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NITECORE NU25 MCT UL

NITECORE NU25 MCT UL

400 lm
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Energizer Auto-On LED Rechargeable

Energizer Auto-On LED Rechargeable

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Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
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Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
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ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
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Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
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Fenix PD35 V3.0

Fenix PD35 V3.0

1,700 lm18650
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$330$30$33$46$350$75
MSRP$31$31$330$30$33$70$350$75
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens400 lm1 lm1 lm1 lm1,000 lm2,100 lm1,100 lm1,700 lm
Sustained Lumens200 lm———400 lm950 lm600 lm700 lm
Peak Candela—————85,000 cd71,000 cd—
Beam Distance—————680 m533 m—
Beam Patternfloodhybridthrowhybridhybridthrowthrowhybrid
IP Rating—IPX4IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance—1.0 m2.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m1.5 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)—————75 min60 min—
Runtime (Med)—————220 min——
Runtime (500lm)—————120 min75 min—
Turbo Stepdown—————45 s30 s—
▾Physical5
Weight28 g————126 g196 g—
Length—————127 mm152 mm—
Head Diameter—————42.0 mm28.0 mm—
Body Diameter—————27.0 mm25.4 mm—
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type——1865018650AA217001865018650
Chargingusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cnoneusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Replaceable BatteryNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidetaildualtailsidetaildual
Strobe ModeNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Memory ModeNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
LockoutNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter—————Luminus SFT40——
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score34.847.879.375.775.576.074.372.5
EDC Score52.270.779.385.674.367.667.974.7
Value Score56.259.879.380.976.079.867.775.2
Throw Score19.535.879.370.570.584.980.770.5
Flood Score45.471.879.386.167.770.764.373.8
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews1,12918,7592841331656594552
Amazon Rating4.84.74.74.54.54.54.44.6
Release Year2,0242,0212,0232,0242,0242,0222,0232,022
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