Dulotec GUARDIAN Flashlight
With literally bazillions of hand held "Tactical" flashlights out on the market. Which one do you choose out this plethora of makes and models?
Enter the price competitive Dulotec brand. Dulotec is a Bulgarian company which is specialising in the design and production of quality outdoor gear such as but not limited to:
Pistol LASER sights ; handheld powerful Flash lights (using quality Luminus LEDs); Portable Solar charging panels (15W and 28W) I've also reviewed and field tested the 15W Solar panels and they are great and definitely give Goal Zero a run for their money!); Headlamps; Folding knives and Fixed bladed hunting knives.
Model: "Guardian" Flashlight"
Specs at a glance: Approx: Run
Times
Turbo 1800 Lumens 2hr
High 720 2:41
Med 247 8:23
Low 25 49hr
At 1800 Lumens, it has a 700m range!
Magnetic charging or battery can be removed and charged separately. The flashlight is supplied with a 5200mAh 21700 battery (Lion).
The Business end
The light source is a single LED from LUMINUS, an SFT40. This is a high current drive LED (8A) hence this Dulotec Guardian Flashlight can have such a huge light output. Luminus are well-known in the industry for producing extremely power LEDs
This is a super bright flashlight even as seen here during daylight hours!
The Pro's
Price point for such a sturdy construction.
Pocket clip can only be removed by unscrewing the tactical tail switch; this is a simple but great idea as it means the light can not be lost if the stupid pocket clip comes off like what is seen for many similar style flashlights.
The Dulotec Guardian is activated by a "tactical" tail switch to instantly one full power and the various levels of lighting can be selected via the touch sensitive LED illuminated front switch. The front mode switch is also illuminated and can thus easily be located in total darkness.
There is a lanyard hole (X2) and it comes with a wrist lanyard.
It has an anti roll design if left upon a flat surface, it will resist rolling off that surface (within reason of course).
A strobe/signal/personal protection mode.
A big Parabolic reflector
(Note: as with ALL high powered flashlights sporting smooth parabolic reflectors, these flashlights can easily burn you or worse still, start a fire accidentally as the IR is concentrated a short distance away from the front of the reflector. Please be aware of this. We could easily melt a plastic bag with just a few seconds of this light switched to 1800 lumens! Caution!)
Comes with a well-stitched Nylon pouch which can be belt mounted.
The SOS mode can be easily entered by first turning on the tactical end switch, then 2 quick presses of the mode button enters the strobe and another two quick presses of the mode button enters the SOS mode. So from this standpoint this Guardian flashlight can be useful for an emergency signal.
Can be rifle mounted with appropriate mounts due to the diameter of the main torch body.
Reverse polarity protection
Overheating protection
Luminus SFT40 LED in use. (6500K)
24 months warranty
Cons
The flashlight is only IP66 rated , ie for light rain and dust but not immersion. But so is the same for brands such as FENIX where many of their tactical handheld flashlights are also NOT IP68 rated!
It can not be stood on the tail end
The front port is not coated.
In Summary:
Good grip as in the body texture is just right. Heat dissipation is no different to ANY other similar model out there. You run it for extended periods at maximum brightness, it will get extremely hot. However, the overheating circuitry will dim the light to prevent overheating damge to the LED. One can not expect super high lumens without heating, that's physics!
It is rated to operate from 0-45C.
Having a 2 year warranty is a good thing in my view, especially for a flashlight. it means Dulotec are confident in their products, especially a product such as a flashlight which by nature could get used quite often.
I also like the fact that it is easy to see when this light is fully charged (the Green LED of the mode switch stops flashing). A Red signal indicate too low a power and the light should be immediately charged.
I also like that there are good amount of cooling fins incorporated into this flash light's head to help dissipate any excess heat. These fins serve a secondary role too and that is they help to provide extra grip. Plus there are NO acute edges on this flashlight model.
This Guardian flashlight also easily fits in the palm of a size 8 hand (not too big not too small hand size).
What is the Dulotec Guardian Flashlight suitable for?
Suitable for the vehicle; tactical applications (as long as there is no chance of submersion), personal carry/defense.
What's included:
Comes with a 5200 mAh battery (as stated above).
Magnetic USB charging cable (1.3A fast charging circuitry)
Nylon Pouch
Lanyard strap for the wrist
Operating instructions
At the time of writing these instructions are only available in Bulgarian language- If you are reading Russian you can probably work it out.
Run times are self explanatory for those who can not read Bulgarian.
What's not included:
Spare O-rings (2 are required).
Just a note: The fact that the battery can be charge without removal from the flashlight body means that unnecessary wear upon the O-rings is eliminated and hence should last a lot longer than equivalent O-rings which undergo friction every time a battery is removed for charging.
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