![]() ![]() The strobe is bright and is a good alternate to a road flare. The wide focus works better for a night-time tire change or lighting up a room. Although the LEDs are visible in the narrow focus, the brightness is just right for close tasks like pulling a sliver. The Q5 Cree flashlight has a decent range (throw) of about 30 feet to 75+ feet, depending on flood vs. With a 14500 battery they are slightly brighter but we have standardized on rechargeable AA batteries (but we do have a couple 14500s for testing). It is a fairly clean white and varies toward blue (known as “cool white”), however, given the wide variance in production each one might have different color hues. The light color or hue is not too “red or blue”. Out of the 100+ we have had a few duds, but given the price and general quality for the ones that work it is a great deal, and they won't break the bank if you lose them.Įven though the mini Q5 Cree flashlight is about 80 to 100 lumens, it is still a very bright light with a fully charged AA. I gave them as parting gifts to my team at my previous employer, and we have given them as Christmas presents. Only the more expensive name brands have reliable lumen info. Note: The lumen rating is over-estimated on nearly all Q5, C8 and T6 flashlights. In testing the mini Q5 Cree flashlight is actually about 80 to 100 lumens (depending on the model and focus) – there are numerous name brands such as Ultrafire, Thorfire, Trusfire and Sipik – all of which appear to be the same flashlight. The advertisements say that they are 300 or 400 lumens (brightness). The flashlight doesn’t remember the last mode. The three modes are toggled using the large orange thumb button (tail cap) on the back. The case feels a bit overbuilt and industrial. When we got it we were pleasantly surprised. It took a couple of weeks to arrive from China. When we first ordered this cheap flashlight we were suspicious that a $3 flashlight could be any good. I put one flashlight facing traffic in each direction with strobe on, which did slow down traffic more than normal hazard lights. In clearing the road, vehicles were not slowing down. I was on the way home and came across a deer accident. We recommend three 3 mode LED flashlights for every vehicle for regular and emergency use. If you or the kids lose one you aren’t losing an expensive flashlight. Put one in an emergency kit, 72 kit, first aid kit, get home kit and a bug out bag. These are good for nightstands, bathroom and kitchen drawers. Stashed in a car or truck, one in the glove compartment and two in the trunk/toolkit. As noted, quality and lumens vary, especially with the constant changes in brands. The individual LEDs are visible as a series of rectangles when it is fully focused, which may bother some people. The ones we bought had the water gasket, but they did not have an IPX rating (water resistance rating). Out of the 100+ we ordered about 3% were bad out of the box or failed soon thereafter, and given the return processes we just used them for parts or tossed them. If the unit is left on “high mode” it gets hot. The Cree Ultrafire Q5 7w LED is heavy for an EDC (Every Day Carry) flashlight in a purse or pocket. ![]()
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