New Arrival-1xAA High Performance Headlamp-H40

Ryzbor · 2018-12-13T10:31:03.000Z

Jerommel:

Ryzbor:

Why a 5 lumen high “moonlight” mode Acebeam? If you want to make a good backpacking light it should have modes below 0.05lm, 5 lumens is waaay to high for preserving night vision.

I guess most people want to see something in the dark…

So having a Zebralight means you are forced to use the 0.01lm mode? Even 0.5lm is quite a lot of light if you want low light or want to be discreet. For me 0.01lm is more then enough for navigating through dark rooms an my eyes aren’t even that healthy.

Freedom · 2018-12-13T11:50:36.000Z

ACEBEAM:

Zulumoose:

CRI 50+ is good for photography?
Website claims 95, seems the product write-up has a typo.

Option 2:
1.1xSST-20 CRI 95+ LED
2.Powered by 1xLi-ion (700mAh)/ Ni-MH (1900mAh) / Alkaline battery (excluded)
A)1xLi-ion (700mAh) battery:
Low: 5 lumens; 17 hours
High: 150 lumens; 65 mins
Turbo: 600~220 lumens; 40s + 40 mins
SOS: ~, 12 hours

CRI95+

Answers for post #8 and #13? Thanks.

Freedom · 2018-12-13T12:13:57.000Z

djozz:

I like it, my favourite headlamp is a Thrunite TH20, and this is quite like it, plus added dimming via a ring instead of by holding the button, nice!

My favorite as well for the price/feature set. This light needs to be priced right for me (somewhere) with high CRI being my only differentiating feature, the TH20 being significantly less expensive and its ability to ramp down to 1.6 lumens.
Way too much competition out there for these lights to be inching up in price without the desired features as they have been of late, imo.
Honest comparisons here are the only way to stop this nonsense as somebody has been doing of late to at least snap the world back in to reality.

slowtechstef · 2018-12-13T12:09:11.000Z

ACEBEAM:

H40 headlamp

MSRP Price 34.30 USD (on Acebeam website):
is this for regular version, for high-cri version, or both?

Ryzbor:

why no moonlight?

Acebeam: please do add a moonlight mode (<1 lumen), or even better firefly mode (< 0.1 lumen). This will broaden the appeal of the H40 to a wider audience, while it will not deter people from buying it.

Is there more info on how the rotary interface works, e.g. magnetic?
I like the idea of rotary interfaces, however the specific implementation on my Imalent HR20 feels quite fragile…

Paul321 · 2018-12-15T12:34:05.000Z

When will this be available in the US ?

nick779 · 2018-12-16T20:27:02.000Z

Pete7874:

ACEBEAM:

A)1xLi-ion (700mAh) battery:
Low: 5 lumens; 17 hours

B)1xNi-MH (1900mAh) battery:
Low: 5 lumens; 43 hours

Something does not sound right here.

Why is that?

Pete7874 · 2018-12-16T21:44:23.000Z

nick779:

Pete7874:

ACEBEAM:

A)1xLi-ion (700mAh) battery:
Low: 5 lumens; 17 hours

B)1xNi-MH (1900mAh) battery:
Low: 5 lumens; 43 hours

Something does not sound right here.

Why is that?

Both a 14500 Li-Ion cell and a AA NiMH cell have about the same overall energy when delivering low current, so you would expect them to have similar runtimes if lumen output is the same. Therefore, one of the following is happening:

1. Light output on NiMH is actually lower than on Li-Ion
2. If light output truly is the same (5 lm), then the above runtimes are wrong.
3. If light output truly is the same, and the above runtimes are correct, then this driver is wasting a lot of energy when running on lower mode when using a Li-Ion cell.

SKV89 · 2018-12-16T22:16:08.000Z

Looks like a great AA headlamp. I have the Acebeam H30 and while I like the 21700, high output, and form factor, I don’t prefer the CW tint and don’t need the green/red emitters, which I’m planning to swap out in the future for Nichias or Optisolis 2000k and 5700k.

