ArmyTek Wizard v3 XP-L (F05401SC)

10 years warranty

The Canadian manufacturer of tourist equipment offers an interesting model of the ArmyTek Wizard v3 XP-L headlamp, made in an "L-shaped" form factor. The device is quite expensive, but the quality of the components supplied from Japan and the USA, as well as excellent assembly, fully meet the manufacturer's price tag and 10-year warranty on the device. The wear-resistant black case made of aviation anodized aluminum has high impact resistance, which will not allow the flashlight to break when dropped from a height of 10 meters. And silicone seals, providing tightness (class IP68), make it possible to survive many hours of immersion of the device in a body of water to a depth of 10 meters.

Excellent equipment

Despite the pleasant tactile sensations, the body is devoid of relief knurling, which does not exclude the possibility of the flashlight slipping out when used manually in damp weather. The body rotates freely in the headband, which allows you to fine-tune the angle of the lamp. The model has its own built-in charger, which allows you to restore the battery capacity using a USB cable with a magnetic contact. A special plus in karma is the excellent package of the device, which includes, in addition to the "body" and charging cable, a composite headband (2 bands), a plastic holder, a clip for wearing, 2 sealing rings, a branded Li-ion 18650 battery with a capacity of 3200 mAh and a user manual. The "body" of the device has a low weight, only 65 g without batteries.

TIR optics

The head of the flashlight is equipped with a powerful Cree XP-L LED with TIR optics, which have angular characteristics of the distribution of the central spot/side illumination of 70° and 120°, respectively. These optics provide wide illumination of the path section without distorting the view on the periphery (the effect of "tunnel vision"). The optical elements of the lighting device are protected from the outside by durable glass with an anti-reflective coating, and the dynamic thermoregulation function will not allow the flashlight to overheat during operation. The device has 6 brightness levels, which are easily switched by the side button on the head, without requiring any special tricks from the user. To save battery power, you can use 2 "firefly" modes 0.4 lm / 100 days and 2.3 lm / 18 days, as well as 3 basic brightness modes - 30 lm / 24 hours, 180 lm / 9 hours and 390 lm / 3.8 hours. When working with the maximum light intensity of 1250 lm (turbo mode), the body of the device quickly heats up, and the battery discharges within 1.5 hours. The control button of the flashlight has a built-in LED indicator of the battery charge level, which shows the depletion of the battery in different colors. But the lack of additional modes should be considered a minus of the lighting device.