Because of fluctuating Prime Day stuff, some models are different prices than shown: www.amazon.com/shop/torquetestchannel So double check. We've tested a bunch of different types and brands of lights like this, a list here: kzfaq.info/sun/PLYka5JBKPLHEfG1w1WC_bbN4vQglwyp5n The creator of this channel is working in product development for Astro Tools, who also make inspection lights but not flashlights like the ones shown here. Always a good idea to consider multiple sources when looking at a tool!

SreamLight has KILLER Customer Service/Warranty... Emailed them for a 10 year old pen light of theirs that quit...no questions, no back and forth, no receipt, one picture, no sending out for repair or needing to waist resources sending back broken, just mailed me a brand new light in the same color on them. The light was back in my tool pouch within three days from failure. That to me is even more valuable then the impressive top performing figures they put up in this video.

Just in time, 2 days after I buy a light...

The impact your channel and channels like it (Project Farm, etc) has made is evident in the recent round of updated tools. They can’t just print crap on boxes and expect anyone to take their word for it. Thank you!

The fact that your sphere and this product are within like half a percent is honestly very impressive! And kudos to that company for making that custom for y'all!

Let's be honest, if these brands are getting better (which really means that their products are more closely matching their claims), it is because of independent testers like TTC putting in the work to keep them honest and hold them accountable to the consumer. I would much rather rely on the performance figures from Torque Test Channel and Project Farm, than those put out by corporate marketing. After a few years of being called on the carpet, it feels like we are seeing them finally match the claims they have been making. Thank you TTC for your hard work and dedication to accuracy, repeatability, and above all, honesty.

Adding battery type to the ranking sheet would be helpful for those of us wanting a flashlight that uses industry standard batteries. Sometimes that information isn't easily found for some brands

Thank you, I added the Streamlight to my wish list. We need more flashlights that are on or off. I don't need high, medium, low, SOS, strobe, etc...

It’s both unbelievable and hilarious how tough that coast was. I’ve had a couple of their mini pen lights for work and they both started flickering and kicked the bucket after 2 drops from less than 5ft.

This content is so friggin awesome. Thank you for empowering consumers!

At work, I always wished for a tiny flashlight that was like a camera flash. I was only checking if something was empty, but I was doing hundreds of times. That instant flash was more effective for me finding stuff than a flashlight that stayed on. Modern flashlights all seem to be made to not turn on until after the click and they have dozens of modes to click through just to turn it off :(

As a mechanic who owned a Milwaukee and Coast light, this is spot on with my experience. Loved the Milwaukee color of light, but it broke after a few short falls after a couple months. The coast is indestructible for half the cost.

I have 2 of the Coast lights tested here, also several other Coast lights. I'm a fan of Coast because I've had good luck with them. They come with a lifetime warranty. Sent several of there lights back under the warranty and received brand new ones in return. No hassles whatsoever.

man it's painful watching good tools get destroyed, but it's genuinely useful information when you're in the market for something. thanks ttc!

So damn thorough, it's appreciated. Personally, I'll always spend my money with Streamlight. Lifetime no questions asked warranty that they really follow through on, great battery life, great reliability, and the perfect beam pattern. If firefighters swear by them, that means something. I've spent the last 10 years with either a Stylus or a Microstream in my pocket and the only failures I had was a tailcap switch after a 15 foot drop directly on the button and one bad LED that went purple after a few weeks. Had a new cap in 2 days, and a brand new light in 4 days. No shipping things to repair shops. Hell, I've had a light spend 3 weeks in the bottom of a shop sump that surived another 2 years afterwards.

The Coast would be my pick. For the price, it seems hard to beat (or break). I've been using a Coast headlamp for a few years and it is excellent.

I carried Streamlight flashlights for decades, mostly because that is what my employer had on the list that we could purchase with our annual allowance. Yes, the newer lights are brighter and run longer, but the Streamlight were very well made lights and I'm still using a couple of them for EDC and things like working on cars. The pattern that you call a thrower, bright center then lesser bright flood light was deliberate and useful. The bright center lights things at a greater distance and is good for reading addresses. When walking into a backyard, the flood part of the pattern was good for seeing potential bad guys or down power lines that a strong central beam only would not get. That could save your life. Lastly, when trying to illuminate a note pad or read the VIN on a car, the bright center beam could be blinding, but just move the center away and use the outer flood and it was great.

