The selectable lighting levels:
3 lumens
Sounds like not much, but looking for glare-free reading maps, odds and ends in the tent, etc. ranges
it completely out. Conforms to the brightness an average LED Keychain.
95 lumens
Corresponds very roughly the 4-cell version of a well-known American penlight.
Good to scan the surrounding area for example in the forest. For the evening walk
perfectly adequate.
540 lumens
Is in the range of turbo mode many EDC (Every Day Carry) flashlights.
Very good illumination on 60-100m (estimated). If you see this light and considering that
The TM26 can hold this over 8 hours, actually nothing to be desired.
1700 lumens
Here begin the interesting Leistumgsregionen this flashlight. This level is good,
to illuminate areas or simply to see what (wide) passes in front of a. In The
Close range you will already dazzled at this stage of the forest floor and shrubs.
From this level, the heat output of the lamp is an issue. Here the lamp mass to come
and surface benefited since then the two highest brightness levels are available for long.
Finally, good is a lamp with astronomical light output when these few
Minute heat caused down or shuts off completely?
3500 lumens
The afterburner. Again once a noticeable step Heller (though not as much as
suggest paying the pure) than the previous brightness level. Sufficient in
Forest light up an entire corridor in front of him or scan a field. Compact
Torches in this class there sdhcon not many (and I'm talking about
now not of any cheap devices with fantasist performance information).
Even a stroboscopic mode there.
The brightness levels are well chosen, in my view. Each has its
And really miss raison d'être does it (at least I) nothing.
The light color is clear white, the illumination pattern is a well-chosen
Compromise (as the previous speaker mentioned the TM26 is not focusable) between
Flood (floodlit) and throw (range), with an emphasis in the Thrower characteristics.
Operation via the two-position switch is quite simple, you can easily the lamp
handed control. Due to the many modes but the operation is not to my mind
really panic-proof. When this point has a role in the purchase decision, there is
more suitable lamps.
For the average night walk the levels range 95/540 Lumen completely out,
to really good to see. These are in my opinion the greatest strengths of this lamp,
because they hold out on these steps 46, or good 8 hours. Even at longer tours
it quite unlikely that you have a set of spare batteries required.
When charging your battery directly in the lamp is a practical matter, because you so not the batteries
constantly take out needs.
The small display I initially thought gimmick, but makes perfect sense. one can
read the charge level of the batteries, the remaining period and the temperature of the lamp.
Especially the latter is interesting for greater lighting levels, as can be estimated as roughly
how much time remains until the lamp throttles (at 60 ° C) itself.
Only one should not do it:
The "zwosechs" with low batteries, or batteries from different manufacturers u. Feed charge states.
At the highest level there already is running a lot of current through and lithium-ion batteries are at
poor care not quite uncritically. If you decide the price of the TM26
spend, you should also invest in the same sensible batteries. Anything else would be on
wrong end saved.
Buy recommendation?
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depends on.
Those who already have a strong flashlight 2000 lumens class and simply "little brighter" seeks,
will feel the increase in luminosity as not so serious. This is then out of all proportion
to the purchase price.
But who is looking for a great all-rounder, who looks good in just about any situation
(And can live with the weight), is with this flashlight a lot of pleasure.
