MS03 - World’s Most Powerful EDC in 2020
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
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DavidSunshine867 IMALENT MS03 Flashlight Statistics:
PWM Frequency/% Flicker: 18,332Hz/91%
Lumen-O-Meter: 15,521 Lumens
Lowest Lumens: 150 Lumens
Max Runtime: 20 hours
Beam/Field/Peri. Angles: 40°/84°/116°
LED: 3 x XHP70.2 ~6500K
Driver: Proprietary, DC-DC Boost to 6V, using 3 x TI S61088A
Main Uses: World's most powerful EDC, but not waterproof. Great for security guards who don't get caught in the rain.
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David. 
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good honest review.
Thanks Peter! Yup, review the crap out of these lights! Break em down, and check em out inside and out! That's the name of the game! Hope you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and the support!
Cheers,
David.
@@DavidSunshine 11
Bruh, this is the most complete review out there. The effort is outstanding. Now I want you to be a flashlight reviewer lol
Thanks man!! Ya it's quite a bit of testing but it's fun!! Hope you enjoyed! I like reviewing all sorts of things, but flashlights are good fun too! I don't have that many flashlights unfortunately, but the ones I have, I should review.
Cheers!
David.
@@DavidSunshine flashlight companies should start sending you more. Or... are they afraid of your complete breakdown...?
@@aggaviriyo790 Lol ya they might be afraid!! It's ok tho, I don't mind buying flashlights myself, I try to buy the ones that are useful, and good value for the dollar. The MS03 was a little expensive but it's something I can make use of still. I'm thinking of dedoming the LEDs and swapping to warm white. Then it'll make a compact powerhouse with good throw!
Cheers!
David.
@@DavidSunshine be sure to make a video when you do! I want to at least see the beamshot on that
@@aggaviriyo790 For sure!!
My flashlight btw same model bought 2 weeks ago came with no thread lock on the bottom at all. Only silicone grease. Also I use secondary 21700 battery with success. It's a Molicel/P45B/4500MAH/35A, as a riser/bumper for the height I just use a perfectly sized neodymium magnet on the negative end albeit might try making a pure copper or pure silver cut for the bumper/riser (easier for me as a jeweller).
I didn’t have any issues with my MS03, love it, however my new UT90 stopped working after a walk in the rain. Guess we’ll see if Imalent honors the warranty... Love the UT90, but be careful, it’s not really IPX-8 rated, the switch seems to be the weakness. Water ingress into the switch...
Glad the MS03 is working well for you! If they used the same button configuration it wouldn't surprise me that the switch failed. Hope they fix it up for you tho! There customer service seems pretty good, they really tried to help me with my issues, but in the end shipping from Canada to China would have cost too much for me, so I didn't bother. I like to mod stuff anyways so I'm gonna put some 2700K XHP70.2 on there. Hope you could send it for free to a local repair center!
Cheers,
David.
To be honest I recently bought the MS03 and I have been really happy with the light 😁
Thanks for your review 😁
Great to hear! Ya it's a pretty good light overall. Shines bright!
Cheers!
David.
Absolutely top review mate, thanks for your effort!
My pleasure. Thank you! I really appreciate it!
I'd also like to see reviews of the Nitecore TM9K, the Nitecore i4000R and the Nitecore NEW P30 waterproof tests are what I want to see the most
Thanks for the recommendations! They look like great high quality lights, let's hope they perform a promised!
I'll look into them.
Cheers!
David.
Very very nice Review👍🏻
Do u know ms03 3000lm ，can keep long time or not?
testing Astrolux FT02S later?🙂
Thanks! 3000lms is too much, I think it can only keep up 2000lms for a long time, slowly reducing to 1000lms. I have a graph that shows how it did from turbo, that's pretty representative of what it will plateau to. At 5m40s.
Cheers,
David.
much better and detailed than most if not all reviews out there, great job brother, please keep these flashlight reviews coming.
Thank you! Glad you think so and liked it. I'll keep an eye out for new and interesting lights, this one caught my eye cuz of the extreme lumens.
Cheers!
David.
I purchased this about a month ago and I have hardly used it and a month later the turbo won’t even work imalent are not responding to my emails
Hi,
Ya the turbo needs a very high voltage and everything needs to be clean for it to work. Even then, due to the high amps it draws, it'll go into low voltage protection prematurely.
