Armytek Dobermann Professional Max Tactical Flashlight Evaluation

The Armytek Dobermann Professional Max tactical flashlight provides a Luminus SFT-70 emitter and easy reflector for nice throw. It has twin switches and charging, too!

Official Specs and Options

Right here’s a hyperlink to the Armytek Dobermann Professional Max tactical flashlight product web page.

Variations

The Armytek Dobermann Professional Max tactical flashlight is obtainable in just one model.

Worth

The Armytek Dobermann Professional Max tactical flashlight is obtainable for $114.99 and will be bought at flashlightgo.com.

What’s Included

• Armytek Dobermann Professional Max tactical flashlight
• 5000mAh 21700
• Charging connector
• Pocket clip
• Nylon pouch
• Tactical ring
• Lanyard
• Spare o-rings (2)
• 18650 adapter
• Laborious plastic case (seen beneath)
• Handbook

Package deal and Handbook

That is the handbook that ships within the package deal. There’s a QR code on the handbook that’s purported to take you to a full handbook, however that didn’t work for me.

Construct High quality and Disassembly

The Armytek Dobermann Professional Max tactical flashlight has Armytek’s typical matte end anodizing. That provides a little bit of grip, which is nice for a tactical gentle corresponding to this. The construct high quality is nice.

Once more, as you’d count on and wish on a tactical gentle, each the top and tail have sturdy springs.

The pinnacle doesn’t come off the sunshine, so that is one of the best view of that constructive spring I may give!

Measurement and Comps

Head diameter: 34.5 mm
Physique diameter: 25.4 mm
Size: 153 mm
Weight (with out battery): 133 g

If the flashlight can headstand, I’ll present it right here. If it might tailstand, I’ll additionally present that right here!

Right here’s the check gentle with the venerable Convoy S2+. The model beneath is a customized laser-engraved Convoy S2+ host by GadgetConnections.com. I did a full submit on an engraved orange host proper right here! Or go straight to GadgetConnections.com to purchase your Convoy S2+ now!

Additionally within the photograph above, my Normal Reference Materials (SRM) flashlight is the Hanko Machine Works Trident, an 18350 gentle. Whereas I’ve not reviewed or examined the Gunner Grip model seen right here, I’ve examined a Hanko Machine Works Trident Complete Tesseract in brass. I like the Trident, and it’s a hanging distinction to the cheap Convoy S2+, one other nice SRM.

Retention and Carry

Armytek features a pocket clip and a tactical ring.

I imagine you should use these on the identical time, which is a pleasant little bonus function!

A lanyard is included for attaching to the Armytek Dobermann Professional Max tactical flashlight. It could connect by means of this little loop on the tail.

A comfortable nylon pouch is included, as effectively.

This pouch, apparently, provides a separate stretchy sleeve space for spare cells!

Energy and Runtime

The Armytek Dobermann Professional Max tactical flashlight runs a single lithium-ion cell. On this case, a 5000mAh 21700 is included. It’s a normal cell.

The cell goes into the sunshine within the typical approach – constructive finish towards the top.

Armytek features a little plastic adapter in an effort to use a single 18650, too!

I didn’t check it, however this gentle can use two CR123 cells, too. However do NOT cost these within the gentle!!

Beneath are three runtime checks. Output is good and excessive for round a minute, then steps down. Excessive holds very regular even on the preliminary output, although.

The temperature traces in these charts are included as common context, not exact measurements. The values characterize the vary (min to max) throughout testing, however shouldn’t be taken as precise readings. Temperature sensors are connected nevertheless possible and never at all times on the bezel or hottest spot (assuming that may even be clearly outlined). Even with ideally suited placement, too many variables have an effect on temperature to definitively state a particular max worth.

Charging

The Armytek Dobermann Professional Max tactical flashlight features a proprietary magnetic charging connector. The usual cell can, after all, be charged in a bay charger, too.

The connector is sort of safe, however it does cowl the change and stop any use of the sunshine whereas related.

Charging takes round 3 hours and is reasonably speedy, at round 2A (or 0.5C for this 5000mAh cell).