Also what tint bin is the SST-20? I hope it is not above the BBL again. I have the Acebeam EC65 219C version and I don’t like the greenish tint so I won’t use it until I swap the emitters. Otherwise it would have been a great 21700 light.

Gunga · 2018-12-17T20:13:48.000Z

The website seems to indicate a ramping mode of 20-230 lumens, with an “ultra” low of 5 lumens and a turbo of 350/1050 lumens or 250 lumens. It also mentioned ramping controlled by a single button. So I guess no dial.

LightObsession · 2018-12-17T23:42:43.000Z

Pete7874:

nick779:

Pete7874:

ACEBEAM:

A)1xLi-ion (700mAh) battery:
Low: 5 lumens; 17 hours

B)1xNi-MH (1900mAh) battery:
Low: 5 lumens; 43 hours

Something does not sound right here.

Why is that?

Both a 14500 Li-Ion cell and a AA NiMH cell have about the same overall energy when delivering low current, so you would expect them to have similar runtimes if lumen output is the same. Therefore, one of the following is happening:

1. Light output on NiMH is actually lower than on Li-Ion
2. If light output truly is the same (5 lm), then the above runtimes are wrong.
3. If light output truly is the same, and the above runtimes are correct, then this driver is wasting a lot of energy when running on lower mode when using a Li-Ion cell.

My impression from reading spec sheets of various lights is that this is pretty common in the 1AA and 1AAA lights. The Li-Ion just don’t seem the have the low output longevity that NiMh have.

Pete7874 · 2018-12-17T23:55:54.000Z

If I had to guess, actual lumen on low when running on li ion is higher than when running on nimh. I have yet to see an AA light that has the same output moon mode on both li ion and nimh.

Candil · 2018-12-30T22:04:11.000Z

So is there a promo code Acebeam?

ActiveAl · 2018-12-31T19:38:46.000Z

I like the T-shaped from factor, 34 gram empty weight, and 1050 lumen Turbo mode, but it appears that three discrete modes are combined with some form of ramping, i.e.: "infinite dimming outputs ranging from 230lumens to 20lumens by Li-ion battery, ranging from 230lumens to 20lumens by Ni-MH or Alkaline AA battery". How is this accomplished? Another question, can Turbo Mode be accessed from Off? An in depth explanation of the UI is required before a purchase decision can be made. Perhaps Acebeam could provide an H40 to a BLFer in exchange for a review that may answer some of these questions.

dealgrabber2002 · 2018-12-31T17:10:56.000Z

What the heck? Post and left. That not cool in my book, Acebeam.

chooma · 2018-12-31T23:53:59.000Z

Code please…

chooma · 2019-02-14T15:52:27.000Z

My hl just sits here. The flashes at the top and bottom of a ramp cycle is just too annoying for me.

Along with a lack of a moonlight or sub 5 lumen mode.

Anyway, is it possible to get Narsil in this hl?

Thanks

WhitedragonBC · 2019-03-19T17:42:43.000Z

Grabbed one of these; nice size and form factor. Too bad it doesn’t work.
It runs for maybe 30 seconds on a NIMH then shuts off. On a 14500 it won’t power on at all.

Paul321 · 2019-03-19T18:34:37.000Z

Sounds like a dud, did you get from an “authorized” retailer. Either way contact the retailer then AceBeam or heck contact both at once let them know, don’t let them sleep.
Contact the OP via a private message,

ActiveAl · 2019-03-20T23:33:18.000Z

chooma:

My hl just sits here. The flashes at the top and bottom of a ramp cycle is just too annoying for me.

I agree with Chooma, but otherwise the two H40s that I have work fine. Purchased them from Amazon. WhiteDragonBC, where did you purchase yours? Take care.

WhitedragonBC · 2019-03-20T22:10:26.000Z

Nitebeam US on Amazon. Already sent it back.