Any beamshots comparing these, Lumintop ODL20C, Utorch UT02, Thrunite Catapult V6, Emisar D1S

wolfdog1226 · 2018-08-13T00:04:32.000Z

I think I got it now.

Thanks NL. I knew I needed to do that but kept trying w/ google photos!

CATvn V6 NW 5000K 1988L/194Kcd w/ average video on my camera!

Brainsick67 · 2018-08-13T03:19:18.000Z

southland:

The man that did this video said he would choose the Lumintop over the Thrunite. Funny how everyone talks about the Thrunite and no one talks about the Lumintop. The V6 got some recognition and everyone ran with it with hardly any mention of the Lumintop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKDc_vgZU_o

Thats ME… i like the Lumintop better, the V6 is great…but heats up quick…i got the WOWTAC A4 NOW.

Newlumen · 2018-08-13T03:26:13.000Z

Brainsick67:

southland:

The man that did this video said he would choose the Lumintop over the Thrunite. Funny how everyone talks about the Thrunite and no one talks about the Lumintop. The V6 got some recognition and everyone ran with it with hardly any mention of the Lumintop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKDc_vgZU_o

Thats ME… i like the Lumintop better, the V6 is great…but heats up quick…i got the WOWTAC A4 NOW.

Thanks for the video… it looks great… cool white ? The reviewer sound like josh…

Brainsick67 · 2018-08-13T03:33:01.000Z

Newlumen:

Brainsick67:

southland:

The man that did this video said he would choose the Lumintop over the Thrunite. Funny how everyone talks about the Thrunite and no one talks about the Lumintop. The V6 got some recognition and everyone ran with it with hardly any mention of the Lumintop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKDc_vgZU_o

Thats ME… i like the Lumintop better, the V6 is great…but heats up quick…i got the WOWTAC A4 NOW.

Thanks for the video… it looks great… cool white ? The reviewer sound like josh…

No problem at all, it is JOSH…aka JP…aka ThatCrazyFlashaloic 67. It is CW, dont think they make a NW.

Newlumen · 2018-08-13T03:54:35.000Z

I like everything about odl20c except this positive connector… no odl20c for me…

Grappler · 2018-08-13T04:09:03.000Z

Newlumen:

I like everything about odl20c except this positive connector… no odl20c for me…

What don’t you like about the positive connector?

Newlumen · 2018-08-13T04:21:03.000Z

Grappler:

Newlumen:

I like everything about odl20c except this positive connector… no odl20c for me…

What don’t you like about the positive connector?

Not durable… turbo mode might not work properly, and stepdown quickly…

I own a lumintop odf30, and the same set up like a odl20c… odf30 is not good to me.

I heard if you dealing with banggood warranty, you have to show video… wth… i dont even bother trying to contact BG…

Grappler · 2018-08-13T13:41:05.000Z

Newlumen:

Not durable… turbo mode might not work properly, and stepdown quickly…

I own a lumintop odf30, and the same set up like a odl20c… odf30 is not good to me.

Thanks for replying. I’m somewhat of a newbie and trying to understand… What makes it not durable, and what would make it more durable? Could a mod fix it? Thanks!

Aleister · 2018-08-13T19:35:36.000Z

From what I can see in mine, it seems like - and I hope that is - a factory bypass. Looks like there is a tab (brass?) under it on which the top metal resides when battery pushes it. If someone managed to take a photo of what is under it, I would like to see it.

wolfdog1226 · 2018-08-13T19:04:40.000Z

Newlumen:

I like everything about odl20c except this positive connector… no odl20c for me…

Looks like a BT on a battery,thin and cheap.

Here is my Cat V6 Positive contact. Solid, raised piece of brass as it should be.

wolfdog1226 · 2018-08-13T19:28:53.000Z

Brainsick67:

southland:

The man that did this video said he would choose the Lumintop over the Thrunite. Funny how everyone talks about the Thrunite and no one talks about the Lumintop. The V6 got some recognition and everyone ran with it with hardly any mention of the Lumintop.

Thats ME… i like the Lumintop better, the V6 is great…but heats up quick…i got the WOWTAC A4 NOW.

Freedom of choice is great. as long as we are happy with whatever torch we use that is all that matters.

In regards to the heat of the V6. I have developed leather hands w/ all my modded lights.

The first time I ran the V6 I ran it for 35 minutes on turbo[continuously bumping back up every 60 to 90 seconds] in a Temp. of 78F/25.5C and ONLY turned the light off once for about 60 seconds to change the battery!To my surprise I noticed that it cools down very quickly in a short time that it was off[about 60 seconds]. Our hands are good heat sinks and can absorb a decent amount of heat.

I have a few lights where I must turn them down after 5 to 8 minutes. This is not one of them.In comparison, it does not get that hot for me especially when I can do this in the summer time!

