According robust and high quality presents itself Catapult V5, especially when taken in the hand. Just a haptic delight! The massive cooling fins ensure good heat dissipation - the Catapult V5 has also urgently needed, because the Cree XM-L2 LED been trimmed here on average about 1,500 lumens. We're talking about real ANSI lumens and has nothing to do with the often encountered and unrealistic China lumens, apply to those some providers their lamps so happy.
The ThruNite Catapult V5 is an uncompromisingly aligned to reach Thrower (launchers), referred to by many as Pocket searchlights. The manufacturer's instructions for the range is 649 m and is in no way exaggerated. I compare the lamp with the powerful TN32 (range 979 m), the visible range differences to be limited.
When the lamp end April 2015 delivered it already is the switch side revised version with 2 status LEDs. Unfortunately, the blue LED on the rear switch lights noticeably darker than that of the front switch. Here would like to know if this is even so with other buyers, or whether it is just a lack of my lamp. The functionality does not detract, however, from the aesthetics, it is a bit disturbing. Just because the lamp is otherwise processed so perfectly, it does not really fit into the otherwise unblemished image.
The UI is simple. Off and on, the lamp is connected to the front switch, the second switch controls to the lighting levels. A genuine low there is not, unlike the sister models TN15 & TN32. For a lockout exists to prevent the transport function to an unintended switching on the lamp. Of course, a memory function is also available. A low battery is indicated by a flashing red status LED. Highlight is the excellent control of the lamp. It keeps the maximum brightness really down to the lowest limit of the use of batteries. However, high-current batteries should be used with PCBs. From the house with 3,400 mAh battery ThruNite therefore you should stay away because they are not resistant to high current in the current run counter to the application.
The illumination characteristics and light color is of greater TN32 also very similar. A concentrated, long-range spot with the same ordinary spill for wide-area illumination of the environment.
The scope of supply, inter alia, include a useful holster and as a highlight an attachable diffuser which makes the lamp to a pure surface emitter if needed.
Conclusion: The ThruNite Catapult V5 is the most powerful Thrower in his weight and size class. Such a high build quality and the cost of materials are likely to run so hardly be found a second time on the market. With its excellent addition scheme is in ThruNite Catapult V5 is a true professional lamp. It is expensive but also correspondingly well. Unlike a TN32 / TN32 this lamp is just as suitable jack.
Who does not want to spend so much money, should look at the ThruNite TN15 which in similar form factor, but lower weight significantly less cost and is still quite powerful.
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