How
can a 260 lumen eDI-T light "Burn a hole" in the beam from a
competitors 900 lumen light?
All the super-compact EDI-T Light models marketed by EDI-T Australasia use an aspherical optical lens to focus the light produced by the LED.
EDI-T has pioneered a patented process whereby the LED chip has a very small reflector built in, and the light produced is focused through an aspherical optical lens. Light transmission from the LED is maximised by the lens, which gathers and focuses the light very evenly so the old problems associated with parabolic reflectors are avoided.
Adjustable focus allows EDI-T Lights to be used as a floodlight for safe work at night, or a pencil beam for long-range pinpointing of objects such as signs, vehicles, livestock and game, and tactical and law enforcement purposes.
By contrast, most other LED lights use much less efficient and old-fashioned parabolic reflector. Some of these even have orange peel textured surfaces to further scatter the light and reduce the appearance of rings in the light beam - this combines to drastically reduce the "throw" of these lights.
Many require more battery power, so they are longer, and multiple LEDs can dictate larger diameter lens bezels. These lights are far less efficient than single-LED Lights, have shorter burn time, and their larger size and weight makes carrying and mounting them difficult.
"Out Front Lumens" is a rule-of thumb measure used by manufacturers to indicate the total brightness of their lights. Unfortunately a high lumens rating does not necessarily mean a light will have a long "throw", so because they use parabolic reflectors, these 700 and 900 lumens lights operate as short-range floodlights with a maximum useful range of about 100m.
In short, these little EDI-T lights with a 260 lumens rating will consistently throw a brighter light further, due to superior light transmission through the aspherical optical lens. There is little or no spill or loss of light transmission with the EDI-T technology compared to the notoriously inefficient parabolic reflectors used by other makers.
Latest News: - With the new progress in battery technology our EDI-T lights have just become even brighter! For more info visit our Lights page.
So Exactly How Bright are they?? VERY BRIGHT!
It's all about "throw". While the EDI-T lights don't quite have the throw of the light in the picture - you get the idea!All the super-compact EDI-T Light models marketed by EDI-T Australasia use an aspherical optical lens to focus the light produced by the LED.
EDI-T has pioneered a patented process whereby the LED chip has a very small reflector built in, and the light produced is focused through an aspherical optical lens. Light transmission from the LED is maximised by the lens, which gathers and focuses the light very evenly so the old problems associated with parabolic reflectors are avoided.
Adjustable focus allows EDI-T Lights to be used as a floodlight for safe work at night, or a pencil beam for long-range pinpointing of objects such as signs, vehicles, livestock and game, and tactical and law enforcement purposes.
By contrast, most other LED lights use much less efficient and old-fashioned parabolic reflector. Some of these even have orange peel textured surfaces to further scatter the light and reduce the appearance of rings in the light beam - this combines to drastically reduce the "throw" of these lights.
Many require more battery power, so they are longer, and multiple LEDs can dictate larger diameter lens bezels. These lights are far less efficient than single-LED Lights, have shorter burn time, and their larger size and weight makes carrying and mounting them difficult.
"Out Front Lumens" is a rule-of thumb measure used by manufacturers to indicate the total brightness of their lights. Unfortunately a high lumens rating does not necessarily mean a light will have a long "throw", so because they use parabolic reflectors, these 700 and 900 lumens lights operate as short-range floodlights with a maximum useful range of about 100m.
In short, these little EDI-T lights with a 260 lumens rating will consistently throw a brighter light further, due to superior light transmission through the aspherical optical lens. There is little or no spill or loss of light transmission with the EDI-T technology compared to the notoriously inefficient parabolic reflectors used by other makers.
Latest News: - With the new progress in battery technology our EDI-T lights have just become even brighter! For more info visit our Lights page.