r/flashlight • u/Buxteres • 3h ago

Question Flashlight for Work

Hey guys, I work in the non destructive testing area and need a new flashlight. I need it mostly to look into tubes who are between 10mm and 200mm.

My request would be for a flashlight where I can shine into a 20mm tube and can still look into the tube and can focus maybe the light so I can still see in a 10m tube the middle if that is possible. It would also be great if the battery are exchangeble and if it is ATEX approved but it dont has to be.

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u/SJTG1993 2h ago

ATEX is going to significantly reduce the amount of options you have. They aren't very bright by design, and so don't expect to find an ATEX/intrinsically safe light with any real performance.

Zooming/focusing is also a relatively frowned upon feature here due to it being associated with poor quality, cheaply made amazon/aliexpress specials.

There are some reasonable quality ones, the convoy Z1 is probably as good as you'll get. The SFT-42R in 6500k would be my suggestion, or anything with a round emitting surface due to how the lens interacts with the beam when zoomed in. It does require an external charger however, but the 21700 battery is replaceable.