How Much are Flashlights Lying to You? Best Selling on Amazon
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Are Amazon's best selling lights playing it straight in the lumen game? With numbers like 90,000 lumens, it's hard to assume yes. But if no, by how much, we see by testing the Olight S2R Baton II and Astro 40SLMAX vs their budget best selling counterparts from Dikomo, Gearlight and Dr.Prepare.
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@TorqueTestChannel 2 жыл бұрын
Take a shot every time Torque says "lumen" *RIP* See which lights made the cut into our Amazon Store here: www.amazon.com/shop/torquetestchannel
@davidlynch7666 2 жыл бұрын
I don’t drink, but I do have some concentrate!
@michaelbatuski5359 2 жыл бұрын
challenge accepted, I'll do it this weekend with gabe. (good party idea)
@michaelbatuski5359 2 жыл бұрын
I counted 38 "lumens" I'll have to do this with beer.
@russellfox6713 2 жыл бұрын
I recently purchased a tactical feyachi FL-14 tac light for around $30 on amazon and let me tell you, I wouldn't be surprised if she is as bright as the 1200 lumens she claims on having.
@samuel5916 2 жыл бұрын
I would love it if y’all tested the flashlights on one or two of the newer smartphones as a reference point. Seeing as almost everyone has that flashlight in their pocket and uses it daily, it would help put into context just how powerful or shitty some of these flashlights are. 😂
@kyleolson8977 2 жыл бұрын
The Dikomo does have 90k lumens, you just have to remember to wire it into the local high tension power wires. Try not to get disintegrated.
@jarlaxel05 2 жыл бұрын
Hook it up to a Flux capacitor !
@Gkitchens1 Жыл бұрын
Just plug it in to the transformer at the local warehouse it'll be fine
@endymallorn 10 ай бұрын
The runtime is remarkably short though.
@evildead1791 2 жыл бұрын
Love the tests and yalls commitment to stayin independent.
@OtherDalfite 2 жыл бұрын
It's a breath of fresh air. And the DP jokes. The DP jokes!!!
@600ccgsxr8 2 жыл бұрын
came here to say this. Thanks for your commitment to honesty and integrity.
@Divici02623 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah this guy and Project Farm
@ramsandrzr3706 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed independent no fake sales here love this channel 👍👍👍
@GTVAlfaMan 2 жыл бұрын
Yall?
@Pyromaniac2450 2 жыл бұрын
"Happy to test that out today" -- My favorite part of all my favorite channels: TTC, AvE, Project Farm, and a few others
@AnanusBananus 2 жыл бұрын
I have not watched ttc much (yet), But aVe is a friggin canadiddlian Legend. Project farm tests shit thorough and provides useful info to us. Funny how your shortlist hit so close😊
@Averna222 2 жыл бұрын
On the battery part of the chart could you put whether batteries are replaceable 18650s, alkaline, or internal? Easily replaceable batteries are big plus so you don't have to worry about any downtime.
@blautens 2 жыл бұрын
This is excellent material, thanks. When I'm giving something the beans with a TTC tested impact wrench, now I can see it with a TTC tested light.
@tmacie2 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing the OLight. Thats the one I have. The magnet mount is a little too weak, but its great when working on cars and it stays in place. One of my more favorite features is that the belt/pocket clip doubles as a hat clip so you can have a headlight if you are wearing a hat!
@americansmark Жыл бұрын
My hat clip broke one day and I took an olight to the face while on my back under a car. Nothing like a black eye from a white light.
@Garrett. 2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see the harbor freight braun work light, streamlight tlr 1 hl, surefire x300, and olight pl series lights.
@Divici02623 2 жыл бұрын
I used to get stream light until I found out about Fenix. I really love that they have battery level indicators, and I learned to love all the settings as well
@hunterbennett5316 2 жыл бұрын
Same I'd like to see the harbor freight Braun worklight. They seem like good lights, I really like mine but I'd like to see how it stacks up to other brands
@98erics 2 жыл бұрын
Diesel tech here. I really like my little Streamlight Stylus Pro flashlight. I use it more than any tool in my box. Being a penlight it'll fit in your uniform shirt pocket next to your pen. It only takes two AAA batteries. It's a bright little light that comes in handy all the time everyday. I'd like to see a review of a few different pen lights. Thanks for the awesome videos man, keep up the good work!
