Group buy LIVE: NligtD L1 LEP flashlight: the updated Acebeam W30!

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NlightD L1

LEP flashlight Group Buy

The Group Buy's price is $194,97

The LEP has the following specifications:

Battery: 1*21700, with 5,000mAh included

Max. output: 500 lumens

Mode: 2, high and low

Runtime: 1h 45 minutes (High mode), 8h (Low mode)

Beam distance: 2,408 meters / 1,130 meters

Beam intensity: 1,450,000 cd (High mode / 319,225 cd (Low mode)

Included in the package:

  • NlightD L1
  • 21700 battery
  • USB charging cable
  • Frosted lens (diffuser)
  • Lanyard
  • Pocket clip
  • 2 spare o-rings
  • User manual

SHORT REVIEW:

For full review: https://1lumen.com/review/nlightd-l1/

The Acebeam W30 was one of the first LEP flashlights that people got really interested in. Fast forward 4 years, and Nealsgadgets made sure to build a successor.

It has several ways to use, and to carry. Just the regular way, with an overhand position, resting your thumb on the switch. An underhand position, where you need 2 hands to operate the light.

There's a cigar grip ring (tactical grip ring) to hold it like a cigar.

You can use the lanyard, and attach it to the tactical grip ring, or directly onto the tailcap (in case you want to remove the tactical ring)

It comes with a frosted lens, to turn your LEP narrow beam, into a useful wide beam.

UI:

The UI is easy and straight forward.

It only has 2 modes, Low and High

No mode memory

Forward clicky switch.

(Mine came with low mode first... and then high mode.. but the production lights should have High first, and then low, as a second mode)

Battery

Comes with a protected 21700 battery with USB-C port. Battery is 5,000mAh.

Charges to 4.14V, and takes 3 hours and 45 minutes

CAN'T use non protected, short, flat top batteries.. They are too short.

Has an indicator light to show that the battery is running low... (Above 3V is green.. below 3V is red)

Performance

Lumens testing:

Mode Amps Specs Measure at turn on 30 seconds 10 minutes
Low 0.65A 100 lm 117 lm 112 lm 102 lm
High 3.54A 500 lm 546 lm 513 lm 448 lm

Runtime testing:

Mode Specified runtime Measured runtime (ANSI FL1) Time till shut off
Low 8h 7h 48min 7h 48min
High 1h 45min 1h 45min

1h 45min

Peak beam intensity testing:

Mode Specs Measured Meters Yards Miles
Low 319,225 cd 440,000 1,327 1,451 yd 0.82
High 1,449,616 cd 1,940,000 cd 2,786 m 3,046 yd 1.73 miles
High (30 meters) 1,449,616 cd 1,935,000 cd 2,782 m 3,043 yd 1.73 miles

Acebeam W30 vs NlightD L1

Some beamshots

450 meters

High mode: no filter

High mode: with filter

65 meters

High mode No filter:

High mode with filter

200 meters

No filter:

With filter:

Against competition:

Dark blue line

Conclusion:

Even though it's not the highest performer in its class. It still has quite a bit to offer.

Pros:

  1. Throws very far, much better than advertised
  2. Has a simple UI with only 2 well-spaced modes
  3. No mode memory
  4. Includes frosted filter for close-up work (gives a floody beam)
  5. Has built-in tripod mount
  6. 2 o-rings on each side of the battery tube for maximum waterproof

Cons:

  1. My pre-production sample starts in low, instead of high.
  2. Pocket clip doesn’t really fit this type of light
  3. Bezel is quite sharp
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Interest list:

  1. stephenk
  2. Chinaheart
  3. lcortez321
  4. glockboy
  5. Bwana
  6. Weklund
  7. Ocelot
  8. TitaniumLight
  9. Souichirou
  10. akhyar
  11. scottray1320 (FB)

This is just an interest list.. you're not required to buy the flashlight when you on the list.. it's just to see how much interest there is

I will send you the Code to use, through a PM here on BLF

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Put my name down please.

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Interested

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Looks interesting. But,how would this LEP difirenrate itself from all other LEPs on the market? I’ll be looking forward to the review. Might be interested, depending on specs and price.

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Interested

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Specs are in the OP. Its design, fit and finish is supposed to be better than Amutorch, Maxtoch, and probably even Lumintop, and budget LEPs.
Doesn't have a Strobe like some of the cheap ones. Comes with a 21700 battery.

For the rest, it's supposed to throw pretty good, and likely one of the best quality/performing big-head LEP below $200 if everything is like it is told me.

It's currently on the way to me for testing, so I can tell more in 1-2 weeks

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Does anyone know what class laser this light uses,so it’s ‘legal’ to ship to Canada?Thanks,HB

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Might be interested. Really depends on price. I know LEPs are still kinda new. Although the prices on them do seem crazy compared to LED lights. And I can’t believe the actual components really cost any more. Which component specifically makes them so expensive? If this was an LED light, it’d probably be a $40-60 light. But somehow a little lazer is adding $100-150 to the price.

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I don't know the laser class, unfortunately. The manual also doesn't mention anything.

As for the price, it's likely close to 200.

I don't think it's just the components, it's also the research, testing and finetuning of the specific convex lens, shape, angle, distance, driver etc. And I don't think this could ever be a $40-$60 light, just knowing that many of the same quality LED flashlights cost over $100, with much cheaper components. I can see why some budget LEPs could cost that much, but that's probably for like 1-2 years down the road. And those would probably just be the shine through modules, which seem to be cheaper, or easier to make.

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According to Neal bad history there think twice.

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btw. I asked him about the laser Class.. hopefully I hear from him soon

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It is the laser that adds to the price. They aren’t cheap.

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Honestly I don’t know nor the specifics of the laser required. Although I have a couple of lasers and they really weren’t very expensive to buy. So I still struggle to truly comprehend the price.

I can buy a CD burner drive pretty cheap and they have what I’d assume is a fairly specialist laser in them.

Not knocking the product here. Truly I’d love to be “in” on a group purchase. But £200/$200 is way out of my league for a torch.

When I look at the price of a nice Noctigon or Astrolux light. I’m intrigued to know why the LEPs cost what they do.

It’s not as if the likes of Neal are pioneering the technology and R&D. They are just selecting components that already exist and assembling them into a sellable product. I suspect designing and machining the host adds cost, but again this is true for any LED light too.

Anyhow, I don’t want to derail the thread any further. But I will keep a keen eye on progress. As said, I’d love to buy a LEP.

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Interested

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Interested.

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+1.
Im Out.

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I am allowed to share this.
The NlightD L1 is basically an upgraded Acebeam W30, produced by Acebeam for Nealsgadgets.

When the review is ready, you'll be able to see the similarities.

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Class of laser? Huck

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There's no Laser Class..... (to sum it up)