Much appreciated, as one with a flashlight fascination since back when a sealed beam incandescent lamp atop a huge rectangular six volt battery was "state of the art", my cars had CIBIE headlamps when US cars had tungsten and I also spent decades selling every variety of residential and industrial lighting. When you can, another review of LED replacement headlight lamps would be appreciated. The mode of built in, specific plastic headlights now universal, makes the improvement of lighting to standards of my old CIBIE's standard size replacement impossible to match (brilliant, uniform, perfect road coverage, minimal glareback on lowbeam in rain or fog w/ perfect cutoff so even really high wattage halogens bothered no one on low). Many of the brands you last tested have evaporated off Amazon now. I keep hoping the non-uniform led dispersion issue is addressed, perhaps with an added optical diffusion at the source. On my car, the only other option I have is to replace the entire unit with the HID's available in 2017 (bought used) a very expensive option. And modern cars make mounting something like CIBIE driving and fog lights very difficult. No big old chromed bumper to just drill into😏. In any case, YT'rs like you are really doing a great service. Thanks!

I love your flashlight testing videos, and I am very excited over your new measuring unit. Hopefully, this will result in even more flashlight content on TTC.

Great video! One thing I would love to see added to these torch tests is a sound test because some torches buzz (More in low mode I find) and its really irritating! Thanks for the great video as always!

Sometimes I hate how much of a nerd I am for TTC videos, but that new integrating sphere is dope! I can’t wait to see what you guys do with it!

Coast’s XPR flashlight lineup are the only flashlights you’ll ever need. I love them so much I bought every single one of the lineup. I highly, HIGHLY recommend them. I keep one in my car, one in my tool box, I have the small one right by my bed at all times. I keep one in my hiking pack along with the headlamp. I absolultely love them. Theyre also dual powered so you can use their rechargable battery or regular batteries if you need to. For the price they can’t be beaten. Buy one and you won’t regret it, I promise. I would also note that the Coast lights can be focused or flooded and you can lock into each setting so you dont change it by accident. I swear I don’t work for Coast lol, I just love these flashlights that damn much.

You should compare store brand lights to lesser known brands and custom lights like Emisar, Convoy, zebralight, armytek, weltool, reylight, olight, skylumen. Basically there's a whole flashlight underground that would spank any of the ones you have been showing while also being half the price...

Awesome vid as always. And yes, please test HID and specifically LED direct replacements for HID lamps. (LED with D1S D3S sockets etc)

I’ve owned the same coast flashlight for probably over 2 years. I have like 15 flashlights, but I always reach for the coast. I’m a maintenance guy and it lasts me long enough to do my job for a few days. No complaints at all. Great video, Broskies!

I wish you'd tested the Coast in it's different beam configurations, but overall, great testing as always! Love the new meter!

I’ve owned the XP11R for a few years now. I love it. I’ve been buying Coast for over a decade because I feel they’re the best bang for the buck for how I use them.

Since you seem to really like the candela and simplicity from the streamlight here, it would be cool to see a review with the new age “tactical” flashlights. Modlite, cloud defensive, and weltool all have lights with really clearly defined hot spots with a bit of flood around the central beam. Pretty cool stuff, although much more expensive than the already pricy streamlight. Might be cool to see how the numbers stack up though

Thanks to the first video of testing the Interstate Battery Flashlight, I purchased one and been using it for a few months now daily at work for automotive repairs. When a customer wants to see pictures of their vehicle's underside, I would lift the vehicle up all the way, knee down and shine the Interstate Battery Flashlight upward then activate my wide function on my camera to capture the whole engine and transmission underside of the vehicle. Been amazing still working strong. I bring the Interstate Battery Flashlight out from time to time if customers wants to see what's leaking as far as fluid, or during evap smoking testing as well. The only downsize is the micro usb charging but I don't use it for long, usually 5-10 minutes just to see things, inspections and what not.

