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The runtime test was done with the 50cm integrating sphere, and Extech SDL400 data logging Lux Meter. Before you can use this torch (to keep it British English), you’d have to take out the plastic insulation disc, inside the flashlight, by removing the battery first.
To activate the COB light, simply pull the head from the body. The COB light will turn on directly when you start pulling, even with only 3 millimeters moved. That means that the light will be turned on, while covered for 95% by the flashlight body. When the light is zoomed in (narrow spotlight) the beam becomes square-ish with rounded corners. At a close distance (1-2meters), you still see a weak ring outside the hotspot. That ring will become invisible after about 5 or 10 meters. Bernard is known for bringing everyday carry out of obscurity and into the mainstream, having been published or featured in various publications such as GQ, TIME Magazine, The New York Times, VICE, HYPEBEAST, Outside, and many others. He has also played a part in curating, designing, and developing digital and physical products, resulting in successful crowdfunding projects or limited edition collaboration products with established softgoods brands. He stays on the pulse of the EDC industry by attending trade shows, participating in online interest communities, and actively engaging with fellow gear enthusiasts on social media. Rechargeable, waterproof (IP67) and extremely versatile, the SLYDE KING 2K features a 2,000 lumen flashlight with 4x zoom, and a 500 lumen C•O•B work light. Each light mode is dimmable with programmable memory. The 2K also has an ergonomic rubberised grip and powerful magnetic base.
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The Lowest output starts at around 190 lumens, drops to 148 lumens in 30 seconds, and 66 lumens in 1 minute. It’s interesting to note that the light drops in steps, and not gradually. That’s kind of hard to tell in this graph, because the measurements are done every 5 seconds. You’d have to look at the 10 minutes graph to see this. The runtime is supposed to be 10% of the initial 30 seconds reading, so that means about 6.6 lumens. That’s about 16 hours. At 17h06min the light finally turns off. Press the button a second time to activate flashing red mode, which is 40 lumens, shining for up to six hours. The charging indicator in the switch will flash green while charging is in progress and turn solid green once charging is complete after approximately 4 hours (when using a high USB output). The switch also features a battery power indicator underneath that will glow orange when the battery level is over 25% and will turn flash orange every second when the battery levels drops below 25% to remind you to charge the battery.
It’s interesting to note that the CCT is supposed to be 10000K and extremely cold, but in person it’s not really blueish. It would have been nice to have some more battery level indicators. Having only 1 indicator for 100% to 25% is not very handy. I’d rather have more battery levels, like 100-75% 75-50% 50-25% 25-10% 10-5% <5% The head has little to no wobbling at both ends of the zoom, but it does have some wobble halfway through it. This is nothing to worry about unless you are using it in a very wet environment because it would indicate a larger gap. During the lumen test, I noticed that the Low mode drops a few lumens every few seconds. It’s not like it’s a smooth drop like you see with other lights, but short instant drops. I haven’t seen this behavior before, as far as I can remember. All output numbers are relative to my homemade Integrating Sphere. It is set up with an Extech SDL400 Lux Meter for measurements including a Kenko PRO1D ND-16 filter. The base measurement is done with a Convoy S2+ that has been tested at 255 lumens.
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Find all the instructional manuals, how-to videos and reference materials for all of the products sold by Carnage Tools. Diagnostics By default, it turns on in the White mode. But if you press the side switch, and slide the body, you can get red light directly. Some zoomy flashlights are push pull, but since that will activate the COB light, you need to twist the head to focus the main LED. Nebo is a major flashlight company with many flashlight in their line-up. And we’re happy to be able to test some of their products, including the Slyde King 2K. The specs mention quite a few features, including a ‘hidden’ COB light, magnetic tailcap, focusable beam, USB-C rechargeable, IPX7 waterproof, and 2000 lumens. And it’s advertised as a work light, so no EDC, Tactical or such.
The measurements in the highest output mode weren’t too far off, but the lowest mode wasn’t close in terms of candelas. But when you just focus on the distance: 125 meters vs 107 meters, that doesn’t seem to be a big difference. The lowest output is 191 lumens, which is still quite a bit. A bit too high. But since it uses PWM, anything lower than that output would make the PWM unbearable. So I understand they capped it off at 200 (191) lumens. Having 2,000 lumens is not bad, since that’s brighter than about 95% of all the flashlight currently on planet earth. Altgeräte enthalten häufig sensible personenbezogene Daten. Dies gilt insbesondere für Geräte der Informations- und Telekommunikationstechnik wie Computer und Smartphones. Bitte beachten Sie in Ihrem eigenen Interesse, dass für die Löschung der Daten auf den zu entsorgenden Altgeräten jeder Endnutzer selbst verantwortlich ist.Measurements were taken indoors at 5 meters with a Hagner E4-X Lux Meter. Measurements were recorded after 30 seconds, as per ANSI FL1 standards. Mode Charging is done with a USB-C cable (a USB A to USB-C cable is included), and it finishes charging at a safe 4.16V. The highest current I could see was 0.7A, which isn’t very high, and most of the charge time it was lower. I also tried to use a USB-C to USB-C cable on a charger, but that didn’t work. I then tried it with my desktop’s USB-C port, and that worked just fine. It looks like it doesn’t have any benefits using USB-C to USB-C over the traditional USB-A to USB-C. The charge currents remained the same. Zoomed out (with the widest beam) the beam is quite uniform in the center all the way up to the edges. There’s a yellowish ring visible on the outside of the beam, just like you’d expect from a focusable flashlight. You can see that it takes 6.5 minutes to reach 1000 lumens…. which is actually a really good performance! And 11.5 minutes to reach 500 lumens. Most flashlights drop below 1000 lumens within 3 minutes… Specs didn’t specify in what focus position those lumen numbers are measured, but we can assume that in the normal position with the widest beam.
Decades of experience and deep connections in the everyday carry industry give us a unique viewpoint on the market to inform our product recommendations. We have the depth of information for thousands of products that have come before and an extensive eye on the market to see what’s new and trending for each piece of gear. The result is a buying guide that we feel is informative and useful for EDCers of every trade, industry, and budget. What is Everyday Carry? Nebo included a proprietary ICR 18650 lithium-ion battery, with a total capacity of 2200mAh. This is actually quite small for a battery nowadays. I don’t know why they couldn’t choose a 3000mAh or just use a 3500mAh battery. Since the light shouldn’t be pulling many Amps, a 3500 mAh battery would have been fine. The switch is shrouded and lit when the light is turned on, and the color indicates the battery level. The following colors are available: The Slyde King has 2 light sources, namely a single LED at the front (with a focusable lens) and a COB hidden inside the batterytube. To see, and activate the COB light, you simply pull the battery tube while holding onto the head with your other hand. Once you start pulling, the COB light will turn on. I’m not 100% sure that’s the best way to do this, because it will turn on even when the COB light is only like 5% visible. But Nebo probably has a reason for this. I also measured it between 20-30% from the outer ring of the beam, and it dropped to 7000K. The yellowish ring on the outside of the beam is about 4500K.Nebo doesn’t mention anything about the brand of LED that is used. From the front, the LED is clearly visible, but I’m also not sure what brand and type it is. It’s an LED with 4 dies in 1. It sits behind a (plano) convex lens in the middle of a white centering ring. The LED isn’t perfectly centered, but that’s probably not a big problem. COB: Starts at around 627 lumens, and after 30 seconds 581 lumens, and 565 lumens at 60 seconds. Runtime (10% of 581 lumens) is at 7h01min and turns off at 7h28min. Throw Measurement
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