ThruNite Catapult V6 XHP35 HI

netprince · 2018-04-11T17:43:56.000Z

Anyone who ordered one received any updates? No updates here…

atbglenn · 2018-04-11T17:49:51.000Z

netprince:

Anyone who ordered one received any updates? No updates here…

Ordered one and no updates yet here.

Newlumen · 2018-04-11T17:56:05.000Z

Thrunite website say expected shipping date is may 1st.

KawiBoy1428 · 2018-04-11T21:25:23.000Z

Not yet….

mmalive · 2018-04-11T21:44:32.000Z

Why is there ” NO LOVE ” for cool white? Cool white really gives off full brightness. Neutral White has ” yellowish color ” correct? I bought the Utorch 02 because at the time they had only ’ neutral white ” I really wanted ” cool white ” version.

beam0 · 2018-04-11T22:27:47.000Z

mmalive:

Why is there ” NO LOVE ” for cool white? Cool white really gives off full brightness. Neutral White has ” yellowish color ” correct? I bought the Utorch 02 because at the time they had only ’ neutral white ” I really wanted ” cool white ” version.

There is some love:

Newlumen:

I like cw. I just preordered my v6 for $60. Thanks.

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It’s really a matter of personal preference, and different people see color differently, I’ve even read that age is a factor but I’m not sure how true that is.

The brightness difference is minimal, NW has better color rendering; go outside and beam a CW light into some green trees, shrubbery or other green vegetation, then shine a NW at the same objects, you’ll immediately see the difference and what I mean.

Additionally, here’s some reasons why NW is best for a thrower.

Speed4goal:

………………. Cw is good for throw and also bad. If there’s moisture or dust in the air just going to see a wall of light. Not to mention it’s harder to make out details with cw at a distance. But manufacturers want to chase the high lumens that’s what the masses want

beam0:

For a thrower I think the extra output of the CW is lost in the lower visibility of the “white wash out” effect…………………

To me, a CW hot spot washes out the object in the distance in a blur of overly white hue, with NW now I can see the details of a distant object better, as it isn’t washed out.

Hugh_Johnson · 2018-04-12T02:02:32.000Z

Cool white light scatters more. Less light on target. It also reflects more in fog and mist which is a factor in my area.

Agro · 2018-04-12T05:27:15.000Z

beam0:

The brightness difference is minimal, NW has better color rendering; go outside and beam a CW light into some green trees, shrubbery or other green vegetation, then shine a NW at the same objects, you’ll immediately see the difference and what I mean.

Colour temperature and rendering are unrelated. Virence offers 6500k LED with CRI 9080.

Nicolaas · 2018-04-12T07:42:22.000Z

beam0:

beam0:

Nicolaas:

Hmmmmm…………Thrunite getting on the “1*26650+XHP35 HI+USB charging port - Wuben/Astrolux/Manker/etc” bandwagon?

I wouldn’t call that light either a thrower or a Catapult. At best a baby catapult.
Just look at the size comparison with the Cata V5, different league altogether.
They should have given it another name.

It looks nice but, no thank you.

Grtz
Nico

Not a thrower?
This out throws the V5:

V5……105400cd………649 meters
V6……140650cd………750 meters

—> My cata V5 (changed led only for XP-LK HI V3 3C - great tint) does 184.000Cd.

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Also which model of Astrolux is 1*26650+XHP35 HI?

—> Not sure, have to look it up. maybe I was wrong there……in which case sorry,

Nicolaas:

Want a short version of a real Catapult?
Try the V2. Mine has BLF dd driver with dedomed XM L2 U2, tube bored out to accept 20700 and it does 243Kcd.

Catapult V2 SST-50, from 2010? Out of production now I believe, I don’t think you can buy those anymore. Yours sounds great though.

—> Nope, was the V2 XML series. BLF DD (FET) driver and dedomed XM L2 U……2 I think.

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Nicolaas:

And no, you’re right, neither of these lights have a XHP50 HI. So what?
My M2X does 1200Lumen and my Catapult V2 1550. Why need a XHP50?

I just don’t see the point of having an XHP50 HI in a small light with only one battery.

I guess you mean XHP35 HI?

