ThruNite Catapult V6 XHP35 HI

pc_light · 2018-08-03T23:16:43.000Z

scr79423:

how did you remove the bezel?

pc_light:

KawiBoy1428:

… I need to make a Pin Spanner to get the bezel off, I think the driver is secured from the inside, I tried with a huge pair of snap ring pliers and taped the head up as not to scratch the glass, or the bezel, but couldn’t get the bezel to budge. …

Used a non-slip mat and wood piece to open mine, no glue just tight. Here’s what’s waiting for you inside.

Wood piece 51-52mm fits nicely into the bezel and non-slip mat between wood piece and bezel ring for grip. Press and turn.

Some people just place a non-slip mat on table, turn light upside down on mat, press and turn.

dmsoule · 2018-08-04T00:45:27.000Z

Thank you for that tip, pc_light!

Farmer_Harv · 2018-08-28T12:57:52.000Z

Picked up the Thrunite 26650 pair a while ago, and they are my go to lights every time now. The V6 in NW wasn’t available yet, but I didn’t think it would matter so grabbed the CW while they were 20% off.

So it turns out that I dislike CW. I don’t know when I realized it, or why I don’t like it…every time I was out with a couple of lights I was always using the NW, and even messing around sitting on the deck I didn’t like the CW lights very much.

Anyways, I received the NW Catapult V6 yesterday and the hotspot is noticeably smaller then the CW version. It seems to throw as far (cell tower ~730m) and spill seems identical, just the hotspot is larger on the CW. Is this to be expected between CW and NW? Or just one of those manufacturing tolerance things?

DB_Custom · 2018-08-28T15:17:24.000Z

The warmer tint is usually less bright, the hot spot is captured by the camera a bit easier and doesn’t blow out as much , making it look smaller. The same emitter should have the same size hot spot, as it’s emission angle is the same regardless of color.

So you have a Catapult V6 in CW you are selling?

Farmer_Harv · 2018-08-29T03:53:49.000Z

Hmmm, the camera actually makes the NW hotspot look larger in the ceiling photo I think. I took a couple of terrible iPhone pics lighting up the side of the quonset at 43m, and the CW still looks larger I think…

Not a big deal, more of a curiosity maybe as the NW lights up the cell tower equally as well as the CW. I’m sooo new at flashlights everything seems to have a question attached to it.

And I suppose i will have a CW V6 for sale. I hadn’t given too much thought to what will happen to all of the excess lights I’m bound to end up with. I’m only at 15 total so far, with only a few sideways glances from wifey when I carry another small unmarked package home from the post office.

totobel · 2018-08-29T15:27:42.000Z

Thrunite does not respect its European customer. We cant buy on their website anymore, cant enjoy the 20% off coupon. What a shame

mortuus · 2018-08-29T21:23:15.000Z

totobel:

Thrunite does not respect its European customer. We cant buy on their website anymore, cant enjoy the 20% off coupon. What a shame

Thrunite sucks! their loss i guess, i mean who says no to more money ?

fluke · 2018-08-29T21:38:50.000Z

Amazon Us ships to UK, maybe Sweden?

polarweis · 2019-01-22T19:52:23.000Z

Could the driver be installed in a other light with e switch? what size is the driver?

Pavlo · 2020-01-18T05:47:29.000Z

Has anybody tried an xhp70 led in the Catapult v6? Looks like it could make a nice single cell host with some throw.

pc_light · 2020-01-18T14:39:36.000Z

I’ve gone as large as XHP-50.2 FWIW.

Took it from long distance pencil beam to wider beam medium range, better suited for my preference.

I am thinking of going XHP70 to my old U21 for the same reasons.

mortuus · 2020-01-18T15:14:32.000Z

Pavlo:

Has anybody tried an xhp70 led in the Catapult v6? Looks like it could make a nice single cell host with some throw.

not sure why u want such a big emitter ? it wont be a really good thrower with tight hotspot.

Pavlo · 2020-01-18T15:33:24.000Z

pc_light:

I’ve gone as large as XHP-50.2 FWIW.

Took it from long distance pencil beam to wider beam medium range, better suited for my preference.

I am thinking of going XHP70 to my old U21 for the same reasons.

What mcpcb did you use and how did you center it?

Pavlo · 2020-01-18T15:28:46.000Z

mortuus:

Pavlo:

Has anybody tried an xhp70 led in the Catapult v6? Looks like it could make a nice single cell host with some throw.

not sure why u want such a big emitter ? it wont be a really good thrower with tight hotspot.

Not looking to make it into a thrower.
I would have two, one with XHP35 for tight hotspot throw, and one with XHP70 for added lumens, efficiency, and better illumination up close.
I find most XHP70 lights too floody, so this could be a nice compact host that still has some throw.

mortuus · 2020-01-18T17:56:02.000Z

Pavlo:

mortuus:

Pavlo:

Has anybody tried an xhp70 led in the Catapult v6? Looks like it could make a nice single cell host with some throw.

not sure why u want such a big emitter ? it wont be a really good thrower with tight hotspot.

Not looking to make it into a thrower.
I would have two, one with XHP35 for tight hotspot throw, and one with XHP70 for added lumens, efficiency, and better illumination up close.
I find most XHP70 lights too floody, so this could be a nice compact host that still has some throw.

okay, otherwise have a look on astrolux ft02, it has the xhp70.2 and similar size, maybe someone posted beam pics there to give u an idea.

pc_light · 2020-01-18T18:12:57.000Z

Pavlo:

What mcpcb did you use and how did you center it?

I used the “Sinkpad XHP50 12V 20mm Copper MCPCB” one of the few 12V boards available and the largest I could find at the time. Really needs a larger one (28-30 mm) to clear the reflector bottom.

