Flashlight Fiesta
UV-21 LED Ultra Violet Torch
Price: £2.50 buy it now
Manufacturer: ? Generic
Model: UV21
Power: 21x 5mm diodes . Output unknown
Run By: 3x AAA batteries
Vendor: seller ebay
Description: 21 LED Ultra Violet flaslight.
Shipped From: China
What's in the Packet?: Just the torch
This end cover looks like cheap crap. Should be metal!
First Impressions
Another day, another black light torch and this time we have far more LED's on offer than the entry level 9 LED type of past reviews.
Expectations are high with this model following the Stella performance put in by the weedy little UV-9 I'm not expecting a brighter torch but more of a beam spread due to the extra 5mm diodes. I hold my breathe.
This item arrived in usual Hong Kong style. Just about adequately packaged with the added chance of damage.
Under closer scrutiny we find that this UV light looks solid and well made with a nice aluminium finish. The head is solid enough but probably not that waterproof due to the flimsy looking plastic end cover. (The bit with the holes in)
There is a rubber O-ring at the battery cover cap but I fear that this will be just as ineffective at repelling water as the holey led cover. Don't chuck this in a pond would be my advice.
Testing
As expected this torch performs really well. The large head offers a wider beam of light. but it's no brighter than the smaller UV9 model.
This is not a big deal. The brightness offered by this torch is enough to be effective and not too hungry on power to chew through your batteries every five minutes.
It does it's job...in a stylish way
This pencil was blindingly fluorescent!
The Garden bush test up close and purple
Rating:✅✅✅✅ 4 out of 5
This UV torch is pretty good value for money. it's certainly not the best black light torch out there but it is a good one for under a fiver. you can't really argue with that.
So why hasn't his torch gotten full mark in this review? Well that crappy hole ridden end plate is annoying me just enough to keep this from a full 5 ticks 😣 too bad.
Its Still worth buying one