Unless we reprogram it, we can't really fix it. Did you get it from Amazon? Can you ask for a refund?
If you try all the cleaning in my other video, then the battery is probably too weak to support Turbo. Or there is some resistance in the system.
Message the company and see if they can repair it for you.
You should be in the warranty period.
Cheers,
David.
how is the rc30c maybe they improve the design on the replacement model.
Hi,
Oh cool, looks like a new design. I see the switch is different, hopefully water resistant this time. Must have learned from the previous mistake. It looks like it uses the XHP50.2, so probably won't pull as many amps so may not have the issue of this one. These 3 x XHP70.2s pull way more current initially.
The RC30C is a good balance of power, 9000lm, throw and size for sure, probably a good reliable light for hiking and actual every day use.
The MS03 was meant to be a lumen monster, breaking records with 13,000lm, so more problems will arise with pushing the limits, but some people want the most output so it's got its niche market.
Either light is still a good purchase though, just depends what you're after.
Cheers!
David.
David! 15K lumens for an EDC haha that's sick and 69°C that's why we need wireless drivers and an APP, I have been searching for components it seems possible in 17mm, but my lack of electronics components knowledge, if i made a mistake with the pcb driver would have to order new ones, and develop an APP takes time. you know the 5A driver 4 modes from convoy? i'm planning to change the 020 sense resistor for a 075 resistor to decrease from 5A to 1.5 amps, but i have a doubt what happens if the sense resistor breaks down, the driver wont work or it will turn into a direct driver?
Lol ya would be nice to have Bluetooth drivers and adjustments. I heard of flashlights like that, forget what it was called tho.
I'm not sure how it uses the sense resistor, but if it burns out, it'll probably just go open circuit. Worth a try though. Let us know how it goes!
Cheers,
David.
@@DavidSunshine Great David, a Mate told me the resistor it works like a feedback. Do you know about lighted switches right?. Well I installed one in my Convoy C8 clear but for some reason the threads on tube are anodized but threads in the tail no. So when I'm closing the host the lighted switch in the tailcap looks like a party strobe when closing that is what we call false contact true? well the real question here is, ¿ is dangerous for Li ion batteries to put in false contact when closing a light with lighted switch installed ?
You are really crazy in a good way... haha. I have an Imalent MS08 and I am in love with it, but measurements on the net dont agree... Imalent say 34000 on turbo, but 1lumen measured 25000 and "Dave" 29000... it would be interesting to see what you find. The most interesting thing about MS08 is the temperature control/fans. Cheers
Haha thanks man! Always good to be crazy than boring! Being boring would make me go crazy.
I haven't heard about the MS08 until you just mentioned it, looks crazy!! That's a good light, which addresses all the issues we had with fanless designs, I like the way they are going. They have always been good innovators and pushing the limits of high powered flashlight design! They are also crazy, in a good way! Lol. I think 34000 might be the peak right at startup on full batteries, I like to measure at 5 seconds, to be fair it should be 30 seconds for the rating for advertisement since that's what the ANSI FL1 standard says, but graphing it out, we see that it drops dramatically as it heats up. We should do better testing, for example: We should really call it initial 5s lumens of 34000 and standard 30s lumens of 25000 or long term 30m lumens of 10000, that'll give a better understanding to our lights.
Thanks for the heads up on this new beast of an EDC! It is a monster!
Cheers,
David.
@@DavidSunshine Yes; that's a good idea! I am learning a lot of things with tour knowledge. If you're interested in a monster light but one that delivers more on the promise, the MS12 is better in some ways (although it's less waterproof and doesn't have really low lumen modes...and the fans are noisy), at least according to what all the tests say: and holds 10,000 lm or more for 50m.
@@marcosguglielmetti Oh ya! That MS12 looks cool. I like the soda can form factor more since you can carry it around easier, it becomes more useful if it can be put on a pocket, for work, camping, working on the car. We need the most powerful light with moonlight, water resistance, usb ports, OLED screen to see battery voltage and level, all in a good form factor, we basically want it all lol. The MS08 is getting there. There should be a way to set it to quiet mode too, then it'll provide the max lumens while keeping the fans running at a lower speed. That would be awesome! And Bluetooth to a phone app so you can easily enable or disable features/modes, program, or operate it in advanced modes. Could show remaining battery life current voltage or operating power too.
