After talking about the EUFY LUMI, we could talk about an ANKER product which is not so well known.
The ANKER torches / flashlights
( I remember there was a funny discussion about torches and/or flashlights between
members from UK and US)
I use the LC40 since many years.
A great torch/flashlight.
Small and light weighted and really strong.
Of course rechargeable
I really can recommend.
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I couldnât agree more. I used the LC40 as my duty flashlight (torch) for years. Very useful!
Iâve considered these; anyone seen any useful reviews on these? I have two streamlight flashlights that Iâm looking to replace soon.
I wrote, I use the LC40 for many years now, never any problems.
There is one thing to mention, I forgot , sorry t: This LC40 can not be focussed.
But for my areas of application (flea market) its more than perfect!
Light weighted and really small.
I have two LC90s. My only gripe is that they use mini usb, but that is a product of when they were designed.
The old story with those mini usb. 
Black sockets, black plugs. Always fumbling!
I marked the upper side of the sockets and the plugs.
Helps a lot!
Ditto. I have all 3 of those and the original LC40 (which could operate off 3 AAA or a 18650).
I have an original LC40 by front door, another original LC40 by side door, and the newer LC40 and LC90 at back door, two LC130 in front and back living rooms, and newer LC40 in each bedroom hung on bedpost.
All these lights work on their ends pointed to ceiling to light up large rooms. The living rooms being largest I have the largest LC130 in those.
The Eufy motion lights are in hallways and bathrooms, so with the above my whole house has battery lights. The motion-sensing lights are not a good idea in places you spend time (bedrooms, living rooms) as they come as you move. Thatâs where these flashlights work best you turn them on if electricity out while at home.
One of the LC90âs buttons broke and one of LC40 bulb broke so I have the remaining parts as spares e.g. if my one working LC90 bulbâs broke I could swap the working button to the other.
This is one reason I donât buy 1 of anything, stick with 2 of 3 of same model so can swap parts, you end up with more working items longer, if you observe Iâve got 6 year old Anker flashlights still in use.
Original (lower) vs successor (upper) LC40:
Original LC40, successor LC40, LC90 and LC130:
These being 4 of the 8 in active use.
My fave depends on my clothing, if in a full coat Iâd take the LC90 as I can adjust the beamâs width, or in smaller jacket or backpack the successor LC40 just for portability and I can recharge it from a Powercore if needed.
The Original LC40 you had to remove 18650 and recharge, the successor has a USB socket to recharge. As such the original LC40 I just keep in the house to add static lights to illuminate rooms, and I keep average 50 AAA in (buy a 90 pack every decade) to operate the original LC40 as the Plan B.
I can cope without electricity for a couple of weeks, so covering the more common worse-case scenarios. So an 8 hour more likely outage is an absolute doddle.
I have around 600Wh of Powercore. I deliberately avoided Powerhouse as I prefer portability and diversity to handle more situations and we consume in winter 100Wh of power (phones, flashlights) so a week is easy, if itâs becoming 2 weeks then ration ourselves. I also have 2 solar panels ( one Anker 21W and a Choetech 19W) which if sunny during a protracted outage I can be recharging things - and then recharge these flashlights - to stretch towards a couple of weeks.
Check Ankerâs inflation 
Prepper?
We know you as a minimalist.
No not a prepper just for example when I bought majority of these flashlights I was getting an 8-12 hour outage every winter, so nudged towards owning this collection.
I also got these:
I pair these with the Powercore for a backup flashlight, I measured their consumption around 1 Watt meaning they last longer than the Anker flashlights
This Powercore is still working!
And so would be in effect a bulky flashlight with probably 70 hours of light.
This is one of the many reasons I avoided a Powerhouse. What to do when it fails? When itâs out of warranty? Buy another? The multiple Powercore approach you have far more long-term benefits.
15 years ago I was using a PC and a UPS to handle power outages, but nudged towards laptops / tablets and Powercore, works out more flexible and lower cost long-term.
Hope there will be no outage caused of those weird âgreen plansâ here in DE.
But that policy.
Shhht 
I didnât write "sh*t,! 
Germany isnât as bad some other countries but yes Iâm expecting increasing frequency of longer outages for many of us.
Flashlights are a good answer if youâre not alone as you can direct the beam away from otherâs eyes.
If you are alone in a home a headtorch is best as then youâve got light everywhere youâre looking for just the cost of that one headorch.
In a typical multi-persons home situation sharing with others the Eufy stick-on lights in moving areas and flashlights in living areas which arenât pointing to anyoneâs eyes is the best setup.
I donât have the LC40 but have both the two cell version of the LC90 and the one pictured along with the small pen Bolder version as well. It would be nice for a ubc c version as an upgrade since many things are headed that way but they all have a nice length of time between needing to be charged. I have them scattered everywhere since sometimes the lights go out and in the past it was for a few days.
Thereâs 6 things all happening at once which will drive power outages:
If someone wanted to spend the least money for the max benefit then probably just two LC40 and a couple of Powercore would be a minimum outage safetynet.
Everything Iâve described is mostly temporary outages - a few hours to a couple of days. Iâd not encourage to spent much $ on the risk as youâll probably look back on a $1000 spend as a foolish decision. The biggest issue for anything lasting longer than a day is water which is easily and little/no cost solved.
