Decided to be the test dummy for this light since I couldn’t find ANY info about it. I’m not going to call this a review but it’s better than nothing!
Enogear Product listing:
http://www.enogear.com/pd.jsp?id=248#_pp=109_452
From the Enogear site:
Utilize SST40W / CREE XHP50.2 / CREE XPL Hi
Made of Aluminum Alloy , Stainless Steel head bezel
Anodized by HAIII Grade
Battery: 1x 21700 / 20700 / 18650 (excluded)
Aluminum reflecotor
Toughened Glass lens
Waterproof: IPX 8
Dimension: 149mm length x 41mm headx28mm body
Netweight:182 gram
Relector dimension: 38X27mm
Glass lens size: 38mm X 2mm
MCPCB:20mm Copper DPT
Driver housing size:22mm diameter
The version I ordered:
SST-40-W version:
Max Brigtness: 1800LM 5.2A
Max Lux: 52000CD
Mode: Low 5-Medium50 -High 100%
Current Regulation ; no visable PWM
anti-reverse protection ;
Low-volt protection, Cutoff voltage at 2.9V;
59 degree celsius thermal control protection
I’ll be honest I ordered this light in SST40 just for something different to play with until the new BLF 1S boost drivers come out. I figured since it would be the same footprint as XHP50.2 I would likely swap the driver and LED in the future since it has the beefy 21700 battery. Kind of pricey to use as a host but really there are no other 21700 options out there.
Lets tear this thing down and see how it’s made. It’s very close to a C8 style light with fatter and longer battery tube to support the 21700 battery.
super smooth reflector
double o rings
stiff/thick tail spring, never seen one like this. It’s like a burnt looking copper color. If you didnt press it you might think it was solid copper wire but it does bounce back so who knows what its made of
other tail pieces, if the switch looks huge it’s because it is. it’s a forward clicky switch which is not advertised.
driver, tons-o-7135, certainly regulated output like advertised. the spring is even stiffer than the tail and similar material and thickness
other side, the wires are too short to get a full view without desoldering
LED and star, lots of gold thermal paste. The whole head of the light warms up so I guess the shelf here is decent
here is how they support both 18650 and 21700, with a hard plastic sleeve. the sleeve fits snug inside the battery tube, it wont be moving around
here is how a Samsung 30Q flat top fits
here is how a Vapcell 21700 24A flat top 3750mAh fits
sst40 beam shot, spill is a little blue/purple like most of these emitters I think?
beam shape
hot spots, pretty sure it was this order: D1 XPL-HI 5k, Enogear EC21 SST40, D1S XPL-HI 5k
size comparison. left to right: S2+, D1, M1, M2, C8, Enogear EC21, C8F, D1S
Thoughts:
- I’m surprised they managed to make 18650 and 21700 work in the same light. Because of this I would probably only recommend 18650 flat, 18650 button, and 21700 flat. I’m not sure why you would want to put a 21700 button top in there but I’m afraid it might crush the button on a long 21700. Either way, dont buy a 21700 button top, why would you anyways!?
- Forward switch is not my preference and eventually I change all mine to reverse. Personal preference.
- It just barely cant tail stand. It might be due to the big forward switch. I’m hoping it will after I switch it to reverse but it will be close.
- Reflector and stainless bezel is super nice. It comes already “foybezeled”! It even came with a spare lens which would be a good candidate for dc-fix if I eventually change to a boosted 50.2
- Tube seems like a perfect fit for my 21700
- 22mm driver leaves a lot of future modding space
- The mode order is not as described on the site. It starts in High, Med, Low. I measured 1600/910/115 so the amperage seems accurate for each mode. My number may be low. It was a shoe box test.
- The threads are very smooth and well greased. Good retaining rings and nothing is glued down.
- The light also seems to be sold under the name Nightwatch Superbia NS02 - found on taobao. Enogear did warn me it would be badged differently and asked if that was OK.
Overall this is a very nice light if you are ok with the modes and forward switch. I don’t think any other 21700 light exists at this price point. I purchased it to eventually mod no matter what I thought of it stock. Seems like it will be good for modding too since it has a big driver space, no glue, smooth threads, 21700, spare lens, retaining rings. Maybe we can convince Enogear to do hosts if enough modders are interested?