If you can set an alarm so it'll act as a sun rise light it would be cool too.
Now we are going a little crazy here, but why not?
Cheers!
David.
@@DavidSunshine I agree, all that could be done! but complexity gets you in more problems... all in all I am ok with Imalent lights...
Sweetness, I just ordered the LD70, and MS03. I received the LD10 last week and absolutely love it.
Nice man!! The LD10 is a great EDC, slicker than the On the Road M3, but I like the tail magnet, wish the LD10 had that. The LD70 looks great too! I was eyeing that up, I think that'll be a great utility light. The MS03 is a monster handheld pocketable light tho.
They'll all awesome and have their specific uses.
Cheers!
David.
@@DavidSunshine Awesome, the LD10 is my first flashlight, and yes a magnet and a clip would be really nice. But overall it’s amazing and the amount of throw makes up for it. Just used it to adjust a throttle cable on a Honda Civic in the dark last night at 150 Lumens. The bonus diffuser turns it into an extremely handy work-light/lantern. They could easily update the LD10 and they’d have the best EDC on the market.
@@chrisp.5272 Yup, it's a winner of a flashlight even in its current form, pretty great bang for the buck. It's got enough power and runtime to be a useful EDC. I think a 16340 battery is the smallest I would go, if you have to do any emergency repairs, it'll be enough to provide plenty of light at 150 lumens. If you ever have to do a serpentine belt replacement on the side of the street, and you're fighting against the sunset, these flashlights will pay for themselves.
For working on the car, you can use a $12 convoy S2+ with a tail magnet add on, and a magnet add to the side clip, it makes it awesome for working under the hood, around the engine, and underneath. Plenty of light and runtime, if you need more runtime, just pop in a fresh 18650. That's my go to, cuz I don't want to destroy the finish on my more expensive lights. With that said, I will use them if I have to, like my X7R which is missing most of it's anodization, looks like been through the trenches, but it still works great like day one. It's nice to keep the tools undamaged, even though that's what they were made for, strangely enough.
Cheers!
David.
I call this the best flashlight review video ever.
Glad you liked it! I appreciate the comment! Thank you. Cheers, David.
hi,..nice reviews as always....have u tried dismantling the LD70?..is it possible?
Thank you!
Great question!
I have the LD10, and I've been looking at it a long time, thinking how could it be taken apart, but it looks like it's pressed together very well. I think we might be able to pull the back out using some tools though. Like the front ring, they like to press things in.
I'll look more into it and try it out on my LD10, I plan to do a review on the LD10 so well dig deeper into the design if it isn't locked up like fort nox!
Cheers,
David.
Hi David. Hope you are doing well. Whats your openion about this flash light after one year.
And also do you have any recommendation with same LM and size??
Thanks in advance
Hi, I'm doing well thanks! Hope you are too!
This flashlight is not very useful, since it has a side switch that isn't water resistant, so it's useless for anything outdoors in the rain, and the turbo mode operation fails due to voltage drop, so it's not useful as a powerful light either. It was a fun toy for high lumen output, but other than a novelty with insane output for a few seconds, it's basically useless. If you want to char paper, that's about all it can really do.
If you want an actual 1 x 21700 light that's powerful and useful, I would search for some brand names with 21700 lights, Olight, Astrolux, Mateminco, Lumintop, all of those should have something.
For instanace, the 10,000 lumen FW21 PRO would be a water resistant and high powered output light, with proper temperature control which is programmable to your liking, it's good if you want super high lumen output for 30 seconds, but it will get hot and reduce output to avoid overheating (tidd.ly/3NRqDUv).
The 2100 lumen Olight Warrior X Pro is a very useful high quality light, with lower lumen output, but still reasonable for the size, it won't overheat so much at that output.
I guess it depends what you're looking for.
If you want HIGH output for longer, a soda can sized light is good, the 45,000 lumen Manker MK38 would be good, using 3 x 21700 (tidd.ly/3xNryQr). But those aren't easily pocketable so aren't as useful.
At least the FW21 can be carried in a normal pant pocket.
I would avoid 26650 form factor lights, they can be a little big compared to the 21700. 21700 is definitely the way to go for high powered in a compact form factor.
Cheers!
David.
@@DavidSunshine thank you mister David. Much appreciated😊😊🤗🤗
@@DavidSunshine i will go for FW21 Pro
@@DavidSunshine one more thing please. MS03 If u light up 8K lumen for long period of time then does it really become hot??
