Nightwatch NI40- De-domed sst40cw/nw and xhp50.2 - new budget throwers @ nealsgadgets

Any idea how long the SST40NW version will maintain max brightness (2000 lm) before it starts stepping down?

I like the design, just wish they could get away from using multiple different fonts (including comic sand) for their laser etching.

Any beamshots and whitewallshots of this nice looking flashlight ?

Nice flashlight but 50°C threshold for maximum driver temperature is an absolute no go for me. That stepdown temperature is way too low for using turbo for more than just some seconds. For comparison please refer to Convoy M3 and Sofirn C8G that also have a too conservative stepdown.

I would highly recommend 65 - 70°C instead.

Very nice.

@NEAL
My order please with most CD !!!,please.

SST40NW

Would it be possible to get better pics of dedomed LEDs? I wonder what technique do they use…

can we buy host?

wanna put in flat white for more throw.

Neal, do you see any chance to ask Jackie (Enogear) if he can raise the thermal stepdown threshold up? 50°C is way too conservative in my opinion. Surely, the light will not get too hot to hold but you sacrifice a lot of turbo runtime with such a low stepdown temperature. Thank you!

Enogear?
which light is it

Ooops...sorry, I was certain that NIGHTWATCH is a brand sold or at least manufactured by ENOGEAR, see NIGHTWATCH IRA with XHP70.2 for reference.

http://kaidomain.com/Nightwatch-IRA-Cree-XHP70_2-White-6500K-3800-Lumens-6-Mode-LED-Flashlight-Black

https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/48891

That's why I was thinking you could ask Jackie (the owner of ENOGEAR and FIREFLIES). May I ask what manufacturer is behind the NIGHTWATCH NI40?

I would be highly interested into the NI40 but as I said it sacrifices a lot of turbo runtime due to the low thermal stepdown threshold of only 50°C.

Looks like slice n’ dice!
Awesome to see a manufacturer doing this!
AND this is not even a $100 light!

Is the 50.2 a 3 volt led ?, and what type of driver Fet + AMC ?

Looks like host has been added with driver.

Curious about runtimes before step down. Was planning on getting a Catapult V6 but I’ll wait for this.

When will reviewers get theirs?

hmm i prefer no driver and led.

dont like stock driver :frowning:

Are you sure? I have a LD-A4 driver in a Convoy C8+. The LD-A4 has onboard temp threshold that turns off the driver at 65 degrees Celcius. At that point, the host is impossible to hold except at the tail. I then went and wired in the temp sensor on the MCPCB to the driver and set it to trip at 55 degrees Celcius surface temp of the head, measured on the fins with an infrared thermometer more or less in line with the shelf. The LD-A4 driver is at that point still far from exceeding it’s own onboard threshhold of 65 degrees celcius.

Maybe 55 to 60 degrees celcius driver temp would be fine, but in my opinion 65 to 70 degrees Celcius driver temp is pushing it…

Jack used to sell the dual switch version of the Nightwatch IRA with the copper pill on his Enogear site and that was a beast of a host. I put in a 4x E21A in that host and it can pretty much sustain turbo indefinitely in outdoor use while holding it in the hands.

One might have to buy both the SST40 NW dedomed and the sliced and diced XHP50.2 versions just because of the leds. :smiling_imp: Signed up for SST40 NW in M4D M4X interest list.

Neal, do you think it may be possible to get a dedomed XHP50.2 seperately, without the flashlight?