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dark times. I've been using it on level 2, that is strong enough for making rooms bright and at the
same time, I charge it once every two weeks, give or take a day. Charging is really painless, the
magnetic connector is effortless to attach and it jumps into place as soon as it's put next to the
back of the flashlight. Charging takes about two hours from fully emptied. The charging cable can
be plugged into any port, be it on a laptop or a wall charger. For a busy professional and hobbyist
there is no easier way to do it, that doesn't include a butler or body implants. Put in your gear a
good powerbank, like the excellent Xiaomi 10000 mAh unit and you have enough light to get you
through polar night. Since that lasts for around 28 days, it's more than enough if you're not too
keen on using it's excellent turbo mode. It boosts the output of S1R to blinding 900 lumens for 30
seconds. I haven't had the need to use it so far, but it's mostly meant for rare occasions, when S1R
is called to perform above and beyond the call of duty. It's 30 second limit (to protect it from
overheating and draining the battery too fast) is too short for everything other than real
emergency. Since I don't carry Magcharger most of my life, that's an alternative, I settle for.
I've tried the strobe mode too, but there's not much to say. It annoys the recipient of the beam and
everyone else around, so it's usefull for that purpose. It's activated by triple pressing the switch.
About the switch; it was sometimes hard for me to find it quickly, but then I positioned the clip so,
that it's placed next to it. Problem solved. Marko from 365 + has it positioned on the opposite side
of the flashlight and that works to. Perhaps it's even better, since it's more reachable in case you
have it clipped on to your baseball hat, or other piece of apparel.
Switch itself is responsive and well made. Feedback is excellent, but time will tell, how durable is
rubber covering it. Warrant period is 3 years, so it should be enough to get through hell and back
with it.
I went into this review expecting a good product and an interesting experience. I've never before
reviewed a flashlight, which may be visible. What I've ended up with is a piece of equipment, that
changed the way I do lots of daily tasks. If you're looking for a flashlight, that is always with you,
feels weightless and at the same time you can rely on it to cover you in a range of scenarios, this
one may be it. For me, it is.
Below are some photos of the three flashlights in action. I pointed them to the wall decoration and
took a photo on same settings with a camera.
