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MINI PORTABLE BLACK LIGHT

8/19/2023

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It’s such a frustrating design that its absence or presence became a simple
pass/fail test for us. It’s blinding, it’s annoying, and after it happens two or
three times, you’ll want to throw the flashlight deep, deep into the woods. This
means that if you start at the high setting, go to any other setting, and then
need to get back to high, within that cycle you need to pass through the strobe
setting. Wise said, “If you have to cycle through them all the time, then they
get really annoying.” In most of the lights we tested (and nearly all of the
inexpensive models), the strobe is positioned as just another brightness
setting, so the light toggle goes: high, medium, low, strobe. Unlike a
reflector, a zoom design can’t produce both the concentrated hot spot and the
spill beam at the same time.Ī strobe setting is a great feature to have-useful
during roadside emergencies, when you’re running at night, or even for
self-defense purposes-but it’s not something you should have to deal with during
normal use. These lenses usually slide forward and back, giving you the option
of a small, focused spotlight (the forward position) or a wider, diffused area
light (the back position). The zoom design, in contrast, consists of a lens
situated in front of the LED that concentrates the light the way a magnifying
glass concentrates a sunbeam. Reflectors produce both a center hot spot of
concentrated light and a lesser wide-diameter light around it (called the spill
beam). It’s a shiny metal cone positioned around the LED emitter, often with an
orange-peel texture that evens out the spread of the beam. Generally speaking, a
reflector gives you a better view of what you want to see. This component
dictates the light’s beam pattern-basically, how the light looks as it projects
from the flashlight-and we prefer reflectors over zoom lenses.

Most flashlights have either a reflector or a zoom lens. This latest version of
the TC15, the V3 model, has an improved pocket clip and replaces the original
TC15 as our also-great pick. Rechargeable lights are great and offer a lot of
convenience, but for the above reasons, we still prefer AA-battery-powered
flashlights for our main recommendation. Also, if the battery drains during a
power outage, you can’t use the light anymore unless you have an independent
power source to recharge (or additional 18650 batteries). First, once the
battery is drained, it takes time to fully charge again (in this case roughly
three hours), so bringing a rechargeable flashlight back to life isn’t as quick
as simply swapping out AA batteries. The downsides of the TC15 V3 are universal
across rechargeable flashlights. The TC15 V3 typically costs between $50 and
$60, at the lower end of rechargeable lights. The included USB charging cord
plugs directly into the flashlight, unlike on the majority of rechargeable
flashlights, where you have to remove the 18650 battery for charging. It has a
one-button interface that allows for instant access to both the brightest and
dimmest settings. The TC15 V3 is just barely bigger than the Archer 2A V3, but
at the high setting it’s twice as bright with a similar run time. We have also
looked at rechargeable flashlights, and not surprisingly, the ThruNite TC15 V3
USB rechargeable flashlight hits the same balance as the Archer 2A V3, offering
high-end features at an entry-level price. Its two-AA-powered beam pattern
produces such good overall visibility that, even after trying all the other
lights, we reached for this flashlight first when we headed into the woods. The
Archer 2A V3 also boasts a number of other features found on more-expensive
lights: It doesn’t roll on a flat surface, it stands upright on its rear end, it
can survive a 1-meter drop or full immersion in water-try that, smartphones-and
it has a memory function as well as a momentary-on feature that turns the light
on and off with a half-press of the rear button. The blinding strobe mode is
useful in an emergency-but the Archer 2A V3’s design makes it easy to avoid
activating the strobe during regular use, an advantage over most competitors.
Like many of the best flashlights, this light has a two-button interface that
lets you easily toggle through the brightness levels one-handed. The ThruNite
Archer 2A V3 has the widest range of brightness settings of any
AA-battery-powered light we tested, including a very dim mode that allowed us to
read a map (without destroying our night vision) and a bright setting that
illuminated trees 500 feet away.


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