@@50amn Ya, it'll get really hot at 8000lms. It doesn't appear to have temp control so it gets really hot. If it does, it's set really high, more than anyone would want.
Cheers!
David.
The Most technical review of flashlight, very informative, Thanks 🙂🙏👍🏽. Am a subscriber now.
Thank you! I appreciate the sub!! Glad you liked the video! Cheers! David.
I actually don't have any issues with my USB-rechargeable lights getting their ports unflapped. All except one, the Fenix UC52. But all of the newer fenix USB lights have internal waterproofing on those ports.
The next test I'd like to see would be the inner waterproofing on some of those newer fenix lights that say they have internal waterproofing on the charging ports. Namely the PD36R, the TK20R and the UC52
Hi,
That's good. I had my OTR M3 Pro cap come open, but might be cuz I had a bunch of stuff in my pocket; shouldn't be a problem normally though. I rather have quick access to the port rather than a clean body though. I like the convenience.
The waterproofing sounds good, hopefully it stands up to water.
Thanks for all the recommendations! I'll check em out.
Cheers!
David.
In my daughter's test, the flashlight withstood only about half the drop distance the flashlight advertised and the glass shattered. I guess that's due to having to use glass instead of something shatterproof.
Ya, the impact rating is something that this flashlight fails at. The testing standard requires that it be dropped first then water tested, since the ring opens up on the drop, it'll fail the water test right away(not allowed any water ingress, which will certainly happen with that ring and glass loose). The glass can easily break since that ring comes off too. I find both ratings to be misleading, if it failed my tests, it really shouldn't pass those tests, since they need a sample set to pass the lab tests, I think it's like 5 units.
Cheers!
David.
U know it’s a shame Imalemt is such a shitty light company they always have such good potential with lights. Like this one.. jsut this one there’s a I guess a moat or issue with the red light of death. Idk. Kinda rediculous to have so many issues with so many of heir lights
Ya I'm pretty disappointed with this light, why would they program it so poorly and leave a leaky side switch? Can't really rely on this light. Still cool for a pocket rocket, when it actually turns on lol. You'd think they would test the light before mass producing and selling it around the world. I like the LD10 light, it seems to function pretty well for a good price. Hit or miss with this company.
They need better QAQC and R&D, user testing at least, to figure out and avoid these issues.
Cheers!
David.
@@DavidSunshine the dx80 I was dead interested in. I’m sure it’s a great light but tbh I’m getting the blf gt4. Sustained 25000 lumens like 10 mins of something and start up is sustained at 32000. Matt smith has a video on it it’s 400 bough 🙄
@@AverageReviewsYT That's a nice light! Gotta pay to play! Lol.
High output lights are worth it tho. For work I use the X7R Marauder. I wouldn't mind the Marauder 2 as an upgrade, but Olight makes good lights and the X7R is going strong after 3 years so no need for an upgrade yet, needed to replace the batteries but that's expected.
It's not as high output as the GT4 tho. That thing is a beast!
Worth every penny for the high output lights in my opinion.
Cheers!
David.
@@DavidSunshine I have the m2r pro right now. Had it for 2 years and I’m waiting for the tm9k to come in. I’ll make a review over it I’m sure I just hate that I can’t test lumens, but the one complaint I have against olight is their stupid clips. I hate them since the day I saw it and sure enough it got caught on everything until it snapped off. I was so glad when it snapped and left me with the only part I needed, it’s so stupid. The light itself there are a couple things I wasn’t thrilled about but overall it’s An amazing light and I have enjoyed it. The tm9k I’m excited for so long as Amazon can actually ship it like they said they would 😆
@@AverageReviewsYT Nice! The M2R Pro looks like a great light. Ya that clip is funky, nice that it can clip both ways but bad that it catches on everything. Glad it's broken and "modded" to be like a normal clip now tho.
I like adding magnets and heatsink to clips too, makes it useful with that side magnet.
The TM9K looks great, hand cannon! A review on it would be cool. You can get a light meter and make a light box for cheap, would be accurate enough. Check light meters in AliExpress, or amazon: amzn.to/3l2l3mF
All you gotta do use measure the output at known outputs, then plot in an excel graph and create a trendline, can be linear. Then use that equation to calculate your light meter readings to solve for lumens OTF. It's not perfect but it's mostly linear so works relatively well.