Thanks again for another great video guys. I'm a professional mechanic as you've seen me comment before and I use Streamlight daily. I have one that I bought one that I inherited from a girlfriend and one that I found wedged under a hood on a car. I have found that they are pretty good flashlights in a professional setting though I was afraid that I was paying for a name and a good warranty but not necessarily great performance. Seeing the results of your testing with the investment in those flashlights. Keep up the good work and Torque test Channel forever.

Hard to beat Wurkkos and Sofirn. Bought a Wurkkos FC13S for $20, and I can’t say enough great things about it. 3500 lumens on turbo if you need it, fantastic build quality, 5000K color temp, great button programming… It’s awesome.

So as the owner of the BRAUN flashlight, I was pleased to see how it compared to others in this test. Also, I have used it to light rooms (like a floor lamp) and though I never ran it dead, I have had many times run it for 2-3 hours with similar results. The two way charging feature on it (for charging your phone -\_0_/- I guess) does not seem to do well for running something like a USB fan.

I like the Streamlight as it reminds me of old Mag Lights with a bright spot and a dimmer outer area. So it just looks "correct" and works like a flashlight.

Thanks so much for the drop tests.. I work in Aviation on large passenger jets and have dropped my Coast flashlight more than once from rather high, and it just keeps on going.. The only thing I don't like about the Coast is the quality of the light emitted could be better.. it's a bit "blue" for my liking.. my Coast headlamp emits the same color temperature.. on the other hand, I have a 2500 lumen Hart spotlight that is very white compared to the coast lights. It's kind of odd for a light that cost half what the Coast lights cost.

Hi, humble video idea: hearing/ear protection adveritsed noise reduction vs actual performance. Seeing some pretty high DB reduction claims out there.

Would like to see how an Emisar flashlight stacks up. Something like a D4V2 or even the D18 would probably surprise you with their performance.

I used a coast flashlight when crawling through attics. It has survived numerous drops from roofs and still works.

You guys REALLY need to do the NEBO Slide King series... the new one is USB C, it comes on full blast and stays that way, dimming analog style (no noticeable stepping) via holding the button... with it gradually dimming, hitting bottom level, then gradually growing back in brightness. You can then hit the button once to turn it off, once to turn it back on full blast... or twice to return to your last used dimming level, at any point no less... it will remember that level forever. Takes standard 18650 type batteries, is waterproof, zooms to give whatever cone you desire, is something in the 10K+ realm of brightness (I'd love to see that tested)... but then also has the slide part of its namesake (which can also light up red, with sos as well if need be). Where you can slide the top portion up, and reveal a flat LED panel, for sticking it via its strong magnet to metal surfaces and illuminating an entire engine bay or the like, rather than just a spot. Honestly, better in all ways than literally every single light you have here, or have ever shown to date even... Again, I'd love to see it tested to see the numbers back that up, but I can surely say this in use case at least. Plus, it's like $40 on Amazon. . . But I promise you, the build quality, the functionality, and (likely) the light output... they'd all top your lists. It would easily smack the living crap out of all the big names and bigger prices here. With ease. Also, they don't break... not under normal use. I'd be surprised IF you were even able to spike it to death....

Definitely going to have to get my dad one of the stream lights, pretty impressive. I've had a coast XP11r now for about a year and it's been doing pretty good, glad to know you can throw it off a 4-story building.

Very impressed with your testing. I’ll be sharing this with lots of my friends.

What an absolutely great video. Thank you for diving into the tool you purchased too, I find it very interesting.

Very cool! I'd like to see some spotlights on here too! I've been looking at the Streamlight Way Point 400 and I'm curious how it stacks up against other similar lights. I need it mostly at night to see what the heck is out there... Bears, mountain lions, foxes, ring tail cats, that sort of thing!

The 7k Braun actually does advertise runtimes for high and medium on the back of the package. Says 3 hours for high (7000lm) and 6 hours for medium (1750lm). Low (170lm) is where they get the 46 hour claim, though I'd personally prefer a low setting around 300-500 lumen to be a bit more useful.

