Comment Re:Man! (Score 1) 131
Looks like you are about right...
From a comment of TFA -
"Great start, not quite there yet (12/10/08 - 16:41 - by Robert B.)
The manufacturer\'s data sheet states 15 minutes output at 270 lumens
on high (67 lumen-hrs), or 60 minutes at 90 lumens on low (90
lumen-hrs).
From this, I\'d estimate that on low the device draws
approximately 1 watt from the ultracap, with each LED each operating
at 0.3 watt at around 100 lumens per watt, with roughly 90% DC-DC
converter efficiency.
This is 1 watt-hour from the ultracap.
On high, this device would draw about 4 watts from the ultracap,
with a little over 1 watt reaching each LED, given a slightly lower
LED efficiency at the higher brightness and a significantly lower
converter efficiency, possibly a bit over 75%.
Compare this with
two AA NiMH cells (at 3 watt-hours each) that together store 6
watt-hours.
Ultracaps are a breakthrough technology, but the
energy storage density is still pretty low, as we see here. It will be
a few years before ultracaps become the most satisfactory overall
choice for flashlights."