Vastlite i7 10440 Flashlight Overview

The Vastlite i7 10440 flashlight options an Osram emitter, sand (or orange or black) physique, and a novel tail swap cowl. Learn on!

Official Specs and Options

Right here’s a monitoring hyperlink to the Vastlite i7 10440 flashlight product web page.

Variations

At the very least three physique colours can be found – black, orange, and sand (seen right here). Amazon exhibits a cool white and impartial white emitter choice. The package deal is out there with a lot of cell choices, too.

Worth

The Vastlite i7 10440 flashlight is out there at Amazon.com for round $24. That’s a referral hyperlink.

What’s Included

• Vastlite i7 10440 flashlight
• Manker 300mAh 10440 (non-compulsory)
• Guide

Package deal and Guide

Construct High quality and Disassembly

The Vastlite i7 10440 flashlight has good construct high quality, particularly at round $20. There may be at the very least one uncommon design selection, which you’ll love! One is the swap/tailcap. Extra on that later.

The top doesn’t have a spring, and the threads are anodized.

The tail finish (contained in the cell tube) does have a spring, although.

Measurement and Comps

82mm x 15mm and 25g (with out battery).

Right here’s the sunshine in hand:

Right here’s the check mild 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 mild. 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 really like the Trident, and it’s a placing distinction to the cheap Convoy S2+, one other nice SRM.

Retention and Carry

The Vastlite i7 10440 flashlight ships with the friction-fit pocket clip put in. The clip solely goes on the tail finish, however it’s a two-way clip, in order that’s advantageous.

It’s a reasonably strong clip! There’s a lanyard gap within the shoulder (however no lanyard is included).

The swap homes a magnet, too. That’s uncommon for a mechanical clicky mild like this, in order that’s a bonus. It additionally means the swap finish may be very flat, so the sunshine will tailstand.

Energy and Runtime

FlashlightGo.com despatched the package deal that has the USB-C charging, 300mAh 10440 (made by Manker). There are a few different choices, reminiscent of “no cell” or “AAA.” I might say the 10440 package deal is the best package deal!

The cell goes into the Vastlite i7 10440 flashlight the standard method – constructive finish (button) towards the top.

Beneath are a couple of runtimes. The sunshine will hold going at that very low output (a few lumens) for a really very long time (test the “Length” space of the charts). The sunshine shuts off with low voltage safety.

I wasn’t offered an AAA cell (and I didn’t have any model new cells), so I didn’t do any testing with AAA output. It’s good to know that this mild has the choice to run 1.5V cells, although!

The temperature strains 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. A temperature sensor is just not at all times connected to the bezel (and even the most well liked spot, assuming that may very well be outlined). Even with best placement, too many variables have an effect on temperature to definitively state a selected max worth.

Charging

The Vastlite i7 10440 flashlight itself doesn’t have built-in charging, however the 10440 packaged with the sunshine does. There’s a USB-C charging port on the constructive finish of the cell.

Charging is okay, and constant whether or not you employ A or C. Time to cost is round 1.5 hours.

Modes and Currents

Pulse Width Modulation

The very lowest mode (left) has a sawtooth look, however not one of the different ranges have any of that.

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

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

Consumer Interface and Operation

The Vastlite i7 10440 flashlight makes use of a mechanical tail swap. The steel cowl has a pleasant ripple sample.

The swap cowl is uncommon in design, in that it’s completely proud over the physique of the sunshine, however nonetheless permits tailstanding. There’s a good bit of wobble within the swap, however urgent it course down proper within the heart offers a nice expertise.

Right here’s a consumer interface desk!

It is a very easy consumer interface. There’s no strobe! I did discover it a bit laborious to hit simply the best swap depth to advance the modes, and all three modes above Low are actually not all that totally different in brightness (that means it’s usually laborious to know precisely which mode you’re in, above Low.)

LED and Beam

This model of the Vastlite i7 10440 flashlight makes use of an Osram GW Pusra1.pm P8 Cool White emitter and a TIR optic.

The beam profile is pretty good. It’s most likely well-suited for keychain use.

LED Shade Report (CRI and CCT)

The emitter is said as “Cool White,” and that’s completely true – it’s cool to very cool white. The Duv is constructive too, which is commonly characterised as a “inexperienced” beam. To me, this one is extra “stark chilly white” than inexperienced, although.

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 mild, whereas the next CCT (above 5000K) offers cooler, bluish mild.

CRI (Shade Rendering Index) is a measure of how precisely a light-weight supply renders colours compared to pure daylight. Scored on a scale from 0 to 100, larger CRI values point out that colours seem extra true to life and vibrant, just like how they might look underneath the solar.

Beamshots

These beamshots at all times have the next settings:  f8, ISO100, 0.3s shutter, and guide 5000K publicity. These images are taken at ground stage, and the beam hits the ceiling round 9 ft away.

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

I hold the check flashlight on the left and the BLF-348 reference flashlight on the best. These images are taken round 18 inches from the door.

I examine every part to the KillzoneFlashlights.com 219b BLF-348 as a result of it’s cheap and has the most effective tint!

Abstract and Conclusion

At round $20, the Vastlite i7 10440 flashlight is an excellent mild to contemplate as a result of it would run each 10440 (non-compulsory) and 1.5V cells (like AAA, together with NiMH AAA). The consumer interface is very easy, and the neat swap cowl design features a magnet however can even tailstand. Once more, for $20, it’s price !

The Massive Desk

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

What I like

• Low price
• Physique coloration choices (together with Orange!)
• Impartial white is out there
• Useless easy consumer interface

What I don’t like

• Very cool white cool white choice
• May be laborious to press the swap to the best depth for mode modifications (and never simply turning the sunshine off)

Notes