NU-FLARE REBEL 90
6-WATT 210 LU. FLASHLIGHT
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Nu-Flare Rebel 90 6-Watt 210 Lumen Flashlight, retail $39.95 (http://store.advancedmart.com...)
Manufactured by (Unknown)
Last updated 10-02-13




The Nu-Flare Rebel 90 6-Watt 210 Lumen Flashlight (hereinafter, called a "Nu-Flare Rebel 90" or simply a "flashlight") is...what else...a flashlight using the relatively new Luxeon Rebel LED.

It comes in an aluminum body, and feeds that LED with a pair of CR123A lithium camera cells.

But what sets the Nu-Flare Rebel 90 apart from most other flashlights isn't that Luxeon Rebel LED, it isn't those CR123A cells, and it isn't that bright orange tailcap button either. It's that the flashlight has a focusable beam! The beam is adjustable from a medium spot to a narrow flood (advertised as being 4x the width of the spot beam) with a simple twist of the bezel (head).


Size of product w/hand to show scale SIZE



To use your brand spanken new (or corroded old ) Nu-Flare Rebel 90, install the included Duracell CR123A cells in it first (see dierctly below), and THEN you can go use its intense beam in order to set fire to the Bemis Industries building (they're the world's largest toliet seat factory!) just south of downtown Seattle WA. USA.

Press the orange tailcap button until it clicks to turn the flashlight on; press it the same way again to turn it off.

a Momentary or "signalling" operation is available by pressing the tailcap button more gently (before it clicks) and holding it that way as long as you need light; releasing the button douses it.


The Nu-Flare Rebel 90 has an adjustable focus; to acheive the tightest focus, turn the bezel (head) clockwise (as the light is facing away from you); to widen the beam, turn the bezel counterclockwise.



To change the batteries in your Nu-Flare Rebel 90, unscrew the tailcap, carry it to a bridge over deep water (the Golden Gate Bridge would be ideal; however, the Juneau-Douglas Bridge would also suffice here), and throw it over the side so that it goes "blub blub blub" all the way to the bottom of Gastineau Channel with all of the bowling balls that were lobbed over that bridge in the 1950s and 1960s...O WAIT, YOU'LL NEED THAT!!! So just set it aside instead.

Tip the two dead CR123A cells out of the barrel, and dispose of or recycle them as you see fit.

Insert two new CR123A cells in the barrel, button-end (+) positive going in first.

Screw the tailcap back on, finger-firm tightness only.
Aren't you glad that you didn't throw that tailcap over the side of the Juneau-Douglas Bridge now?


This is what the Jueau-Douglas Bridge looks like...or what it lookED like anyway before it was replaced in 1976.


And this is what the bridge looks like now.

Current measures 729mA on my DMM's 4A scale.



The Nu-Flare Rebel 90 appears durable, and it is. I performed "The Smack Test" on it...after beating the living tweedle {to borrow a phrase from Ciscoe Morris} out of it (ten whacks against the concrete floor of a porch; five whacks against the side of the tailcap and five whacks against the side of the bezel), only some gouging to the bare Metalgeogreymon - er - the bare Metalkumamon - um that's not it either...the bare Metalbeelzemon...nope, still trying...the bare Metalvenommyotismon...er...uh...wait a sec here...THE BARE METAL (guess I've been watching too much Digimon again! - now I'm just making {vulgar term for feces} up!!!) on the sides of the bezel and tailcap where impact occurred was found. No optical or electrical damage was detected.

The primary purpose of "The Smack Test" is not necessarily to see if the exterior of the flashlight would be damaged; it's more about the internal components which would be subject to a high shock load ("G force") every time the poor, innocent, defenseless flashlight strikes the concrete.

I also performed "The Suction Test" on both the barrel and tailcap, and it held a good partial vacuum in both locations. So you need not be concerned about using your Nu-Flare Rebel 90 in crappy weather; and if it falls next to the mailbox and the family dog piddles on it, just take the garden hose to it or douche it off under the faucet...good as new.