@roussell 2 жыл бұрын
I have 3 of the Gearlight S2000 ones and have been extremely happy with them. For 2 years they have held up well to camping, boating, and general household use. Never really believed the 1200 lumens but I'm still sometimes surprised at the brightness when I focus the beam on something at night. Thanks for all the awesome videos, you've cost me lots of money! :)
@kylesonsalla7620 2 жыл бұрын
On the Olight, you only have to double tap the button for Turbo. You do not have to hold it down first. You can go straight from off to Turbo.
@teamvigod 2 жыл бұрын
I own a bunch of Olight and Fenix flashlights. It's great to see these tested and compared. Look forward to more. Great job.
@Divici02623 2 жыл бұрын
Which do you prefer
@teamvigod 2 жыл бұрын
@@Divici02623 they are both excellent. If I had to choose I’d say Olight is my preference. A lot depends which specific models you buy. I own a bunch of the mid range to high end flashlights. I think I have about 9 or 10 total between both
@SuperBrainAK 2 жыл бұрын
yep Olight is a good brand, Ive had my S20 for many years and we have been quite literally attached at the hip the entire time.
@reahs4815 2 жыл бұрын
I own a few Fenix lights and I would really like to see them tested vs Olight
@nicholasfalls8108 2 жыл бұрын
@@Divici02623 I love my olight baton pro
@JimmyMakingitwork 2 жыл бұрын
Man, seems like we all uploaded flashlight content this week, lol. Lumens lie… My standard is; 1)WOW that’s bright. 2)Hey that’s pretty bright. And 3)Meh, that’s not that bright.
@gregorymahnken9682 2 жыл бұрын
Great to see the olight included. I rank it as one of the best purchases I've made under $100. You don't need to cycle into high before going into turbo. Just double tap the power button and you're in turbo from any setting, including off. Triple tap for strobe. Long depress for "moonlight" which is honestly the most useful one when even my phone light would disturb someone and I still need to see something.
@gregorymahnken9682 2 жыл бұрын
I've had the light 3 years and beat the crap out of it, dropped it in chemicals etc. I'm very hard on my tools and this one gets a pass!
@kris7007 2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see stream lights tested.
@frontspring1 2 жыл бұрын
Those are in a league of they're own.
@sphishex6084 2 жыл бұрын
@@frontspring1 just for the price
@johnnymissfire8464 2 жыл бұрын
@@frontspring1 I would hope so for the price of the full size ones.
@peterfaggella3120 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely! The industry standard for us auto mechanics
@peterfaggella3120 2 жыл бұрын
the OG, Streamlight Stinger or Stinger XL
@ramsandrzr3706 2 жыл бұрын
Love that your not letting the out side influencer get in between us. Most legit channel 👍👍👍👍
@tomjrbucket 2 жыл бұрын
Please test headlamps before deer season!
@narxic 2 жыл бұрын
Yes please! Great idea!! I loved the technical info.. and seeing the rate at which the lumens drop off was new to me. Awesome video, thank you. Energizer HD vision rechargeable 400 lumen was the headlamp I was going to order.. www.amazon.ca/dp/B07JD4KNKQ?tag=prcespder14-20&th=1&psc=1
@seandeterman2499 2 жыл бұрын
This is awesome!! Please do more of these!!
@joegeorgia8989 2 жыл бұрын
This was a very enlightening test. Keep up the great work!
@braddokken9191 2 жыл бұрын
Finally a thorough test of these lights! I've found through wasting money over the years the goodness that is the Astro and Olight, but it's great to see some validation. Keep up the testing!
@Teabagz4fun 2 жыл бұрын
Came here to state this also. Love my S2R Baton II !
@rustyaxelrod 2 жыл бұрын
Good content! Lots of numbers and facts, quick presentation with a little snark here and there 🙂. Well filmed and edited too. New sub.
@Fluffywings84 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing job! The flat discharge curve of the Olight shows the flashlight has a DC-DC circuit to ensure consistent light output as the battery voltage drops. The others clearly follow the voltage profile of the battery chemistry, which means inconsistent light output.
@ManCaverTools 2 жыл бұрын
great video you guys. love the channel evolving :)
@knallpistol 2 жыл бұрын
Thoroughly done! Loved the light graph. Subscribed..
@frankwhite7636 2 жыл бұрын
Man after binge watching a few vids I have to say BRAVO definitely deserves a sub
@mdr________ 2 жыл бұрын
Great video, very thorough, as always. Thank you!
