Comments on: LED Lenser P7 LED Flashlight (8407) Review

By: Light Teacher

Light Teacher — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:24:50 +0000

Couple of factual answers to questions asked & comments made

1. LED LENSER is NOT made in Germany but in Yangjiang City, Guandon Province of China – This is an absolute fact, you will see the picture of the factory in any LED LENSER catalog

2. Splashproof means pretty much nothing-proof as far as water is concerned and the whole LED LENSER range is this level except for the Frogman specialist diving torch.
Many other Chinese and US made torches have much higher standards of waterproofing and state clear test criteria to prove this giving details of what depth of water they are submerged in and for how long?

hope this helps?

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:53:55 +0000

@Baz that review was written 3 years ago. They must have made some changes.

By: Baz

Baz — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:19:20 +0000

I just recieved my p7, was wondering why the on & off button on my one is rubber & not metal like is stated in this review.
Thanks
Baz

By: Barry

Barry — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:11:14 +0000

HI ,
I have the led lenser B7, after aprox 1 hour usage, it goes to the lowest setting autom.
when i turn the light of for about 10 min it works perfectly again for an hour or so. Batery 4 AAA changed 4 times already, same result.
The torch is 1 month old.

By: vic

vic — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:08:39 +0000

i would like to put a pressure switch on my led lenser P7, where can i get a cheap one, or where do you connect the wires to bypass the on/off switch

By: Greg

Greg — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:27:25 +0000

Hi,
Just read Martin’s comment, just noticed for the first time that my P7 (now) does this also, at the end of it’s first set of batteries. With new batteries I have a slight amount of light with the switch off. Very interesting and sounds like the switch just went faulty. I’d be very interested if there is any other logical explanation for this; the torch is now pretty much useless.
Greg.

By: Martin

Martin — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:47:58 +0000

Hi
Can anyone tell me if the following is normal with this torch please. When I switch it off there appears to be a residual light that last for some time within the LED. This is hard to see in daylight but in low light and darkness the glow is clearly identifiable. Two issues from this, is it draining the batteries, and therefore a fault, plus it is possible to identify ones position in certain low light scenarios from a non tactical standpoint.
So, fault or just the norm with LED systems, any thoughts and pointers much appreciated.

Martin

By: sutrisno

sutrisno — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:33:23 +0000

I was have one led lednser P7 but now the Knopf on/off damaged, were I can buy it in the Indonesia?

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:26:16 +0000

@Denis I don’t think LED Lenser offers a leather case, but you might be able to find one elsewhere that can fit the flashlight…

By: Denis

Denis — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:05:51 +0000

Does the p7 flashlight have a leather case availlable? I prefere a leather case over nylon, the velcro does not last, a snap would be much better in time.

By: Beejay

Beejay — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:01:59 +0000

I’m really glad I found this webpage, it saved me the bother of sending my P7 back to Amazon as I thought the little “crack” was as a result of someone dropping it or some such! Now I know they all have it. And I’ve learned a lot more about my new little gadget!

Thank you very much!

By: Matt Man

Matt Man — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:42:58 +0000

I’m a ship engineer and I know many people who use LED Lensers and endorse them, I think more and more people are buying them, including myself. The head torches are also excellent.

If buying online us the LED Lenser official seller on Amazon is my recommendation. Normally about £30-40GBP for a P7.

Also dropping your T7 from 2 foot and it breaking is unusual, seen P7s dropped a lot and they have always worked. I would call that sods law!

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:39:36 +0000

@adam That sounds like the switch isn’t activating correctly. I haven’t had that happen either. Not sure how you would fix it…

By: adam

adam — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 01:53:07 +0000

I have the p7. When you turn it off it stays on faintly. Its never done that before. Any ideas?

By: John

John — Tue, 24 May 2011 02:27:23 +0000

Hi, I have a t7 led lenser & the switch is defective.
Does anyone know where I can purchase this switch in the USA .

