Received mine yesterday, in NW.
The machining is good, head to tail. Tail threads had been lubed and were smooth out the box. Head threads had not been lubed, and were a bit rough as a result. Knurling is surprisingly adequate. It would be even better if the bezel had knurling as well.
Switch feel is positive, though it doesn't have a very substantial feel. Durability remains to be seen.
The head can't be unscrewed from the body like the reviewed sample, threadlocked perhaps.
The lens sits on a thick o-ring, which in turn sits on and around a groove on the top of the reflector. Very good compression seal for waterproofing and extra shock absorption to protect the lens from a drop. O-ring seals at bottom of bezel and tail are snug as well. Well done.
Emitter is slightly off-centered, but doesn't seem to affect the beam much. The reflector actually screws into the head, so it ends up positioning the centering ring, rather than the other way around. The hotspot is nice and wide, but the spill beam lacks uniformity. There's a noticeable darker band in the middle of it. Not too noticeable beyond 20 feet.
Supposed to be 3D tint, but not to my eyes. Seems a bit on the cool side in fact. Visually, CRI is a bit on the low side as well for a NW.
Inside the head: the long leads are not trimmed but coiled up in a flat S-bend. The solder job is nowhere near as clean as the reviewed sample. I'm quite positive that the leads will snap off from a drop, but for now, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
It is bright! I'm impressed by that.
If the solder job was better, I'd think the $30 is well worth it. As it is, I feel like it should be a $20 light retail.
On my regular Eneloop, less than a year old and with fewer than 20 cycles, max (400 lumens) was only 20% higher than high (200 lumens) by lux measurements. I'm not aware that Eneloop Pro can provide more power than the regular Eneloop.
The machining is good, head to tail. Tail threads had been lubed and were smooth out the box. Head threads had not been lubed, and were a bit rough as a result. Knurling is surprisingly adequate. It would be even better if the bezel had knurling as well.
Switch feel is positive, though it doesn't have a very substantial feel. Durability remains to be seen.
The head can't be unscrewed from the body like the reviewed sample, threadlocked perhaps.
The lens sits on a thick o-ring, which in turn sits on and around a groove on the top of the reflector. Very good compression seal for waterproofing and extra shock absorption to protect the lens from a drop. O-ring seals at bottom of bezel and tail are snug as well. Well done.
Emitter is slightly off-centered, but doesn't seem to affect the beam much. The reflector actually screws into the head, so it ends up positioning the centering ring, rather than the other way around. The hotspot is nice and wide, but the spill beam lacks uniformity. There's a noticeable darker band in the middle of it. Not too noticeable beyond 20 feet.
Supposed to be 3D tint, but not to my eyes. Seems a bit on the cool side in fact. Visually, CRI is a bit on the low side as well for a NW.
Inside the head: the long leads are not trimmed but coiled up in a flat S-bend. The solder job is nowhere near as clean as the reviewed sample. I'm quite positive that the leads will snap off from a drop, but for now, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
It is bright! I'm impressed by that.
If the solder job was better, I'd think the $30 is well worth it. As it is, I feel like it should be a $20 light retail.
On my regular Eneloop, less than a year old and with fewer than 20 cycles, max (400 lumens) was only 20% higher than high (200 lumens) by lux measurements. I'm not aware that Eneloop Pro can provide more power than the regular Eneloop.
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