3:40 Cool! That's the first time that I have seen LEP module installed with a reflector. It produces a nice wide spill. Flashlight manufacturers usually install the LEP module behind a lens to make the beam super narrow. But now they are trying to come up with ways to make the beam more practical. That module looks like a 19.2W module by a LEP module manufacturer called Blue Lake. I visited their factory earlier this year and posted a video.
@@TorchHacker this is good to hear. After the other comment that this is not an actual LEP light, I did some looking and couldn't find any info out there besides that comment to say it's not real. I appreciate you chiming in!
12: 40 That's a good question. Why did we design the battery to be inside and need to be taken out to charge? The reason is that this kind of design ensures better waterproofing. So, you can use it even when it's raining, even when it's pouring, or even if it falls into the river.
@@JohnDoe-mf5db I would think it would be very useful for that. It carries a fairly intense beam at a considerable distance, allowing you to see farther in unexplored areas.
Hey brother,great channel. I dropped a 👍 and a sub. To answer your question, this is very bright but not the brightest. If you want to see something awesome, I fried an egg with the worlds brightest flashlight. It is 200,000 Lumen MS32 Imalent. Your lep is super cool. Definitely need to pick one up. I'm going to watch some of your other videos. 😉
@@dragster100 I can't tell you, I didn't build it. But they say it is, and it's very much a laser... I don't know enough about the technology to argue with you about it, but I would love to hear why you came to that conclusion...
@@EverymanOverland Okay after viewing your other videos on your channel apparently you are not a "flashaholic" (yes there is such a word) so can't blame you. Sorry for my harsh comment but when I called it BS I meant to direct it to the manufacturer instead of you, because they shouldn't call it an LEP flashlight when it is not at all to deceive people who don't know anything about flashlight, shame on these chinese manufacturers for false advertising. Just visited this colight LEP website and it's confirmed that it's just LED (not LEP, stark difference right there) flashlight, and yet the price tag is in the scammy realm. You don't need to build it to know it is not an LEP, and there are quite a few obvious things to identify whether it is an LEP flashlight. First off as I said, LEP module doesn't work with a conventional reflector like this, at least not for now until somebody come out with something really innovative but I doubt that will ever happen. LEP module has to work with *lens* system (i.e. aspherical lens). Secondly LEP beam is ultra intense - I am talking about 2.5km to even >3km of actual beam distance, but there is literally no "spill" at all like those LED flashlights, well there are exception to this for example when they include a zooming system it can have spill but that's not something very common or popular anyway. Check out some of the review videos of Weltool W4 Pro on UA-cam and you will know what I am talking about, it's mind blowing especially for non-flashaholic who has never seen such a beast in action before. And thirdly due to its ultra intense beam intensity capability, it costs lots of $$$, where $100 - $200 is considered budget, and >$300 is considered something a little more "premium". Well I will name a few models for you just for your quick research and understanding how a REAL LEP flashlight is like: Astrolux WP3, Weltool W4 Pro, and Lumintop Thor 3. If you have any question or want to learn more about these just leave me your email and we will discuss more about this, but it's also okay if you wanna do it here. That being said, if you are looking for a quality LED flashlight you can look for for Convoy, Sofirn, or Astrolux LED flashlight on Google (non-affiliate), and these are some of the best bang for the buck REAL LED flashlights you can get, and their brightness and build quality will 100% outclass this scammy colight. I am sorry I didn't mean to shame your video publicly, you can contact me by sending me your email address or something.
@@dragster100 ya nah man, you're good. If I say something that's wrong, false, inaccurate, whatever, I want to be called out. I'm not here to lie or spread false info. As you say I'm not a flashahaulic, nor did I know that weird existed till a couple minutes ago... 🤣. I did a little research before making the video to grasp how LEP works as it was totally new to me. Holding this flashlight in my hand, I want sure how it all went together, and it didn't really make sense to me, but I went with what colight had in their literature. It's also not made by them, just sold by them. None of anything that came with the light has their name on it anywhere. Thank you for calling me out on this. I'll figure out how to make an appropriate retraction and amend the video. I'll stand by the fact that it seems well built to me, not an expert, and is very bright and concentrated at a fairly far distance. I take it with me on my trips and anyone that sees it is impressed to say the least. But if it's indeed not LEP and is LED, that's the info that I would like to spread. Nothing wrong with LED, but false advertisement isn't cool.
@@EverymanOverland Exactly that, LED flashlights are good stuff but it's the false advertisement that disgusts me. I am not calling you out man, you are good, but I wanted to call out colight (albeit it's not like they are watching this or they give a damn about it at all) who deceive customers and since their website is still up there, I believe they are still doing it. I just wanted to point out that colight is scammy that's it. Anyway you can look up Convoy, Sofirn, and Astrolux (no affiliation here, that's why I don't post links and you can Google them on your own) for some of the budget friendly but really well-built and powerful LED flashlights, and I am sure you and your mates will be impressed by these even more. While in the case of LEP flashlights, more often than not they are cool toys, but due to the nature of their beam profile they are not that practical in 90% of the use scenarios while at the same time being very expensive. For non-flashaholics who look for practicality and good power, I would always recommend to go for LED flashlights especially the brands that I mentioned above. After all I just want people to steer away from shady sellers like colight that's all. You know why they advertised their LED flashlight as "LEP"? Now you know why, it's simply because LEP costs a lot more than LED and that's why they wanted to deceive people into thinking they are buying LEP lights, but in fact they are paying LEP money for LED which is an outright scam practice.
@@EverymanOverland I've briefly watched your other videos and those are genuine stuff from genuine people, so I know you didn't intend to mislead anybody but instead colight got you.
3:40 Cool! That's the first time that I have seen LEP module installed with a reflector. It produces a nice wide spill.
Flashlight manufacturers usually install the LEP module behind a lens to make the beam super narrow. But now they are trying to come up with ways to make the beam more practical.
That module looks like a 19.2W module by a LEP module manufacturer called Blue Lake. I visited their factory earlier this year and posted a video.
@@TorchHacker this is good to hear. After the other comment that this is not an actual LEP light, I did some looking and couldn't find any info out there besides that comment to say it's not real. I appreciate you chiming in!
12: 40 That's a good question. Why did we design the battery to be inside and need to be taken out to charge? The reason is that this kind of design ensures better waterproofing. So, you can use it even when it's raining, even when it's pouring, or even if it falls into the river.
That makes a lot of sense!!
I love flashlights and this is awesome!!!!!!
Is this perfect for search and rescue missions or is it overkill?
@@JohnDoe-mf5db I would think it would be very useful for that. It carries a fairly intense beam at a considerable distance, allowing you to see farther in unexplored areas.
Hey brother,great channel. I dropped a 👍 and a sub. To answer your question, this is very bright but not the brightest. If you want to see something awesome, I fried an egg with the worlds brightest flashlight. It is 200,000 Lumen MS32 Imalent. Your lep is super cool. Definitely need to pick one up. I'm going to watch some of your other videos. 😉
@@BIGPAPAFOOT I appreciate the kind words... On a side note, one of my nicknames is big poppa, so we're in good company...
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No way that is an LEP flashlight! An LEP flashlight doesn't work in a conventional reflector like that! BS!
@@dragster100 I can't tell you, I didn't build it. But they say it is, and it's very much a laser... I don't know enough about the technology to argue with you about it, but I would love to hear why you came to that conclusion...