It's basically what the professional labs do, just using a white sphere "light box", light sphere I guess, and light meter calibrate with known outputs.
You don't even need to use a light box. You could just use the light meter to measure the amount of light on the room between flashlights, but the room isn't all white so a flooded and thrower will skew the results, that's why a white sphere is good, then your reading is more of an absolute OTF number.
It's fun to play around with tho.
Looking forward to your review!
Let us know when you get it and put up a video.
Cheers!
David.
Thanks for the great review.
Please buy IMALENT NM06 next time. And please give us a detailed review.
You're welcome!
Thank you for the feedback!
I'll look into it!
MS06 looks powerful, I wonder if it uses the same circuits and programming, but just has double what the MS03. If it has the same button, it would be interesting to test the water resistance too!
Thanks again for the feedback!
Cheers,
David.
By far the most knowledgeable of all other reviewers
Thanks man! Hope you enjoyed the review!
Cheers,
David.
@@DavidSunshine do you have an imalent dm70 review?
@@Avocado818 Nope. I only have the LD10(have not had a chance to review it yet) and MS03 from Imalent. But by the looks of the DM70, it might be a much better light than the MS03, I like the indicator light on the switch, the red light, and the magnetic tail! 4500lms is pretty good out of a single 21700 light too, looks promising, as long as that switch is water resistant.
Cheers!
David.
Review the imalent ms06W
Thanks for the recommendation! I'll check it out!
Cheers, David.
@@DavidSunshine because there is legit no video on testing that flashlight this in depth as ur video no one does the waterproof test on yt of this flashlight other than u very nice video
@@Maykay1312 Thanks for the feedback! I think the MS06 will have the same problem as the MS03, it's just a tactile switch that's covered by a metal button, so once that gets wet, it'll fail, until it dries out again. So these lights are not usable for hiking in the rain, it'll fail to operate properly as soon as it gets wet.
Cheers!
David.
@@DavidSunshine is it possible to put a gasket in the switch or some electrical tape over the button so it can be used in rain?
@@Maykay1312 It's very difficult to make it water resistant. If you put tape over it, it won't freely click, but could work. If you open it up and put thick grease on the tactile switch, it could make it somewhat what resistant, but you remove silicone to take it apart so you lose water resistant there, and the grease can leak out and make a mess. They should have designed it with an integral o-ring, but that could make the switch a lot bigger, which is why I think they just left it exposed, and not water resistant; they wanted this thing to be very small, so that's a compromise they took.
The front isn't that water resistant, especially if you drop it once, the lens pops out and water can get into it easily.
Water resistant is not great on this design, unfortunately.
Cheers!
David.
Why do you say 15000 lumens yet the table shows less that that?
Good question! The battery was fully charged for the peak lumen test, which is taken after only 5 seconds, so we can see what its peak output is. That's the max it'll output if you fully charge it and it's fresh, but won't get that all the time.
I do the runtime test with longer intervals so the output captured will be less than the peak.
Cheers!
David.
@@DavidSunshine thank you for the response, I was considering this for edc but the waterproof issue bothers me
@@AverageReviewsYT You're welcome! Ya the side switch is an big downside. A flashlight that isn't functional in the rain is very limited. You'll want a flashlight that works well on cold rainy nights!
The MS03 isn't a great EDC, more of just a pocket rocket.
A good EDC is the Wurkkos FC11, or the similar, Sofirn SP35 if you want 21700. Sofirn SP33V3.0.
Wurkkos HD20 if you want one that acts like a battery pack too, and are ok with a headlamp light.
Many options out there. I trust in the Sofirn and Wurkkos brands, they seem to be better made and water resistant.
Skillhunt M300 too.
Cheers!
David.
@@DavidSunshine i dont mind spending money. Im looking at the fenix lr35r which is 10000 lumens and i have the tm9k. Im just seeing what other high lumen (above 9000 lumen) is out there for my next upgrade
@@AverageReviewsYT Cool. It's definitely higher lumens, if it doesn't lock you out from Turbo, which does happen very often due to their poor programming.
It's not the light for everyone, that's for sure, only those who want a pocket rocket for use in dry.
It had great promise, but the IP rating was a false promise. Can't even easily be fixed.
Let's see what people can make for 2021!
Cheers!
David.
