Not gun related. This is a great deal. I have one and use it quite often. It is great if you do your own maintenance on a truck or full size suv.
I may have to get one of those!
Not gun related. This is a great deal. I have one and use it quite often. It is great if you do your own maintenance on a truck or full size suv.
my olight Badr mini's have been running fine, holding a charge for over a year, and holding zero. Charge up in less than an hour. What's not to like?
If you compare say the valk mini 2 and the baldr minis to a streamlight tlr7 sub or tlr7a, the olights will only run at 600 lumens for 1 minute then drop to an abysmal 60lumen. Not sure about you, but if I'm clearing my home I don't want to lose that much light only after a minute. I bought the valk 2 and it sits in a box for that reason.
From Olight site itself
Cool White Light 600~60 lumens
Run time Cool White Light 1 minutes + 60 minutes
Runtimes certainly a consideration, thanks for the heads-up.
I mainly use it for the laser, as my GF has problems with iron sights.
A minute of bright light does sound lacking for clearing a house. For my townhouse, unless the powers out, I think it will suffice even at 60 lumins
If you compare say the valk mini 2 and the baldr minis to a streamlight tlr7 sub or tlr7a, the olights will only run at 600 lumens for 1 minute then drop to an abysmal 60lumen. Not sure about you, but if I'm clearing my home I don't want to lose that much light only after a minute. I bought the valk 2 and it sits in a box for that reason.
From Olight site itself
Cool White Light 600~60 lumens
Run time Cool White Light 1 minutes + 60 minutes
Pissed I missed this one, wondering how much they were selling for.
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Is there a specific model of Olight flashlights that the members in this forum recommend for mounting on a handgun? Or are they just to be used as an EDC flashlight?
Amazon is also having a sale on Olight today: https://www.amazon.com/deal/236cb40...f=dlx_cyber_gd_dcl_tlt_13_236cb408_dt_sl7_d0#
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Olight is fine for handhelds. As others have noted, their WMLs have sustained output issues that make them less than appealing for some use cases. I run a Streamlight Wedge handheld, and will probably grab a Stiletto Pro once Surefire gets a clue and goes to USB-C. Pretty much a TLR-1/2 guy for lights, I use those ARC extended switches to make them a bit more user friendly.Olight used to be pretty solid
Mine doesn't do that. I tried it just now. I've been timing it and there is no change in output after one minute.
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Bet you didn't do it long enough. I thought mine didn't either but when I stood there waiting I could see it change. Definitely drops output.
How long did it take? I timed it twice for about 6 minutes each time.
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Bet you didn't do it long enough. I thought mine didn't either but when I stood there waiting I could see it change. Definitely drops output.
If you compare say the valk mini 2 and the baldr minis to a streamlight tlr7 sub or tlr7a, the olights will only run at 600 lumens for 1 minute then drop to an abysmal 60lumen. Not sure about you, but if I'm clearing my home I don't want to lose that much light only after a minute. I bought the valk 2 and it sits in a box for that reason.
From Olight site itself
Cool White Light 600~60 lumens
Run time Cool White Light 1 minutes + 60 minutes
Thanks for the info... its good to know, but the good news is it isn't quite as bad as you thought.
It doesn't drop from 600 to 60 after 1 minute.
Per the manual for the Valkyrie Mini, "The LED light will work for one minute at the top output mode and gradually step down to 60 lm within 10 minutes."
I decided to try mine out to see how reliable it would be.
Fully charged, it was extremely bright with no significant drop for ~4 minutes. It did begin to get a but dimmer after that, but not enough to limit effectiveness. It was still blinding if it were pointed at a person for about 10 minutes. At 12-13 minutes it was no longer blinding, but still lit up a room at the far end of the hallway (~40 feet). At ~15.5 minutes, it was enough to keep from tripping on something... it was like holding a candle. It did not dim noticably after that... so I'm guessing that was the minimim 60 lumens or close to it.
So my verdict... not usable as a duty light, but still very good for home use. Fully charged you can trust it for 12-13 minutes, much more if you use it intermittently. Not useful after 14 minutes, except to keep from walking into walls. I have very bright flashlights all around my house and in all my cars, so this is not an issue for me. Comparing to other lights I'm pretty sure mine was at least 200 lumen or more after 10 minutes, not 60, but its new and fully charged. 60 after 10 might be an average.
I plan to check out the Baldr mini tomorrow and see how it behaves.