I decided to compare this flashlight to the one that has been my everyday carry light for the last five years – the Fenix PD32. With only one switch to control all settings, all you need to do is make sure you have sufficient battery level and it’s ready to go. Using the Wuben C3 flashlight couldn’t be easier. As with many other things your mileage will vary depending on the starting level of the battery and the power source you charge it with. Wuben says it takes up to 3 hours to fully charge the battery. Since I’m often working off of ladders or lifts at work I decided to put on the lanyard to help me make sure I don’t drop this light and damage it or hurt someone with it. The pocket clip also comes pre-installed so the only other thing to do is to attach the lanyard if you choose to use it. Other than making sure the battery has sufficient charge, taking this piece out is the only thing that needs to be done to get the light ready to be used. There is a small piece of plastic inserted between the battery and the tail cap to make sure it doesn’t accidentally activate during shipping. The light comes in the package with the battery already installed. This is a quick, convenient way to know how much battery level you have remaining each time you go to use the light. Solid green means there is 90% – 100% charge, flashing green is 40% – 90%, solid red is 15% – 40%, and flashing red means there’s less than 15% charge remaining. This LED also indicates the remaining power level of the battery each time the light is turned on. The C3 has an LED charging indicator which glows red while charging and green when it’s completely charged. The battery includes reverse polarity protection circuitry but it can also be powered by a standard 18650 battery without the protection circuit as well as a pair of non-rechargeable CR123A batteries. The USB-A to USB-C charging cable allows you to charge it from any standard USB power source there is no power brick in the package but you can use one from your cell phone or another similar charging brick. The included 18650 battery can be recharged inside the flashlight with the integrated USB-C connector. The light has a memory mode to remember the last brightness setting when you turn it on each time. Double-tapping the switch turns on the strobe and triple-pressing it turns on SOS mode. After turning the light on, “soft” pressing the switch (not clicking it in all the way) changes between the four main brightness levels. All of these modes are selected by the single tail cap switch. There is also a 1,200 lumen strobe mode and a 200 lumen SOS mode. The light has a single OSRAM LED engine which features five different brightness levels: High – 1,200 lumens for 1 minute and 500 lumens for up to 2.5 hours Medium at 400 lumens Low at 80 lumens and a 5 lumen Eco mode which can last up to 143 hours for reading or safety light while camping.
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