Great review, i bought the flashlight after watching this, was searching for a second battery and came across Imalent MRB-217P50 which is a 5000mAh 3.6V 18wh compared to the original Imalent MRB-217P40 of 4000mAh 3.6V 14.4wh, would the 5000mAh battery help the red light problem or cause more issues, useless with electrics so don't want to short my new torch out. Thanks.
Thank you! Glad you liked it. It's a beast of a light, as long as you get a new revision with the fixed LVC issue. Good question, in short I recommend using the 4000mAh that it came with, and getting a 2nd battery of the same model for a spare. The 5000mAh cell is based on a higher capacity cell, which will have less ampacity (higher internal resistance), this will result in a greater voltage drop when you try to pull high current, which the MS03 pulls when it's in Turbo or High. Due to the high current demand, I'd recommend sticking to the 4000mAh high-discharge cell for a replacement. It will provide the power required by the MS03 under the higher modes. The 5000mAh may work for medium and low modes, but in High and Turbo, the light will see a low voltage and engage the low voltage protection. In a nutshell: To get a higher capacity, they add more electrolyte, to make room for that they reduce the thickness of the current collector layers, the thinner conductor results in more resistance and less ability to carry current, great for more runtime but not good for high output. Hope that helps! Cheers, David.
@@DavidSunshine Thanks for the quick reply David, i even understood that explanation 😂. keep up the good work, just subscribed.
@@ernie19721 You're welcome! Glad I could help! Thank you for subscribing!
Best regards,
David.
Did they fix the turbo issue? On newer batch
No. Unfortunately, the issue is deeply rooted in the design and programming of the driver. It needs to account for the voltage drop at high current, but it doesn't. The new batch might address the threadlock, but it sounds like they have not addressed the LVC unfortunately.
If you get it off Amazon, you can test out the most recent ones, but I doubt they have fixed it. If not, you can easily return it as detective.
Cheers!
David.
@@DavidSunshine ok.... Btw is r30c a better choice? They're very similar but in terms of power I've read something that ms03 don't have real 13k Lm just 10k and if r30c is real 9k Lm then they're very close on brightness power but about the turbo issue is r30c free from that issue?
@@borasiman648 Hi,
I haven't tested or read up on the RC30C, but from what I can tell, they are very similar, just looks like the RC30C is dialed back a bit in power, probably to address the low voltage protection issue, and the side switch looks like it could be actually water resistant, but we wouldn't know unless we took it apart like we did the MS03.
The MS03 only pushes 13K+ lumens for a short amount of time when the battery is at full voltage, so I really don't think you'll notice any difference between the two unless you set up a light meter and compared the numbers. After the initial burst, I'm sure both will get hot quickly and reduce down to about 3000lms. The RC30C will probably take a little longer to get warm, but they both are small lights with insane output.
If I were to decide between the two, I'd go with the RC30C since it has better chances working in the long run, and we know for certain the MS03 gives up early and has a leaky switch.
There might be other similar lights out there by other manufacturers too, Olight is good, but you pay more for quality, you'll get some good performance out of nitecore too. I like the price and performance from Sofirn, Astrolux, and Convoy the most. The lights with the Anduril UI are really good, once you use them, you'll really enjoy side switch lights. The Imalent UI is ok, buy not great . Check it out!
The Matemino TK04 looks interesting too, it's a big light with 4x XHP50.2s that can do 13500lms, but it's a 26500 light. If they made that in 21700 and a little smaller, it would be nice. Seems like a good light with Anduril tho. The MK04 is also 26650 but has a smaller reflector, it could work with a 21700 too, a little bigger than the MS03 but I think it'll actually hold 12600lm longer with the bigger size, also has USB C on the side. There's a lot of offerings out there, I can't keep up. Check them out online, like AliExpress, if you're interested.
Cheers!
David.
@@DavidSunshine ok...Thanks👍
@@borasiman648 You're welcome! Happy hunting!
Who really needs a light that powerful? Me.
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Me too! I think everyone!
I just want to buy a flashlight. Holy shit I didn’t know I was going to end up stuck in flashlight hell trying to pick one.
Hahahah. More like flashlight heaven!! There are so many options, it's amazing!
If you're looking for a generic utility light, I recommend the Wurkkos FC11, comes with battery and usb charge port, you're good to go! It's not a thrower, but it is a great light for general purposes, even working on your car. If you heat shrink a magnet to the pocket clip, it is even better! The tail already has a magnet too.
