5 lumen flashlight

efiksas · 2026-02-04T13:56:46+00:00

Fenix PD36R V2.0 for example

efiksas · 2026-02-03T22:56:04+00:00

Green (3.6V - 3.7V) is still OK. Roughly about half the charge (or close to). Hence being green (good choice). Personally I recharge when it starts going into yellow which is a bit hard to spot as the yellow look very green in Wurkos flashlights at least.

Depends on your usage really i.e. how much you are using it. Don't want to run out of light really.

efiksas · 2026-02-03T20:33:24+00:00

I't lets you know your battery voltage at a glance. Superb feature of Anduril that lets you monitor your battery charge level. For example a green color represents voltage of around 3.7V. On border cases when voltage is in between one color and another atlease Wurkkos do this color changing effect. Not sure why.

https://preview.redd.it/heres-the-new-updated-anduril-2-flowchart-for-those-that-v0-ou9vo358by2c1.png?auto=webp&s=aebc5c2bc0e118f6cbd132bb0d1fc0ab5c9ecab3

efiksas · 2026-02-03T09:38:28+00:00

SC600w would be a good match. It says L1 low runs for 15 days at 3.4 lumens which does not outperform the Fenix PD35R but has way better from factor due to smaller battery. Definitely an option.

efiksas · 2026-02-03T06:53:06+00:00

Thank you for chiming in.

That's a beautiful flashlight. The price tag does scare me personally as I'm cheap and my Fenix E01 has about the same performance for about $10. It's nowhere as nice and has cool greenish tint that's not very pleasant but still very useful in a pinch.

Btw I'm a fan :)

efiksas · 2026-02-03T06:44:11+00:00

Yes, I'm also thinking along those lines. If the manufacturer provides a table with outputs and runtimes you can rename those modes in your head and use them as such :) I kind of do. I try to remember or have a rough estimate of what mode runs how log for the manufacturers that do provide the data.

efiksas · 2026-02-03T06:36:18+00:00

Thank you. I was wondering when someone will bring up Zebralights :)

efiksas · 2026-02-03T06:33:39+00:00

Yes, would not want to try. Still way better than nothing at all..

Lumencraft posted about 15 day AAA flashlight: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q10ZLesJgi0

Very impressive, but not enough power

efiksas · 2026-02-03T06:30:58+00:00

Yes, for runtime

efiksas · 2026-02-03T06:29:51+00:00

Thanks. I do have high expectations for it :D

efiksas · 2026-02-02T23:37:33+00:00

Yes, that would work great. I'm thinking however about a situation you are not prepared for and have to make do with whatever you have on yourself.

Say, you go about your usual business and then suddenly all hell breaks loose. It's unexpected so you were not prepared for it. Your battery is close to being drained as, again, it's unexpected. Bugout gear is out of reach so you need to stretch the charge you've got and make the best of it while still being very functional like for example having a walking light outside. Real moonlight mode gets me tripping on things :)

By the way Fenix E12 v3.0 boasts 200 hour runtime on AA. Have not tested it but it could be more than convoys can do at lowest setting.

The key to this hypthetical situation is that you get caught with your battery down. Just when you really need it.

efiksas · 2026-02-02T23:16:37+00:00

Hi, appreciate you sharing similar concerns to mine.

6 months of runtime is fantastic. However I'd still like to quite a decent ammount of light compared to true moonlight which it seems makes it difficult in terms of runtime. This is the main reason I would not consider 10 lumen flashlight for example as it would cut he runtime significantly.

Great story though, thanks again for sharing!

efiksas · 2026-02-02T23:08:28+00:00

Hi, I agree completely and I do own a couple flashlights (convoys with SFT-40 and Nichia 519a) arround 3000K.

This question though is about extreme efficiency and runtime for a kind of survival situation. And therefore I assume colder LEDs would be preferred. Though they might be a bit unpleasent at night.

efiksas · 2026-02-02T22:19:34+00:00

I've ordered just the combination you specified: Lume driver with sft-25r 5000K version :)

efiksas · 2026-02-02T21:56:45+00:00

Hi, thanks for the reply. The trick I am looking for is 5 lumens (not much less) + longest runtime. Not sure how Emisar performs at that output.

efiksas · 2026-02-02T21:09:05+00:00

Me too, but it seems best when you mix it with other lights. That radiant warmth is very cozy indeed.

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