I have a similar opinion about the S43. I got mine (a red and a green, both Nichia) because it checks all the boxes of my “perfect walk the dog dream light” list. First of all, Narsil, my all time favorite e-switch UI too (I haven’t tried Anduril). Flood (to see where you are stepping and what your dog chews), high cri, high power burst (some dogs are deterred by bright lights (some people too )), low low, small size, enough runtime even for a long walk when used modestly… I liked S41, hated S42 and loved S43 (minus the bezel).
Eh . I’m wondering. If say I picked the Nichia one. When it’s here. How can I verify that it’s the Nichia version? They don’t put specialized text inside right? . How can you tell the unit that you got is really Nichia version? Thanks eh…
The Nichia version comes with neutral white tint, while the XP-G3 produces very cool (one might call it slightly blue) tint.
If your light’s color temperature looks very natural then you got the Nichia version
Mine came today. It’s very nice. Although from my inspection. I can see that the positive contact is kinda dirty so I need to clean it with alcohol. Also it needs more grease . So I added that. Oh also. Just remembered. Stock from them. The strobe beacon etc are disabled. So you need to enable them thru the firmware option thingy. Also after further inspection, the orings and the charging cover are suspiciously loose. Not that loose . But not tight . So I wouldn’t recommend using this flashlight underwater etc. I mean a little rain is prob fine. But no full on water. I don’t trust it enough. All in all . It’s pretty good . I like it. Also I’m using the s43 18650 battery tube. With VCT6 flat top. And it’s not turning off when you drop it etc.
Loving this light, the UI is just so much better than the S42. I was surprised at just how heavy the copper is, I think I’ll pick up a normal S43 to replace the S42’s I’ve been using!
The furthest right light is an S42 with a tailcap from a Skillhunt H03, which lego’s perfectly and gives an extremely short light. Very handy for dropping in a jeans pocket. You can do the same trick with the S43S to bring the height down a little, but you’ll need to add a couple of small magnets to make it work.
I have this light. Although its cool looking the beam pattern is horrible. In comparison to the quad IF25A, the latter is so much better. Also, its the hottest running light I have and I have well over 100.
)), low low, small size, enough runtime even for a long walk when used modestly… I liked S41, hated S42 and loved S43 (minus the bezel).
