RovyVon Aurora A8 Small Multifunctional Torch USB C Rechargeable, 5000K High CRI, 420 Lumens EDC Keyring Torch with Magnetic Clip and Socket (White+Red+365nm)

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It will also run off an alkaline or NiMH rechargeable battery. The manual forbids a battery with a voltage higher than 3.6V so you shouldn’t use a Li-ion 10440 battery in this torch either. Bernard is known for bringing everyday carry out of obscurity and into the mainstream, having been published or featured in various publications such as GQ, TIME Magazine, The New York Times, VICE, HYPEBEAST, Outside, and many others. He has also played a part in curating, designing, and developing digital and physical products, resulting in successful crowdfunding projects or limited edition collaboration products with established softgoods brands. He stays on the pulse of the EDC industry by attending trade shows, participating in online interest communities, and actively engaging with fellow gear enthusiasts on social media. With this Eneloop battery it weighs only 19.3g and you can see its size on screen. It’s as simple as a torch gets with just one mode. Tighten the head to turn it on. It has two modes – half tighten the head for the 5 lumen low mode with 12 hours of runtime, and fully tighten the head for the high 180 lumen output with 23 minutes of runtime until it reaches half this initial output.

There’s a rubber flap covering the USB-C charging port which can charge its 330mAh Li-polymer battery with both a USB-A to USB-C and USB-C to USB-C cable in around 1 hour. You can use moonlight and low modes when it’s charging. The Fenix E03R looks very similar to the Nitecore TINI 2, and weighs pretty much the same at 22.2g. It has the same type III hard anodised aluminium body but a slightly better IP66 waterproof rating. After our fans repeated calls and long-awaited, in 2022, RovyVon finally brings the USB C charging port to the aurora series. Powered by a 330 mAh Li-Po battery, the upgraded A7 can be fully charged in one hour through the USB C charging port, it also supports USB C to USB C charging. If you triple press the power button with the torch on or off you get to the 365nm UV side LED, again useful for identifying counterfeit banknotes amongst other things. A single press in this mode takes you to the 20 lumen red LED and then again to the flashing red mode. The Ti2’s beam has 600 candela of intensity which equates to 48 metres of throw. It’s a decent mix of flood and throw for a keyring torch.The Aurora A8 Pro was inspired by the demand of a compact, portable UV-C light, as small as your keys. Front LED uses dual-band wavelength UV-C (270nm) and UV-A (390nm-400nm) from Seoul Semiconductor, and the glass is quartz, the reflector is CNC-machined brass smooth reflector. For the front light, it is UV-C light. Its CREE XTE LED has a cool 7088K colour temperature with a CRI of 73, but mine was very neutral with no nasty green tint you often get with cheap torches. With a fully charged battery I got 172 lumens which slowly dropped to around 150 lumens after 5 minutes, and 108 lumens after 23 minutes – a little better than the manual’s 50% of initial output after 23 minutes. But the output is not regulated – it’s dependent on the voltage of the battery. 180 lm high mode

I charged up the RovyVon Aurora A8 and turned it on in high mode. After about a minute, it started dimming as expected but still remained plenty bright for general use. The bezel gets a little warm but not uncomfortable. I set the timer and went about doing other things. The documentation said I should get one minute at high plus another 90 minutes at reduced brightness. After about 75 minutes, the red LED came on indicating that the light’s internal voltage was low.The i3E’s beam has 500 candela of intensity with 44 metres of throw and a useful mixture of throw and flood for a keyring EDC torch. One of the most convenient features of the RovyVon Aurora A8 G4 is its USB C rechargeability. This means that you can easily recharge the flashlight using any USB C cable, which is the same type of cable used by many modern smartphones and other devices. This makes it easy to keep your flashlight charged and ready to go, no matter where you are. Rather bizarrely it arrives in Demo mode, so you need to switch it to Daily mode before use. Press and hold the two buttons simultaneously to switch mode. In any mode and when the light is off holding down the mode button takes you to the momentary 500 lumen turbo mode until you let go. When the light is off holding down the power button will take you straight to the 1 lumen ultra low mode. The TIKI also has a couple of additional modes. If you triple press the power button from off you turn on the 500mW 365nm UV side LED in its translucent body, handy for identifying counterfeit banknotes for example. Press it again for a high CRI white LED and again to flash this LED.

Unlike the cool white main light, the sidelight in the top photo shines warm white. The lower image shows the UV mode. Here is the sidelight in low, high, and UV.

What I like

It’s worth noting this is also based on the ANSI standards and only requires the equivalent of moon light illumination or 0.25 lux on distant objects which isn’t very much. You can divide this throw by 4 for a more realistic distance measurement. Again, the TIKI is not bad for its size with a good combination of throw and flood. The E03R also has a Everlight 2835 4 lumen red LED accessed with a long press with the torch off. Press the button again for a flashing mode. The red light is useful to preserve your night vision, and as an emergency beacon.

The RovyVon Aurora A8 G4 has a polycarbonate body, which is both lightweight and durable. This makes it easy to carry the flashlight with you wherever you go, without adding a lot of extra weight to your EDC gear. And because polycarbonate is a tough and resilient material, you can be confident that the flashlight will be able to withstand regular use and abuse. The TINI 2’s most impressive feature is an OLED screen with real time information on lumens, runtime and battery level, that’s controlled with two buttons. And it still weighs just 21.5g. It’s shorter and fatter than the i3E we’ve already looked at, and weighs a little more at 22.2g, but it’s still very compact. For such a small torch it does have a fairly concentrated hotspot with an intensity of 2500 candela in high mode, equating to a throw of 110m which I find useful if I’m using it for night walk, if I’ve not got a larger torch with me. RovyVon also includes a snap-on magnet that clips over the rear end. You can see in installed on the left.

Design and features

Despite its small size, the RovyVon Aurora A8 G4 has an impressive 330mAh battery. This means that you can get up to 72 hours of runtime on the lowest setting, or up to 1.5 hours of runtime on the highest setting. And thanks to the USB C rechargeability, you can easily top up the battery whenever you need to.