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Review: Acebeam E75 - an efficient general-purpose flashlight with great color rendering, USB-C charging and a 21700 battery

https://zakreviews.com/acebeam-e75.html

Some tools do their jobs so well they're a little boring to write about. The E75 provides everything most of us could want in a midsize flashlight, and very little we wouldn't.

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[–] solrize@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Needs more Anduril :). Do you have any current draw measurements? 190 lm/w is amazing. It has a boost converter?

A power bank function would be nice and tbh I could do without the tailcap magnet, though some users do want them.

Looks like a nice light for users still willing to tolerate closed source flashlight firmware! Heh.

[–] zakreviews@social.goodanser.com 6 points 8 months ago

@solrize Current measurements are in the runtime table. Like I said, I think the output (and therefore efficiency) measurements may be a little optimistic. It does have a boost converter.

I agree a powerbank function would be a great addition here. It would be the perfect larger travel light if it had that. The tailcap magnet is easy to remove.

[–] zakreviews@social.goodanser.com 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Additional testing has proven that I cannot accurately measure current with my ammeter in series at 6A, and the actual current with the tailcap installed is probably considerably higher. I have removed that number from the table.

[–] Dhrystone@infosec.pub 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

TIL that “color rendering” is a feature of a torch.

[–] zakreviews@social.goodanser.com 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

@Dhrystone It's a characteristic of any white light source. You'll find CRI listed on many household light bulbs as well.

[–] EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 months ago

sometimes one of my E75s will get stuck on turbo and to get it to go back down to the mode I was on I have to double-tap a couple of times.

Is that one of mine broken?