@spencernichols9320 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all the hard hitting data and real world application definitely a home run video 👍
@GrubbyPaddler 2 жыл бұрын
Glad we got a quality product as part of the comparison
@joshuahains1675 2 жыл бұрын
I love this. Please do more light videos. I love flashlights and work lights and head lamps. Please tests them all. I’ll watch every one of them
@marktex9171 2 жыл бұрын
*Had* one of the amazon best seller flashlights. It was ok, definitely not as bright as advertised but it worked.....for about a total of 2 hours total run time. Took the flashlight apart to find the LED got so hot it de soldered from the pcb board! re soldered the LED about 3 times in the flash lights life before the led eventually burning out. Decided to spend the money and get an Olight....Olight is still working like brand new! I own 3 of the lights you tested, The Olight, Astro, and Dr P. You pay for what you get! Great video!
@CTRwannaB 2 жыл бұрын
Love all these tests Keep it up 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@KeyPeyEmKat 2 жыл бұрын
Great content, please keep up also with other test than Torque/Drill. Subscribed!
@JoeShopper 2 жыл бұрын
Nice testing boys! This is Project Farm level. GREAT JOB!
@TheAxecutioner 2 жыл бұрын
Really excellent work folks, thank you.
@JointerMark 2 жыл бұрын
Interezting comparisons, thank you
@TheNextext 2 жыл бұрын
6:44 thanks for the shout out.
@acornhead50 2 жыл бұрын
Love the details and data gathering of your tests. Please test the Emisar D4V2!
@grzybek3376 2 жыл бұрын
Would want to see how it performs. XP-L HI please!
@BruceLee-xp5fc 2 жыл бұрын
Ty I needed this info
@jameshill4900 2 жыл бұрын
Another great video. I use several lights but really like my Gearwrench 500lm folding worklight. LED lights are quite amazing upgrade. Thanks for the effort and continued success.
@riverrat1149 2 жыл бұрын
I have a couple of the Astro knock offs and they are useful toys. I lost one of the big Gear lights to the batteries corroding, bursting from being turned on in storage. I love this review testing.I also love your "not a effing sponsor" attitude. Good luck with the channel!
@sloanNYC 2 жыл бұрын
Very glad you had the fire extinguisher nearby for the 90,000 lm LOL.
@Jpilgrim30 2 жыл бұрын
I love my Astro flashlights. I just got two of their newer 52sl lights with the magnetic wireless charger. So convenient to have one on the charger and one in use without having to fiddle with plugging them in.
@rath6599 2 жыл бұрын
The review style pioneered by AvE, and made professional by you. Subscribed.
@gregblau8082 2 жыл бұрын
I love seeing how these lights actually do. My wife got me that first one branded as wow lite and it’s decent but I usually grab one that fits in my pocket better or a full size light. I’ve also had a couple different astro knock offs. I like them except the tightening collars crack pretty easy. The coast hp3 pen light and the 590 lumen red 4 aaa light work excellent but eat batteries. The harbor freight braun light and quantum rechargeable pen light are probably my favorite and very reasonably priced. I threw out my streamlight stylus because I got tired of the button wearing out every couple weeks
@justinvanburen8259 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the TRUTH!!! And trying to keep the advertisers out!! Y’all rock!!!
@justanotherfreakinchannel9069 2 жыл бұрын
Love my olight s2R II, had mine for about a year now, and it rocks, lights up a room better than a 100w equivalent led bulb in turbo mode!! And takes a beating!
@rpsmith 2 жыл бұрын
Good job as always!
@cgirl111 2 жыл бұрын
If Eric O can't break the Astro light I'm pretty sure it's indestructible alien hardware.
@SouthMainAuto 2 жыл бұрын
Ohhhh I have broke them but they take a hell of a beating before giving in haha
@user-jc2ez6ig5z 2 жыл бұрын
You the new project farm. Keep it up boiiiiis
@thomasr1051 2 жыл бұрын
Your a channel I like before I finish watching. I just know I'll like it
@wd8062 2 жыл бұрын
Triple click the olight for strobe, and hold the button while off for moonlight mode
@ShamelessTR 2 жыл бұрын
Always love your videos. All of them. Would love to see you test a Streamlight Wedge. The form factor has made this light part of my every day. The switch is super simple. And it is bright. Really bright. Check out the specs.
@austinwolfe7295 2 жыл бұрын
Im a welding inspector and have the olight warrior mini. 1500 on turbo is so bright it is hardly ever necessary, even in the outdoors. The 1 and 15 lumen mode is great for close up technical work and the other modes are perfect for everything else. Best feature is the memory so it stays on the mode used last. I use this light every day and go 3 months before having to charge it. By far the best piece of equipment I have bought to date. 10/10 rating.
@spencercohen2730 2 жыл бұрын
If you're going to test Olights, please test comparatively priced lights from Streamlight and/ or Surefire, Possibly Modlite. Also, you should test failure on Olights as they've been known to catastrophically fail.
