What is the beams distance on the highest output and is the beam focused or wide? I also would like to know when switching outputs does it go through each till i get to the desired output or does it switch to the output i want when needed
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The beam illuminates a 125 yard bard side extremely well. I rate well as being as good as nearly as good as daytime visibility. The beam it puts out is wide and non-adjustable. I would assume that it is non-adjustable to keep from having focus problems due to the bulb configuration. It cycles through the modes each time you depress the button, The way it cycles is Hold for 3 seconds(exits Lockout of it is turned on), 1 full push on/of, 1 half depression cycles through modes 3L, 150L, 600L, 1850L. With the flashlight off if you push and hold it will be on turbo mode (3800L). To lock turbo mode on you need to hold the button down and release half way and then repress the button, When in this mode you can half way depress the button and and change between 3800L and 1850L. For special modes the light can be on in any mode push the button all the way down twice quickly(a little tricky at first it needs to be quick). Then half depressions cycles between strobe, beacon and SOS. All special modes seem to us 3800 lumen. Pushing and holding the main button down for 3 seconds will enter Lockout mode. If left in standby mode the blue ring around the power button will flash. If you leave to standby or Lockout when turned back on it will go to the last mode you left it in. This makes it easy for finding the thing in the dark. Now to the OLED control button in any mode(except special modes) a push cycles through Head temp in C, #### lumens level ##, #.##V, Battery indicator, and Hours left at current level ###H. If the OLED goes out a push of the button will display the last displayed mode. If the light level is changed it will always revert back to Level screen. This flashlight does not have any type of auto level setting. On a final note it is a nice flashlight and I have tried its underwater function and also dropped it in oil(on accident) and it didn't hurt it any. Some oils will damage the optics of the glass so not really recommended I'm sure.
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Has a wide beam but I ended up adding a 1 inch extension to it as the bulk is a little shorter than the incandescents. This helped a lot so the bulb wasn't so high up in the recessed can narrowing the beam. Hope this helps. Bulb is very bright - brighter than the 120 watt bulbs that you can't buy anymore.
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The light from a PAR bulb is focused. If you seek a broad flood, try a BR30 or BR40.
1346333
The flashlight produces a constant beam of light at the first click. This can be broad beam but when the barrel at the front is slid out its a narrowed, square shaped beam. At subsequent clicks of the button switch at the rear of the light, a strobe effect results again, in broad beam or the narrowed version. No instructions came with the product so I'm assuming that's the two modes John.
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The combo beam are built in with both Spot and Flood and you can't switch them. Spot have farther and more distant in brightness. thanks.
1979158
It is a wide beam but it is very bright. It is not like the cheap led lights you get at Walmart. It will shine a couple hundred yards. It is a good light to use going to and from the hunting stand and it also works great for spotlighting. For $30 just go ahead and buy it, I promise you won't be disappointed and everyone you show it to will go and buy one after they see it. Make sure you get good batteries. I recommend Tangsfire. I tried ultrafire batteries and they were crap.
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I did not find it narrow beam, I put them high enough on outside wall on my house it quite bright works great. No problem so far.
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Here's what the paper that came with the light says. Highest beam is 2hrs and 20 minutes . Medieum is 3hrs and 15 min. Low beam is 9hrs plus they have about 4other beams but I gave you the basic ones. I only use the high beam and I would agree to theese stats but to me it seems longer. If you really want the exact time on a special beam let me know and I'll charge it up and leave it on untill it gets dim and time it exactly. BOB
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It's awfully bright! Its more of a focused beam,Iguess it would work since the beam is adjuetable.Hope this helps!
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Has anyone figured out if reversing the focus direction is possible yet? It is currently counterintuitive with my setup (rotating the top of the knob away, focuses closer, but it would be intuitive for this to focus further). Thanks!
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I converted mine to LED as soon as I got it, I still have an issue with the beam, I haven't been able to adjust the spot out of the D Cell like with the MiniMags either. Sorry I couldn't be of any help
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That is a good idea, but this model would not work for that. It would only make it nice and bright for them to see around your area. You would have to buy a model that is beam focus type. I have seen them online and on Amazon. This model is more of a diffused type.
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The one we have has a pretty short focal length if you want it to get higher magnification. However, if can focus farther but with much less magnification. If you are doing PC boards you may be better off with something else like a stand magnification lamp.
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When focused sharply, the beam is square, and when focused to maximum sharpness it does show visible lines. I don't know if this is a result of "poor construction." If you back off the focus a tiny bit the beam is square, but focused and strong. Continue to back off the focus and you get a round beam thrown over a wider area.
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Each mode (low, medium, and high) has a sub mode and a memory. The sub mode is programmable by you. In high mode you will have the standard high of 900 lumens. You have a sub mode in high that is programmable of varying brightness levels but all are lower than 900. Basically in high mode you have a high-high and and low-high. If you run the high-high of 900 lumens, after 5 minutes it will switch to your low-high to keep from overheating. Aside from that switch, all settings are continuous because the outputs are regulated. There is a memory in effect in which what ever of the 2 modes in low, medium, or high you last used, that will be the output level that will turn on by default the next time you use that mode. So if you dont want 900 lumens every time you switch to high but a little bit dimmer, than switch to the secondary mode in high and when you turn off the light or switch to a different mode, when you come back to high it will be in the secondary brightness setting by default. You can easily switch it back to 900 by double clicking while in high. The brightest programmable secondary mode in high doesn't visually appear much dimmer than 900 lumens. You will notice it when you compare the two side by side but if you haven't turned the light on high in a while you will probably forget if its in the primary or secondary mode. It sounds confusing on paper but once you see or use it, it will all make sense. I hope this helps.
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This doesn't change beams at all, it only dims. Unless someone figured out how to change it.... The default setting is normal beam, no change, just dimming.
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To infinity...and BEYOND! OK maybe not quite. The guy "selfbuilt" has an excellent technical review on candlepowerforums.com if you search you'll find that. His comparisons to other Nitecore lights show this one as more "throwy" than them, ie it is a more narrow beam that appears to project farther than others. In my use around home, it brightly illuminates a treeline across a small lake about 150 yards away. Haven't tested it myself further than that, but I would guess that the concentrated beam I see at 150 yards would be notably visible at least twice that far. Maybe more? To infinity...and BEYOND! OK maybe not quite. The guy "selfbuilt" has an excellent technical review on candlepowerforums.com if you search you'll find that. His comparisons to other Nitecore lights show this one as more "throwy" than them, ie it is a more narrow beam that appears to project farther than others. In my use around home, it brightly illuminates a treeline across a small lake about 150 yards away. Haven't tested it myself further than that, but I would guess that the concentrated beam I see at 150 yards would be notably visible at least twice that far. Maybe... » Read More To infinity...and BEYOND! OK maybe not quite. The guy "selfbuilt" has an excellent technical review on candlepowerforums.com if you search you'll find that. His comparisons to other Nitecore lights show this one as more "throwy" than them, ie it is a more narrow beam that appears to project farther than others. In my use around home, it brightly illuminates a treeline across a small lake about 150 yards away. Haven't tested it myself further than that, but I would guess that the concentrated beam I see at 150 yards would be notably visible at least twice that far. Maybe more? « Show Less