Great video, nice to see some hardware store lights tested. You should get a Wurkkos TS22 to test, it's up to 5k lumens (lower with the 90 CRI or XHP70.3 models, closer to 4k), 21700, small, efficient driver. It's my go-to EDC and very well recommended on the flashlight subreddit. It maintains the highest lumens of any light its size supposedly, around 1400. It's similar to the olight seeker 4 pro or streamlight, just smaller, way cheaper, and 1 LED instead of 3 so its more efficient. I'd be especially interested to see how it performs in the drop test, as it performs similar to the streamlight for 1/3 the price. (the included 21700 isnt great so its usually best to buy it without a battery and get one separately, gets a few hundred more lumens)

These are the types of videos we ALL need. Something truly useful, saving us ⏳️ and 💰! Thanks y'all!

I hope to see more light stuff! Especially headlamps. I really like the fact that the streamlight's button only turns out off and on. My ledlenser headlamp works the same way and everyone at work gets jealous when they see that.

I would like to note that the nitecore battery isn't exactly proprietary. its a normal 21600 cell, but with a charging/current protection cap on it that makes it a bit longer. I have used a normal 21600 cell with a small metal spacer with no issues with the nitecore E4K.

Thank you for this review. The other day I purchased a Feit 3k light that was on sale at Costco for about $20. It looks strikingly similar to the HF 7k that you tested. Only complaint I have is that you have to go through all 3 modes in order to turn it off. I may return it just because of that and check out one of the lights you tested. Thanks again

I have the coast flashlight and I bought it used and was able to compare it next to the Milwaukee (also used) but the coast was definitely brighter, and I like the smaller size and the lock it has on the beam adjustment

I've been using the bigger version of the Coast light you tested in this video as an EDC for a few months now, can confirm, it is quite bright, but it takes absolutely forever to charge.

Excellent video, thank you. I have the original milwaukee 3.0 1200lm. Was considering buying the 2000lm so I could interchangeable batteries. This was very helpful

One thing that I look for in a flashlight is a zoom. Sometimes you want a bright wide pattern up close, and other times you need a spot to see far away. I don't recall you mentioning if any of these have a zoom on them.

On that HF 7k it has an adjustable focal length by twisting the lense in and out. Its very handy

Interesting integrating sphere! I like that. Must be one of the most affordable ones. I wish they'd added a few features like: Max measurement.. or a timer, or logging :)

I've been using the mega light from HF for a few months now and so far so good. I use it particularly in abandoned coal mines where not much is light colored and it does a great job. I rarely use the turbo mode. The middle setting is pretty much perfect. I'd love to see this exact test but with headlamps (the forehead kind)

I've used two Streamlights long-term: the Protac HL-X 1.0 handheld and the same weapon-mountable model. Bought them both new in 2015. These flashlights have worked great long-term under light duty use but I don't recommend them for heavy duty use because 5% of the time they fail to turn on for some reason. I have to shake them or take the batteries out and swap them to get the light to work when it's being fussy. I've only used Streamlight brand 18650's as well this whole time, so not sure whether it's the light or the batteries which is the issue. Sadly, the Streamlight batteries are becoming harder and harder to find. These batteries also get VERY HOT when charging them from a desktop powered Streamlight USB cable which makes me nervous. The Protac HL-X is still my go-to setup because it's the only way I've found so far to mount essentially the same flashlight on my home defense shotgun as the handheld light I use on a daily basis. I believe Streamlight punches above its weight on all quality metrics because Streamlight uses technology from NASA, which Streamlight has worked with closely in the past.

Streamlight will always be my go to! Great lights at great prices, and the customer service is second to none.

You should test weapon mounted lights! The pro tac is one that you can buy in a rail mount kit. There’s also the steam light hlx and the new hlx pro. Then there’s cloud with their rein 3.0. Modlite and surefire. Would love to see actual numbers on these lights as they’re quite pricey

I'd love to see yall compare the spectra from the different flashlights and maybe find a way to convert that to CRI. Because some flashlights might be bright but offer low CRI light which makes them less effective for certain things.

I wanna see you test some maglites, both the LED and incandescent models. I'm mostly interested in how well they'd do in the durability test, since maglites are known for being tanks.

Love the details!!

Great stuff! Any chance there's headlamp content in the pipeline?

as a farmer iv had 3 coast lights one inspection light that i loved/hate and 2 bigger lights that i had no complaints about. the inspection light was a great size for in the pocket and indestructible but never had any battery left when i needed it because i would bump the button on the back and turn it on without knowing i just kept an extra battery with me. i had all the black wore off before i lost it.

I'd love to see the warm led maglite tested I HATE switchable modes that uses the button to cycle. Give me a selector switch!

I have a coast light for at least 10 years ago and it’s an absolute tank. I guess they still are. Awesome

I have the xp9r and the 11r. Something you missed on the 11r is that the beam is adjustable and locks in place when done, twist the front pull in or out and tighten. The 11r is also rechargeable externally by usb-c, the battery also has usb-c charging. The front part isn't ment to be removed, you remove the battery from the rear. Love you guys!

I have that coast flashlight, and i love it cause its durable and the battery seems to last FOREVER even on low battery, especially when you only use the light for 20min at a time. I've yet to have it actually die on me, i just get tires of it flashing red and finally charge it. But charging it takes forever so i usually do it overnight. Seeing that this data reflects exactly what my experience has been, i will be using this flashlight until the I burn the LED out. Love it Also, it has an adjustable beam, wish you would have concentrated it for the candela test. Its a pretty good spot/flood light

I love it when a flashlight has a moonlight light level as well as a light blaster mode.

Got my streamlight protac HL 2 years ago, love it a lot. Ive used it as an ice scraper, hammer, flashlight (duh), and as a little punch with the ridges on the side of the glass. I've abused the hell out of the thing by dropping, sometimes on accident, throwing it, said previously but used it as a hammer, I can't get away from it. Its now my go to flashlight besides Modlite as a weapon light.

THANK YOU for this review! I saw this video months ago and then began a local search for the Streamlight ProTac 2.0. (I avoid Amazon.) Finally found it at Bass Pro Shops and purchased one. This is an awesome light for tasks that require long runtime on high (2000 lumens)! It holds continuously without stepping down, which is a unique feature, and never requires gloves (not too hot). Streamlight has solved the problem of size vs. heat. The ProTac 2.0 is not large, produces high lumens continuously for a very long runtime, and never gets too hot.

I've carried Streamlight Protac 1L and 2L models for years and they have been absolutely great.

I've had multiple Nitecore MT21Cs and multiple MT06MD and they're pretty good value for what you can get easily here in Australia and for what I use them for (very niche)

you guys are so thorough

@13:35 sweet got to my comment and the light I wanted to see tested! 🤘 Well it looks like the flashlight I figured would be a dud turned out to be halfway decent. Definitely picking one of them the next time I go. 👍👍

Please more vids about test equipment/metrology gear. Would love an in depth vid about your dc loads. I know they are cheap Chinese units but it's still interesting to see how you use them/chain them together.

I have had multiple Coast lights. When they work, they seem fine. But I have had 6 fail on me because of the button. ALL failed within a couple of months. Most of them were free but NEVER again! I now have the small Milwaukee light with the built-in laser pointer. So far, so good, and it's nice to be able to charge it while driving. I am a welding inspector and NTD technician, so I keep my light on me at all times and use it every day.

Bought Mikuwakee a year a go for 75$ in Home depot and so far im very satisfied with runnig time and durability. It fell from diferent hights in my semi truck and still running like out of the box. In my defence i prefer dewalt tools howerer after this expirience i would rather pull a bandage and buy expencive one rather then buying 2-4 cheep ones a year that would die when i need them. Hope you guys find this useful. Only con is iodising layer or paint it chips off quite fast. It might be due to usage and envieroment in my case.

Nice work! The integrating sphere looks cool. 😀

I appreciate the high-tech and calibrated instruments...ànd then comes the 2 rough boards nailed together lol. Good video. New sub

Olight warrior is my jam. I’ve had problems with the first and second generations but now I have the 2nd Gen mini warrior and it’s been great. The battery lasts forever, and I’m a fan of the various output levels. Most of the time I only need a 2-300 lumen light. But if I need over a thousand lumens it has it.

