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Acebeam EC60 Video Review and Comparison Other Single Cell Thrower & Big Lumen Lights
OK so the whole uploaded re-uploaded video thing has been resolved and it's back to the original video. Only 1 video. Thanks guys, I learn a little. On to my experience with the EC60 and video review.
So I received the EC60 from Acebeam today And I have to say I'm impressed with it as a mid-ranged thrower light with noticeably more lumens than any of the XP-L throwers and noticeably more throw than any of the single cell XHP-50 or XHP-70 lights that have been coming out recently. In my opinion it is this throw and output combination that make the EC60 special as just about every manufacturer has a 26650 or 2x 18650 light out these days. All of these get between 2,000 to 3,000 lumens and all have a rated range of about 300 meters. The EC60 doubles this range @ 600 meters of throw and is still in the range of 2,000 to 3,000 lumens, given it is a 2,000 lumen light.
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As I already Own an Olight R50 seeker (XHP-50), Nitecore EC4s (XHP-50), Shadow JM35 (XHP-50), Eagletac MX25l3 (MT-G2), Klarus G30 (MT-G2) which are all single emitter 26650 or 2x/3x 18650 lights, it was easy to single out the EC60 as unique among the pack given none of these other lights fall in the range of 600 meters.
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The Tint of the EC60 leaves something to be desired in my opinion. It is a cool white, low CRI which, again in my own opinion, was noticeably unpleasing from the very first time I turned the light on. However, the EC60 did meet or surpass my expectations in regards to other dynamics of the light. The charger works well and it had no trouble charging the included 5,000MAh Acebeam 26650, nor a Keeppower 5,200MAh or a Liitokala 5,000 MAh. The charge indicator is not very bright but you can easily pick up the light or look at it close and see if it indicates red for still charging or green for charging completed. The EC60 in no way distracts from across the room, or any distance, with a blinking or overly bright charge indicator which I liked.
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The thermal step down didn't seem to work as I did a test running the light on turbo with a timer to see how long until it would step down. After 03:30 of the light sitting there, I still didn't notice any stepdown from turbo so I turned the light off. The EC60 was scalding hot and couldn't be held at that point and I was worried I may have damaged the LED mounting, some circuitry, or the thermal path with excessive heat but the EC60 was just fine and suffered no apparent damage after it cooled down. I may not have been using the Acebeam "customized" 26650 but rather the unprotected Keeppower when running this test but I'm not sure it's possible for this to make a difference in regards to thermal stepdown.
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The spelling was wrong. My EC60 has the Acebeam logo with the spelling Aecbeam. I actually like that it makes this particular sample a bit more unique as Acebeam has likely noticed that their name is misspelled and fixed it by now. Possible it just will identify this as the early, pre-reworked and not improved version of the EC60 too. Time might tell if later samples of this light have subtle improvements or not. I assume they'll at least change the spelling.
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All told I definitely like the EC60, however as other members have already commented, if this had a neutral white XHP35 emitter it would be greatly improved in my own opinion.
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.Update regarding neutral white I was @ skylumen.com and Vinh has a neutral white version of this light available at very close to Acebeams' current price.
Here is my YouTube EC60 video with lots of beam shot comparisons.
Or directly to YouTube hosting location https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okHMIWrRFOo
OK so the whole uploaded re-uploaded video thing has been resolved and it's back to the original video. Only 1 video. Thanks guys, I learn a little. On to my experience with the EC60 and video review.
So I received the EC60 from Acebeam today And I have to say I'm impressed with it as a mid-ranged thrower light with noticeably more lumens than any of the XP-L throwers and noticeably more throw than any of the single cell XHP-50 or XHP-70 lights that have been coming out recently. In my opinion it is this throw and output combination that make the EC60 special as just about every manufacturer has a 26650 or 2x 18650 light out these days. All of these get between 2,000 to 3,000 lumens and all have a rated range of about 300 meters. The EC60 doubles this range @ 600 meters of throw and is still in the range of 2,000 to 3,000 lumens, given it is a 2,000 lumen light.
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As I already Own an Olight R50 seeker (XHP-50), Nitecore EC4s (XHP-50), Shadow JM35 (XHP-50), Eagletac MX25l3 (MT-G2), Klarus G30 (MT-G2) which are all single emitter 26650 or 2x/3x 18650 lights, it was easy to single out the EC60 as unique among the pack given none of these other lights fall in the range of 600 meters.
.
The Tint of the EC60 leaves something to be desired in my opinion. It is a cool white, low CRI which, again in my own opinion, was noticeably unpleasing from the very first time I turned the light on. However, the EC60 did meet or surpass my expectations in regards to other dynamics of the light. The charger works well and it had no trouble charging the included 5,000MAh Acebeam 26650, nor a Keeppower 5,200MAh or a Liitokala 5,000 MAh. The charge indicator is not very bright but you can easily pick up the light or look at it close and see if it indicates red for still charging or green for charging completed. The EC60 in no way distracts from across the room, or any distance, with a blinking or overly bright charge indicator which I liked.
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The thermal step down didn't seem to work as I did a test running the light on turbo with a timer to see how long until it would step down. After 03:30 of the light sitting there, I still didn't notice any stepdown from turbo so I turned the light off. The EC60 was scalding hot and couldn't be held at that point and I was worried I may have damaged the LED mounting, some circuitry, or the thermal path with excessive heat but the EC60 was just fine and suffered no apparent damage after it cooled down. I may not have been using the Acebeam "customized" 26650 but rather the unprotected Keeppower when running this test but I'm not sure it's possible for this to make a difference in regards to thermal stepdown.
.
The spelling was wrong. My EC60 has the Acebeam logo with the spelling Aecbeam. I actually like that it makes this particular sample a bit more unique as Acebeam has likely noticed that their name is misspelled and fixed it by now. Possible it just will identify this as the early, pre-reworked and not improved version of the EC60 too. Time might tell if later samples of this light have subtle improvements or not. I assume they'll at least change the spelling.
.
All told I definitely like the EC60, however as other members have already commented, if this had a neutral white XHP35 emitter it would be greatly improved in my own opinion.
.
.Update regarding neutral white I was @ skylumen.com and Vinh has a neutral white version of this light available at very close to Acebeams' current price.
Here is my YouTube EC60 video with lots of beam shot comparisons.
Or directly to YouTube hosting location https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okHMIWrRFOo
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