Not a bad price at the moment. Length: 116 mm Luminous flux: 280 lm Beam range: 220 m Run time: 3 h Battery type: 3 x AAA/LR03 (included)
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NitrousUK
5 Oct 17#1
In before the usual "But I can get one for £2 off ebay!!" posters... I've got a Lenser and can attest to it's quality. Very solid and durable, and a very even light distribution. I've had those cheap chinese lights off eBay, and the light is very uneven and they tend to have an overpowered LED for the cooling/heatsink, and burn out after a few months. I think a torch is something you want dependable eg power cut, fixing car/bike, etc. Hot from me.
plum83 to NitrousUK
5 Oct 17#3
During those times of darkness my main concern is even light distribution too.
My experience of those £2 ebay LED lights is very different to yours. They're cheap, bright, and hold up well, in my experience. I use mine on a bike or when I'm climbing hills though, so I appreciate that I mightn't suffer the overheating issues you get.
Alleged reliability issues seem a bit of a moot point anyway, though. If power cuts are a concern, you could buy a £2 ebay torch for every room and passageway of your house for less than one of these.
NitrousUK to dxx
5 Oct 17#11
Reliability would be an issue if you're not at home with a stockpile of backups. For instance, my cheap chinese light burnt out while cycling home on an unlit path. Personally I'd prefer to only need to keep 1. I think if I applied that logic to a number of household items I would quickly use up what little storage space I have.
lumsdot
5 Oct 17#2
AAA batterys will not last long, you will be left in the dark. look for a AA or 18650 torch
Bikerdanny
5 Oct 17#4
I have this exact torch for work as a industrial maintenance engineer and can vouch for its toughness, I've had it 4 years now and it's been dropped from all sorts of hieghts onto concrete and still working perfectly. The battery life is probably 2-3 hours at full power at a guess ( I use it for a few mins at a time ) but I use recharables so can't comment on normal AAA. Very good light from it and in my job the focus function does come in handy .
androidavis
5 Oct 17#6
I’m not ‘into’ torches, but have owned ones like pretty much every householder in the country at some time or another. So forgive my ignorance but what does ‘even light distribution’ mean and is the torch in this deal aimed at trade or service people
NitrousUK to androidavis
5 Oct 17#10
Means the lens spreads the light out evenly in a nice circle. Cheaper ones will have weird shapes of light, sometimes resembling a house (square with a triangular roof) due to the shape of the LEDs. Can see example here: Lenser Focus System
androidavis to NitrousUK
5 Oct 17#12
Thanks for the link. The comparison test outside near the end was impressive. Like a flood light. If I was a cyclist I would want that one
katya1971
5 Oct 17#7
I have one of these and it just stopped only had it aroynd a year and it only gets occasional use, got it on a deal from hotuk at the time but cannot find receipt so cannot use warranty. Sad :-(
ANDYGUY
5 Oct 17#8
There is a deal on gearbest and posted today with cre led which are far brighter just for 79p. I have a similar one bought 8 months ago aluminium and sturdy for £1.40p and its brilliant(no pun).
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Length: 116 mm Luminous flux: 280 lm Beam range: 220 m Run time: 3 h Battery type: 3 x AAA/LR03 (included)
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Hot from me.
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Alleged reliability issues seem a bit of a moot point anyway, though. If power cuts are a concern, you could buy a £2 ebay torch for every room and passageway of your house for less than one of these.
look for a AA or 18650 torch
Can see example here: Lenser Focus System