Nice review, some good details hit upon that I think are very important considerations here.
Sorry if I missed this… but I didn’t see anything mentioned about a physical lockout. Yeah, if you’re taking it out, putting it away, then repeating a number of times in fairly short succession, clicking 4 times to lockout would be a pain. Is there a physical lockout, and if so, is it a very slight turn of the tail? Because if so, that’s an excellent alternative. I’ve often done it with other lights.
I don’t know why they didn’t use a 26650 battery in this. Wouldn’t it be only marginally wider? A proprietary battery is what has kept me from buying the Thrunite Catapult Mini. Momentary on would be nice, but not a deal breaker. Yeah, too bulky for a clip, but I think this is meant to be a jacket pocket or holster light, IMHO.
I hope Thrunite will make some changes with a V2 later on that addresses some of these concerns/complaints. I just love the form factor they came up with here.
The Catapult Mini includes a proprietary battery, probably just so ThruNite doesn’t have to handle separate battery stock for their lights that use the proprietary batteries.
The Catapult Mini doesn’t use the top negative contact and doesn’t require a proprietary battery. I’ve used it with standard 18350s just fine.
Not a bad price. I’m expecting it may end up around $30 at around holiday time sales. But I’m really curious to see if they might fashion an optional 18650 tube for this light…
Funny how people would buy separately a shorty tube for, say, a GTmini, S2+, SC31pro, etc., but in this case would spring for a “longy” tube instead, for more runtime.
I wouldn’t go out of my way for a regular Catapult, but this mini looks quite interesting. Almost the throw of a cheap LEP but at a way way lower price-point.
Nice review. Really showed off the throw well. I’ve been loving my Mini. It’s a great “What’s in the yard?” light, instead of a “What’s in the yard, and the neighbor’s windows” light.