EL Pistoffo
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I received a pair of Archon D11Vs today ARCHON D11V (W17V) Underwater Photographing Diving Flashlight Torch (2*CR123/1*18650) - ARCHON Flashlights - Brand led Flashlights - LED Flashlight & Lasers Worldwide Free Shipping!!!. They seem solidly built and very compact in size. They shipped with an extra set of o-rings and the o-rings already installed on the light were lubricated and undamaged though I gave them a 2nd lubing of my own to be safe.
I did a light intensity test. As I suspected they are not as powerful as the advertised 860 Lumens. Their Lumen output is more on the order of approximately 550-600 max Lumens on high and 180-200 max Lumens on low. The wide beam angle is close to the 110 degrees advertised probably somewhere between 101-110 degrees.
Overall good bang for the buck granted the light holds up at depth.
I will update further as I test it some more.
Update: Run time high intensity: 75 minutes. Using single 2600 mAh 18650 Tenergy Li-ion (Tenergy Li-ion 18650 Cylindrical 3.7V 2600mAh Rechargeable Batteries (Button Top) with PCB for flashlights and others - Amazon.com)
Update: Run time low intensity: over 3.5 hours (got tired of waiting and turned it off) Battery longevity overall good IMO.
Update: Using low intensity setting does show horizontal moving/scan lines in video though not extremely pronounced. High setting is clear. Filmed at 1080p/30.
High Low
Update: Short Video clip showing the intensities: [video=youtube_share;NrEdmV9Yfmw]http://youtu.be/NrEdmV9Yfmw[/video]
I did a light intensity test. As I suspected they are not as powerful as the advertised 860 Lumens. Their Lumen output is more on the order of approximately 550-600 max Lumens on high and 180-200 max Lumens on low. The wide beam angle is close to the 110 degrees advertised probably somewhere between 101-110 degrees.
Overall good bang for the buck granted the light holds up at depth.
I will update further as I test it some more.
Update: Run time high intensity: 75 minutes. Using single 2600 mAh 18650 Tenergy Li-ion (Tenergy Li-ion 18650 Cylindrical 3.7V 2600mAh Rechargeable Batteries (Button Top) with PCB for flashlights and others - Amazon.com)
Update: Run time low intensity: over 3.5 hours (got tired of waiting and turned it off) Battery longevity overall good IMO.
Update: Using low intensity setting does show horizontal moving/scan lines in video though not extremely pronounced. High setting is clear. Filmed at 1080p/30.
High Low
Update: Short Video clip showing the intensities: [video=youtube_share;NrEdmV9Yfmw]http://youtu.be/NrEdmV9Yfmw[/video]
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