New Nitecore EA41

I did a search here for this light and couldn't find anything posted yet. Looks nice for a 4xaa. It has a different switch then the original EA4 and a little brighter.

http://www.nitecore.com/productDetail.aspx?id=126

Oh wow. Here i am just bought sunwayman d40a to replace my ea4 which i gave to my aunt. Nitecore really address all the complains in ea4 (which is a great 4xAA flashlight). They change the switch similar to d40a, added 1 lm mode that a lot of people complain ea4 for not having it.

Nice upgrade of the EA4. Warmer tint, better balanced modes (with good low :thumbsup and more throw..

I am liking it.

Love the 4AA. Lots of juice with a lot of potability.

decent updates... buttons are still very flush though, still hard to find by feel

LOVE IT! A decent low! Instant 1 lumen, instant 960 lumens, instant strobe. Sounds like a great UI to me!

I guess the momentary feature is no longer available. I liked it, but can live without.

Doesn't specify a neutral tint or show an "EA41w" but hopefully that will be available.

Yeah, but Nitecore's "w" models are usually 5000K cool-white.

If true, no "Momentary" is a deal-breaker for me. They ability to jump to Turbo (and back) from any mode is something I use frequently...

MichaelW said:

Yeah, but Nitecore's "w" models are usually 5000K cool-white.

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Yes my EA4w is cooler than expected. But, a perfect tint IMO. Way better than any of my Zebralights. Not a good think if you like warm tints though.

Actually, I like it so much that if all "neutral" tints were like my EA4w, I probably never would have made a fuss and bothered with Nichia 219 lights.

Very interested if EA41 has no step down on max output!!!


I think max output is high mode (not turbo)?

Luminater said:

Very interested if EA41 has no step down on max output!!!


I think max output is high mode (not turbo)?

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this is the usual FAKE nitecore graph. they do this a lot

The manual mentions a stepdown; I'm assuming it's from Turbo but not 100% clear:

NOTE: The EA41 will lower its output lumens after 20 minutes of use to prevent overheating and preserve battery longevity.

markr6 said:

Yes my EA4w is cooler than expected. But, a perfect tint IMO. Way better than any of my Zebralights. Not a good think if you like warm tints though.

Actually, I like it so much that if all "neutral" tints were like my EA4w, I probably never would have made a fuss and bothered with Nichia 219 lights.

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I agree. The only tint I prefer to my EA4W is that of my M2500 MGT-2.

It will be interesting to see some actual runtime graphs. If it really keeps turbo decently before stepping down, 20 minutes isn't bad for a step down time. (Of course that is again assuming the step down is from Turbo, and as mark6 points out we will have to wait to see exactly what they mean.)

The access to low and turbo from off is definitely a nice addition!

So happy my Sunwayman F40A order didn't ship yet :twothumbs , cancelled it for this one

Now let the wait begin for a release :tired:

hopefully the ea41 won't unlock while in the pocket like the ea4 did.

I asked Nitecore about the possibility of an EA41w since the EA4w has such a nice tint. They said no plans to make a neutral but passing in along to marketing dept. I'm still hopeful at this early stage.

its coming in 5 days! at least thats where i mainly buy my lights from say.

markr6 said:

The manual mentions a stepdown; I'm assuming it's from Turbo but not 100% clear:

NOTE: The EA41 will lower its output lumens after 20 minutes of use to prevent overheating and preserve battery longevity.

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It's still much longer than in any competition.

phantom23 said:

It's still much longer than in any competition.

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I think it's terrific. I can't even think of one time when I used a torch for over 10 minutes straight (at least on a high mode). I think the EA4 is 3 or 5 minutes? Still OK by me.