NUWAI Q-III: The New Hotness?

[Anglepoise]

I am relativly new to modding, but the QIII looks perfect for many reasons.

To start with , the unit is modular and breaks down to 4 individual components, all threaded and 'O' ringed.

It has a high quality, all metal reflector that treads in to the bezel. The reflector is very forgiving if the Lux III is slightly off center. Most members find the throw /spill to be pretty good.

In the electronics area, there is a LuxIII star resting on its heat sink and a nice large area to just about accept any
converter currently available.

And the tail switch comes apart easily and I am sure that someone will soon be selling a two level switch.

For $40 It's an experimenters dream come true.
With an extra body extension , there are lots of opportunities for DD and rechargeable cells.

 

[Mags]

Although Nuwai exaggerates the Q IIIs output, it is possible to get near that much light if you drove the Q III a bit harder. I remember a thread that said the Q III is underdriven and some people used Li Ions in order to get all the lumens they can get.

 

[beam_me_up]

Rechargeable 4.2v cells are the way to go if you want more light out of the Q3

 

[ledaholic]

I got a 22.4mm ucl from the shoppe. It fit perfectly. Some have said 22.4mm will not fit in theirs. Flashlight lens had a few 22mm ucl's available which will fit great.

 

[Former_Mag_User]

I also love mine. Eventhough I didn;t get a white beam, mine has a bluish tint to the LED. It looks rather cool though, like an HID headlight.

 

[sotyakr]

Thanks for the info! I'll have to give one a try.

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ledaholic said:
I got a 22.4mm ucl from the shoppe. It fit perfectly. Some have said 22.4mm will not fit in theirs. Flashlight lens had a few 22mm ucl's available which will fit great.

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[gorlank]

I love mine as well as do the majority of owners judging from the threads, mine are all stock. It's a great light for converting the heathens too, as they don't expect much from such a small sized light.

 

[BlindedByTheLite]

i dig mine too. great beam. great feel. nice sheath. couple hours of runtime. and it looks to me like it puts out a touch under 40 lumens. i think it's exceptionally bright for a Q3.

 

[Santelmo]

Allow me to chime in. . .although a newbie with really nothing to campare it with (a Rayovac 2AA with flexible head and an Inova Personal LED), I tend to agree with what everybody has posted. Great performance for value. Everyone I've ever shown it's light to was amazed with this "small but terriball" light.

On a side note, at a martial artist, I can also see it's potential as a "last ditch" improvised weapon with the "flash and scrape (and run like mad)" technique. I attached a small ring of nylon rope on the clip opening to secure it either to the thumb or index finger (for this use though, I'd prefer it to be .5-1" longer).

 

[Niteowl]

Oh, do I like the Q-III the way it is.

I completely wigged-out and got three of them, plus one for my father-in-law, and one for a friend. Don't know what I'll do when the next "Wonder-Light" comes out, I don't have any money left.

The only thing I might change, is picking up a two stage switch if the right type comes along. That and try a TWOJ in one for fun. Neither is likely to happen any time soon, though.

Mark

 

[Kabible]

I just tried out the 2 speed Kroll from my Arc LS in the QIII tail cap. It looks like it would be easy to adapt.

Next week, it will get a TWOJ star and UCL.

Brian

 

[jayflash]

At $40+ S&H it's JUST worth it for me. Mine has exactly the same output as my LSL (S), a bluer tint, more throw but consumes TWICE the current. I use mine at work due to the little extra throw and its expendability.

 

[ledaholic]

sotyakr, After I posted, I checked the sizes again. The lens's from the shoppe were 22.5mm, a snug but good fit. The lens from FLL was 22.0mm, a little loose but ok. the FLL lens is about twice as thick also. If you get the lens from the shoppe, you might want to get the IMS 20mm(so20xx?}reflector also. It really improves the throw.

 

[Hallis]

Im all about throw so i might have to look into that /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Shane

 

[kropek]

I'm almost sold on th Q3 but how does it compare to the Inova T1 which I've nearly ordered?

Cheers

 

[Hallis]

I dont know anything about the T1. but nearly everything seems to be favorable about hte Q3, And if you get a bad LED, just drop in another star /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Shane

 

[sotyakr]

ledaholic, thanks for the updated info! I might have to get a pot of water boiling (or, use my strap wrenches...) and give both a try.

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ledaholic said:
sotyakr, After I posted, I checked the sizes again. The lens's from the shoppe were 22.5mm, a snug but good fit. The lens from FLL was 22.0mm, a little loose but ok. the FLL lens is about twice as thick also. If you get the lens from the shoppe, you might want to get the IMS 20mm(so20xx?}reflector also. It really improves the throw.

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[lmitch]

I am very pleased with mine. Very white, and very bright. I also sent one to my Father for Christmas. Since ARC is gone and I can not replace my LSHP, I am using my QIII as a EDC. My ARC now resides in my gun safe and I don't have to worry about losing it.

 

[Hallis]

Well i got mine, they work very well on Li-Ion's,

One thing. The pocket clips are a little brittle,, lol, i accidently snapped one off /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Shane

 

[Wolfen]

Good light. Needs a standard clickie thought. I hate that reverse clickie stuff. Sometimes only a brief flash of light is needed or wanted /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif