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@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV Yeh I saw the demo in this one just think it would be awesome to see the affect in a pitch black room, sorry man I am just inpatient lol I will buy one and try for my self Soon enough, I am new to lumintop I have a GT mini and micro and would love to see a nano in the future.
I have one.. Not cheap but, it does what I wanted.. It rips! and impresses yer friends. Oh its bright when you put it to the floor and does a bunch of neat tricks.
Bought one of these when they first came out. Very pleased. Out of a large collection, this light is in the top 5 for this size EDC light. Only one nitpick I have is that the lanyard hole leaves a sharp point that can be uncomfortable at times. I thought about filing the sharp point off and blacking it out with a Sharpie. Great little light with a lot of power. Love the Anduril firmware. Today I ordered a second. I definitely recommend. But I have to second the guy on the warranty support not being very good. I had FW3A lights with different temp emitters. One stopped working and they gave me the run around until I just gave up. To be fair though, I do like their lights and the quality for the most part.
@@mikeoporto6365 No problems with the EDC18s. Both are stilling working fine, though to be fair they sit on a collector shelf with several hundred other lights. I keep the caps unscrewed 1/8 to keep the button lights from draining the batteries. All around great light in this size category.
just got my edc18 recently,.....the side button is different..it doesnt buldge as much,,,has flat steel ring instead of the taper out like before..and the button is no longer the green rabbit ...its now power turn on logo instead.
Do you often have ships wrecking into your house? Your neighbors must constantly think there are UFOs landing in your yard. All that said, great video with lots of awesome, helpful info. I just bought this flashlight as my first real light getting into EDC, & this video makes me glad I did. I can't wait to unbox it! 😀
Amigo, 2800 lumens para uma bateria 18650. E o tamanho dela, qual o tempo de duracao dessa potencia? Achei ela bastante funcional mas, fugindo da realidade quando tentamos botar uma potencia extremamente vrande numa lanterna tao pequena !!
Hey great review as always. I wanted to buy a D4V2 bu unfortunately it does not ship to my location. Would that light be a good alternative for it or do you have any other suggestions?
I refuse to buy another Lumintop because of woeful QC but Jetbeam make a very similar light to the D4V2 that will have good QC and even.better anodising
LUMINTOP DOES NOT HONOR THEIR “HASSLE FREE WARRANTY” the switch on my gt mini crapped out less than year. So I thought ok, I will just contact lumintop. After sending a video of the problem per their request and a couple emails later they said I would be receiving a new replacement around April 10....never got it. And they are not responding to my emails. If you go to budget light forum they talk about how lumintop blows off emails requesting warranty work. I never had this problem with other manufacturers like Nitecore, Fenix, and Acebeam when I had a warranty issue. Never buying Lumintop products again.
@@Frank-qq7bg bazaar.launchpad.net/~toykeeper/flashlight-firmware/fsm/view/head:/ToyKeeper/spaghetti-monster/anduril/anduril-manual.txt Looks like the default moon level is already the lowest for dimming mode, I thought it could go lower but I think that was on similar Narsil UI
Great light! Slightly disappointing High output at 700lm if the turbo is 3600, no? I guess it can run for a long time and not get too hot and drain the cell too quickly though. Fantastic value, I want one, but I've got plenty of torches already! Great review as usual, thanks.
It's just physics. You can't get rid of the heat in such a small light. Maybe some day there will be a breakthrough in LED efficiency that would allow small lights to put out more light for long periods of time. Lets hope! Fingers crossed.
Hi! I just purchased this flashlight because of your wonderful review. I'm starting to become a flashaholic myself. Anyway, upon receiving the flashlight I started testing its Andúril firmware features. I don't know if this is normal when on Muggle mode. The light steps down every 5 seconds from high to low on Muggle. It ends up on the lowest lumen. This only happens on Muggle mode. The rest of the modes are working normally. Has this happened to you? Thank you! I'm a new subscriber by the way.
Muggle mode is shite on 50% of Anduril flashlights. Sometimes Muggle mode can work fine though for a few uses. It seems to have a mind of its own. I do message the 2 people who program Anduril and they often tell me it's fixed but tbh it isn't.
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV Thanks for responding. I tried using the muggle mode again and to my surprise, it's working fine. You're right to say that it has a mind of its own. 😆 I hope it doesn't step down any longer. But if it does again, no problem. I wouldn't be using this mode anyway. But it's just nice to know that it has this feature. Thank you again! 👍🏻
Depends how you calibrate them. In stock form they both step down from on. Whack thermal step down up to 70c and you'll get a substantial turbo runtime
Depends on how you've calibrated the temperature of the flashlight... Set the temperature limit higher then it would run a little bit longer. But before that, calibrate the room temp first then calibrate the temp. limit. A lot of videos on how to do this, but the simplest is the one posted by Martin M4D M4X Rathmanner
@@huangalden welcome... But be careful though, 3 seconds in 2,800 lumens output and you can already feel it get hot, and may be uncomfortable in your hands. Just use it short bursts and use a high drain battery. More than 10 amps would be good
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV it's so damn relaxing... Btw your flashlight reviews are some of the best i've watched... Real time usage at night with varying distances was really helpful...
With only a 18650 and 3 xpl-hi, the battery duration is little. I want to buy any option with anduril UI BLF. I have just buyed the sofirn sp36 with XPL2 and Narsilm, and now I want a flashlight more smaller than sp36. Should I wait a Sofirn Sp10s with anduril or to buy an emisar D4v2 ?
I really like my Emisar D4v2. Build quality is top notch. Anduril firmware and the aux LED's rocks. I also have a SP36 BLF and 6 FW3's and a FW1A all running Anduril firmware. I have a EDC18 ordered. I only have one light that runs Narsilm an original Q8. Its OK but latter versions of Anduril are so much better IMO.
@@billb410 Oh thanks you are an expert. I am a novel. I think that I had a mistake, I bought sp36 with XML2 Narsim, but I should to have bought sp36 with LH351D and Anduril. But also my sp36 is a great flashlight, i am happy with her.
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV its not impressive at all. The Lumintop micro gt is a much better thrower and with a 14500, i believe its brighter. I know the specs don't say that though.
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If u want to fit a glow gasket use the flat underside of a trainer etc to twist and unscrew the bezel.
Hey mate could you please post a full video of all the blinking/strobe setting on anduril lights like the lumintop edc18
@@philyoung1920 I sometimes show them all but to many they are very annoying to have and watch.
@@philyoung1920 I sometimes show them all but to many they are very annoying to have and watch.
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV Yeh I saw the demo in this one just think it would be awesome to see the affect in a pitch black room, sorry man I am just inpatient lol I will buy one and try for my self Soon enough, I am new to lumintop I have a GT mini and micro and would love to see a nano in the future.
That little glowing rabit should have every flashlight. I do not like Anduril UI, but I love that green rabit light.
I have one.. Not cheap but, it does what I wanted.. It rips! and impresses yer friends. Oh its bright when you put it to the floor and does a bunch of neat tricks.
Bought one of these when they first came out. Very pleased. Out of a large collection, this light is in the top 5 for this size EDC light. Only one nitpick I have is that the lanyard hole leaves a sharp point that can be uncomfortable at times. I thought about filing the sharp point off and blacking it out with a Sharpie. Great little light with a lot of power. Love the Anduril firmware. Today I ordered a second. I definitely recommend. But I have to second the guy on the warranty support not being very good. I had FW3A lights with different temp emitters. One stopped working and they gave me the run around until I just gave up. To be fair though, I do like their lights and the quality for the most part.
How’s it going mate? Does it still work? Is it reliable?
@@mikeoporto6365 No problems with the EDC18s. Both are stilling working fine, though to be fair they sit on a collector shelf with several hundred other lights. I keep the caps unscrewed 1/8 to keep the button lights from draining the batteries. All around great light in this size category.
@@wadepage5823 cheers!
just got my edc18 recently,.....the side button is different..it doesnt buldge as much,,,has flat steel ring instead of the taper out like before..and the button is no longer the green rabbit ...its now power turn on logo instead.
gets hot very fast on turbo. too many modes, excellent video
Awesome! Lots of power, and features on this bad boy! Love the scream effect too! 👍Lol! Pretty clever!
This looks like a sweet light. Would you still choose the D4v2 over it?
Excellent review as always 👍
Yes. 18650 D4V2 is my go to light and 18350 D4V2 my keychain light. EDC18 is a little smaller though as a 18650 torch.
D4v2 with aux colour led nice future
Do you often have ships wrecking into your house?
Your neighbors must constantly think there are UFOs landing in your yard.
All that said, great video with lots of awesome, helpful info. I just bought this flashlight as my first real light getting into EDC, & this video makes me glad I did. I can't wait to unbox it! 😀
Somebody came out and got funny last week saying to me "don't you think it's creepy shinning light at houses?"
Excellent straight to the point informative product review done right! Thank you.
Amigo, 2800 lumens para uma bateria 18650. E o tamanho dela, qual o tempo de duracao dessa potencia?
Achei ela bastante funcional mas, fugindo da realidade quando tentamos botar uma potencia extremamente vrande numa lanterna tao pequena !!
3:07 Poltergeist?
5:25 Your Uber must be waiting too long.
Didn't know Vin Diesel had moved to Yorkshire!
Great review, nice little powerful light, too many modes to remember.
you'll be familiar with the modes once you have the light.
EDC18 or FW3A?
After reading a few posts, they said that the EDC18 is the reliable version of the FW3A. What do you think?
Avoid the FW's at all cost
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV yes sir.
Is there a way to turn off the green rabbit on the button to prevent parasitic drain?
Usually 7 clicks from off on Anduril lights, but doesn't work on this light which is a shame
Hey great review as always. I wanted to buy a D4V2 bu unfortunately it does not ship to my location. Would that light be a good alternative for it or do you have any other suggestions?
I refuse to buy another Lumintop because of woeful QC but Jetbeam make a very similar light to the D4V2 that will have good QC and even.better anodising
LUMINTOP DOES NOT HONOR THEIR
“HASSLE FREE WARRANTY” the switch on my gt mini crapped out less than year. So I thought ok, I will just contact lumintop. After sending a video of the problem per their request and a couple emails later they said I would be receiving a new replacement around April 10....never got it. And they are not responding to my emails. If you go to budget light forum they talk about how lumintop blows off emails requesting warranty work. I never had this problem with other manufacturers like Nitecore, Fenix, and Acebeam when I had a warranty issue. Never buying Lumintop products again.
Great video. How low is the moonlight?
Very low, like 0.1 but I think it can be reprogrammed to go even lower
Thank you. Is there a website to find out how to reprogram?
@@Frank-qq7bg bazaar.launchpad.net/~toykeeper/flashlight-firmware/fsm/view/head:/ToyKeeper/spaghetti-monster/anduril/anduril-manual.txt
Looks like the default moon level is already the lowest for dimming mode, I thought it could go lower but I think that was on similar Narsil UI
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV thanks for this link. Very useful. 👍🏽
Great light! Slightly disappointing High output at 700lm if the turbo is 3600, no? I guess it can run for a long time and not get too hot and drain the cell too quickly though. Fantastic value, I want one, but I've got plenty of torches already! Great review as usual, thanks.
It's just physics. You can't get rid of the heat in such a small light. Maybe some day there will be a breakthrough in LED efficiency that would allow small lights to put out more light for long periods of time. Lets hope! Fingers crossed.
@@billb410 good point Bill. My Thrunite TN12 gets very hot very fast on turbo (1050 lumens), so 700/800 is probably the limit for a small head.
Nice Scooby mate!
Ha cheers! I have a channel for it. Searching 'project billy sexcrime' might bring it up
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV Nice!
Hi! I just purchased this flashlight because of your wonderful review. I'm starting to become a flashaholic myself. Anyway, upon receiving the flashlight I started testing its Andúril firmware features. I don't know if this is normal when on Muggle mode. The light steps down every 5 seconds from high to low on Muggle. It ends up on the lowest lumen. This only happens on Muggle mode. The rest of the modes are working normally. Has this happened to you? Thank you! I'm a new subscriber by the way.
