iTP A6 Polestar thread

[HKJ]

I have seen no attachment point for a lanyard on the Polestar. Could you guys who already received yours confirm?

I have already posted a picture with lanyard in the beamshot thread.

 

[apontes]

I have already posted a picture with lanyard in the beamshot thread.

Seen that. Thank you.

 

[rumme]

Can anyone tell me how do I get the lens off this Itp so I can get to the reflector ?

the manufacturer describes the Itp6 reflector as :

Reflector: Aluminum alloy Orange Peel Reflector with Perfect Beam

cna any advise me of what type of reflector I can purchase to put in this light and decrease its spill and increase its throw/ spotlight abilites ?

 

[rumme]

I just tryed to get the lens head off this by unscrewing it, and it wouldnt budge. Is it possible that this has been permanently assembled so the owner cannot put in another reflector ? I know the olights allow other types of reflectors to be installed a

 

[coolperl]

Sorry for off-topic post, but...

rumme, can you think a "little longer" and gather all your thoughts in one post instead of writing one after other every few minutes ?

Or at least, use "edit" function in case you feel, you overlook something important in the 'three-minutes-ago' written post.

 

[rumme]

Sorry for off-topic post, but...

rumme, can you think a "little longer" and gather all your thoughts in one post instead of writing one after other every few minutes ?

Or at least, use "edit" function in case you feel, you overlook something important in the 'three-minutes-ago' written post.

my last two posts were more then 3 minutes apart.

Maybe I need to be able to tell time a little bit better ?

:nana:

 

[rumme]

I hope enough time has elapsed to allow me to post some more information . Id hate to annoy any of the other posters who have a total of 18 or less total posts on the whole forum :thinking:

Looks like one other possible negative to this Itp light is that you cannot change reflectors in it. I spoke to one vendor who told me as far as they are aware, the lens assembly does not screw off to allow easy acces to the reflector and after close examination of my unit, It looks like the whole head assembly is one unit and not accesible to the reflector.

So anyone thinking of getting this and maybe doing reflector/ lens mods to it in order to change its throw/ flood features, be aware that for this light, what you get, is what you are stuck with, unless you wish to try and do some major hacking .

 

[HKJ]

Looks like one other possible negative to this Itp light is that you cannot change reflectors in it. I spoke to one vendor who told me as far as they are aware, the lens assembly does not screw off to allow easy acces to the reflector and after close examination of my unit, It looks like the whole head assembly is one unit and not accesible to the reflector.

This is common to many light, one example is Fenix all of their lights are glued together.

With a MC-E you will usual not want anything, but an OP reflector and that is what A6 already have.

 

[tnforever]

I just took this out again tonite in my backyard.

My estimate is at 20 ft away shined down on the ground , the flood is about 40 ft wide or wider.


This lite may very well be one of the best but least expensive floodlights in AA format offered.

Wow, thats wide, how well would you say it works as a bike light? I'm seriously interested in getting one pending a full review by someone on here...

it seems taht it would give great peripheral vision, i'd say my ideal bike light would light up at least 25-40 meters in front of me.

At first the relative floodiness seemed welcome, but it seems this is REALLY floody...

FYI, I find the L2D's beam pattern to be quite good, and the RC-N3 to be too tight. I'd have to wait for the night to remind myself what particularly I'd want improved on the L2D...

edit: Just did a test with the L2D, holding it out 8 inches from a wall, the flood is ~10 inches, with the spot an inch, smoothing out into flood over 3 inches... this gives... *gets calculator out*... a flood of 64, smooth transition of 21, and spot of about 7 degrees...

 

[rumme]

This is common to many light, one example is Fenix all of their lights are glued together.

With a MC-E you will usual not want anything, but an OP reflector and that is what A6 already have.

Well since the Itp is rumoured to be a sister comnpany of Olight, I thought it may allow the reflector to be easily replaced

also, the Olight has some flahslights where the head can be turned to get a precise amount of lumens , instead of 3 or 4 modes that have large leaps in lumen modes.


I guess the Itp6 was permanently made to be a floodlight. Oh well, I leanred a lesson to not pre-order without getting precise details fro mthe manufacturer of what it is im ordereing beforehand.