@phtevenmolz5030 Жыл бұрын
OLight - reigning world champ for most confirmed kills from a flashlight.
@Version135 2 жыл бұрын
Love my olight baton, I'm sure the results will be good!
@tnargdonald 2 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a run time difference when you skip the "Turbo modes" that only last a few min. Who knows it could be an additional 10-15 min of run time!
@timj8405 2 жыл бұрын
Keep these coming
@dingus153 2 жыл бұрын
Nitecore and Led Lenser are a must to check out. I use a Nitecore MT21C at work since the swivel head comes in handy a lot and I can hang it off my shirt. Seems like a great light and I've never had any issues with it, as well as the MT06MD as a pupil light
@adampetten1009 2 жыл бұрын
My new favorite channel on KZfaq since AvE is asleep. Absolutely love the unsponsered no shill videos, Suggestions would be a Mac or snapon like the astro and the gearwrench to compare. (I have some China knock off folding stick light) Milwaukee is also marketing their lights pretty hard but I do notice the tru view light isn't overwhelming and isn't overly blue or show any rings. Locally costal seems to be a popular brand of light but I haven't bought one yet.
@reuveng1960 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, too much BS from AvE coming lately... stopped watching his channel.
@TheRealChetManley 2 жыл бұрын
I like these light tests. I didn't know that I wanted an olight until this video.
@georgeferlazzo7936 2 жыл бұрын
Hello again Tool Review Zone Thank you for another Great Video. Yes, I was ripped off on my very first Amazon purchased. I saw a set Torque adapters sockets for something like $28.00. I pulled the credit card and made the purchase. Only to find out later when it didn't arrived. I have to admit that Amazon customer service took over and solved for me. Case closed. I have made other purchases on line with no issues.
@bobqzzi 2 жыл бұрын
Great tests. Love to see you do bicycle lights.
@nitsan 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Btw with Olight you can just double click to enter turbo mode from any other state. Holding the button is only required for moonlight mode.
@Version135 2 жыл бұрын
Yup
@TsunauticusIV 2 жыл бұрын
YESSSS. I LOOOOVE FLASHLIGHTS! Wooooooooo! Thank you very much TTC! 🙏
@TheNachris720 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome content!
@calebcandler4450 2 жыл бұрын
Love the content!
@MrSvorx7 2 жыл бұрын
Illuminating episode.
@vwarlord 2 жыл бұрын
Super interested to watch future light tests. So many very expensive Scuba and MTB light claim crazy high numbers.
@PhoenixBennu 2 жыл бұрын
I am a big light fan. I love lasers, flashlights, and all sorts of different light and light emitting items. I am fond of Fenix, partially because my nickname is Phoenix. Also, they are good quality, and I get a good discount from them for having been a first responder. I have a bunch of their lights. My two big ones for myself are the pd36r and pd40 v2. I primarily go with rechargeable. Would like to see them tested.
@dig1035 2 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up and subscribed!
@paytonpalmer7927 2 жыл бұрын
It would be nice to see some higher end lights tested. I.e. fenix, stream light, surefire, modlite , etc.
@DrFiero 2 жыл бұрын
@1:28 I was totally expecting to hear a different voice say "we're gonna test that". :D
@reahs4815 2 жыл бұрын
I see someone from the farm I guess?
@reubenmiller7988 2 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up for the Eric O reference!
@foxwood67 2 жыл бұрын
Nice tests. I wish all governing agencies would put a stop to false claims. Forbid sale until they are labeled correctly
@toolsandtactics 2 жыл бұрын
''high torque'' flashlights loving the content !!
@Jay_2023 2 жыл бұрын
Great tests! Although I wished the LED LENSER F1R was included on this test. Great torch and was one of the popular torches.
@bigboxes 2 жыл бұрын
Olight offers a large variety of flashlights for different uses. Their insanely tough, durable and reliable. I remember thinking, "$100 for a flashlight?" But I fell in love with the thing the first time I turned it on. I was coming from a pair of three cell Mag Lites. Built in micro USB charging. (Today they're using USB Type C). 1200 lumens that light up the sky. Also have a laser/light combo for my handgun. Great products.
@jake-mv5oi 2 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty happy with my HF stick light for the money as a DIYer.
@jjrock5 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video.
@dylanandersen9318 2 жыл бұрын
Streamlight Stinger/strion next? It's all we use in the shop basically.
