ThruNite Catapult SST-50 Thrower Review: Pics, Comparisons, Beamshots, and more

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MrGman said:
The tail cap version can be multimode and a mid body button version that's just on and off for us stubborn guys who don't care to buy a 700 lumen light so we can turn it down to 70 lumens.
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Amen! If I want 70 lumens, I'll pull out my pocket light. :poke:

Call me stubborn.:scowl:
 
I saw the video review of the catapult on youtube. The light only throws a maximum distance of 250m :mecry::mecry:

It doesn't seem far enough. I expected it to throw 400 m.
 
picard said:
I saw the video review of the catapult on youtube. The light only throws a maximum distance of 250m :mecry::mecry:

It doesn't seem far enough. I expected it to throw 400 m.
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Are you referring to this video?

I don't think the video stated that the maximum throw distance was 250m, but just mentioned that the target was 250m away. At that distance, it lit up the target very well, that you could probably guesstimate that you could still have some usable light at the +250m range.

The tint was pretty good and it has went up a few notches in my list of flashlights to buy. Now, I just need that Australian dollar to go back up again...
 
Rod911 said:
Are you referring to this video?

I don't think the video stated that the maximum throw distance was 250m, but just mentioned that the target was 250m away. At that distance, it lit up the target very well, that you could probably guesstimate that you could still have some usable light at the +250m range.

The tint was pretty good and it has went up a few notches in my list of flashlights to buy. Now, I just need that Australian dollar to go back up again...
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that is the video. The beam throws quite wide at 250M.
 
Lens is worth seeing in person. Here's a feeble attempt to capture the beauty. :tinfoil:

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I received my Catapult SST-50 today and after trying to get it to work (with the extension tube) for a good while I found a problem.

The LENGTH of the MALE threaded section on the tube is 14.18 MMs whereas the DEPTH of the threaded FEMALE section on the TAILCAP is 14.32.

This difference of .14 MM does not allow the inside/outside shoulders to contact each other to create proper continuity.

I can only get the light to work INTERMITANTLY by loosening/playing with the tailcap which is allowing continuity through the threads.

I did clean the threads with alcohol but it didn't make a difference.

Anyway the light is NOT designed to provide a reliable current path through the threads but through the big area on the squared off SHOULDERS that are FREE of anodising.

With only the main tube in place the light works as it should. I can slide a .008" (.20 MM) feeler gauge between the main tube and head assembly which allows good contact between the "shoulders".

One solution would be for me to remove approximately .20 MM off the end of the tailcap so it will screw down far enough to make a firm inner "shoulder" to outer "shoulder" contact.

The other fix for me would be to make a brass/ring shim about .010" thick to fit inside the tailcap.

BTW: it is an awesome light.
 
Flashlites R Us said:
I received my Catapult SST-50 today and after trying to get it to work (with the extension tube) for a good while I found a problem.

The LENGTH of the MALE threaded section on the tube is 14.18 MMs whereas the DEPTH of the threaded FEMALE section on the TAILCAP is 14.32.

This difference of .14 MM does not allow the inside/outside shoulders to contact each other to create proper continuity.

I can only get the light to work INTERMITANTLY by loosening/playing with the tailcap which is allowing continuity through the threads.

I did clean the threads with alcohol but it didn't make a difference.

Anyway the light is NOT designed to provide a reliable current path through the threads but through the big area on the squared off SHOULDERS that are FREE of anodising.

With only the main tube in place the light works as it should. I can slide a .008" (.20 MM) feeler gauge between the main tube and head assembly which allows good contact between the "shoulders".

One solution would be for me to remove approximately .20 MM off the end of the tailcap so it will screw down far enough to make a firm inner "shoulder" to outer "shoulder" contact.

The other fix for me would be to make a brass/ring shim about .010" thick to fit inside the tailcap.