 

[rumme]

:twothumbs

Wow, thats wide, how well would you say it works as a bike light? I'm seriously interested in getting one pending a full review by someone on here...

it seems taht it would give great peripheral vision, i'd say my ideal bike light would light up at least 25-40 meters in front of me.

At first the relative floodiness seemed welcome, but it seems this is REALLY floody...

FYI, I find the L2D's beam pattern to be quite good, and the RC-N3 to be too tight. I'd have to wait for the night to remind myself what particularly I'd want improved on the L2D...

I think it would make a incredible bicycle light, but it may temporarily blind opposing traffic.

the spill on this light is so much, it could be used as a stage light for a musical band..:twothumbs or would be nice to put in some type of a vertical stand to shine light on a motor at night while trying to do work on it, etc.

I guess the only possibility for me to easily try and mod this to be less flood and more throw, would try a aftermarket convex lens . I measured the stk lens and its about 37.5 m.m round.

 

[rumme]

I just tested this in the house, and a ruff estimate is that from about 5-6 foot from the wall, the flood is 10ft wide.

so my ruff estimate outside in the dark of this having a 40 ft wide flood when focused about 20 ft away, would seem failry accurate.

 

[HKJ]

I'm seriously interested in getting one pending a full review by someone on here...

I have done a beamshot and a Danish review (It has lot of detailed pictures of the light).

I like the size of the light, but it does not feel as solid as Fenix TK40.

 

[tnforever]

I have done a beamshot and a Danish review (It has lot of detailed pictures of the light).

I like the size of the light, but it does not feel as solid as Fenix TK40.

Thanks for the review, Danish translates to English relatively well.

I wouldn't have expected the quality to be on par with Fenix, it does cost half as much! Would you say quality is at least on par with Romisen lights, or one of the countless medium grade Chinese brands in general?

 

[HKJ]

Would you say quality is at least on par with Romisen lights, or one of the countless medium grade Chinese brands in general?

I think that would be fair to say. My main points against it is:
The battery container is not as solid as TK40, it might be solid enough, but why was the light stopped?
I do not associate the battery connection at the head with good quality.
The treads are rather fine, but they are smooth.
The lanyard connection does not work well with the supplied lanyard (A bigger hole of a split ring would have improved it).
My light has already lost some of the ano, especially around the lanyard hole.

But I like the size and function of the light and hope it will stand up to regular use.

 

[techtoolsupply.com]

I just tryed to get the lens head off this by unscrewing it, and it wouldnt budge. Is it possible that this has been permanently assembled so the owner cannot put in another reflector ? I know the olights allow other types of reflectors to be installed a

We had a problem with the push button on our A6 demo unit and took ours apart. iTp uses some MAJOR industrial locktite, or glue material. We used leather straps (to protect finish) and some large pliers to open ours up. It took some serious brute force and grunting to break it loose. Here is a pic of where it comes apart:

 

[apontes]

We had a problem with the push button on our A6 demo unit and took ours apart. iTp uses some MAJOR industrial locktite, or glue material. We used leather straps (to protect finish) and some large pliers to open ours up. It took some serious brute force and grunting to break it loose. I intimately know the internal workings of the A6 now. If you need help getting it apart I can post some pics.

Please do.

Not that I need to. Just curiosity. :naughty:

 

[techtoolsupply.com]

Please do.

Not that I need to. Just curiosity. :naughty:

Just updated previous post with a pic.

 

[apontes]

BTW: My Polestar just arrived.

It turned out to be exactly as predicted. I'm satisfied.

Forget the battery carrier. Although not as tough as the TK40's, its by no means flimsy. The batteries fit quite snugly. Worse part, quality-wise, is the head contact. Screams "cheap"!!! :thumbsdow

Don't have my TK40 to compare right now, but visually (from ceiling bounce), the Polestar is somewhat brighter than my MG RX-1 MCE and somewhat dimmer than my Eagletac M2XC4. The gap to the M2XC4 is less than the gap to the RX-1, though.

 

[travelinman]

If it's a glue material holding it together, perhaps a careful application of heat might soften it to allow for easier disassembly.