@countryboy44555 2 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah man, Streamlight and Surefire is all I use. My Streamlight looks like it's been through combat and still runs like a champ. I'll take a super reliable light over the brightest any day.. or night. lol
@dylanandersen9318 2 жыл бұрын
@@countryboy44555 Same. my Strion looks like hell, but never fails me
@bradleybarker6167 2 жыл бұрын
I've used the olite baton as a mechanic for about a year now, and I love it. It doesn't replace every light in the shop, but it fits in my pocket as an edc and is a good light. I've seen a LOT of my fellow coworkers use the stream light stinger models, seems like I see them in alot of catalogs and such as well, and I'd like to see how it stacks up to its own numbers
@FLINTmitten810 2 жыл бұрын
Once i started using a good headlamp I never use any other flashlights hardly at all while working as a mechanic lol
@tbomb2336 2 жыл бұрын
that pocket knife looks slick
@pablopenasco4254 2 жыл бұрын
I am glad you are doing flashlights. I want to see my long time favorite Stream Light Protac 2L with 2 CR123 batteries.
@reahs4815 2 жыл бұрын
You should look at some modern flashlights like Olight or Fenix flashlights, They also use much better batteries
@MotorCityMetalArt 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent content
@dpssafety6155 2 жыл бұрын
I love olight. I use there pl pro on duty and it is a life saver.
@user-lg7gp6fg3g 2 жыл бұрын
Are we going to get more light tests? I like your videos on them a lot.
@stevenlatham4397 2 жыл бұрын
Such an excellent video
@FlyLan Жыл бұрын
This is great. Hope one day you can share some data on the big name (*streamlight*, olight, surefire, cloud defensive, etc.) weapon mountable lights for both long guns and hand guns. There are so many models with subtle differences that it gets overwhelming when comparing specs. I really don't want to pay the hefty prices attached for a weapon light that isn't as good as the company says it is. Anyway, thanks for the quality content (a rarity in its own right).
@jason0870 2 жыл бұрын
I'm using olight seeker 3 pro and for me it's an excellent light. Olight manufacturers good products.
@dragonrider93 2 жыл бұрын
Besides the HF Braun, I have a few Streamlight pencil style lights that are collecting dust. A head to head on these pencil style lights that can be cared in a shirt pocket would be great. I hate having to carry a light on my belt, they can be a pita if you are crawling under something or on a creeper....
@jsomething2 2 жыл бұрын
try the microstream USB. it's half the size of the normal stream and has a lipo battery usb charged. half the size and brighter than the normal pin on high than what I used to carry, plus the new style clip that allows it to be clipped to a hat brim, I've used that way more than I thought I would. so far it's about the perfect everyday carry light for me, and the switch hasn't died like the other stream lights always seem to.
@dylanyancey7503 2 жыл бұрын
I would love to see the microstream by stream light tested in one of these videos. Every one I work with swears by it and I do also if I remember right it advertised 350 lumens.
@kenstirling5348 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Really messed up that manufactures outright lie about their products and never get held accountable for it.
@lookalikehuuh 2 жыл бұрын
I happen to have a pretty decent Olight collection in case you guys want to test out more olights. I have at least 6 or 7 different models ranging from the i1R to the x7 Marauder
@alcopower5710 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite flashlight brands are Olight, Klarus, Sunnwayman, Nitecore, and JetBeam. Have had outstanding luck with these brands.
@jerryjohnson5545 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. I would love to see how old school maglights compare.
@Kevin-po4hy 2 жыл бұрын
Great job. I am a fan of (Coast) lights I have a few would love to see if the lumen output is as advertised. They are a lit pricey 👍
@sirwarrior 2 жыл бұрын
I hope you get to do the underhood lights like HF or Milwaukee. Would love to see the showdown. Thanks for all u do. Keep it up
@Whateveryouwannacallme 2 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe how much time you put into all the graphs. I enjoy watching all the vids.
@Whateveryouwannacallme 2 жыл бұрын
20:10 also I love the pointer your using. It’s a looker for sure.
@Fantaman900 2 жыл бұрын
Ive been using a cheap 18650 flashlight for years. Well than I bought a nitecore tip se, smaller and brighter. Overal a mile better feeling. And it fits in your keychain or in your pocket very easily. It also like to turn on in my pocket.
@westonfortney 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff. Do you think you could test a phone light to provide some context for lumen counts?
@SuperBrainAK 2 жыл бұрын
haha that is a good idea, get everyone's phone who works for them to put their phone on the chamber, no need to spend any money just a little bit of time, since a 1000$+ flashlight should get you a little more than ~300 lumens :D but it would be very cool to see if any of these brands are better than just holding your phone while doing some work
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