@@EverymanOverland Okay after viewing your other videos on your channel apparently you are not a "flashaholic" (yes there is such a word) so can't blame you. Sorry for my harsh comment but when I called it BS I meant to direct it to the manufacturer instead of you, because they shouldn't call it an LEP flashlight when it is not at all to deceive people who don't know anything about flashlight, shame on these chinese manufacturers for false advertising. Just visited this colight LEP website and it's confirmed that it's just LED (not LEP, stark difference right there) flashlight, and yet the price tag is in the scammy realm. You don't need to build it to know it is not an LEP, and there are quite a few obvious things to identify whether it is an LEP flashlight. First off as I said, LEP module doesn't work with a conventional reflector like this, at least not for now until somebody come out with something really innovative but I doubt that will ever happen. LEP module has to work with *lens* system (i.e. aspherical lens). Secondly LEP beam is ultra intense - I am talking about 2.5km to even >3km of actual beam distance, but there is literally no "spill" at all like those LED flashlights, well there are exception to this for example when they include a zooming system it can have spill but that's not something very common or popular anyway. Check out some of the review videos of Weltool W4 Pro on UA-cam and you will know what I am talking about, it's mind blowing especially for non-flashaholic who has never seen such a beast in action before. And thirdly due to its ultra intense beam intensity capability, it costs lots of $$$, where $100 - $200 is considered budget, and >$300 is considered something a little more "premium". Well I will name a few models for you just for your quick research and understanding how a REAL LEP flashlight is like: Astrolux WP3, Weltool W4 Pro, and Lumintop Thor 3. If you have any question or want to learn more about these just leave me your email and we will discuss more about this, but it's also okay if you wanna do it here. That being said, if you are looking for a quality LED flashlight you can look for for Convoy, Sofirn, or Astrolux LED flashlight on Google (non-affiliate), and these are some of the best bang for the buck REAL LED flashlights you can get, and their brightness and build quality will 100% outclass this scammy colight. I am sorry I didn't mean to shame your video publicly, you can contact me by sending me your email address or something.
@@dragster100 ya nah man, you're good. If I say something that's wrong, false, inaccurate, whatever, I want to be called out. I'm not here to lie or spread false info. As you say I'm not a flashahaulic, nor did I know that weird existed till a couple minutes ago... 🤣. I did a little research before making the video to grasp how LEP works as it was totally new to me. Holding this flashlight in my hand, I want sure how it all went together, and it didn't really make sense to me, but I went with what colight had in their literature. It's also not made by them, just sold by them. None of anything that came with the light has their name on it anywhere.
Thank you for calling me out on this. I'll figure out how to make an appropriate retraction and amend the video. I'll stand by the fact that it seems well built to me, not an expert, and is very bright and concentrated at a fairly far distance. I take it with me on my trips and anyone that sees it is impressed to say the least. But if it's indeed not LEP and is LED, that's the info that I would like to spread. Nothing wrong with LED, but false advertisement isn't cool.
@@EverymanOverland Exactly that, LED flashlights are good stuff but it's the false advertisement that disgusts me. I am not calling you out man, you are good, but I wanted to call out colight (albeit it's not like they are watching this or they give a damn about it at all) who deceive customers and since their website is still up there, I believe they are still doing it. I just wanted to point out that colight is scammy that's it. Anyway you can look up Convoy, Sofirn, and Astrolux (no affiliation here, that's why I don't post links and you can Google them on your own) for some of the budget friendly but really well-built and powerful LED flashlights, and I am sure you and your mates will be impressed by these even more. While in the case of LEP flashlights, more often than not they are cool toys, but due to the nature of their beam profile they are not that practical in 90% of the use scenarios while at the same time being very expensive. For non-flashaholics who look for practicality and good power, I would always recommend to go for LED flashlights especially the brands that I mentioned above. After all I just want people to steer away from shady sellers like colight that's all. You know why they advertised their LED flashlight as "LEP"? Now you know why, it's simply because LEP costs a lot more than LED and that's why they wanted to deceive people into thinking they are buying LEP lights, but in fact they are paying LEP money for LED which is an outright scam practice.
@@EverymanOverland I've briefly watched your other videos and those are genuine stuff from genuine people, so I know you didn't intend to mislead anybody but instead colight got you.