Snowdog
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I've been carrying an Inova X3 for a few years while on night errands, etc.
I'm admittedly a layman when it comes to flashlights and I appreciate the apparent quality of my Inova and what I understand to be the "throw" (it will illuminate nicely at a distance).
However, it's on the heavy side and though bright, it's not nuclear bright.
I bought my wife a flashlight for her Christmas stocking made by a company called Xeno, called the E03. It claims to offer over 400 lumens with a 14500 lithium battery. This thing is about the same diameter and roughly half the length of your typical AA cell MiniMag (so it's fairly small).
I got a chance to charge the battery and put it together (because it would sit unopened for months if up to the wife). I'm quite impressed with this tiny flashlight. It appears of quality manufacture considering the price ($25 or so) and with the rechargeable lithium 14500 battery, the "high" setting absolutely drowns out the beam spot from my Inova from 30' away.
There are flashlight forums I plan to visit to research this flashlight, but considering there are knowledgeable folks here, I thought I'd ask.
What's the word on these tiny flashlights in terms of longevity and durability?
I'm admittedly a layman when it comes to flashlights and I appreciate the apparent quality of my Inova and what I understand to be the "throw" (it will illuminate nicely at a distance).
However, it's on the heavy side and though bright, it's not nuclear bright.
I bought my wife a flashlight for her Christmas stocking made by a company called Xeno, called the E03. It claims to offer over 400 lumens with a 14500 lithium battery. This thing is about the same diameter and roughly half the length of your typical AA cell MiniMag (so it's fairly small).
I got a chance to charge the battery and put it together (because it would sit unopened for months if up to the wife). I'm quite impressed with this tiny flashlight. It appears of quality manufacture considering the price ($25 or so) and with the rechargeable lithium 14500 battery, the "high" setting absolutely drowns out the beam spot from my Inova from 30' away.
There are flashlight forums I plan to visit to research this flashlight, but considering there are knowledgeable folks here, I thought I'd ask.
What's the word on these tiny flashlights in terms of longevity and durability?