If you want a headlight, the Sofirn SP40 is great.
A small EDC, the On The Road M3 Pro.
I don't recommend the MS03 unless you're looking for a monster light, but it comes with it's problems. Even if it keeps working well initially, as the battery gets old, you'll have problems with turbo.
I guess it depends what you need it for. I use the SP40 a lot actually, so if you need one light that does it all, that would be the one, it also has a magnet on the tail, so it works well for working on most things, appliances, cars, etc.
Let me know if you got any questions!
Cheers,
David.
@@DavidSunshine I’m having troubles with unwanted people. I currently have one of those cheap hand held flood lights. Each time I shine my light I get a glare back so now I’m wanting to send the might of Zeus to send people running in terroir of what could be behind the light of god.
@@Ollen1982 I see! Then you'll want to blind them, to glare then, you'll want the highest throw. Thrower flashlights can vary in performance, the better ones can go above 1km, I would recommend that if you want to blind them like you got the sun in your hand. The MS03 only has about 300m of throw, so not the best at blinding, you'll light up the whole field tho.
I don't have a crazy thrower, but I'll see what I can find on AliExpress that I can recommend:
If you're on a budget, the Sofirn C8G is a great compact thrower, 565m(619yds).
The Sofirn SP70 gives you 687m, with 5500lm, great bang for the buck.
Astrolux FT03 with the SST40, it'll be 875m with 2400lm.
The Astrolux MF02 gives you 1587m, with 3000lms, is a fair price for such a long thrower, it won't be the best search light, but it'll be like a laser beam and blind whoever you point it at.
A massive light is the Astrolux MF04S, costs more and it's bigger, but it'll give you 6000lm and 1549m of throw, so it's like the MF02 but with better fill lighting, it'll cause the same glare, but it's better to light up the entire back yard so that you can see if anyone is hiding in the corners.
The Mateminco MT35 can throw 2416m, but it's only 2700lms, big reflector, but that will be a blinder!
So there are some great options for you, the ones less than $100 will do fine, but for the crazy throw, it'll cost you. Choose the highest colour temperature to cause the most glare to intruders, 6500K is very blue and causes glare. Some lights are USB chargeable, I like those for convenience, but a separate charger is fine too if you want to go that way. The liitokala chargers are pretty good.
Search that stuff up on AliExpress or Amazon and see what works best! If you're gonna use it at home, I would go with the bigger ones, giving you the best throw possible. You can always use your smaller lights when you're on the go, so no point in getting a more compact light, unless you want to use it for camping or something, then the FT03 would be a great balance between size, cost and throw, isn't over 1000m but pretty damn close, it'll still be blinding and deter trespassing.
I'd probably go with the MF04S if my backyard was large tho, then I can easily light it all up and spot the intruders, and really annoy them with the blinding power of the sun.
Let me know if you got any questions!
Cheers,
David.
Anything in a similar size and lumen output that you would recommend over this?
There are starting to be more offerings in a single 21700 format. I would look for something that is similar size but in the 6000lm range, cuz more than that and it's gonna get too hot too quick, which limits the use of the light.
Check out the Lumintop FW21, there is the 3x XHP50.2(10000 lumens) and X9L(6000 lumens) versions. Both are great lights, with the X9L being a great thrower, and the XHP50.2s being great for a search light, but it'll in mind it'll get hot twice as quick as the 6000 lumen version.
Lots of great options out there in a single 21700 format.
Cheers!
David.
@@DavidSunshine Thanks for the reply! I ended up going with the Emisar D4Sv2 with W2 emitters.
@@ayokay123 Oh nice! That looks like a fantastic light! What a beast.
The machining on that looks amazing as well. From what I can tell, the quality looks top notch!
Good choice, thanks for letting us know what you ended up with.
It's nice that it has a tail magnet, that's something that I think every flashlight should have, if it doesn't, I dunno what they were thinking, there's really no excuse for that exclusion lol.
How do you like the light?
I'm a fan of the Anduril UI too. It's just perfect. Thanks to Toyakeeper for creating that!
Cheers,
David.
I like the olight X7r marauder better tbh
Yup, still using the X7R for work. The MS03 is small and good for evening walks, where a small and powerful light is handy.
