Review – The flashlight is very suitable to be carried around. Sometimes you need to light up a dark area. Sometimes, you need to look for something in the dark. Sometimes, you need emergency lighting during a power outage. Sometimes, you need to illuminate things in the distance. Imlent is a manufacturer of various multi-function flashlights. Its RS50 flashlight has a maximum output of up to 20,000 lumens and a continuous lighting mode of 6,500 lumens. It is described as a “long-distance monster” on Imlent’s website. Let’s see if it can illuminate my life.
What is it?
Imalent RS50 flashlight is a flashlight! Okay-this is a very bright flashlight.Think of it as a less intense version Imlent’s MS08 34,000 lumens monster, Kind of. It has six lighting levels, which can meet almost any lighting needs. Oh, did I mention that, unlike MS08’s floodlight output mode, RS50 has more long-projection spotlight output modes? This increases the claimed maximum beam projection distance from 750 meters for the brighter MS08 to 1,160 meters for the RS50! For the metric challenge, this is almost 3/4 mile. Is it farther away from the lower-bright flashlight? It’s all about beams, baby! let’s start!
What’s in the box?
- Imalent RS50 flashlight
- Fan-powered heat shield
- Charging cable (2)
- 21700 lithium ion battery (install x3)
- Leather case
- Replace O-ring (2)
- Replace the heat shield fixing screw (1)
- User manual
Hardware specifications
- aspect:
- Flashlight only: 1.9 inches handle width; 2.875″ head width; 4.875 inches long
- Flashlight + heat shield: 2.125″ handle width; 3.125″ head width; 5.375 inches long
- Weight: 22.7oz (with battery installed); 27.0oz with heat shield installed
- put up:
- Shell: Aviation-grade aluminum alloy body, wear-resistant Type III hard anodized surface treatment
- Lens: tempered ultra-white mineral and anti-reflective coating glass
- Reflector: Aluminum
- Insulation cover: heat-dissipating plastic, integrated dual fan and battery
- LED type: 8 American CREE XHP50.3 HI LED
- Battery: 21700 – 4,000mAh x3
- Luminous flux: up to 20,000 lumens
- Running time: up to 30 hours
- Intensity: 336800cd (maximum)
- Beam distance: 1,160m (maximum)
- Operation mode: Turbo / High / Middle II / Middle I / Middle Low / Low /
- Output and running time:
- Turbine output: 20,000~6,500 lumens; running time: 45s+48min
- High output: 6,500 lumens; Run time: 55 minutes
- S2 output: 3,500 lumens; running time: 1h25min
- Medium I output: 1,800 lumens; running time: 2h18min
- Low and medium output: 600 lumens; running time: 7h30min
- Low output: 300 lumens; running time: 30h
- Impact resistance: 1m
- Waterproof: IP68 standard waterproof 2m
Design and features
Let me say right away, the Imalent RS50 flashlight in this review and Imalent MS08 flashlight What I reviewed recently is visually the same. The same size, the same switch, the same charging port, the same battery. They even have the same heat shield. Since the LED and reflector designs are different, the only visual difference is that the LED design is slightly different.
That is, the RS50 on the left has a square CREE XHP50.3 HI LED, and the MS08 on the right has a round CREE XHP70 2nd LED. Since this seems to be the only design difference, I think the RS50’s LED must be lighter, which explains the 0.3 ounce lighter weight compared to MS08.
This is when RS50 is turned off and then turned on at 300lm.
The weatherproof housing of the Imalent RS50 flashlight is unscrewed, revealing three batteries.
You can see the O-ring at the bottom of the thread. Each of the three batteries contains 4,000mAh juice.
The heat shield is a separate battery powered device.
You can see the fixing screws at the top. Two cooling fans draw air into the slots of the protective cover and push it out of the fan opening to keep the aluminum flashlight body cool, thereby extending the running time.
When you slide the flashlight into the protective cover, you can see the screw socket because it is about to align with the fixing screw.
Once in place, turn the fixing screw to lock the shield to the flashlight.
Here we can see the bottom of the Imalent RS50 flashlight on the right and the bottom of the protective cover on the left. All charging ports are magnetic, and we see the port of the protective cover above the power button and status LED.
When the fan is running, the status LED lights up green.
After connecting the charger, the LED lights up red, and then turns green when the shield is fully charged.
The status LED of the flashlight follows a similar pattern. There is a status LED on both sides of the flashlight.
You can also see the status LED of the flashlight through the fan opening.
The included nylon holster has a connecting loop and a hook and loop strap loop.
The Imalent RS50 flashlight can be installed snugly and firmly in the housing.
