About This Item:
The Imalent MS18 Flashlight, “Ambassador of light,” utilizes 18 pieces of American CREE XHP70 2nd LEDs with a maximum output of 100,000LM and a long range up to 1350 meters; it is the brightest flashlights on the market and will bring you absolute shock when you light it up. The multi-functional OLED display displays various parameters and settings. A built-in heat pipe radiator with excellent heat dissipation is equipped with a quiet inlet and outlet fan.
Once you see the raw power of a 100000-lumen flashlight, it will be hard to return to your EDC! Imalent MS18 is a big boy! And with this size of the light, I would have preferred a bit more grip on the body. This is still a little slippery. Above the power switch is a little OLED display showing lumen output. The control is from the IMalnet MS12 and is a flat iron button, which is a little hard to find in the dark. I would like to see them address this minor issue. In many cases, this isn’t a problem, but a physical indicator would be welcome if you’re in the night.
Something along the lines of a protruding switch or a ridge. This lumen monster will not be carried in your pocket, where it could accidentally be activated. Fortunately, it comes with a shoulder strap as well. It’s a little too heavy to use for an extended period. As you can see, they upgraded the attachment points for the belt. Instead of attaching it directly to the body and bezel, they now have a dedicated ring on the head and an attachment to the tail cap. The MS18 consists of 2 main parts, the head, and the battery pack, aka the body.
Build Quality and Anodizing
Imalent has always been pretty good with its built quality, and the Imalent MS18 is no exception here. It is a very constructed, decently flashlight with good anodization. I couldn’t find any weird spots or missing anodization (until I unscrewed the battery pack). They also upgraded the carry strap attachments. Where the MS12 has the clips attached to the bezel and tail cap, they found a workaround and added a unique attachment ring on the head and the tail cap. Not the best idea, but better than damaging the Anno as happened with the MS12. If the cover gets lost, you won’t be able to attach the strap anymore. And since it’s relatively tiny, losing the cap is possible.
Fans
The Imalent MS18 is one of the dozen flashlights with an integrated active cooling system. It uses two fans activated when the light is set to 22,000 Lumens and above. There is liquid inside the system to cool the light even quicker. This is what Imalent says about the cooling system: Built-in heat pip radiator with excellent heat dissipation, equipped with an inlet and outlet fan silent, waterproof, heavy wind, which is a perfect combination of great energy and technology.
Well, the fans are NOT quiet! They are very noisy! And besides that, the Torx screws are filled with a substance, probably silicon or glue, so you can’t easily unscrew them to remove the fan covers. In the following pictures, you can see some details and the copper fins inside the head.
Threads & O-Rings
This isn’t so positive. I’m not sure if it’s because of the size and weight of the flashlight or because of the lube, but the threads were damaged. The anodization is missing on parts of the lines. This is a genuine con, in my opinion. A $600 flashlight shouldn’t have this problem! And there is only 1 O-ring, while the MS12 had 2 O-rings near the threads. So maybe one o-ring was missing.
IMALENT MS18 Flashlight LEDs, Lens, Bezel, And Reflector
- 1 XHP70.2 LED not enough? How about adding 12? Oh no. how about 18?
- The Imalent MS18 Flashlight uses 18 CREE XHP 70.2 LEDs for maximum output. The LEDs are centered very well in the Light Orange Peel (LOP) reflectors.
- Using a LOP reflector means that the beam is smooth and doesn’t focus merely on the throw. Imalent R90TS is another story.
- The bezel isn’t removable by hand nor is the battery pack from the tube.
Features
- MS18 super bright light—Illuminate the world.
- Utilizes 18 pieces of US CREE XHP70 2nd LEDs, with a lifespan of up to 50,000 hours and a maximum output of up to 100,000 lumens.
- Built-in safety self-testing intelligent charging circuit, convenient, fast, and safe. Eight levels can be exchanged quickly and instant Turbo.
- Built-in switch indicator lights. Easy to find the switch in the darkness.
- High efficiency constant current circuit will maintain constant brightness.
- The built-in thermal control module will automatically adjust the brightness output and keep using it comfortably.
- Combination of toughened ultra-clear mineral and anti-reflective coating glass Aluminum OP reflector.
- Aerospace-grade aluminum alloy body, wear-resistant Type III hard-anodized surface treatment.
Specifications
- LED Type: 18 pieces of American CREE XHP70 2nd LEDs
- Batteries Required: Battery pack(21700-4000mAh*8)
- Luminous Flux: Up To 100000 Lumens
- Run Time: Up To 14h52min
- Operating Modes: Turbo / High III / High II/ High I/ Middle II / Middle I / Middle Low / Low /
- Measurements: 265mm(length)*129mm(head diameter)*59mm(body diameter)
- Weight: 1900g(battery included)
- Impact Resistance: 1.5m
- Waterproof: IP-56 standard waterproof
Output and Runtime
- Turbo output : 100,000~25000 Lumens；Run-time : 60s+52min
- High III output: 60,000-25000 Lumens；Run-time: 70s+55min
- High II output: 30000-25000 Lumens; Run-time: 3.8min+60min
- High I output: 22000lumens; Run-time: 67 min
- Middle II output: 10000 Lumens； Run-time: 3h40min
- Middle I output: 5000 Lumens； Run-time : 6h50min
- Middle low output :2000Lumens；Run-time :9h15min
- Low output: 700 Lumens；Run-time: 14h52min
Packaging and Contents
Supplied in Retail Packaging and Includes:
- Imalent MS18 Flashlight x 1
- Shoulder straps x1
- Charger x 1
- O-rings x 2
- User Manual x 1