The new replacement for the X7R looks great tho! But I don't think my X7R will break any time soon, so no need to upgrade.
Cheers,
David.
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Imalent Ms06 review plzz
Thanks for the recommendation! I'll take a look into it! It appears a lot like the MS03, but with double the LEDs and uses 3 x 21700s, so I suspect it won't have the low voltage problems, but it might to a degree, the button probably isn't water resistant either, if it's the same button design.
Cheers!
David.
So out of 10 including practicality (heating etc) how would you grafe out of 10?
Hi,
I would grade it 6.8/10, taking into account practicality. It's a good light, and the high lumens actually practical if you encounter an aggressive person as a security guard, it can blind them sufficiently so that they think twice before approaching you, the heating is not an issue for that, but the leaky side switch drops it's grade, since you can't use the same light for hiking or camping, it does rain a lot and your light will fail. The battery also won't kick into turbo unless really well charged and able to keep the voltage up, that brings down the score too. The USB C port is nice to have.
It's a little expensive but the compact yet powerful driver and 3 x XHP70.2s is amazing, and worth it if you want quality electronics. It's just too bad the implementation fell short due to the programming of the low voltage cut off.
Still a "good" light in my opinion, overall.
Cheers!
David.
@@DavidSunshine thank you, I recently purchased the dm 70 and ms18... the ms18 i feel like it's more of a novelty collectors item type of a light, on turbo it heats up extremely fast and extremely hot, I feel like a lot if imalent lights are similar in that way, not very practical if you're going to have your light on more than a few minutes, but for short bursts, showing your friends, or an aggressive attacker may be better, but not long periods of time like a regular flashlight with D cell batteries in my opinion
@@Avocado818 Anytime! That's right, the lights have immense power, but they create a lot of heat, so aren't practical for long term usage at max power, but it's nice to have if the situation calls for it.
Typically the bigger the light, the longer you can leave it in at higher lumens outputs, usually 50% or less though, otherwise they get pretty hot.
That's why I like to do the lumen output vs time graph, it helps show what the light can actually provide if you use it long term.
I think it's still nice to have the ability to go high power in these relatively compact lights though. The MS18 is big but I'm sure it can output 20,000 lumens continuous, so that's nice to have sometimes.
The MS03 is actually pocket size, so it's nice you can have that while walking in the park, it can light up the whole field, even though it's for only 30 seconds, still pretty good to have.
Cheers!
David.
Very good properly detailed review!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Cheers,
David.
Great stuff as always!
Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed!! Cheers,
David.
Would you prefer MS03 or the MS06? Trying to find a bright light that isn’t too cumbersome. They both have their advantages.
I'd rather have the MS03 for a lighter light, it's plenty of power already. But if you're using it for work or need longer output for longer, the larger MS06 works well. But I think it's too big to carry without a bag, it's like a soda can. At least the MS03 can be put in the pocket.
Cheers,
David.
@@DavidSunshine thanks! Yeah I wasn’t looking for a big light, but also not a super small key chain/edc type light either. I want a light and carry able type light, but also don’t need it to fit in my pocket. I’ll be using primarily as a recreational, exploring/night walking type light. I don’t need super long run times but definitely want something bright that will last a couple hours.
@@justinh1258 Hi Justin, the MS03 will certainly give you a powerful utility light!
If you want a basic utility light, check out the Wurkkos FC11, I use that one daily and it works very well. Not crazy powerful, but enough lumens for a walking light. Comes with a good quality battery and is USB C chargeable. It's on Amazon for a fair price too.
Cheers!
David.
Just bought the MS06... all I can say is WOW..
@@h0rn3y0ne lol ya, 6 x XHP70.2s! I can imagine. That's like 260w of LED light! Double trouble compared to the MS03.
Crazy!
Thank you very much, for this great and in-depth review!
I was just thinking about this flashlight again this week, and looking to purchase. I sure hope they take your advice to heart, and get these adjustments implemented as soon as possible.
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You're very welcome! Pleasure is mine. It's fun to take things apart, and review it in full. I hope they do. They seem very innovative, and smart, so I'm sure they'll easily fix it up.
Even the way it is, I think it's a great light. I'm gonna try putting grease in the side switch(it shouldn't fail so easily due to water), then swapping some 2700K XHP70.2s in there. Should be a fun little 10,000lm+ warm white light!
Cheers!
David.