Muggle mode is shite on 50% of Anduril flashlights. Sometimes Muggle mode can work fine though for a few uses. It seems to have a mind of its own. I do message the 2 people who program Anduril and they often tell me it's fixed but tbh it isn't.
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV Thanks for responding. I tried using the muggle mode again and to my surprise, it's working fine. You're right to say that it has a mind of its own. 😆 I hope it doesn't step down any longer. But if it does again, no problem. I wouldn't be using this mode anyway. But it's just nice to know that it has this feature. Thank you again! 👍🏻
How’s it going mate? Does it still work? Is it reliable?
Can you give an estimate on the runtime of EDC 18 vs D4V2? I leave the basis for comparison in your hands.
Depends how you calibrate them. In stock form they both step down from on. Whack thermal step down up to 70c and you'll get a substantial turbo runtime
5:25 Your white friend is in the car !! 👻
wich is the best 18650 to use on this flashlight?
SONY VTC5D my choice
Very good flashlight greetings
wow 😍
what's max lumen output for nichia version of edc18? I'm kinda curious
Should be the same
Hi sir, how long can the Turbo mode last? How many seconds?
Depends on how you've calibrated the temperature of the flashlight... Set the temperature limit higher then it would run a little bit longer. But before that, calibrate the room temp first then calibrate the temp. limit. A lot of videos on how to do this, but the simplest is the one posted by Martin M4D M4X Rathmanner
Thank you sir 😊
@@huangalden welcome... But be careful though, 3 seconds in 2,800 lumens output and you can already feel it get hot, and may be uncomfortable in your hands. Just use it short bursts and use a high drain battery. More than 10 amps would be good
@@lone1mis yes sir, it applies also to FW21 Pro?
@@huangalden I don't own one yet but I think it also uses Anduril firmware so it should be applicable👍
Astrolux s43 has better tint and flood, right?
yes
3:08 - Emperor Palpatine?? 😱
aaarrrrgggghhhhhhhhhh help plzzzzz, can't decide:
looking for a (high cri) flashlight for mtb'ing
Lanternas de primeira muito boa.
Vou procurar no site.
Abraço
What's the title of the background music? Btw nice review! I also have the EDC18 and then bought the FW3A....
It's youtube music. Had to use it to get rid of a copyright claim
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV it's so damn relaxing... Btw your flashlight reviews are some of the best i've watched... Real time usage at night with varying distances was really helpful...
@@lone1mis cheers, appreciate it
How exactly do I get back into ramp mode?
Triple tap from on
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV Thanks
Stopped working after two months of light and careful use , no abuse of bad weater etc . Junk Torch .
I refused to review Lumintop now, unbelievably bad quality.
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV So you had issue's as well ?
@@parabot2 I sold the EDC18 before it failed on me.
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV Nice , Thanx for all the great reviews . Sofirn Any good ?
@@parabot2 Yes, highly respected brand
Can this light use a 21700 battery ??
Uh, no!
With only a 18650 and 3 xpl-hi, the battery duration is little. I want to buy any option with anduril UI BLF. I have just buyed the sofirn sp36 with XPL2 and Narsilm, and now I want a flashlight more smaller than sp36. Should I wait a Sofirn Sp10s with anduril or to buy an emisar D4v2 ?
I really like my Emisar D4v2. Build quality is top notch. Anduril firmware and the aux LED's rocks. I also have a SP36 BLF and 6 FW3's and a FW1A all running Anduril firmware. I have a EDC18 ordered. I only have one light that runs Narsilm an original Q8. Its OK but latter versions of Anduril are so much better IMO.
@@billb410 Oh thanks you are an expert. I am a novel. I think that I had a mistake, I bought sp36 with XML2 Narsim, but I should to have bought sp36 with LH351D and Anduril. But also my sp36 is a great flashlight, i am happy with her.
@@billb410 I want Sp10s but I am waiting for anduril version.
Price, hy..! In România?
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Ready to see a lumintop fw1a review
Tbh I'm not big on pocket throwers.
@@FLASHAHOLIC_TV its not impressive at all. The Lumintop micro gt is a much better thrower and with a 14500, i believe its brighter. I know the specs don't say that though.