The charging connector has an indicator – when charging, it’s crimson. When charging is full, it turns inexperienced. In contrast to another Armytek lights, to cost the Viking Professional, the elements should be absolutely tightened.

Modes and Currents

Pulse Width Modulation

Not one of the modes use PWM.

Click on right here to see a “baseline” – a chart with virtually no gentle hitting the sensor.

Then there’s the Ultrafire WF-602C flashlight, which has a number of the worst PWM I’ve seen. It’s so dangerous that I used a submit about it to elucidate PWM! Listed here are a number of timescales (10ms, 5ms, 2ms, 1ms, 0.5ms, 0.2ms) to make evaluating this “worst” PWM gentle to the check gentle simpler. That submit additionally explains why I didn’t check the WF-602C on the typical 50us scale.

Consumer Interface and Operation

The Armytek Dobermann Professional Max tactical flashlight is managed by a tail change and a facet e-switch, too. In actual fact, I feel each the switches are e-switches.

It’s a proud and domed change, and it does forestall tailstanding. It’s an incredible tactical change, although.

Right here’s a consumer interface desk!

LED and Beam

The Armytek Dobermann Professional Max tactical flashlight makes use of a Luminus SFT-70 emitter. That emitter has no dome, and the sunshine has a easy reflector, in order you would possibly count on, the throw on this gentle may be very excessive (excessive cd/lm, too!)

And since I haven’t talked about it at any level above, the metal bezel on this gentle is very good! It has the appropriate “toothiness” with out being sharp.

LED Shade Report (CRI and CCT)

This gentle ranges from cool white to very cool white and has low CRI. The beam profile may be very tight and throwy although, so we regularly forgive cool white low CRI output on tactical lights like this.

CCT (Correlated Shade Temperature) refers back to the measurement of the colour look of sunshine, expressed in Kelvins (Ok), which signifies whether or not the sunshine is heat (yellowish) or cool (bluish). A decrease CCT (beneath 3000K) is taken into account heat gentle, whereas a better CCT (above 5000K) offers cooler, bluish gentle.

CRI (Shade Rendering Index) is a measure of how precisely a lightweight supply renders colours compared to pure daylight. Scored on a scale from 0 to 100, increased CRI values point out that colours seem extra true to life and vibrant, much like how they’d look underneath the solar.

Beamshots

These beamshots at all times have the next settings:  f8, ISO100, 0.3s shutter, and handbook 5000K publicity. These photographs are taken at flooring degree, and the beam hits the ceiling round 9 ft away.

Tint vs BLF-348 (KillzoneFlashlights.com 219b model) (affiliate hyperlink)

I maintain the check flashlight on the left and the BLF-348 reference flashlight on the appropriate. These photographs are taken round 18 inches from the door.

I examine all the pieces to the KillzoneFlashlights.com 219b BLF-348 as a result of it’s cheap and has one of the best tint!

Abstract and Conclusion

The Armytek Dobermann Professional Max tactical flashlight is a good gentle. I like throwy flashlights, and this one is actually throwy! Specifically, I like lights which might be surprisingly throwy, and the small physique of this Armytek Dobermann Professional Max tactical flashlight provides that! The entire package deal is good, together with the nylon case, pocket clip, and tactical ring. I’m happy that it makes use of a normal cell, so I don’t must fuss in regards to the proprietary magnetic charging. The construct high quality is nice, and I’d count on it to be nice for tactical utilization!

The Massive Desk

^ Measurement disclaimer:  Testing flashlights is my pastime. I take advantage of hobbyist-level gear for testing, together with some I made myself. Strive to not get buried within the particulars of producer specs versus measurements recorded right here; A certain quantity of distinction (say, 10 or 15%) is completely cheap.

What I like

• Nice construct high quality
• Full package deal
• Unbelievable throw
• Good consumer interface (can disable reminiscence, and basically make this an EDC gentle)
• Bezel is good

What I don’t like

• Proprietary magnetic charging
• Worth creep ($115)

Notes