ok - it looks like this light is 99% a go… might wait to see what the niwalker is like - but its probably too expensive for me… heck $140 for this thing is pushing it
I took a couple of shots as well as some video from the car, a 2012 Ford Escape. With the camera on a tripod out the moonroof and the light handheld, here’s a couple of shots of the S2200 overpowering the High Beams of the car.
I’ll try to figure out how to show video tomorrow. Amazing light, simply amazing.
nice beamshots! thanks!
I’m not sure if you get cold nights in Texas, but would you be able test to see if the inside of the lense mists up when switched on in a cold environment?
Most of my high powered lights do this, more so the larger the lense is. But some don’t, due to being sealed in a low humidity environment or some sort of lense coating I assume. It can significantly affect the beam though so it’s quite a big deal for me.
Amazing we are now in the territory of comparing handheld flashlights to auto headlights.
Fantastic. Bring it on. Bring the MTG2 ruckus!
J)
That’s the old model right? US model years are quite misleading for the rest of the world.
these are quotes from selfbuilts review on the niwalker, i think i would rather have more constant brightness if possible
also - it doesnt look like the niwalker offers any option for a lanyard - at least in the preproduction model selfbuilt got.
is the output on high on the solarforce better regulated? meaning more constant brightness on high due to the 3s setup?
if this is the case - I am going with the solarforce!
Dude why're you asking questions you already know the answer to? Just buy the thing already! :party: It may not have some of the whiz-bang gimmicks of the others, but what it does, it does correctly. And it's built like a tank. I think it's pretty clear all the alternatives have pretty serious design flaws, or QC issues. Or both.
Current at the emitter (NOT tailcap) stays at 3.28-3.31A from switch on with fresh cells to the time the battery indicator turns red.
Our 2012 Escape is the last of the old body style. They came out with the Euro version in 2013. Ours was actually made in April of 2012, does that help? I thought it had pretty decent headlights, but they are obviously more the orange color we’re used to from car headlights and not as powerful as I’d thought. (research says Hi beams are ~1100 lumens each.)
Cold nights? In Texas? Oh that’s rich! We made it to 24ºC overnight, I get chilly at that temp but don’t think that counts for what you’re talking about. I could stick it in the deep freeze at 0ºF and see what happens? With the lens sealed, it shouldn’t mist up inside. And yes, I can certainly see how that would be a problem in colder climes.
Sweet answer comfychair, and nice figures on emitter amperage! I did not know that, and now see where they get 2200 lumens from! 
Thanks
Uploaded video last night but Flickr bonked it. Trying again as we speak. Should be able to get that posted within the hour if all goes well. No accustomed to linking or posting video.
S2200 is in the deep freeze at 0º F (–17.8C), planning on leaving it there for 15 minutes, then we’ll see. Hope the lens doesn’t shatter when the heat from that humongo emitter kicks in! Yeah, it puts a lot of heat out front, good handwarmer if it’s cold out.
Yes, the heat projected out the front, even a foot away, is pretty remarkable. :O
oh i know i know
you win
ordering now lol.
Here’s what the S2200 looks like overriding high beams on a car. Hope this works!
Wow! That is a lot of light coming from that LED.
That’s at 3 amps? What is the max for the LED?
The datasheet for the LED says 3A. The emitter testing posted around here somewhere shows it can be pushed a bit harder.
Argh! They need to get back from their silly vacation and mail me my light!
Delayed gratification, my friend.
DBCstm,thanks for the video it really shows off the power of this light.I really like the new MTG-2 lights and even though I made one,I would buy the s2200 in a minute.In the video,the s2200 seems cooler white.Is this just the camera or is it really that way in real life?
I took the S2200 out of the deep freeze and it was COLD! The outside of the lens literally frosted over, like this:
I wiped it off and the glass was still so cold it wanted to frost back over, but I got this shot (the file name is the actual time so you can see these were just over a minute apart, that was the time spent wiping off the glass repeatedly)
Kind of hard to tell there, but the inside of the glass was clear. The shot shows the orange peel reflector inside, even though the lens was again trying to fog/frost over on the outside. Mind you, it came out of the deep freeze at something like –17.8ºC! This is not quite like the conditions would be on a cold night (or day for that matter) as the ambient air was 26.67ºC with high humidity so it’s not going to have the same effect as colder probably drier air with the heat coming from inside the light.
Hope this helps or at least gives you an idea of what to expect.