NiteIze 1watt PR dropin

Everyone is a fan of the 10mm NiteIze PR dropin for 2-6 cells for incredible runtime, but they have a new PR upgrade on their website.

They have released a 1watt PR dropin. Not sure if it's on shelves yet, or what LED it uses, or what runtimes it gives, or how much it costs, but hey, IT'S NEW!!

http://www.niteize.com/productdetail.php?category_id=28&product_id=166


Discuss....

Doesn't look like cree that's for sure. My bet is luxeon. Funny thing if you look at the comparison shot, it's the same one they used for the other dim one.

Seems it'll suffer the same heat problem magled module does.

looks like a Cree to me with 50K hours spec and the look of it including the beamshot.

But if they were smart and sold it for less than $10, and with the same versatility as their 10mm dropin, I don't care if it's a Lux I, it will make big ripples in the consumer market.

nanotech17 said:

looks like a Cree to me with 50K hours spec and the look of it including the beamshot.

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It's exactly the same picture they used for the 1W luxeon drop in, didn't even bother to make a new one. The dome looks too high to be cree.

Looks like the terralux TLE-1F to me.
If it is a rebranded TLE-1F the LED is too close to the flange. Won't focus properly in fixed focus flashlights. Quite bright compared to the SMJLED PR, Tectite LPR-2/3/113 and the 10mm drop-ins.

if only only terralux can come up with SSC Seoul PR dropin and i'll be droolin'

nanotech17 said:

if only only terralux can come up with SSC Seoul PR dropin and i'll be droolin'

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They have them for Mag's. Not true PR's, but pretty close.

Marduke said:

They have them for Mag's. Not true PR's, but pretty close.

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You could always just cut off part of the heatsink. Still, it'd be nice to have a soul based PR drop-in that we didn't have to worry about destroying itself or dimming because of heat. That'd turn those cheap plastic lights around the house into a pretty nice light.

I do hope it is a newer high efficiency LED. I've looked at the Terralux, Nite Ize and other dropins but haven't been able to justify spending money on them.

I thought I might revive this old thread, as I have considerable interest in this drop-in. The Niteize 1 watt Minimag drop-in has performed admirably for me presently, and Niteize service is outstanding (I emailed them complaining about how dim the old PR bulb was, and they sent me a revised version for no-charge) They are a great company with a fair product for the money. I daresay that I would expect this to be a servicable, if not stellar, product

I would think that someone out there in lumen-land has secured one of these units, and I was curious about how they perform.

http://www.zbattery.com/Nite-Ize-1-Watt-LED-Upgrade-Kit-CD-cell?sc=10&category=44

Zbattery has them, so they are available ($12.99 US I might add). Anyone took one for the team with one yet? Thanks in advance!

The focus changes to all flood with the 10mm led pr dropin due to the low height
of the emitting die in my flashlight. Looks like this new 1watter tries to raise the emitter to the same height as the filiment in the incandescent bulbs and maintain the beam quality.
Just my theory. Can anyone confirm?

Hi Jzmtl - does the Niteize 10mm led PR dropin have heat issues, like
melting plastic flashlights.. etc??? Just got one today and I'm testing it
in a plastic flashlight and am opening it now and then to see how hot its
gotten after reading your comment -mine is just warm so far -20 minutes-
Curious. Any lights killed by this PR dropin?

-Agree on the 3watt magLED - Pulls 1 amp & gets fracking hot so I thermal
gooped it inside my 2D mag. 1 year and still OK after many battery changes.

I have the 1 watt pr based led bulb from dorcy direct. It's a pretty good upgrade for 8 bucks shipped. The dome on the led is round and doesn't look like the one in the picture. I have it in a brightstar 3d that I use as my emergency house light. It has pretty good throw also.
http://www.dorcydirect.com/p-86-41-1642-15-v-8-volt-1-watt-led-module.aspx

metlarules - I should have gotten the new 1watt rather than the 10mm.
Oh well.
Could you post the current drain your 1watt led is pulling?
The 10mm led pr dropin -niteize- drains 100ma from 2 AA NimH cells

I tryed to find the post of the current draws of the 1 watt led on a 3 cell but couldn't find it. If my memory serves me correctly i believe it was 340 mah for a 3 cell.

Found the post of the current draw. It says Sears but the specs on the Dorcy are exactly the same.
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/posts/1915990&postcount=13

thankyou very much for the link.

Does anyone have any experience with this LED drop-in? The new Nite-Ize one?