Warm: ZanFlare F1 CREE XPL V6 LED Flashlight 6000-6500K 1240LM Super Bright $32.99

Quentin5 wrote: ↑ From online reviews it looks to be a decent light, and the in flashlight charging saves learning curve for non li ion enthusiasts.
I have not looked into it extensively so i'm not yet convinced its safe for non enthusiasts.

Quentin5 wrote: ↑ Its not that simple, li ion has to be carefully managed or it can explode. The explosion rate is only a few percent for abused batteries (and very time delayed) but thats still a very high number.
A cell phone is designed to properly manage the battery, never goes below 2.5V, doesn't overcharge, should not overheat to dangerous levels.
For flashlights this is trickier, most lights you can run the battery into dangerous levels (then explosion can occur but often months or years later), multi cell lights can go into reverse charge which is an extreme li ion explosion risk (this is a single cell light so thats good), the flashlight produces more heat then light, so if the temperature regulation is not working properly that can cause future risks (most enthusiast LED lights have no temp regulating circuitry at all), and the charging circuitry is not approved by any certification body and can be overcharging the battery easily, in fact some ecigs run straight off USB meaning 5V into a 4.2V battery (then you get the explosions we hear about on the news).
Lets not forget all the uncertified and fire causing hover boards with li ion batteries that were on the news, which is another risk, chinese no name batteries, you always want name brand genuine batteries, Panasonic, Sanyo, Sony, LG, Samsung etc.

Quentin5 wrote: ↑ Thats the tip of the iceberg, li ion batteries are serious stuff, and theres a reason this is enthusiast grade equipment
I would personally never give a li ion light to a non enthusiast, i would give a 4AA eneloop powered light, less runtime but much safer. Though i know of none in 4AA with temperature regulation, so lower lumens are better. Most of the Husky/Defiant lights at Home Depot are very bright and safe for non enthusiasts, some go to 1000 lumens on C or D batteries. NOt rechargeable but no learning curve.

T-Bone wrote: ↑ MEC has a brand name protected 16850 battery.

Quentin5 wrote: ↑ Who makes this battery, is it a rebadged ultrafire, or a legitimate company?

Krispy1 wrote: ↑ WARNING to people all of these Chinese flash lights have fake Lumens.

None of them adhere to the official FL1 standard and are hugely over rated in Lumens.

1240 Lumens from a 3.2v battery is hilarious. Real rated output of these are probably closer to 300lm.

Quentin5 wrote: ↑ Remember what i said about name brand batteries. Anyone can write an amazon review, even paid shills
I once saw a flashlight that claimed 1600 lumens (back before single LED chips of this brightness were available) and the picture clearly showed an XP-E chip, which can not reach 1600 lumens even if it is set on fire. The seller's replies to bad ebay reviews were things like "buyer wanted freebee"

There are legitimate rewraps out there from actual companies in the flashlight world such as Nitecore, Fenix and so on.

Wizard1 wrote: ↑ The LED diode they mention is an official product of CREE. And the review video seems to support that it IS super bright? It only does 1240 for max 30 seconds so its not a sustained drain. Or am I missing something? Thanks.

Quentin5 wrote: ↑ This light is a product made by the ******** "company", there are reviews on it that are quite good so it should be a genuine Cree chip. There are fake Latticebright chips that look like Cree but are low output and often bad tint/CRI.
I forgot to mention in my last reply that you don't have to buy a rewrap, there are sources for legitimate 18650s which are not very expensive, under $10 a battery (used to be well under before the dollar nosedived). Check out the budget light forum i mentioned and ask for battery recommendations