—> Yes, that is what I meant

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Nicolaas:

If you want a small light, with one battery, that throws out a good amount of light and has good throw, use any
decent one-cell thrower, give it (near) direct drive and put a dedomed or shaved SST40 in it.

It will beat any one-cell light with an ~~XHP50 HI~~ (XHP35 HI)

I’ll have to look into SST40. Do they make it de-domed or would I need to shave it myself? Also do they make it in a good NW tint? (I prefer)

—> The SST40 exist only in 6500K and 7500K versions, so quite cool.
MTM sells them on Noctigon boards and you can order them shaved ($5 plus per led).
This will lower the Kelvins a bit, but it will not go NW. Very even tint tho, like with Cree’s HI series leds.

Is SST40 a very tight beam? I’m not looking for a pencil beam thrower, I’d like some spill with decent long range (700m plus)

—> The SST40 has roughly the same die size as XM-L2 and/or XP-L HI so spot will be roughly same size. Not as pencil as with dedomed XP G2 or smaller.

Here’s what I’d like:

Single cell

Side switch

NW tint

Has some spill - not pencil beam

Decent long range (700m plus)

What do you recommend? (off the shelf, without modding)

Here’s the one’s I’m considering:

Catapault V6

Utorch UT02

Emisar D1S

Maeerxu M8

—> considering your wishes I would recommend the Cata V6, although I’m not sure if Thrunite makes them NW of the shelf…… byut apart from that it has everything
you want and Olight quality in my opinion is still one of the best around.

Cheers
Nico

maukka · 2018-04-12T09:02:42.000Z

Agro:

beam0:

The brightness difference is minimal, NW has better color rendering; go outside and beam a CW light into some green trees, shrubbery or other green vegetation, then shine a NW at the same objects, you’ll immediately see the difference and what I mean.

Colour temperature and rendering are unrelated. Virence offers 6500k LED with CRI 9080.

In theory yes, but it is immediately apparent which one brings out the greens better when you compare CRI70 6500K and 4000K emitters in a similar thrower. Add a bit of moisture and the gap widens.

netprince · 2018-04-12T13:53:24.000Z

I can go either way for throwers. I understand warmer tints are better for seeing what your pointing the light at… but sometimes its fun to have a light saber with a bright white beam.

beam0 · 2018-04-13T02:01:33.000Z

Agro:

beam0:

The brightness difference is minimal, NW has better color rendering; go outside and beam a CW light into some green trees, shrubbery or other green vegetation, then shine a NW at the same objects, you’ll immediately see the difference and what I mean.

Colour temperature and rendering are unrelated. Virence offers 6500k LED with CRI 9080.

Subject continued in a new thread to prevent hijacking: Color rendering definition, does CCT play a role?

Riku · 2018-04-28T15:57:18.000Z

I can now see a neutral white option in the dropdown menu!
But nothing for Europe.

Lux-Perpetua · 2018-04-28T20:15:24.000Z

RT—:

I can now see a neutral white option in the dropdown menu!
But nothing for Europe.

See here: Thrunite will not sell to European customers anymore?

beam0 · 2018-04-29T09:13:14.000Z

Thanks RT— That’s awesome!

beam0 · 2018-04-29T09:14:20.000Z

I know the pineapple knurling keeps in style with the previous Catapults, but I really wish this had the same grippy knurling of the TC20.

amaretto · 2018-04-30T13:39:51.000Z

Some measurements and beamshots, if you are interested. It’s the cool white version.

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ThruNite Catapult V6 - Review / Vorstellung / Test + Passaround

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hIKARInoob · 2018-04-30T11:27:51.000Z

amaretto:

Some measurements and beamshots, if you are interested.
ThruNite Catapult V6 - Review / Vorstellung / Test + Passaround | Taschenlampen Forum

Thanks! :+1:

Nice review and very nice beam shots! I love the comparison with the V2 where the battery tubes are about the same in diameter.

sp5it · 2018-04-30T12:53:26.000Z

Terrible tint shift

beam0 · 2018-04-30T13:23:10.000Z

sp5it:

Terrible tint shift

Were you referring to the white wall beamshot? I don’t notice any terrible shift I couldn’t live with in the outdoor shots.

I didn’t try to translate but I assume that’s the CW version.