KLARUS Mi7 review; only Pics and graphs

Klarus Mi7:
LED/REFLECTOR: XP-L Hi V3 / Reflector OP
BATTERY:1xAA (NiMH, Alcaline, Primary Lithium, 14500)
MODES: Low/Medium/High + 2 special modes
INTERFCE: side switch
DATE: July 2016



One of the most compact 1xAA at this moment:


Now some graphs, first offical values and stimated value from my Trevilu-Box with NiMH and with 14500:

Thank you very much for your time ! I like the colour range of these lights and the thought that has gone into them .

Great work!

At distance, do you find the Mi7 to have more throw then the e12?

Thanks!

Hi, Thanks!:

Is only my impression, but I think that the Mi7 has a little more throw, this hot spot is more intense than the E11 (are you asking about E11 manker or about Fenix E12?), at least with 14500 battery.

Trevilux said:

Hi, Thanks!:

Is only my impression, but I think that the Mi7 has a little more throw, this hot spot is more intense than the E11 (are you asking about E11 manker or about Fenix E12?), at least with 14500 battery.

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Fenix e12, I've been running if with a 14500 and the throw is really good for an aa size light, would like to squeeze a little more from something if possible though.

Thanks again!

Nice review!

I find mildly annoying that to reach the medium level (which is in general the one used more often) you have to cycle through max.

Arrived one unit of new batch with clip, I love this army green:

I have a blue MI7. Overall I like the slimness. The "hand feel" is also quite good with the pineapple knurling and metal button. The UI is adequate with shortcuts to low and max.

Unfortunately, it does have one big downside that for me makes it unsuitable for pocket EDC: the raised metal button isn't stiff enough. In just the first few days of EDC pocket carry I had it turn on in my pocket multiple times.

A pocket EDC with a button needs to be convenient. I don't consider lockouts suitable for a pocket EDC because the act of unlocking the light removes all the convenience of having the pushbutton.

I simply twist tube 1/16 inch and it locks out/on quickly. Solved.

Really though, the only flaw in this light is no direct access to MED.

Any size comparison pictures to other lights? I like this but am used to tiny 123 lights

7hns said:

Any size comparison pictures to other lights? I like this but am used to tiny 123 lights

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here my own data:
D25A Clicky Titanium 2014,
size/dimensions: 18.0mm (head), 16.7mm (body)
length: 87.3mm
weight with clip, without battery: 32g

klarus spec is:
size/dimensions: 19.0mm (head), 17.6mm (body)
length: 87.2mm
weight with clip, without battery: 40g

i would rank the D25a higher, with all the emitter options incl XP-L Hi the D25a is imho the superior light and offering but it is also the more expensive one.

@Trevi, is mechanical lockout possible on the Mi7Ti ?

I read a review and it said the user interface was not set out very logically which put me off a bit from buying one.

John.

Kreisl: "is mechanical lockout possible on the Mi7Ti ?"
Not, but the electronic lockout of the Mi7 is one of the safest.

Tinderbox (UK): "I read a review and it said the user interface was not set out very logically which put me off a bit from buying one."
The interface is not perfect, ok, but allows direct access to High mode or Low mode, have a good electronic lockout, test for battery level (useful for 14500 and NiMH),...

7hns: "Any size comparison pictures to other lights? I like this but am used to tiny 123 lights"
I will make a pic with other CR123 (I have a good collection ;-) ), along the day.

FYI the below thread on BLF shows this light has a moderate amount (about 170-180 microamps) of parasitic drain from the e-switch:

http://budgetlightforum.com/node/50801

This is something to consider when dealing with a battery which doesn't have a lot of capacity to begin with.

carl said:

FYI the below thread on BLF shows this light has a moderate amount (about 170-180 microamps) of parasitic drain from the e-switch:

http://budgetlightforum.com/node/50801

This is something to consider when dealing with a battery which doesn't have a lot of capacity to begin with.

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I think is not a problem, if your flashlight is not defective.
In any case for the aluminium version, I always use the mechanical lockout.... In the Titanium editon, I do not know yet... there are not mechanical lock out option, I must measure the drain.

Thanks Trevi for all the information,
I'll get my mi7ti anytime soon, possibly this week!

Trevilux said:

In the Titanium editon, I do not know yet... there are not mechanical lock out option, I must measure the drain.

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i have the Titanium edition now two
Interesting observation: i can lockout my Ti light mechanically with a twist!

How's that possible?

I've checked the continuity with my DMM and found out that the driver disc (say the minus contact ring) has no contact with the titanium head host, on my sample. Apparently this is a manufacturing tolerance issue, and it seems that —since this light is NOT a twisty-AAA light!— it doesn't matter if the driver disc has or doesn't have electrical connection with the surrounding titanium.

Yet it does matter when it comes to mechanical lockout. Some Ti-units can be locked out with a twist (as it should be? see all the twisty SS/Ti AAA lights!!), and some Ti-units cannot be locket out this way.

Interesting.

I solved the mystery, kudos to the squirrel. Sometimes i really rock thanks!
And am glad that my unit can be locked out with a twist. The electronic lockout is just unbearable.

Cheers!