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The best 18650 city EDC.

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Pros

• Great tint
• Great beam profi;e
• Great spot vs flood ratio for EDC
• Long runtime
• Really small form factor for the 18650 powered light
• Lightweight
• Great UI
• Nicely lubed from the factory
• Super grip, even if it does not look like it from the pictures as there almost is no knurling
• I guess it is not a limited edition anymore
• Best moonlight modes
• Full power until the battery is really low
• I love the minimalistic package with no plastic, only cardboard

Cons

• If you need a throwy light, pick the HI version
• Clip could be better, if you remove it, there is a part that sticks out and it is pretty sharp.
• No designated hole for lanyard

Specifications

LED emitter

One of the more popular LED choices in flashlight enthusiast world, the Samsung LH351D.

• Samsung LH351D
• Nominal CCT: 4000K
• Color Rendering Index: 90+

Beam Type:

• 80 degree spill
• 12 degree hot spot

Battery

• Operating Voltage Range: 2.7V - 6.0V
• Battery: One 18650 size (i.e. unprotected, 65.0-65.2 mm long) 3.6-4.35V li-ion rechargeable. Batteries are not included in the package.
• Parasitic Drain: Negligible (much less than the self discharging of a battery)
• Battery reverse polarity protection

Dimensions

• Head Diameter: 24.5 mm
• Length: 92.5 mm

Weight

• 38 gram without battery
• 87 gram fully loaded (my measurement)

Features

• PID thermal regulated outputs (two highest output levels)
• Builtin battery protections with continuously monitored temperature, current, and voltage, plus a (2.7V) low voltage cutoff
• Battery capacity indicator (LED flashes 1-4 times, 4 short clicks to start)
• Automatic stepping down from High to Medium, and from Medium to Low when battery capacity is low
• Durable electronic soft-touch switch
• Smart user interface provides fast and easy access to all brightness levels and beacon-strobes.
• Precision machined unibody casing from premium grade aluminum bar stocks
• Proprietary heat sinking design bonds the LED board directly to the unibody aluminum casing
• Durable natural hard anodized finish (Type III Class I)
• Sealed and potted LED driver circuitry
• Tempered optical grade glass
• Orange peel textured reflector
• Pre-installed pocket clip
• Waterproof to IPX8 (2 meters, 30 minutes)

User interface

User Selectable Levels: 3 main levels (High, Medium and Low). Each main level can be programmed to one of its two sub-levels. The second sub-level of the each main levels can be further programmed to different brightness levels.

My settings

Here is how I have my light programmed. I am not a fan of hacking the G6 and G7, to get shortcuts to behave differenly. Mine is set up, so G6 is “low/bedside night light” mode and G7 as “outside” mode.

You can change the mode with 5, 6 or 7 clicks from OFF respectively.

Lumens	G5 - EDC	G6 - LOW	G7 - HIGH
828 PID*	H1		H1
533 PID*			H2
314	H2		M1
168			M2
83	M1		L1
37			L2
15.3	M2	H1
5.7		H2
1.9	L1	M1
0.62		M2
0.17		L1
0.05	L2	L2

*PID = Proportional, Integral and Derivative controller

Bold settings are immutable.

Strobe modes

• 0.2Hz Beacon at Low
• 0.2Hz Beacon at H1
• 4Hz Strobe at H1
• 19Hz Strobe at H1

*(access with triple click from OFF, cycle with doubleclick)