is good as well, if this new model will keep this brightness constant)
as it is tactical light, there is need to blind enemy, i don`t think that in assault mode anyone will use turbor more then for seconds

for other situations 400 lum is ok. but to be frand for other situations and 400lums other 3 times less expensive lights are also ok )

But the first image states "constant 2000 lumens". Never seen Fenix, Nitecore etc. do this. Bad Klarus.

TCY said:

I thought XHP 35 HI can only dish out 1833 lumens.

I don't think that even with a custom 18650 it can give 2000 lumens, even LED lumens, for a whole hour. Is it mathematically doable?

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xhp35 HI is more like 1500 LED lumens. OTF is lower

the quoted 2000 lumens are "Klarus lumens". just like the 700 KL's from the Mi7

Overclocker said:

xhp35 HI is more like 1500 LED lumens. OTF is lower

the quoted 2000 lumens are "Klarus lumens". just like the 700 KL's from the Mi7

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Actually for the past few days since i got the mi7, i have been thinking it is pretty dim for 700 lumens. No way of measuring but comparing it to other lights it feels like 450. Has anyone measured it? This is on the red efest

If this light was an actual otf 2000 I would be really interested

i`ve got mi 7
and i find it quite bright. don`t think Klarus are cheating us with this product. cheating THAT much )

check my review here, there is animated gif of comparasion with couple of other 14500 powered lights

res1cue said:

If this light was an actual otf 2000 I would be really interested

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http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...iew-RUNTIMES&p=4943432&viewfull=1#post4943432

res1cue said:

Actually for the past few days since i got the mi7, i have been thinking it is pretty dim for 700 lumens. No way of measuring but comparing it to other lights it feels like 450. Has anyone measured it? This is on the red efest

If this light was an actual otf 2000 I would be really interested

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narmattaru said:

i`ve got mi 7
and i find it quite bright. don`t think Klarus are cheating us with this product. cheating THAT much )

check my review here, there is animated gif of comparasion with couple of other 14500 powered lights

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well we all just have to read between the lines and have reasonable expectations. mi7 is still one of the best AA/14500. and klarus' lights have always been top tier in terms of build quality. so i really don't mind if the mi7 is "just" 550 or so lumens

xt11gt is still an interesting product even if it doesn't hit 2000

Selfbuilt tested the Acebeam K70 with a single XHP35 HI to 2275 lumens, so the emitter is capable of 2000+ lumen. In a single 18650 light that probably only is possible for a couple of minutes before a big stepdown.

From the description on the website, the batteries are not custom but simply 3600 mAh. The 3600 mAh is required for the light to hit 2000 lumens, otherwise it only hits something like1300 lumens. I guessing the batteries are just rebranded Panasonic. Not really in to the mode spacing but that is just personal preference.

Overclocker said:

xhp35 HI is more like 1500 LED lumens. OTF is lower

the quoted 2000 lumens are "Klarus lumens". just like the 700 KL's from the Mi7

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You're right, XHP35 HI is 1483 lumens, the "LO" version is 1833.

Either way, baaaaaaaddd Klarus.

Sorry but what do you think about the 2600 lm of Acebeam K70?

Javora said:

From the description on the website, the batteries are not custom but simply 3600 mAh. The 3600 mAh is required for the light to hit 2000 lumens, otherwise it only hits something like1300 lumens. I guessing the batteries are just rebranded Panasonic. Not really in to the mode spacing but that is just personal preference.

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I think you are confusing current with current*time. Having a high Ampère-hour rating does not guarantee high Ampère.
Having high mAh just gives longer runtimes; high mA means more current draw.

Thats what i was wondering. Why should capacity matter. I would think a lower capacity cell like an imr would work better.

Looks interesting. Wonder what the claimed lux output is?

(By the way, my Klarus Mi7 seems to hit 700 lumens for the first 10 seconds on freshly charged 14500s).

oKtosiTe said:

I think you are confusing current with current*time. Having a high Ampère-hour rating does not guarantee high Ampère.
Having high mAh just gives longer runtimes; high mA means more current draw.

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The confusion appears to be theirs, the following is taken from Klarus website:

"Notice: Only when using KLARUS 18GT-36 3600mAh battery or the same batteries of the other brand, the Max output could be up to 2000LM; When using the normal 18650 battery with PCB protection or 2 x CR123A batteries, the Max output could be only up to 1300LM".

Looking at the picture of the battery in question on Klarus's website, it states that the battery is a 3.6V with 12.96Wh. Other than the mAh I don't see anything special about this battery. The other thing that concerns me is that Klarus says it "could" be 2000 lumens, that makes me wonder...

sketchy-it LOOKS good but once again does anyone know what the core 3600mah cell is? "Professional core cell" does not inspire much confidence. The last 3600mah cells that were legit I know of were the Orb and Keeppower 3600mah NCR18650G's which I bought as many as I could of that was 2 years ago and they all still charge to max capacity and hold their charge oddly well. Fat darn cells they were. Klarus ad is all over the place with the battery dont trust it till I see a test of it same goes for Olights mystery core 3600mah.

i think any high-drain 18650 will work ok. LG H4\2 HG2 etc...
they can give more current that new klarus requares, i`m sure