Thrunite Catapult V6 (mini thrower) // Full reveiw

No I didn’t even think about that to be honest. I did the run time test listed in the charts in OP , starting in Turbo and just let the light run from there until it shut down.

Can you check it roughly? Base on Thrunite’s name, It’s acceptable for me if the minimum voltage is not higher than 3.7V.

It may take a while to get the result , but I can discharge the cell on my Opus charger to around 3.7 and then start checking Turbo mode from there I guess.

Thank a lot. Since you’re going to discharge your cell, I think you should test from higher voltage, like from 4.0, 3.9, 3.8….until you can’t activate turbo mode. :slight_smile:

OK I have the results from my testing of the voltage needed for Turbo mode to activate. I turned the light on in Turbo mode each time I checked the voltage and lumens , let it stay on for 30 seconds , turned the light off and then discharged the cell a little more to do the next step.

I made a simple chart as to what the cell voltage was and also noted the lumens at each voltage or step of the testing.
Of course as would be expected , the lumens are much lower than what you will get from a fully charged cell.

Here is the chart with those results and I am also editing the OP and the chart will be there as well.

Good result. Thanks, I really appreciate your help
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No problems…… As I have always said , I am glad to do the reviews and answer any questions about those lights that I can.

Got mine today, very nice little flashlight. Only thing I don’t like so much is the cool white tint so I put in a XHP35 HI C4 40E 4000K CRI80+ :

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Got mine today too. :smiley:

I hope you guys enjoy the lights as much as I have been liking mine.

I love mine.

Yes sir. I love mine catapult v6 too… built in charging is a great feature…

Yep, the V6 is a very neat little light, it freaks people out (hidden in one hand) when I turn it on in Turbo! :smiley:

Thank you for the great review. Very informative and thorough. :+1:

I see that you got 8.98 Amps at the tail with the provided cell.

1.What Do you think my Ijoy or Golisi [which respectively can provide 30A and 31A continuous ] numbers might be?

2.Do you know what the continuous amp draw for the provided Thrunite battery is? It is not listed on the battery and I can not find any info. on it.

I am guessing 10A, maybe 15A at the most since it appears to have enough juice for the Cat V6

I do not have the equipment to do these tests even though they are probably simple!

,Thanks again!

U21vn XPL PDT and Catvn V6 NW 5000K

Thanks Wolfdog………

All the testing I did with the Cat V6 is what I listed in the charts in the OP.

I can say the driver is regulated and pretty much any cell I have put in the light , whether protected or unprotected (Efest High drain , Basen , EVVA Protected , Voidhawk Protected and the Thrunite cell) have all given me close to the same amps at the tail.

I don’t know what that equates to in continuous amps , but as it seems the regulation will only allow so much.

Hope this can at least help a little with your question.

Thanks for the information. :slight_smile:

oh,I never heard of Voidhawk so looked them up. They are located in Port St. Lucie, FLA. That is where my Dad lives!

Glad to answer any questions I might know or be able to answer for you Wolfdog.

Yea the Voidhawk Flashlight is the first brand I ever did a review on when I first got into making reviews. They have decent lights and the cells are good , if the Protected is what you are looking for , they are a little pricy though.

As far as far as the lights themselves…….they are decent quality but nothing that really stands out from most zoomies to be honest. I mean the build quality is better than some of the cheap ones I have and they DO have a solid shelf for the emitter rather than a hollow pill…………that is a whole other subject though.

The lights are also priced about 2 times as much as they should be , but at least not total junk I guess.

Yes,Very expensive all right! lol! I saw 2 X 26650 FOR $49.99! That is insane!

I will stick to Liionwholesale[my hometown dealer] and on occasion IMR batteries and Illumns. :+1:

WOW………almost double what the prices were just about 18 months ago on the Voidhawk batteries. They were $29.99 then for 2 x 26650 and I thought that was a little pricy.

Just stick with the Cat V6 ……. cell included as well as the USB charging………lol

Here are my thoughts on this light. The only difference between mine and the stock version is that mine has a slight current boost. They both have an option of CW or NW.

The light is priced very reasonably, compact, powerful and has a great tint[NW].

I walk my Husky every night on the trail[just got back] and we both love constant turbo until the light gets too hot! That is just my preference and certainly NOT everyone elses. That is why these lights of today have step downs and regulated drivers. I have numerous lights that can run on turbo for 15 or 20 minutes,even in the summer and indefinitely in the winter.

The ONLY thing I would change is the step down. By no means am I bashing the light. I understand why they have it step down. Initially the light steps down after 2 to 2 1/2 minutes. After each subsequent “step up”, the light steps down again about every 70 to 90 seconds depending on heat level and battery status,just my guess.The step down is gradual but definitely noticeable,going from 2000 lumens to 1100 is certainly noticeable to me.

I have developed leather hands from all my high powered lights. I have read on here and elsewhere how hot this light gets. To me it is manageable and not as hot as I thought it would be.This light gets hot but not nearly as hot as a few of my others, TK75vn quad, E’tac T25C2vn to name a few.I never had to turn the CAT V6 off OR down due to heat. The other night I ran it for 40 minutes[constantly stepping back up] and only turned it off once to change the battery. It was 75F/23C outside. The light was never scalding like some others can get.Although at some points I was holding the bottom part of the light.

To make this light perfect[for me] is to not have it step down and not be regulated. That way I will not have to step it back up every 70 to 90 seconds after initial step down!The guy who I bought it from[V54] is working on a driver that can do that.

We are all a bit different in our preferences. Constant turbo on the trail makes me happy and EDC’ing in my house my preference is EDC’ing using 1 to 20 lumens!

This Cat V6 is a great light. I have brought it with me every night since I got it a week ago.

Thanks again for your great review with all the information, numbers and stats that are helpful to me and I am sure others. :wink: