So, for the homeowner keeping a light next to his or her bed, or the cop working a long night shift, this is a significant drawback. However, I’ve suggested that the FL1 standard be modified to reflect the time it takes to drop from 100% to 50%. The combining with a non-removable battery shortens the torch as you have less metal in total, reducing from two caps with sets of threads to stack over each other to one cap and presumable a smaller thread which is sealed (somehow - glue?

Anker designed the switch to advance the mode by one position with each momentary press made within two seconds of each other. I have used the LC-40 to read a few times, and the inability to more evenly distribute the light is bothersome. Most lights that allow you to charge the battery like this are not submersible because the charging port isn’t sealed. I have not tested it on this one, but on the original I was getting about 6 hours on high, so I assume this will get you about 12. I noticed in the indoor and 10mtr garden shot a dull spot in the centre of the picture and wanted to explore this further.This creates a problem if you are clearing an area and flashing the light on and off – the light literally begins to cycle through the different modes. SUPER-BRIGHT: 900-lumen (max) Cree LED sweeps bright light over the length of about two football fields (660 ft / 200 m) and reaches nearly 1000 ft. I used the light several times to light up the yard when wild animals or the neighbor dogs passed through the yard.

Both the LC-40 and LC-90 have a high, mid, and low brightness mode (VERY handy) as well as flashing and SOS modes.

The tailcap must be fully removed to access the port, so I had hoped Anker managed to make this waterproof. As to the Anker Rechargeable Bolder LC90 LED Flashlight, it was one that I gave to my father who needed a trusty rechargeable light. The new end design makes it shorter, the original LC90 had two screw on caps, the first covers the batteries and presented MicroB, the 2nd presented operation button. This means that if Anker was in compliance with the FL1 standard, the impact resistance should be reported a 1 meter. A drop to less than 50% of the initial output in less than 2 minutes is not acceptable performance for me.