Beta Tester Impressions of the Pacific

[D@rk Messenger]

12hrs...still running :thumbsup:

Is it still running?

 

[Freedom1955]

It ran so long I forgot about it....

Is it still running?

 

[D@rk Messenger]

:lolsign:

It ran so long I forgot about it....

how bright was it at 12h?

 

[Roger11]

At Andrew's request I posted the following in his Nano thread, since it's apripo to this thread I decided to post it here as well.
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The nano has much more on the flood side than the L0P, and about the same hot spot or perhaps a little more.

I will do a side by side with the Pacific but they are far different lights. For one the Pacific is not a keychain light. It feels far larger. Its large reflector gives it much more of hot spot. It's a nice light and it can run on a variety of battery configurations. I will chuck a 3.7 volt battery in it (pacific) and do a head to head but its largely meaningless. Apples and oranges. The pacific feels much larger.

http://members.cox.net/rogerblake/Pacific-nano-1.jpg

http://members.cox.net/rogerblake/Pacific-nano-001.jpg

http://members.cox.net/rogerblake/Pacific-nano-002.jpg

 

[jonman007]

Well my pacific AAA kit FINALLY arrived today (it did have to get to Australia ) and it seems all the other beta testers have beat me to it and covered everything in temendous detail so I 'll try not to rant. I received the five different bodies and some information regarding peaks plans for the range, which will be disclosed soon i'm sure.

Basically, like the others, I was taken by how big it is for an AAA light. But this really isn't a concern because I don't think it is competing against the Lop or ARC. It has been outfitted with a large reflector quite deliberately in order to give the beam a decent amount of throw, and to make the led head suitable for attachment to bodies designed for thicker batts like AA and cr2. I want to make it clear that peak did not 'accidentally' make this light large, it was carefully thought out and this will become clearer in the near future.

It offers tremendous versatility with all the different battery combinations. I will be using it primarily in the cr2 pocket version and 2 x AAA configuration. The cr2 pocket version is a winner, it is half the length of my l1p, slightly thinner, almost as bright and just looks really classy in brass. The light appears to be machined to a very high standard and the knurling is very smooth.

One of my complaints is that there is too little resistance when turing the light on and off. I think it should be made tighter by altering the o-ring or something to prevent accidental activation. Another complaint is that it is very heavy but then again it is brass. The aluminium ones shouldn't have this problem though. The lens also appears to be plastic and I would prefer glass. Also, none of the o-rings on any of the bodies or the head arrived lubricated, so that might be something to look at.

Output appears to be a good comprimise between runtime and output. It isn't as bright as my l1p but it will keep shining long after the fenix has quit. I would definately rather being caught in an emergency with the pacific rather than the fenix. The tint of the led in the pacific is pure white and puts the tint of my l1p to shame.

Overall this is a well made light with tremendous versatility. Its not as bright as I would have liked but then again, nothing is. And although extra brightness is great for showing off, when it comes down to it, runtime is vital and peak have struck a great balance. It won't replace my Arc AAA but I don't think Peak designed it to do so.

Sorry about the quality of the review, as I've never done anything like his before. It's more just a collection of my first impressions which, having read the other fantastic and in depth reviews, I'm sure you knew anyway

John

 

[Freedom1955]

:lolsign:
how bright was it at 12h?

Still bright enough to get around in a dark house.

 

[onthebeam]

Sorry about the quality of the review, as I've never done anything like his before. It's more just a collection of my first impressions which, having read the other fantastic and in depth reviews, I'm sure you knew anyway

John

One the contrary--a great review, John. Thanks for doing such a terrific job.

One question, with the Cr2 battery, can you use it with the momentary switch or does it have to be a twisty??

 

[SaturnNyne]

Still bright enough to get around in a dark house.

That tells us nothing. I ran my Infinity Ultra for more than three days straight on an already well-used off-brand alkaline and while I couldn't tell it was on without looking straight at it (with ambient light), I found that its dim glow was still plenty for walking around a completely dark house.

Are you saying that after 12 hours the Pacific was so dim you could barely tell it was on?

 

[Kryosphinx]

Depends on the model. The "pocket" version is only twisty, the "keychain" version can use the momentary switch. The "keychain" version is quite a bit longer

 

[inq2000]

I did test lithium AAA ysterday.
0-6 hours looks same bright power
7 hours later glowing only and stopped it.