Again, it is what we are comfortable with, use to and what we prefer.

Newlumen · 2018-08-13T19:50:05.000Z

Aleister:

From what I can see in mine, it seems like - and I hope that is - a factory bypass. Looks like there is a tab (brass?) under it on which the top metal resides when battery pushes it. If someone managed to take a photo of what is under it, I would like to see it.

I am sure it’s just a small spring under the brass… my odf30 brass connector broke after trying to fix it.

photo url

Aleister · 2018-08-13T19:54:24.000Z

Newlumen:

Aleister:

From what I can see in mine, it seems like - and I hope that is - a factory bypass. Looks like there is a tab (brass?) under it on which the top metal resides when battery pushes it. If someone managed to take a photo of what is under it, I would like to see it.

I am sure it’s just a small spring under the brass… my odf30 brass connector broke after trying to fix it.

photo url

Ouch

Does it work without the broken tab?

Newlumen · 2018-08-13T19:57:28.000Z

Aleister:

Newlumen:

Aleister:

From what I can see in mine, it seems like - and I hope that is - a factory bypass. Looks like there is a tab (brass?) under it on which the top metal resides when battery pushes it. If someone managed to take a photo of what is under it, I would like to see it.

I am sure it’s just a small spring under the brass… my odf30 brass connector broke after trying to fix it.

photo url

Ouch

Does it work without the broken tab?

Only works in low mode… the light will start blinking after med, high, and turbo…

I talked to JasonWW about getting a modded spring…

Aleister · 2018-08-13T20:01:25.000Z

Newlumen:

Only works in low mode… the light will start blinking after med, high, and turbo…

I talked to JasonWW about getting a modded spring…

So, the main current passes by the tab… Seems like a stupid design :person_facepalming: Easily fixable, I guess, but stupid nevertheless

Brainsick67 · 2018-08-13T20:17:12.000Z

wolfdog1226:

Brainsick67:

southland:

The man that did this video said he would choose the Lumintop over the Thrunite. Funny how everyone talks about the Thrunite and no one talks about the Lumintop. The V6 got some recognition and everyone ran with it with hardly any mention of the Lumintop.

Thats ME… i like the Lumintop better, the V6 is great…but heats up quick…i got the WOWTAC A4 NOW.

Freedom of choice is great. as long as we are happy with whatever torch we use that is all that matters.

In regards to the heat of the V6. I have developed leather hands w/ all my modded lights.

The first time I ran the V6 I ran it for 35 minutes on turbo[continuously bumping back up every 60 to 90 seconds] in a Temp. of 78F/25.5C and ONLY turned the light off once for about 60 seconds to change the battery!To my surprise I noticed that it cools down very quickly in a short time that it was off[about 60 seconds]. Our hands are good heat sinks and can absorb a decent amount of heat.

I have a few lights where I must turn them down after 5 to 8 minutes. This is not one of them.In comparison, it does not get that hot for me especially when I can do this in the summer time!

Again, it is what we are comfortable with, use to and what we prefer.

Your right, last weekend my buddy was using my Thorfire S70s, he said it was getting hot, i touched it, it was only slightly warm.

yasenf · 2018-08-13T20:45:59.000Z

I just shot side by side Mini GT and Emisar D1S with NW and ODL20 - lumens are not that different to my eyes downrange, still waiting for the Cat V6 NW to arrive, but cannot decide which I like most of threse three. I still have to examine how they behave on longer run (efficiency, heat) in order to decide.

eas · 2018-08-14T05:34:57.000Z

Aleister:

So, the main current passes by the tab… Seems like a stupid design :person_facepalming: Easily fixable, I guess, but stupid nevertheless

It looks like it passes through the tab. What’s stupid about that? Other than not working very well when someone manages to tear the tab off

Newlumen · 2018-08-14T06:12:24.000Z

eas:

Aleister:

So, the main current passes by the tab… Seems like a stupid design :person_facepalming: Easily fixable, I guess, but stupid nevertheless

It looks like it passes through the tab. What’s stupid about that? Other than not working very well when someone manages to tear the tab off

The turbo mode refuse to work even the tab was still attached… you will see my post about odf30 somewhere…

Aleister · 2018-08-14T07:38:25.000Z

eas:

Aleister:

So, the main current passes by the tab… Seems like a stupid design :person_facepalming: Easily fixable, I guess, but stupid nevertheless

It looks like it passes through the tab. What’s stupid about that? Other than not working very well when someone manages to tear the tab off

I wouldn’t trust a lamina to stay intact after the same presses that a spring can take. It has no advantages over double springs and, empirically speaking, it’s much more prone to destruction. So, why use that?

I could be wrong, of course, since my opinion is based on everyday experience and my basic understanding on how metals work but I, unwillingly, break tabs like this - and replace them with aluminum foil - since I was a kid. Never managed to break a spring, ever.