Novatac disorienting strobe

[iocheretyanny]

It seems to me to be pretty dim. I would estimate about 30 lumens or less. Seems like it could be better.

What do other think? I do not have a gladius - how do the strobes compare?

I was going to dedicate a level to the strobe, but now not so sure....

 

[hivoltage]

I think is it brighter than you think. It looks dim because of the off time. Try looking into it

 

[Lightraven]

I tried both strobe and maximum at arm's length while walking around a little bit in a dark room. I didn't get disoriented with strobe or maximum. In my opinion, the maximum is worse because your retinas never get a break from the beam--it's like looking at the sun.

I have heard of tricks to use with a light and bad guy, but they involve chasing him on foot. For the big "showdown" I think just getting your brightest light in his eyes is a good way to go.

 

[270winchester]

the disorienting strobe is for someone who is in the dark, so you need to get adapted to darkness then try it. You don't just walk up to someone in a well lit room and turn on the strobe and expect the person to crawl into a fetal position on the floor ya know....

 

[ScottyJ]

I found it very effective, my five year old just turned and ran away.

 

[eltel999]

I found it very effective, my five year old just turned and ran away.

 

[smcharchan]

I found it very effective, my five year old just turned and ran away.

My red-tick coonhound did the same thing. He didn't like it much, but I thought it was funny as heck! "Here boy!"

 

[kelmo]

Pulse the high beam with the strobe for real annoyance!

Yeah mine doesn't appear as bright. Annoying yes, bright, who knows...

 

[zk188]

I think that the strobe would make the bad guy more inclined to kill you rather than just rob you.

Remember a kick to the sack a knee to the face a stomp to the ankle and make your escape.

 

[matrixshaman]

Hmmm - well I thought it was quite bright but then I was testing mine mostly in completely dark rooms. I did stand on the back porch and try it just after Sunset and at that time it didn't seem as bright. I think it would be hard comparing it to the Gladius because it has such a tight focused spot versus what is a pretty floody beam from the Novatac. So in a small to medium room the Novatac can put a lot of light out that will be bouncing off everything and it will likely seem very bright in strobe mode. I found the rate on the Novatac very disorienting, annoying and uncomfortable. The Fenix P2D CE strobe however does not bother me much at all yet seems quite bright as I think the on time or slower rate makes it seem bright.
I just tried the Novatac again in a well lit room and it seemed very bright when I turned it on. I did notice an almost immediate response in my eyes to look slightly away from the center spot where I pointed it about 5 feet away. At that point it didn't seem so bright but it felt like it was a reflex aversion response to avoid how uncomfortable the strobe's effect is.