Generally speaking, no matter whether the heat shield is installed or not, the flashlight is very suitable for hand-held. It feels sturdy, and the textured surface gives you a good purchasing power on the lights, especially when a heat shield is installed.
If you plan to keep it at a lower output setting, I would only recommend the Imalent RS50 flashlight without a heat shield, because it does get hot quickly at higher output levels.
set up
To set up, first remove the protective film on the lens so that it will not melt when you turn on the flashlight. Unlike the MS08, the RS50 battery is not equipped with a protection board. It is locked, so you need to press the button four times quickly to unlock the light. Quickly press it four more times to lock the light again to prevent accidental turning on.
Both the heat shield and the flashlight need to be charged before use. Buckle up the magnetic charging cables and plug them into your favorite USB-A port to complete the task. It takes about 7 hours to charge the three 4,000mAh batteries.
Performance
Before looking at the performance of the Imalent RS50 flashlight, let’s talk about the operation. I have already mentioned the four-key lock and unlock function. Press the button once to turn the light on or off. After it is turned on, press and hold the button to display its output level in cycles: 300/600 / 1,800 / 3,500 / 6,500 lumens. When the button is released, the current output level will be selected. The flashlight has a memory function, so when you turn it off, it will remember the current output level, so when you turn it back on, the same level will be activated. Double-click this button at any time to select the 20,000 lumens turbo mode. It will only last about 45 seconds before the thermal protection starts, and it will be reduced to 6,500lm. Finally, Imalent has added a triple hit function, which can restore the light to the lowest output mode-300lm. I like this feature because it can quickly return to the basic flashlight mode without having to cycle between different levels.
I took out the Imalent RS50 flashlight for testing. In the video below, you will see how I step by step through the lighting mode of the RS50-300/600 / 1,800 / 3,500 / 6,500 / 20,000 lumens, and how the spotlight beam compares with the Imalent MS08 floodlight 34,000 lumens beam.
In the video above, the power tower on the left is more than 100 yards away. The shorter trees ahead are between 180 and 225 yards. The tree tops above the dwarf trees are more than 300 yards apart. Compared to there, this video has some restrictions on what you can see, where I can use the Imalent RS50 flashlight to clearly identify the tops of trees in the distance. When I use Imalent MS08, you can see another set of trees on the right, which really shows how wide the beam is compared to RS50.
Any high-power flashlight like this will get hot, so it includes a heat shield. I placed the instant-reading thermometer above the lens again and saw it reached its peak at about 130 degrees-it smells so good! The heat shield keeps the handle warm rather than hot, and is of course comfortable enough to be held without gloves.
When I tested the turbo mode, it burned at full power for about 50 seconds before the thermal safety system reduced it to 6,500 lumens. A nice feature is that after a little cooling, you can burst it to 20,000 lumens again. You can do this as many times as you want/need, until you have enough battery power to support high output.[tenoughbatterypowertosupportthathighoutput[tenoughbatterypowertosupportthathighoutput
After it was fully charged, I adjusted it to 6,500 lumens and started the timer. It ran for just an hour and started to drop due to a low battery. Their runtime specifications seem very legitimate.
It is claimed that its maximum beam projection distance is 1,160m or close to 3/4 mile. This means that at that distance, at full intensity, the flashlight should provide 0.25 lux or about the intensity of a full moon. If you have ever been out during the full moon, generally speaking, it is not very bright. I cannot verify the claim of 0.25 Lux at 1,160 meters. What I can verify is that this flashlight emits an incredible beam of light and illuminates all the street signs on the road where I live. When I went out to shoot the video above, a walker came over and exclaimed: “Wow-I have never seen such a bright flashlight before-Wow!”
what do I like
- Great build quality
- Amazing light output, especially its size
- Good battery life
What will i change
- It takes a while to recharge-dies after about 7 hours
- A bit expensive
Final thoughts
A few weeks ago, when I tested Imalent MS08, I was taken aback. When I found out that I got the Imalent RS50 flashlight, I was not excited because it looked like a reduced version of MS08. I was wrong. MS08 and this RS50 flashlight are very different units. MS08 is a scourge, while RS50 is a telephoto spotlight. Both emit an incredible amount of light and provide excellent runtimes.If you want to illuminate a huge, expansive area, then go back and see mine Review MS08. If you want more long-distance spotlights, then this RS50 is what you are looking for. Its nearly 1 hour running time emits a beam of 6,500 lumens and a running time of 300 lumens for 30 hours, making it a multifunctional flashlight. Coupled with a medium output level and 20,000 lumens of lighting to illuminate the monster beam of the next town, the Imalent RS50 flashlight is a striking 27 ounce lighting package that you can hang on your belt.
price: $234.95
Where to buy: Imalente; Amazon
source: The sample of this product is made by Imalente.