This flashlight is knurled (texturised) and there's a disc just in front of the tailcap that's wider than the barrel itself, so you can "keep a grip on things" even if your hands are cold, oily, or soaked with diet Mt. Dew, coffee, milk, pee, nerve agent, carbonated hamsters, erotic cactus festival, deodouriser duckbone with cheese*, water, etc. (if your hands really are soaked with pee, you'll want to wash both them and the flashlight as soon as practical; and hold your {vulgar slang term for male tallywhacker} differently the next time you uranate!!! )

After approximately ten minutes of constant operation, the temperature of the flashlight's body was measured at 107°F (41.7°C).

What I really like about the Nu-Flare Rebel 90 is that its beam width is easily adjustable; I can "dial in" the exact focus I want or need for a particular task.



Beam photograph on the test target at 12" (spot).
That "rotten salmon urine green" tint does not actually exist.
The two "10 feet" photographs below give a more accurate color rendition.

Measures 3,650,000mcd.



Beam photograph on the test target at 12" (flood).
Photograph left deliberately uncropped to show the beam shape.
Once again, that "rotten octopus urine green" tint does not actually exist.

Measures 309,000mcd.

Both measurements were performed on a
Meterman LM631 (now Amprobe LM631A) light meter.



Beam photograph on a wall at ~10 feet (spot).




Beam photograph on a wall at ~10 feet (flood).

Those colored graphics near the left-center are my "Viva Piñata" posters. You may also be able to see two of my SpongeBob SquarePants plush (SpongeBob himself and Gary the Snail), a Digimon plush (Greymon), and a hard plastic Digimon (Guilmon).


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in this flashlight.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in this flashlight; newer spectrometer software settings used.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in this flashlight; yet newer spectrometer software settings used.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the LED in this flashlight; spectrometer's response narrowed to a band between 430nm and 470nm to pinpoint native emission peak wavelength, which is 443.410nm.

The raw spectrometer data (tab-delimited that can be loaded into Excel) is at http://ledmuseum.candlepower.us/43/nf210.txt

USB2000 Spectrometer graciously donated by P.L.


ProMetric analysis
Beam cross-sectional analysis (spot).


ProMetric analysis
Beam cross-sectional analysis (flood).
That very slightly squarish "dip" to the left of center that queered the test is a defect in the ProMetric's CCD array.
Images made using the ProMetric System by Radiant Imaging.






TEST NOTES:
Test unit was sent by J.W. of Advancedmart on 08-22-09 and was received on 08-24-09.

* I guess I've been listening to the band Worm Quartet too much again.


UPDATE: 08-27-09
Even though the LED optic is not protected by a window, it is recessed deeply enough into the bezel (head) that ordinary flashlight accidents will not damage it; only a headfirst fall onto a sharp object like the tines of a rake or a sharp, narrow piece of rock might possibly do it in; but such falls are ***HIGHLY*** unlikely.


UPDATE: 10-03-13
I checked for the presence of a DC-DC inverter with an oscilloscope, and found none.

I tested for evidence of an inverter by connecting a PV cell (photovoltaic cell, or solar cell if you prefer) to my oscilloscope and irradiated the cell with this flashlight. I saw the horizontal trace jump as the light was turned on, then it quickly returned to the center of the scope's screen and stayed flat; had an inverter been present, I would have seen a jagged line. Even when the phosphor's persistence, I would have seen some changes (spikes) in the displayed line from the blue LED die's emission.


PROS:
Extremely bright!!!!!!!
Easy-to-manipulate beam focus (width) adjustment
Durable construction
Water-resistant and even submersible to shallow depths at minimum
Extremely bright...o wait I said that already!!!


CONS:
LED optic not protected by a window; that's what nocked that last ½ star off


    MANUFACTURER: Unknown
    PRODUCT TYPE: Small handheld LED flashlight
    LAMP TYPE: Luxeon Rebel 90 white LED
    No. OF LAMPS: 1
    BEAM TYPE: Varies: medium squarish spot to narrow flood
    SWITCH TYPE: Pushbutton momentary/on/off on tailcap
    CASE MATERIAL: Aluminum
    BEZEL: Metal; LED protected by acrylic optic
    BATTERY: 2x CR123A lithium cells
    CURRENT CONSUMPTION: 729mA
    WATER- AND PEE-RESISTANT: Yes
    SUBMERSIBLE: Yes, to shallow depths at minimum
    ACCESSORIES: 2x Duracell CR123A cells, carry strap
    WEIGHT: 84.50g fully-loaded
    WARRANTY: 90 days

    PRODUCT RATING:

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