ARC is back

J Smith · #1

I just found this.I am happy they are not gone forever.
http://www.arcflashlight.com/
I just preordered an ARC P.

Ted · #2

Glad he's making the AAA again. That's such a perfect light. That one and a :spyder: Jester needs to be on everyones keychain!

CKE · #3

How do you turn the AAA on?

Ted · #4

you twist the head

in = on, out = off

can be done one handed

CKE · #5

Hey Ted :)

Are they nice and bright??? I have a Streamlight Scorpion and wonder how they compare????

Ted · #6

My older Arc AAA Premium is nice & bright indeed. If these new ones are twice as bright, humm... :) :) :)

CKE · #7

The price seems VERY good too. Is it Christmas yet???

davec · #8

CKE wrote:Hey Ted :)

Are they nice and bright??? I have a Streamlight Scorpion and wonder how they compare????

No comparison, the new Arcs still have a 5mm Nichia led, no match for a Luxeon/Incand Scorpion. I'm gonna order a couple though because the original Arc's were great pocket lights. The funniest part was seeing the value of all the older Arc AAA's drop like a rock, so all the hoarders who were cleaning up on ebay are stuck with old technology now.

Senate · #9

Let's hope they start making the LS and 4+ again...

Ted · #10

Senate, for the 4+, you better get an HDS Systems light. Henry from HDS designed the light and wrote the software when he worked for Arc, and when Arc went down hill, he started HDS Systems to perfect the design. I've got a Basic 42 and never want anything else in this size.

CKE · #11

davec...so the Scorpion is brighter. Will one of them(ARC AAA) be brighter than a Photon keychain light??? On Par???

Ted · #12

A photon might be brighter in the beginning, but not for the whole duration of the battery. The Arc is voltage regulated and has a constant brightness (till the battery really runs out.
An Arc will outrun a Photon, but that's no mystery considering the size in batteries.

Jurphaas · #13

Hi Ted! I feel the urge for an other (new) limited Arc AAA coming up!
Jurphaas.

Senate · #14

Ted wrote:Senate, for the 4+, you better get an HDS Systems light. Henry from HDS designed the light and wrote the software when he worked for Arc, and when Arc went down hill, he started HDS Systems to perfect the design. I've got a Basic 42 and never want anything else in this size.

hey thanks for the tip Ted, didn't know that... the output delivered bt these tiny models is incredible! (the price too :) )

spyderknut · #15

How does the Arc AAA compare to the Streamlight Keymate (besides the battery being cheaper)?

davec · #16

CKE wrote:davec...so the Scorpion is brighter. Will one of them(ARC AAA) be brighter than a Photon keychain light??? On Par???

Hey CKE, a nice gent on CPF did a comparison with pics,

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/ubbthr ... o=&fpart=1

J Smith · #17

Fedex is delivering mine today.
Arc is not takeing any new orders until Aug 1st so they can catch up.
Eveything I have read about the new ARC Ps from people that have gotten thiers say that they are much brighter than the old ARC Ps.
The thing I like best about them is the 5 hour burn time before the light dims at all.You can also get AAA lithium cells now,this increases brighness and you don't have to worry about the heat or cold zapping the battery.
Heres a link to a review.
http://ledmuseum.candlepower.us/third/arcp.htm

J Smith · #18

I got it Monday,if you haven't ordered one you are missing the best LED light ever.This one is much brighter than the older Ps.The new head design and the HA III coating is very nice.
I came home from work the night after I got it and turned it on in the liveing room with the light out and shined it straight up.It lite up the whole room.
I will be getting a couple more of these for back ups.
Now if Spyderco will work out a ARC logo Pride or Dragon Fly with Peter to go with the ARC AAA

CKE · #19

Sold!!! I need one of these. Been reading some great reviews too. Thanks for the heads up Jeff. Congrats on the Arc and take care!!!

Vincent · #20

Never heard of Arc lights.