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 06 May 2011 15:53:53 +0000

@Nides I’m sorry, but I don’t know the answer to that question… It’s very possible that it has been copied, but I don’t know how to find out without getting one myself.

By: Nides

Nides — Fri, 06 May 2011 09:11:09 +0000

Dear Julie,

I’m planning to buy a Led Lenser P7 for myself due to various positive remarks. Can you tell me if there’s a fake Led Lenser P7 on the market? The price on ebay is very much lower than our local store here in the Philippines. The P7′s i mention are mostly from Hongkong dealers? I dont want to buy fake!

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:40:27 +0000

I dropped my t7 and it appears the led is broke I took it apart everything looks fine but when I first turn it on Iget a miniscule amount of light for a second that can only be seen by looking directly in the lends. Any ideas it was only about a two foot drop I think it should be able to withstand that.

By: Jimbo Burnsy

Jimbo Burnsy — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:48:12 +0000

Hi,

I purchased the P7 Lenser as a scope mounted light for stalking nocturnal feral pigs. Although I would have to give a very, very slight edge to the Surefire for penetrating beam strength, this is an excellent bit of gear and, considering the extended battery life, easily goes toe-to-toe with the Surefire. If you plan to use a color filter on this flashlight, keep in mind that the LED spectrum with the stock diode is blue-shifted. Putting a red filter on this light will weaken the greatly weaken the beam. You may have more success with an amber plastic or a yellow photography filter.

By: peter hubble

peter hubble — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:55:05 +0000

Hi , I bought a led lenser P7 rechargable , after 1 charge and 2 weeks use I went to charge again and it just flashed green all the time even though it was dead flat , I took it back and they replaced the charger and the battery head , 1 more charge and then the same all over again , i am very dissapointed as I have bought lots of Led lensers and this one is a lemon< has anyone else had these problems?

By: antonuae

antonuae — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 14:22:20 +0000

Just bought my first led flashlight, and im happy that its a led lenser p7. and im very satisfied with its performance the design is simple and very classy compared to surefire and fenix IMHO.
The distributor in UAE is AL MASAOOD.
The p7 design is like a painting, a rolex, and an elegant living room furniture its a work of art.
overall im very happy and satisfied.
Thanks julie, thanks to nick also…..

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:44:48 +0000

The P7 is the same as my P14. It has two light levels that are achieved when the button is pressed and left clicked on. It is only when you fully push the button in and hold it that you get the maximum output. The maximum output is when the switch bypasses the two resistors used to give the high and low levels. So in reality this torch has three levels. Low, High and Maximum when the switch is pushed right in and held there. I am not sure why Led Lenser do this but by shorting out the resistor that controls the high mode in in this torch you can gain Maximum output by doing this simple modification.

By: PeG

PeG — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:26:39 +0000

Bonjour All,
Looking (!!!) for the best (for some of my needs…) lightening equipment, I’ve settled here.
So far, my favourites are an Osram 4 led, 3 AA battery powered.
The rechargeable NiMh 2500 milliamp batteries, I use for almost everything, last for an average of three weeks of a 3 hour daily use.
And a Milwaukee worklight, M12 line 12 volts, powered by their C12 Lithium-Ion batt, magnetic (stuck on my garage door) but with a Xenon energy hungry bulb.
There’s a Led bulb upgrade on the Milwaukee site but, priced at substiantially more than 20 bucks, I’m wondering about a sensible alternative!
And availaible here, across the pond, with a minimum extra charges.
Pierre
Haute Normandie
France

By: nick

nick — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:23:56 +0000

Someone was enquiring where these can be purchased in Dubai.

DreamGT stock various Led Lenser torches at the same prices direct for customers living in Dubai and the UAE.

visit http://www.dreamgt.com/torches.html

for more details.
Thanks

By: Danny

Danny — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:07:37 +0000

Thanks Julie. I wonder if Led Lencer produced their own batteries as well. Do you know where i can get the original Led Lenser batteries? Thanks again.