Posted: 12/15/2011 6:43:19 PM EDT
| For as small as this thing is, it is pretty beefy. You could probably run it over with a truck and it would still work. I took the whole thing apart and was pleased to find that the LED is a CREE and that all the joints are sealed with o-rings with a little bit of grease on the front one for added measure. This thing is pretty bright for being such a small light, perfect to have around the house for if something goes bump in the night or the power goes out. To compair the brightness, I put it up against a chinese made Coleman flashlight that I got at Walmart for $25-30 that has a FL 1 Standard output of 140 lumens. The LED in this is also made by CREE. If you measure the brightness by the output of the LED alone, then the Primary Arms wins. However once the distance Increases, the reflector on the Coleman allows it to project further due to the more focused beam with less spill and pratically no corona. The Primary Arms light has quite a bit more spill and the hot spot is less defined and seems to more gradually fade into the corona and spill. If you need a light with a good flood ability, look no further than this little Primary Arms light. If you want a lot of throw however, you may be a little dissapointed. Like I said before, this little guy is more designed for around the house or to keep in the car for if you need to stop and change a tire or peek under the hood in the middle of the night. Personally, I think this light would be better priced around $30. It was too good of a deal to pass up on sale at $20, but the $40 it normally costs just seems a little high to me in comparison to the Coleman light I allready owned. I do know though that Primary Arms doesn't sell nearly the volume of lights colman does though so they can't cut the profit margin as close. Bottom line though, would I reccomend to a friend? Yes. |