 

[jonman007]

Onthebeam, Kryosphinx beat me to it but yes the momentary switch can be used on any of the keychain bodies. So the cr2 keychain body can have the momentary but the cr2 pocket body can't. And like kryospinx said, the keychain version is fairly long.

 

[Archangel]

Does anyone have a McKinley they can do beamshots against? You might end up losing the Pacific's spill, but slightly under-exposed would likely be better than over-.

Does the two-cell momentary switch that's already on the site work with the 2xAAA body or is it small enough that the one-cell version fits?

 

[Freedom1955]

That tells us nothing. I ran my Infinity Ultra for more than three days straight on an already well-used off-brand alkaline and while I couldn't tell it was on without looking straight at it (with ambient light), I found that its dim glow was still plenty for walking around a completely dark house.

Are you saying that after 12 hours the Pacific was so dim you could barely tell it was on?

Here you go SaturnNyne:

Test results, single alkaline AAA battery, Pacific High Power:

Start 208 cP Drop Output % Drop Hours
10 minutes 198 cP 10 cP 5%
30 minutes 189 cP 19 cP 9%
60 minutes 182 cP 26 cP 13% 1 hour
104 minutes 175 cP 33 cP 16%
105 minutes 108 cP 100 cP 48%
120 minutes 106 cP 102 cP 49% 2 hours
180 minutes 91 cP 117 cP 56% 3 hours
240 minutes 79 cP 129 cP 62% 4 hours
300 minutes 67 cP 141 cP 68% 5 hours
360 minutes 46 cP 162 cP 78% 6 hours
420 minutes 36 cP 172 cP 83% 7 hours
480 minutes 28 cP 180 cP 87% 8 hours
540 minutes 23 cP 185 cP 89% 9 hours
600 minutes 18 cP 190 cP 91% 10 hours
720 minutes 12 cP 196 cP 94% 12 hours
900 minutes 7 cP 201 cP 97% 15 hours
1080 minutes 4 cP 204 cP 98% 18 hours
1440 minutes 2 cP 206 cP 99% 24 hours

 

[BentHeadTX]

Another runtime test with an alkaline AA cell

Test results, alkaline AA, Pacific High Power:

Start 216 cP Drop Output % Drop Hours
10 minutes 209 cP 7 cP 3%
30 minutes 204 cP 12 cP 6%
60 minutes 198 cP 18 cP 8% 1 hours
120 minutes 193 cP 23 cP 11% 2 hours
180 minutes 189 cP 27 cP 13% 3 hours
240 minutes 185 cP 31 cP 15% 4 hours
300 minutes 182 cP 34 cP 16% 5 hours
318 minutes 181 cP 35 cP 16%
319 minutes 111 cP 105 cP 49%
360 minutes 109 cP 107 cP 50% 6 hours
420 minutes 101 cP 115 cP 54% 7 hours
480 minutes 93 cP 123 cP 57% 8 hours
540 minutes 85 cP 131 cP 61% 9 hours
600 minutes 77 cP 139 cP 65% 10 hours
720 minutes 49 cP 167 cP 77% 12 hours
900 minutes 33 cP 183 cP 85% 15 hours
1080 minutes 22 cP 194 cP 90% 18 hours
1440 minutes 13 cP 203 cP 94% 24 hours
2880 minutes 7.6 cP 208 cP 96% 48 hours
4320 minutes 1.6 cP 214 cP 99% 72 hours

5 hours and 18 minutes with a loss of 16% light output? Give it another 4 hours to get down to a Matterhorn 3 LED HO with decreasing levels for another couple of days. I can only imagine how long it will run on a lithium AA with the optional body. Can't wait until I get it and the power goes out (should be a month or so for our next 8-10 hour power failure)

 

[SaturnNyne]

Here you go SaturnNyne:

Test results, single alkaline AAA battery, Pacific High Power:

Yes I saw, but thank you.

 

[Grubbster]

Just as an FYI, I unscrewed the LE last night and it is potted on the top as well, making the led unable to be changed. The reflector is a IMS17 with the legs cut off and the window is indeed plastic. I look forward to a lens kit with hopefully a glass lens in it.

 

[D@rk Messenger]

sorry if this question has been asked, but what was the CR2 and RCR2 runtime?

 

[inq2000]

sorry if this question has been asked, but what was the CR2 and RCR2 runtime?

I did test CR2 Runtime at last staurday,
0-5hours looks same bright-power
5.5hours became dark and look like same power with Arc AAA-P.

I tested RCR2 twice before and it was work less than 10minutes.