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RovyVon Aurora A8 Small Multifunctional Torch USB C Rechargeable, 5000K High CRI, 420 Lumens EDC Keyring Torch with Magnetic Clip and Socket (White+Red+365nm)

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The white MATCH CA18 LED provides 441 candela or 42m of throw – it’s a very floody beam with not much of a hotspot and is more useful for close work.

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. The TIKI also has a couple of additional modes. If you triple press the power button from off you turn on the 500mW 365nm UV side LED in its translucent body, handy for identifying counterfeit banknotes for example. Press it again for a high CRI white LED and again to flash this LED. A couple of minutes later, the light shut off. That’s not exactly the 90-minute total expected runtime, but it is close enough for me. They claimed a one-hour charge would completely recharge the light. I plugged in the light and in only 45 minutes, the charging LED went from breathing blue to green. Nice! It’s worth noting this is also based on the ANSI standards and only requires the equivalent of moon light illumination or 0.25 lux on distant objects which isn’t very much. You can divide this throw by 4 for a more realistic distance measurement. Again, the TIKI is not bad for its size with a good combination of throw and flood.

Design and features

Measurement disclaimer: Testing flashlights is my hobby. I use hobbyist-level equipment for testing, including some I made myself. Try not to get buried in the details of manufacturer specifications versus measurements recorded here; A certain amount of difference (say, 10 or 15%) is perfectly reasonable. What’s Included

It should last around 90 minutes at this level and an impressive 72 hours in the 0.5 lumen moonlight mode which I did measure at just under 0.5 lumens. That’s one of the best moonlight modes I’ve seen and is still enough to see if it’s pitch dark. And it keeps your eyes accustomed to the dark. The 60 lumen mode should last around 1 hour and the ultra low mode can last for up to 40 hours. A long press turns the torch off. You can run the TIKI off a USB portable charger and unusually all the lighting modes are available. So it would be great for a reading light when camping for example. In any mode and when the light is off holding down the mode button takes you to the momentary 500 lumen turbo mode until you let go. When the light is off holding down the power button will take you straight to the 1 lumen ultra low mode.For such a small torch it does have a fairly concentrated hotspot with an intensity of 2500 candela in high mode, equating to a throw of 110m which I find useful if I’m using it for night walk, if I’ve not got a larger torch with me.

The RovyVon Aurora A8 G4 has a polycarbonate body, which is both lightweight and durable. This makes it easy to carry the flashlight with you wherever you go, without adding a lot of extra weight to your EDC gear. And because polycarbonate is a tough and resilient material, you can be confident that the flashlight will be able to withstand regular use and abuse.

2 year warranty

It runs off an alkaline or rechargeable AAA battery – neither is included. Li-ion 10440 3.7V batteries are forbidden and don’t fit being ever so slightly longer.

I confirmed these outputs, although high I measured a little lower at 240 lumens – but that’s still pretty good for a light this size and weight. This drops to around 50 lumens after 1 minute. Unless I state otherwise I’m measuring the lumens after 30 seconds, as per the American ANSI flashlight testing standards. Just as a comparison I carried out all these measurements with my iPhone 13 Pro’s torch. In its highest mode it produces 15 lumens, with an intensity of 8 candela which works out as a throw of just under 6 metres. Its colour temperature is 5263K with an impressively high CRI of 95 and a neutral tint. In this first article I’ll look at keyring torches, starting with the lightest. These use either an integrated battery or a replaceable AAA battery. They are super lightweight weighing less than 25g – you’ll barely even know you have them on you. They’re still surprisingly bright – way brighter and with far more reach than an iPhone 13 Pro’s torch that I’ve included as a baseline.

What is it?

The torch turns on and off with a half second press of the power button. When on, the power button cycles through the modes from a 5 lumen eco, to a 30 lumen low, a 80 lumen medium and a 260 lumen high. The last mode used isn’t memorised – it always starts in the 5 lumen eco mode. 260 lm high mode Despite its small size, the RovyVon Aurora A8 G4 has an impressive 330mAh battery. This means that you can get up to 72 hours of runtime on the lowest setting, or up to 1.5 hours of runtime on the highest setting. And thanks to the USB C rechargeability, you can easily top up the battery whenever you need to. If you’re on a budget the Thrunite Ti2 is hard to beat. It offers plenty of light, couldn’t be simpler to use and feels rugged. If you still want a AAA torch but don’t want to bother with rechargeable batteries, the OLIGHT i3E runs very well even on an alkaline battery – there’s even one included. And it’s only a few pounds more than the Thrunite.

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