Floureon S3 Emergency Torch
Regular Flashlight mode
Price: £1.31 free shipping
Manufacturer: Floureon
Model: S3
Power: 1x Cree XP-E @ 3W / 30 X red and white LED's
Run By: 3x AAA
Modes: 3
Vendor: UK seller global_egrow via ebay
Description: 3-in-1 emergency/inspection torch
Shipped From: UK
What's in the box?: Retail box, S3 torch with lanyard
Features:
- 3W Cree XP-E main beam
- 18 White LED inspection/work lamp
- 12 Red LED Emergency flashing beacon
- Magnetic Tail cap
First Impressions
To compliment my recent multi-function torch purchase See Review Here , I bought myself one of these.
It's made by Floureon, a name that keeps cropping up more and more in the cheap electronics world.
In amongst the torch listings on ebay was this red torch/inspection lamp. The UK seller had started the lot at 99p with free postage.
Grabbing it for £1.31 seemed like a pretty good deal to me in the end. Hopefully its quality would outweigh the cost.
The torch arrived within 48hours using royal mail tracked delivery. I'm rather impressed by this level of service especially considering the low price. Im wondering if this guy has made any money at all on this deal?
Just for good measure I bought myself another 5 of these Floureons before the guy realised and adjusted his prices.
Bagging the other 5 for between £1.30 - £1.50 I felt like I had got myself a really good deal on them all.
It wasn't long before the seller relisted and started charging £4.99 postage! lol
The first Torch came well packaged. The torch was contained with a Floureon branded white cardboard box. Not like the thin crappy cardboard boxes I normally recieve from China but a much thicker walled box which had no dents or looked like someone had sat on it. Some would say that this is not a big deal.
Ordinarily that would be true but I had intended flogging the other 5 to other people. A crappy flattened outer box doesn't look good to prospective punters!
Inside the box was a carefully wrapped Flashlight. Extra padding and bubble wrap were placed at either end to help with protection during transit.
Thumbs up to the lads in the warehouse at Floureon for the attention to detail.
Work inspection lamp mode
Made from lightweight aluminium the S3 features a red metallic anodised finish which is both scratch resistant and eye catching.
At the foot of the torch we have a good quality tail cap and contact plunger. The cap also features a magnetic disc so you can stick it to the side of your car or something. The magnetic isn't that stronger however. It's quite fussy when it comes to adhering itself but I'm not too bothered about that really.
Red Flashing Mode
The torch head features a Cree XP-E diode and a half orange peel reflector.
Running around the outside of the head are 4 tiny red LEDs which become active when in the flashing beacon mode. (See above photo) they are quite effective despite being so tiny.
As the tail cap is taken up with the magnet, the power switch is moved near to the head. It's covered by a black rubber piece. Waterproof? maybe.
Overall a nicely made and nicely presented torch.
Nice half Orange peel reflector
Magnetic tail cap
Testing
All 3 modes were tested. Some more effective than others.
Main torch full power
As the photo suggests, this torch projects a beam with a hot spot in the middle within a much dimmer spill circle. This is similar to other fixed focus torches. The Floureon manages to hit a bunch of trees around 60 feet away
Although not the brightest of lights, it's good enough for most applications.
White LED strip light
The photo above illustrates how bright the light strip is in comparison to the main torch head. It's really impressive for the money spent. Plenty bright enough for changing a tyre or working under the bonnet at the road side.
This is by far the most effective feature of this torch.
Red LED strip
The photo doesn't really show how good the red strip is. It's not as bright as the white strip due to having less diodes but it's still effective as a flashing beacon. Sticking this to the rear wing of your car and a road side break down could be a much safer experience. It's not bad all
As an Emergency Multifunctional torch this Floureon S3 doesn't do a bad job of it. It's certainly better than having no torch at all!
Rating: ✅✅✅✅✅ 5 out of 5
For a cheap torch to shove down the door pocket of your car you can't beat this S3. All 3 features work well and the battery life isn't too bad either.
The quality of this item more than outweighs the silly price - that's why I bought 6 of them!
For a cheap torch to shove down the door pocket of your car you can't beat this S3. All 3 features work well and the battery life isn't too bad either.
The quality of this item more than outweighs the silly price - that's why I bought 6 of them!