- tactical_grizzly mentioned 20000lm with P42A.
- You can order stainless steel bezel together with the light
- Samsung 30T/ 40T.
Problem with Li-ion discharged below roughly 2.5 V is that you donāt know if dendrites started to form. You might ārecoverā the battery just fine, but in a few days or weeks it might just catch fire by itself. Internal resistance, self discharge, voltage curve ā nothing will indicate that the battery is damaged internally. Iād say it is just too risky to try to save a few bucks. Take your loss and dispose them.
Since the batteries I bought for this light are potentially toast, Iām using another set of P42Aās now and with these Iām getting up to 22,000lm @turn-on. A 10% increase. Neat.
Ho my god, Iāve try it at my windows
Il like the beam, massive and powerfull hotspot and wide spill , think similar to astrolux MF01S, around same size but less bright, more spill bright, I like.
The building a 200 meter full illuminated.
Wow if the cooling fine do job , damn, medium mode seem be good too.
Iād really like to test it tonight :weary:
nothing will indicate that the battery is damaged internally. Iād say it is just too risky to try to save a few bucks. Take your loss and dispose them.
Great word, just ask for 2 new cell and no new driver.
In memory of the two P42A low volted
Since the batteries I bought for this light are potentially toast, Iām using another set of P42Aās now and with these Iām getting up to 22,000lm @turn-on. A 10% increase. Neat.
Nice! Test some 30T next of you can. Iād be interested to see what those do!
Ho my god, Iāve try it at my windows
Il like the beam, massive and powerfull hotspot and wide spill , think similar to astrolux MF01S, around same size but less bright, more spill bright, I like.
The building a 200 meter full illuminated.
Finally Iāve try them
In quick word, That light is an Astrolux EC06 purged of EC06 fantasy (USB-C first , button at head second, tripod mount at third) and purged of all Astrolux shame, a body full useless with massive weight and tiny head so light without passive cooling.
Nightwatch NS59V1
Astrolux EC06
Acebeam X45 (5000k)
Astrolux MF01S (5000k)
No more value to this nighsot, just same setting for compare, iāve can do focus elsewhere than on the tree, Ive planed other spot but without focus enough for tonight
Iāve do quick video at same pot, release later.
Few thing after this night
I love low- medium outpout well spread (see on picture near EC06) but especially sustainable :cry:
I donāt by Nightwatch light with XHP50.2 NSX4 for example too much power, I prefer NSX4E with SFS80 led (7000 lumens claim compare to 14000 claim for XHP 50.2) more throw with less lumens for better perform
On this light I donāt expect good beam for medium output but finally equal my NSX4E at high with high reserve of power
160 beam angle at feed with pretty nice hotspot, no big artifact, petaling, other
I donāt take my NSX4E for tonight and I need to try with it for confirm.
The head say previously this reason in like Nightwatch host, no USB port, no button, nothing, head is here for take heat heat and heat and evacuat heat by cooling fine, a LIGHT, simply, not piece of shit with horror design for put glow tube inside and get shit perform
Hard low voltage warn (or heat) I was walk in turbo for try overheat and hard step to low mode, I change cell and test after back in my house, 3.45 volt, so I think low voltage warn.
40T no function inside without modification in head for make contact
P42A function, but have lot shacking inside and create lot of interuption, Iāve put inside a metal washer at the back and resolve interuption, but we feel shack inside, I think I rewrap my cell for more thickness.
Two O-ring at the top and the back first time I see light with 4 O-ring, but no more in package for change.
Iām very enjoy for this first night, I want to use more with various light to compare , but my first impression was exellent.
Vodak-Yarout, a really good perspective on this light. Iām agreeing with everything including most of the comments on the Astrolux EC06. Side switch a needed sin but dump the port and tripod mount. The Nightwatch NS59V1 turbo is really asking way too much from only 2-21700 batteries. The rest of the light seems good.
On my LVP issue, Neal relayed from Nightwatch that P42Aās are ānot goodā for NS59v1. He is sending me some of the āspecial batteriesā he has specifically for this light. If they fix the issue, I will pay for them. I am dubious that it will make a difference, but I will test them and report back. Does anyone have an explanation as to why LVP built into the driver would work with some batteries (Neal mentioned 30Tās & 40Tās) but would not work with others (P42Aās)?
I ordered mine with the batteries so when I get it Iāll post what batteries they are. Itās a couple states away but hasnāt had a tracking update in a couple days. Iām not going to test if the lvp does in fact work with those batteries because they werenāt cheap. Unless someone can suggest a safe way to test without actually draining the batteries.
I ordered mine with the batteries so when I get it Iāll post what batteries they are. Itās a couple states away but hasnāt had a tracking update in a couple days. Iām not going to test if the lvp does in fact work with those batteries because they werenāt cheap. Unless someone can suggest a safe way to test without actually draining the batteries.
Awesome! I look forward to seeing your results.
The safest way to test would be with a bench power supply. Alternatively, you can drain the batteries separately in another light down to LVP level (~2.7V or so). Then try them in the Night watch for a couple minutes on the lowest mode. It shouldnāt drain them too far but it should make LVP kick in if it does indeed have LVP.
Okā¦ I finally pulled trigged and ordered one. Lets see how this LVP goesā¦ and maybe see how some Vapcell T42 do in it. I might even try to get my hands on Vapcell T40s to see if those can push the emitters harder, @ 2000mah theyāll die pretty quick Iām guessing.
I have a bench top power supply at work I can test it with. Didnt even think about that. When it comes in Iāll bring it to work and check it out. Freeme says below 5.6v should auto shutoff so it should be pretty quick to verify. Just need to get my hands on the light first
Actually going to be a bit longer for me to test this out. I got my tracking information mixed up with my convoy order. My ns59v1 is still tracking as in China. But I will test as soon as I get it if no one else has yet.
Does anyone have sustainable output numbers for this light? Runtimes? A beamshot would be nice too.
Does anyone have sustainable output numbers for this light? Runtimes? A beamshot would be nice too.
Will include all that in my full review. For now based on the one runtime test Iāve done, Iām getting just under 2000lm sustained for about an hour and a half on P42Aās.
On my LVP issue, Neal relayed from Nightwatch that P42Aās are ānot goodā for NS59v1. He is sending me some of the āspecial batteriesā he has specifically for this light. If they fix the issue, I will pay for them. I am dubious that it will make a difference, but I will test them and report back. Does anyone have an explanation as to why LVP built into the driver would work with some batteries (Neal mentioned 30Tās & 40Tās) but would not work with others (P42Aās)?
The thing with P42A from observations with other high current lights, is the 30/40T can ha dle higher initial current loads than the P42A can. Itās as much as 15% higher vs a 30T, which is a lot.
The writing on the switch looks like āOmten PBS101ā according to Omtens website itās rated for 3 Amps at 30 Volts, i wonder how it will hold up
Thatās a pretty robust switch good to see a name brand in there too. Itās also meant for AC 125V and 1.5A so that gives you an idea of itās rated capacityā¦about 190 watts on AC and probably 60 A on DC.
On my LVP issue, Neal relayed from Nightwatch that P42Aās are ānot goodā for NS59v1. He is sending me some of the āspecial batteriesā he has specifically for this light. If they fix the issue, I will pay for them. I am dubious that it will make a difference, but I will test them and report back. Does anyone have an explanation as to why LVP built into the driver would work with some batteries (Neal mentioned 30Tās & 40Tās) but would not work with others (P42Aās)?
I didnāt realize it took button tops so the batteries rattleā¦ā¦ got to buy new batteries.
Edit: What batteries should I get?