Noctigon K1 info / review

I got the K1 dark brown, but no pics yet.

That beamshot looks good to me, even better than mine actually - better centered. Mine has a similar non-circular corona (not sure if corona is the right name...).

I would be disappointed with that , but I’m fussy.

I’ve adjusted the reflector position on other lights if it had shifted during shipments. But you have to be careful not to be exchanging a tiny bit of adjustment for some dust or a smudged reflector or lens.

Does the hotspot in this beamshot from about 6-8ft look normal? The hotspot corona looks lopsided and fuzzier(?) than I expect, but it’s my first super thrower. Maybe it’s normal?

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Maybe a tiny bit off centered (possibly a tiny bit of slop in the centering ring or cantered) usually when tightening the bezel, the reflector will move or canter the reflector a bit, due to the friction/torque of the bezel. You could try smacking it in your hand to get the reflector to move over a bit to equal out the corona, or loosen the bezel, let the reflector self center, press and hold down onto the glass lens and snug the bezel gently and see if that helps?

Usually I’ve found that fine-tuning a thrower ends up being largely a matter of loosening the bezel slightly, maybe slapping the light around a bit, and tightening the bezel. The focus typically changes slightly while turning the bezel, so the last bit of tuning involves knowing when to stop turning.

If the focus is close enough that this sort of thing matters, though… that means it’s already focused pretty well.

IIRC, my K1 had a slightly imbalanced corona, but I simply twisted the bezel a little and it changed to a nearly perfect circle.

Thanks everybody. I’ll mess with it a little, and maybe not stress over perfection. I really wanted to make sure it didn’t look severely off.

Or they’ve gone blind and no longer can tell :smiley:

My W1 looks exactly like yours.

Hank you rock. Thanks, I should be able to replicate that picture when the green one arrives.

How do you like the dark brown? Hank’s photos have me leaning towards that color.

Off topic.

Hank, when do you plan to start selling Emisar D1S replacement?

Thank you

Kind regards

What improvements do you like to see in the D1S upgrade?

I like it - it's a bit dark but looks good.

The D1S was in a class of its own when it came out in terms of being as compact as possible while keeping the 50mm head size. Then the lumintop GT mini came out with very similar dimensions.

I might like to see the updated D1S keep the 50mm head but be made for 21700 cell. This would make it unique again and give it a power/runtime boost.

Hi Hank - I'd expect the D1S V2 to be the new generation driver with lit switch, like the K1, programmable with the standard programming clip, etc.

fyi - finally getting some tracking movement on the last order, and thanx for shipping out that order from last night so quick!

Something the size of the D1 with 100+ kcd would be great. Osram in D1 host maybe? And lighted button, of course. :wink:

Yes, 21700 battery, similiar driver like in the K1, so that the Osram LED can be used to reach 300Kcd+.

21700 battery indeed :+1: + Osram W2 led

Perhaps you can get hold of Boost HX leds, KW CULPM1-TG, the 4040 version of the W2, it can be driven a bit harder for some more output with the same die dimension.