Couldn’t find anything off the shelf, so I centered by eye and used thermal adhesive to keep in place.

Pavlo · 2020-01-18T18:34:29.000Z

Thanks for the added info pc_light and mortuus

FT02 is a good idea, forgot about that host.
Also thinking the V6 might work well using Clemence’s new quad e21a boards for a high CRI beast.

finges · 2020-01-20T09:31:26.000Z

pc_light:

Pavlo:

What mcpcb did you use and how did you center it?

I used the “Sinkpad XHP50 12V 20mm Copper MCPCB” one of the few 12V boards available and the largest I could find at the time. Really needs a larger one (28-30 mm) to clear the reflector bottom.

Couldn’t find anything off the shelf, so I centered by eye and used thermal adhesive to keep in place.

You could use the 32mm MCPCB from kaidomain and cut the trace and bridge it with a cable to adapt the MCPCB to 12V.

Like so

Also there was a 32mm MCPCB from Maxtoch at banggood for a while, only could find it at mtn now Maxtoch XM / XHP50 31.5mm Copper MCPCB

(also for XHP70 Maxtoch XHP70 32mm Copper MCPCB)

mountainair26 · 2020-08-10T06:35:00.000Z

KawiBoy1428:

giorgoskok:

Nice work KWB !

I’m tempted to get one now , and mod it with xhp35 hi and maybe a R018 (R008+R010) resistor …

What package is the resistor ? 1206 , 2512 or smaller ?

1206 R020 with 22awg 2” leads got me 2.36amps with the supplied Thrunite battery off the charger @ 4.21v. the LiitoKala power house 26650 will do a bit better. The driver showed no ill effects, handled it like a champ, back then.

Anything (a bit) Higher I would suggest a copper ring for the driver ground ring, heat transfers much faster, driver likes it better too.

Awakening an old thread on a solid budget light. I have the cold white version and want to swap emitters. I’m guessing this applies to the V1 Wowtac A4 similarly.
Would the new XHP-35.2 HD provide any benefit besides a little more flood since it has a dome? What if I swapped in a 12v XHP50 or 50.2 with the same driver and/or resistor modded the driver like KawiBoy1428, then cut/sanded the stock centering ring to fit the larger footprint? I know off-the-shelf options are available for a bit more coin a-days since this light came out, but I’m just interested in modding this one with an emitter swap and maybe a resistor mod if it provides a worthwhile benefit since I like the UI on the e-switch. I not, I could just throw in one of the last warmer XHP-35’s HI before they’re extinct. Love the throw stock, I’m just not a cold-white fan. It’s usable as is IMO except for cold white tint.
I usually favor throw over flood for most usages, but I don’t always need max pencil beam out to a mile if an XHP50.2 (maybe sliced) or XHP35.2 HD will still throw 300 ish yards minimum, and give a better tint with some usable spill. That’s real-world usage for me, anyway. Thanks

pc_light · 2020-08-10T16:31:17.000Z

mountainair26:

Awakening an old thread on a solid budget light. I have the cold white version and want to swap emitters. I’m guessing this applies to the V1 Wowtac A4 similarly.
Would the new XHP-35.2 HD provide any benefit besides a little more flood since it has a dome? What if I swapped in a 12v XHP50 or 50.2 with the same driver and/or resistor modded the driver like KawiBoy1428, then cut/sanded the stock centering ring to fit the larger footprint? I know off-the-shelf options are available for a bit more coin a-days since this light came out, but I’m just interested in modding this one with an emitter swap and maybe a resistor mod if it provides a worthwhile benefit since I like the UI on the e-switch. I not, I could just throw in one of the last warmer XHP-35’s HI before they’re extinct. Love the throw stock, I’m just not a cold-white fan. It’s usable as is IMO except for cold white tint.
I usually favor throw over flood for most usages, but I don’t always need max pencil beam out to a mile if an XHP50.2 (maybe sliced) or XHP35.2 HD will still throw 300 ish yards minimum, and give a better tint with some usable spill. That’s real-world usage for me, anyway. Thanks

I haven’t tried resistor mods but I went through similar emitter deliberations with my Catapult V6 and have gone from the original XHP35 Hi to XHP50 and finally back to XHP35 but HD.

I too found the original V6’s XHP35 Hi beam a little too pencilly for my needs. So I modded in an XHP50.2 4000K. The hotspot was less intense but much larger and more useful for my needs (mentioned in MOD TODAY post)

I subsequently modded an unsed Manker U21 (which also originally came XHP35 Hi) with a sliced XHP50.2 4000K 90-CRI which I liked even more than the V6 with XHP50.2. Since the U21 replaced the V6’s duties, rather than have the V6 go unused I decided to somewhat try the Catapult V6 with an XHP35 HD at 4000K as a compromise. The hotspot is larger than the original XHP35 Hi while still fairly throwy (I don’t have metered measurements.)

Ether the XHP35 HD or XHP50.2 (sliced) will result in a slightly larger hotspot. In my case I prefered the XHP50,2 sliced primarily because it’s Hi-CRI. Between the Catapult V6’s original XHP35 Hi and the XHP35 HD, for my needs I prefer the HD. In either case you’d be giving up some distance for a larger hotspot.

Bear in mind that these are from two different lights/reflectors but at only 10ft from the wall, when the camera’s exposure is reduced you can begin to see that the sliced XHP50.2 (on left) has a tighted hotspot than the XHP35 HD (on right). At greater distances the difference is probably 2x in diameter.

I haven’t tried the newest XHP35.2 yet so I don’t know how it compares to the XHP35.

Hope this helps. Looking forward to hearing about your results.