BTW: it is an awesome light.
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if i'm reading right, when you say "LENGTH of the MALE threaded section" it sounds like you're referring to the extension (since the main tube is male at both ends). if thats the case then your tubes are reversed. the Cat is a little different, the extension is what screws into the emitter housing, then you screw the "main" tube into the back of the extension, bare threads forward. the tail cap attaches to the back end of the main tube regardless of whether you use the extension, thats why yours works w/ one section and not both.

there is one design flaw in the light you should look out for. it is possible to over-tighten the head to the emitter housing. the backside of the reflector can push down on the pill and pop the dome off the emitter. i learned this the hard way. you can still snug it up lightly or you can get a thick o-ring, slide it around that top collar on the emitter housing and move the head out about .125"...this will actually sharpen the beam and make it throw even farther if you're into that
 
Dear sire:

we make a no crack design for it so we deal with the extended tube with below:

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I also find that unless the extension tube and tailcap are screwed on very, very tight, the light does not work. It's too bad, because I really like the light. But as it is, I don't know that I'd trust it. I have to play with the tube and tailcap after each battery charge.

:thumbsdow
 
Thanks, guys.
First off, I had mistakenly thought that the main body tube (mail thread on both ends) was the extension tube and vice-versa.

Stallion2: When you assemble the main and extension tubes, make sure that the shiny/non-anodized male-thread threads into the extension tube (AS PER THE ILLUSTRATION BY THRUNITE). This is because continuity is through the shiny threads. On the other hand, the cap-end continuity is through the squared-off shoulders.

If the anondized end is mistakenly threaded into the extension tube, it will not work properly, if at all.

This can be a little confusing.

Thanks again, guys, for making me think, as I was getting ready to take the tail cap to my benchgrinder-- just kidding, of course. By the way, the light is gorgeous and it works beautifully and the high beam is jaw-dropping.
 
Flashlites R Us said:
Stallion2: When you assemble the main and extension tubes, make sure that the shiny/non-anodized male-thread threads into the extension tube (AS PER THE ILLUSTRATION BY THRUNITE). This is because continuity is through the shiny threads. On the other hand, the cap-end continuity is through the squared-off shoulders.
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i thought thats what i was saying.

Phaserburn said:
I also find that unless the extension tube and tailcap are screwed on very, very tight, the light does not work. It's too bad, because I really like the light. But as it is, I don't know that I'd trust it. I have to play with the tube and tailcap after each battery charge.

:thumbsdow
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have you tried some dielectric grease?
 
I fitted my tube between the head and the already-installed tube, and it worked fine without any fiddling or roughness. :thumbsup:
 
I'm very glad that thrunite is following the thread! Shows that a manufacturer cares! :thumbsup:
 
csshih said:
I'm very glad that thrunite is following the thread! Shows that a manufacturer cares! :thumbsup:
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it won't be as easy once they start to expand their product line. its nothing short of astonishing that this is only their 2nd light...you could argue its the first since the other one was for a key ring. maybe they'll have something w/ an SST-90 ready before anyone else does...like, hmmm:shrug:...oooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOO, i don't know. can't think of the name right now. 😀
 
Well alright then, So whats the final Lux for this light?
Is it still 900 lumens but really 572 OTF??
Is the final version going to throw farther then the M2XC4???
Anybody compare the final version with any other throwers????
 
300winmag said:
Well alright then, So whats the final Lux for this light?
Is it still 900 lumens but really 572 OTF??
Is the final version going to throw farther then the M2XC4???
Anybody compare the final version with any other throwers????
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I have not really compared it to other light, but it was included in my 26W HID review and comparison, where you can see it together with TK40 and M2XC4.

I will estimate the output from Catapult to be very close to TK40 (i.e. around 600 lumen), but much better focused. The M2XC4 warm has lower output than Catapult and does not throw as far.
Check the graph and long range beamshots in the above mentioned review for more info.
 
Thanx for the info!!!
Hard to believe that the TK 40 almost throws as far as this light WOW!!
I was hoping this would be the monster thrower I've been looking for :shakehead
 
300winmag said:
Thanx for the info!!!
Hard to believe that the TK 40 almost throws as far as this light WOW!!
I was hoping this would be the monster thrower I've been looking for :shakehead
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The TK40 sends out the same amount of light, but does not throw as far. The beam from TK40 is much wider.

Catapult is somewhere in the top range of led throwers.
 
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