Flashlight design and features ideas

#24

Well, thanks for the lessons professor nigel. These ideas are for when you actually do need a flashlight and can not rely on the moon to see.

#25

Moon robs you of night vision. Big bright light.

Milky Way is a good torch.

I own lots of torches, they are all Anker because good quality and value and as we are both residents near the San Andreas fault with winter storms, to liberally spread around so none stumble fumble wherever they happen to be when required.

I bought the Eufy lights to come on if anyone moves in dark for the stumbling part.

#26

Oh no! You shouldn’t have lol! :joy::joy::joy::joy:

#27

I’ll agree with you there the milky way is quite a sight when you’re the middle of nowhere and there’s no light pollution. One can never have to many Flashlights or torches as you call them my friend.

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#28

I don’t know what’s going on with my spell check😂But it was too funny of a mistake not to call myself out.

#29

There are a few flashlights with LCDs, but the coolest implementation of this is by Imalent in their EU06 model. Touch LCD indicator w/remote control LOL . There several Imalent models with this UI.

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#30
  1. Like the Powerbanks, lights would work better than a screen. If Anker were to have a bigger flashlight, then the size needed would be that of a nightstick.
#31

I guess no one cares about led bulb usage which makes sense seeing as LEDs last so long. I didn’t realize that the LC130 already uses 26650 cells so this would be the same diameter has been lc130 but with an extra cell adding length. I would be happy to pay between 60-70$ for a light with all of these features. More if it came with a case and extra lenses. Red green and maybe blue. I also believe that if this flashlight would become very popular among outdoor people and could potentially open up a new market for sales to Anker. It can be a hassle carrying around everything you need on an extended camping or hunting trips and having a gadget like this with so many features would be a huge help. How do you propose to activate the status LEDs? And how much would you pay for a device like this?

#32

I don’t know why anyone would need a remote control on a flashlight. but I want one :grinning:

#33

Well I did mention brightness depends on the type of LED and power being used. Personally I would take any flashlight that serve more of a purpose than just being a flashlight. Like you said, with cone attachments and/or projector lenses to help further concentrate the beams pattern be it narrow or wide close or far away

#34

Maybe you have some suggestions on the type of led that should be used. As for the color lenses they would be to change the color of the the light not to change the shape of the beam that would be taken care of by adjusting the slide focus like the lc90.

#35

or spare 18650 :sweat_smile:

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#36

I meant the projector is to help make the light serve more of a purpose

#37

Now I see what you mean I never put much thought into lens vs reflector

#38

Great ideas to improve those flashlights.
Being able to adjust the beam is a great one IMO

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#39

:smiley: thank you thank you, I know it’s a great feature to have

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#40

This biggest thing would be an indicator.

#41

So I own the original LC40, LC90, LC130. I prefer the size of the LC40 but like the focus adjustment of the LC90. They modified the LC40 recently, I have one in the post due here next hours I’ll be able to do a comparative review but I wish they’d made it zoomable, so I can choose between diffuse lower light or focused brighter.

Most of my intersection of needs with Anker is compact extension of being able to handle common tasks for longer off-grid, so like the adding of charging port in the new LC40 so simpler smaller for longer off-grid.

The ideas for bigger torches and filters, I can understand others would want them but they all make torches bigger and more expensive and the issue I found is bigger tends to be not with you when you need it, so small is more useful.

#42

To each his own. Personally I would like a more multi functional light and would not mind the extra size and price. Other flashlight manufacturers with similar functions already charge 2-3 times the price. I believe a company like Anker can bring a flashlight like this to Market for a reasonable price it would be a big seller.

#43

I know I’m reviving a zombie thread, but the subject of this thread is exactly why I came here.

I would buy a half dozen flashlights immediately if there were a slight change to the “mode” operation. It seems that every 18650 flashlight built these days is designed for police or security - someone who wants the flashlight to pop into “High” brightness immediately so they can light up a yard or warehouse. I’m not a security guard; I’m someone who uses a flashlight around my house, when camping, etc - and “High” brightness is what I almost NEVER want because it’s so blinding at short distances even when simply reflecting off surfaces. Strobe and SOS modes are worse - they’re hugely annoying features that I’ll never, ever use but occasionally end up on accidentally.

Give me a rechargeable LC90 with three modes - first click a very dim “Low” that’s appropriate for finding your shoes in a tent in the middle of the night, second click “Medium”, third click a light-up-the-world “High”. Eliminate the blinking modes. If you have to call it a “Camping Flashlight” to sell it, keep the SOS mode and place it last in the sequence.

If you want me to recommend it to my kid’s entire Boy Scout troop, it would need one additional feature - a way to light a surface that the flashlight is sitting on without blinding someone near it using it as a work light. This could be done with a tail-stander and a pop-up head that uncovers a 360 degree lens that distributes around the flashlight aimed towards the tail. Conceptually, this is similar to:
https://www.amazon.com/Nite-Ize-Radiant-LED-Flashlight/dp/B016B8TUU0
but built to Anker standards, rechargeable, and in a form factor similar to the LC90 or LC40 Bolder with an 18650. If you wanted to make me so happy I’d quit my job and sell your flashlights across the country, build in a kickstand of some sort to keep it from falling over when in lantern mode.

By the way, thanks for being my go-to company. Every Anker product I’ve bought has been superior in function, design, build, and price to everything else out there, so when I see something with your name I know I can rely on it. I didn’t know Anker made flashlights - but when I needed one, and an Anker flashlight popped up in my Amazon search, I knew that I wanted whatever you had. I can buy a $10 18650 flashlight that I’d be forever unhappy with the functionality and reliability of, or I could buy a $100 Streamlight or Fenix and get the functionality and reliability. But I’ve always seen Anker as providing the highest functionality and reliability at a vastly lower price than the high-end parts and still only slightly higher price than the cheapest. That’s why I (and my family) have Anker power banks, and wall/car USB chargers, and USB cables ( I threw away dozens of micro-USB cables once I found Anker cables). And, I hope someday, Anker flashlights…

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