The TIKI also has a couple of additional modes. So it would be great for a reading light when camping for example. You can run the TIKI off a USB portable charger and unusually all the lighting modes are available. The 60 lumen mode should last around 1 hour and the ultra low mode can last for up to 40 hours. Again, the TIKI is not bad for its size with a good combination of throw and flood. You can divide this throw by 4 for a more realistic distance measurement. 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. An example of an almost all flood beam is the torch function on your phone. If there’s no hotspot the torch is said to have a floody beam which is more useful for close work – if you have enough lumens. Typically around the hotspot of the beam is a less bright ring called the spill. This refers to how focused the torch is – so how bright the hotspot is in the middle of the beam. In high mode the TIKI has an intensity of 1260 candela which equates to a throw of 71 metres. Unless I state otherwise I’m measuring the lumens after 30 seconds, as per the American ANSI flashlight testing standards. This drops to around 50 lumens after 1 minute. 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. 300 lumens is more than enough for most indoor use and some outdoor use, and 60 lumens is plenty for reading for example. Press the power button again to switch to low, medium and again to high at 15, 60 and 300 lumens respectively. Or double press from off to turn on in its 1 lumen moonlight mode. Press and hold the power button from off to go straight to momentary full power mode at 300 lumens until you let go of the power button. I’ll have dimensions for all the torches in the roundup on screen as I discuss their build and weight. In fact if you take the supplied keyring off it weighs an impressive 12.6g and it can still be attached to your keyring though the end hoop. It’s the lightest torch in this roundup at just 15.4g. It’s made from polycarbonate and has an IP66 weatherproof rating. There’s a rubber flap covering the micro USB charging port and it charges its built in 130mAh Li-ion battery in around 80 minutes. It comes with a key ring clasp and no charging cable or even manual – although you can download one. I have the GITD or glow in the dark version that is phosphorescent and will glow for a short while after use. The Nitecore TIKI comes in a few guises from around £20 or $20. I’ll have links to all the torches at the bottom of the page, and they’re often discounted so please make sure you check the current pricing. 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.īut they’re not as bright as the larger torches I look at in my “ 10 best pocket flashlights article“, and they have much shorter run times. They are super lightweight weighing less than 25g – you’ll barely even know you have them on you. These use either an integrated battery or a replaceable AAA battery. In this first article I’ll look at keyring torches, starting with the lightest. I’ll also measure their colour temperature and accuracy with a spectrometer – if you’re using a torch for longer periods of time the quality of light is also important. I’ve even built a calibrated lumen testing enclosure to check manufacturers’ sometimes wild claims on just how bright these torches are – especially some of the larger ones. And I’ve thoroughly tested them all both in real use and quantitatively. I have torches from well known and not so well known brands, from £5 or $5 all the way up to just under £100 or $100 – with most of them well below that. From the smallest micro EDC or keychain torch up to torches that will still fit in the palm of your hand and in your jeans or jacket pocket. In this multi-part round up of flashlights or torches as we call them here in the UK, I’ll help you find the perfect every day carry or EDC torch.
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