Would love to see some testing of Maratac flashlights, been impressed with all the ones I’ve owned, especially the tri-flood

Have you considered grabbing an Opple in order to start measuring tint, colour temperature and CRI? Most of the off-the-shelf lights available in retail stores don't even advertise these specs. High CRI is very useful for a task light - helps with identifying fluids, wire insulation colours etc.

Can you please do a light test for the tactical pew pew mounted flashlight? Like the TLR and O-light etc. Appreciate the content!

Any plans to test any of the Convoy lights?

I have a streamlight protac 2L-x with a ten tap switch that I have used for the last couple years on a daily basis. It was $80 2 or 3 years ago, and while there are brighter lights, this thing has been a serious workhorse that has held up to a lot of abuse. Being able to program the switch to just turn on/off straight to bright, and not needing to cycle through modes to turn it on or off is a must for me.

This was great! I also love a flashlight that's just ON or OFF. The goofy modes just slow things down. If you're looking for another type to test, how about testing 2 to 4 AA battery lights, that folks use with either alkaline or lithium batteries.

I would have liked to see a Streamlight LED Stinger. Used to use them all the time at work. After losing a couple, I didnt want to spend the $$$ on another one i swapped over to a Astro Pneumatic LED light. Works great for abwork light.

What a great friggin video! I am a geek of many stripes-gun geek, custom knife geek, archaeology geek, etc-but I have slowly become a flashlight geek too! I have had numerous Surefire lights, starting at the turn of the millennium, many of which I paid embarrassingly high prices for-M4 Devastator-I’m talking about you-as well as O-Lights, and other brands I’ve probably forgotten about. My daughter and her fiancé gave me a Streamlight Pro Tac for Christmas a couple years back and I have carried ever since. Now, Streamlight can thank YOU for my purchasing a Pro Tac 2.0 about 18 minutes into your video! Thanks for sharing your information with all of us relatively new “light addicts!” Semper Fi 🫡👍🏼❤️

streamlights don’t mention this on packaging, but some of them do have a high brightness mode if you double tap the button. then turn off and back on, and you’re back in standard brightness. very simple and easy to use

I am seriously interested in a quantitative evaluation of headlight bulbs! Tired of getting ripped off by Sylvania.

Being a welder have to inspect my work all the time. I've had coast energizer etc and last me 4 months or less either I break them from dropping or grinding dust gets into the buttons and stop working. Have had my milwaukee for over a year and still kicking

As usual, Great test of the included flashlights, but surprised that you do not include the highly regarded Fenix flashlights in your testing, and many of us are wishing that you would in the future. Also, in reading the Amazon reviews on the Streamlight 8900, there are about 12 one star reviews that are concerning as well as a very detailed three star review from Canada ( the third 3 star review), that brings up several points of concern. One other thought is that for some users the resistance to water penetration is a concern, so wondering if this could also be part of your testing?

I'd like to see you test EDC sized lights. I just bought the Fenix LD30, so hop to it!

Please try Nebo flashlights. I have a slyde king 2k that does absolute wonders as well as a few more. Absolutely love them.

Love my coast light, put it through multiple fires, demo work. Even dropped from a 20+ foot sky trac and works without any issues! Haven’t even have to use the warranty yet lol

Will you try out the EDC style slim lights? Like the Streamlight Wedge and etc.

Wow, great video! Thanks for the info. Liked and subscribed

You would love Zebralight SC6 or SC7 series. Hot spot and great large even corona. By default the UI is single click to max output with PID regulation. UI is highly programmable also. Love the videos!

I have 2 of those coast xp11r, about 4 years old. They are great, never broke one, no questions asked lifetime warranty. Im sure it would have done better on the distance test if you focused it. Its nice that you have low medium high and turbo because when working on something too much light just makes it harder to see. Also its 1 click off, if you are using medium for a minute then click it it goes straight off, dont have to click through all the modes like other flashlights ive tried

Any chance you could test some of the Emisar flashlights? I learned about them via r/flashlight and it seems to be a Chinese company that specifically makes flashlights based on requests from BLF (budgetlightforums) there are usually tons of emitter/driver options and size/material options for the housings as well, and their aluminum lights are around $50.