Review it – The Olight Warrior Mini 3 flashlight is a new flashlight from Olight. Could a 4.25″ LED flashlight with shallow, shallow bezels be the right tool, or would it be just as good as a great flashlight with amazing features? I will focus on the design, light production, and features of the new Olight Warrior Mini 3 flashlight in this review.
What is it?
The Olight Warrior Mini 3 Flashlight is a new type of handheld, LED, rechargeable flashlight.
What’s in the box?
- Olight Warrior Mini 3 flashlight
- Charging cable
- L-shaped adhesive tape
- Useless adhesives
- Instruction sheet/book
Hardware specifications
- Aviation aluminum alloy
- Stainless steel ‘attack head’
- LED: Color Temperature: 5700-6700, ‘Cool White’
- Index Provider Type: 70
- Battery: Size 18650, 3500 mAh, 3.6 V lithium-ion
- Charging time: 3.5 hours (completed)
- IPX8 waterproof
- 1.5 meter drop resistance
- Light modes: Moonlight .5 lm, Low 15 lm, Medium 120 lm, High 500 lm, Turbo 1750 lm, Strobe
- Removable pocket/cap
- Weight: 4.3 oz
- Dimensions: Length 4.375”, Width .94” at head, .875” at tail
- 3 color LED power level indicator in side switch
Design and appearance
The Olight Warrior Mini 3 flashlight features the same technology I’ve experienced with the other two Olight flashlights I’ve reviewed.
The Olight Warrior Mini 3 flashlight I was sent has a green to black color scheme.
I really like some of the Olight flashlight lenses and the Warrior Mini 3 has that lens feature. I think the design protects the glasses mainly from other things in our bags that can scratch the glasses. I’ve used the Olight Baton 3 for a long time (above left), and the lens feels as good as the day it’s not stored.
The Olight Warrior Mini 3 barrel flashlight is an Olight design that sets other Olights apart. This is excellent ergonomic engineering. If you remember the simple, deep, intersecting pattern used on some lamps, it may be better than nothing on others, but my hands always felt more slippery than if the barrel of the light had been left smooth. The Warrior 3 Mini has a strong grip that feels secure in the hand, wet or dry, but it’s neither fun nor irritating to hold hard.
Some are upset that Olight uses a proprietary recording cable. The supplied cable has a USB-A plug on one end, and the other has a round magnet that sticks to the bottom of the light. I like this payment method. This flashlight is sealed and does not have rubber covers that can loosen and damage over time.
To charge Olight flashlights with this lighting setup you don’t have to unplug the lamp or connect the cable to the port on the lamp or the battery, you just click the charger connector to replace the magnet, under the light and wait. for the charger plug LED to change from red to green. I’ll gladly accept this style of charging cables at the risk of water ingress.
The Olight Warrior Mini 3 flashlight has a side switch near the end of the lens that supports all types of lighting, and the tail end has a special switch that is also a magnetic connector.
This is my first experience with both styles of flashlights. The side shifter does not feel like rubber and this can mean that it is less prone to wear and tear over time.
I found it easier to press the tail end button with my thumb and hold the light up in my hand, arm up at 90 degrees, like a ‘chop’ position. By half-pressing and holding the switch on the back of the tail, the medium light (120 lumens) turns on and stays on while the switch is pressed. With half press and release, Medium mode remains. With a full press and hold, the turbo light level is turned on and the light stays on the screen. With full compression and release, the turbo remains. With any of these modes, a short press of the switch will turn off the lights.
The way to change the side of Olight Warrior Mini 3 is as follows: Pressing the remote will bring out the Moonlight mode. Long press from Moonlight to turn on Low mode. From Low, a long press turns on Medium mode. Long standing from Medium invokes (you see this coming…) High mode. And from High mode, a long hold goes – not Turbo, but back to Low. The turbo is activated by double pressing the side switch or as above with the tail switch. Pressing the side switch three times activates the Strobe.
Turbo mode creates more heat. When the turbo is on for 30 seconds, the end of the torch is too hot to handle. If the Turbo mode is accidentally turned on, the proximity sensor immediately puts the light in Medium mode so you don’t hurt or damage your pocket, bag, suitcase or toolbox.
Sit down
The Olight Warrior Mini 3 flashlight ships with a plastic battery protection piece placed over the battery in the flashlight. The light needs to be released to remove the piece. Charging can start after the piece is removed and re-scanned.
Procedure
A quick look at the flashlight fight. (Is that a real thing?) I think if you didn’t have anything to use, a small flashlight would come in handy. Like the old idea of holding a roll of nickels in your hand to strengthen your fist. To be honest, I’d rather have a knife or a screwdriver. Mess with your car keys? Throw away your car keys. Fighting with a flashlight? You may be in the dark.
The sights on the Olight Warrior Mini 3 flashlight are neither sharp nor deep. I am happy. I have to fly with this light in a carry-on bag because it doesn’t look like a weapon, and it won’t irritate my pocket or tear things up. So, is it a smart security flashlight? Hmm. What the Olight Warrior Mini 3 Flashlight is, is a very good flashlight. I recommend counting on its original purpose.
The Warrior Mini 3 worked flawlessly during my time using it. Nothing about the light failed.
When I’m in casual clothes, I carry my pocket flashlight in my pants pocket next to my shirt Olight knife (what a coincidence!) he cut the pocket again. There are already endings for Warrior Mini 3 but this doesn’t bother me one bit. I’m the one picking up these two tools, but that’s how I like to have them all quickly. If I carry the knife down in my pocket, the Olight’s magnets will find it and pull it when I draw the flashlight, so having a pocket for both tools is my preferred carry method.
Moonlight doesn’t record so here you see the light colors going from low to medium, high, low, then turbo, and strobe.
The Olight Warrior Mini 3 flashlight has a variety of bright colors. The Turbo mode is very bright, but again, it causes the light to burn too much. Perhaps it should be used briefly. Low and medium colors provide good lighting for close-up work.
I used the Warrior Mini 3 when I replaced the dishwasher gasket. Our dishwasher has a shiny metal interior and too much light can irritate it. The Mini Warrior Mini 3 was perfect for the job. On dog walks at night I had to use the Medium lane to make sure the cars could see me, but we didn’t have close calls and the cars indicated they saw me from a distance. A light so bright that the Turbo can be useful for long distance ‘dark of night’ lighting – – or for tagging cattle.
Which I like
- Excellent lighting options and button options
- Concave lens
- Good grip on top
What I would change
- Skip the weapon/protection and promote this as a good flashlight.
Final thoughts
The Olight Warrior Mini 3 flashlight is an excellent flashlight that performed well in this review. It is portable or packable and produces more light from a simple design.
PricePrice: $62.99
Where to buy: Light
Source: An example of this drug was given by Light.