Zebralight H501 Part 1

[nzbazza]

Just noticed on the Zebralight.com website details for the H501.

Link Here

Basically the H501 is a H30 powered by a single AA battery (alk, ni-mh, lith pri, Li-ion).

H501 Headlamp

Sorry, temporarily out of stock
$59.00


The H501 is a high performance, versatile, all aluminum headlamp. The H501 can also be used as a general purpose angled flashlight without its headband. Three light levels spread far apart, easily selected with a pushbutton switch. Powered with one AA size battery, the H501 can produce a maximum of 96 Lumens of smooth flood light.
Main Features and Specifications

• Light Output: Constant ratio output level spread. Current regulated.
  • 96 Lumens (2.3 hr) on High
  • 18 Lumens (19 hr) on Medium
  • 3.3 Lumens (3.5 days) on Low
• LED: CREE XLamp XR-E Q5
• Dimensions
  • Diameter 18.5 mm (3/4")
  • Height 71.2 mm (2 3/4")
• Battery: One AA size alkaline, 1.5v lithium primary, NiMH rechargeable, or 3.7v 14500 Li-ion rechargeable. Reverse polarity protection.
• Beam Type: 80 degree flood, with no hotspot
• Constructions
  • Soft touch pushbutton switch, with a minimum operating life of one million cycles.
  • Recessed impact resistant LEXAN polycarbonate lens.
  • Precision 3D machined casing from premium grade Alcoa aluminum alloy billet, light weight with superior structural strength.
  • Electrically conductive aluminum body provides inherent EMI/RFI shielding.
  • Durable hard anodized finish.

Waterproof


Meets IP68 in accordance with IEC 60529

• Dust-tight
• Protected against continuous immersion (1 meter, >30 minutes)

Operations

• From Off
  • Press and hold to cycle through Low, Med and High, release to set.
  • Click to High, click again quickly to cycle through Med, Low and High.
• When On
  • Click to Off.
  • Press and hold to cycle through Low, Med and High, release to set.

 

[Long RunTime]

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Thank you for the head up. Cool light.

 

[JB5]

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Just added that to my birthday list. Any Idea when they will start shipping them?

 

[f22shift]

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damn you beat me. busy playing quake live. so fun!

 

[f22shift]

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hmm very similar to the h30. 80 deg flood. similar output spread.
looks to be longer with neglible diameter difference.

 

[Woods Walker]

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I wonder what the runtimes will be?

 

[Patriot]

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That's nice! It looks like someone may be getting a hand me down H50 before long.

 

[davidt1]

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That's good news! I am in for one.

It's a tad bigger than the H50 though.

 

[RGB_LED]

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Nice find nzbazza! There was another thread that said this was going into production but I didn't think it would be announced so quickly. Then again, ZL did announce their intentions last year...

Hopefully, it will be available soon...

I wonder what the runtimes will be?

+1

 

[Woods Walker]

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+1

Unless they changed something beyond the lumen outputs (higher on all modes) I guess we could crunch the numbers. Once the coast is clear meaning others have tested it for bugs etc I will get one however never going to sell my H50. I like twisty for bomb proof on/off and guess that the one possible water access would be more water proof as shown in some of the H30 threads I have read.

 

[Flying Turtle]

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I hope a big shipment is heading for 4Sevens.

Geoff

 

[gunga]

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I hope a big shipment is heading for 4Sevens.

Geoff

Me too, I, like most of us, have been waiting for this light since summer last year (I think it was).

I'm eager to finally get one!

 

[LowBat]

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[Burgess]

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Hey Gunga --


I remember that you were

the Very First CPF'er

to get an H50 ZebraLight !


:twothumbs



(i received mine on 10/24/2007)

_

 

[gunga]

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:wave:

Yeah! Pretty cool eh?! The problem it's not marked in any way, so it just look like any other one...

:shakehead

 

[carl]

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1) where's the nice shiny reflector-type surface seen on the H60 but missing on the new H501? maybe its not necessary.

2) Why is the output on high greater than the H30? unless the 96 lumens is running a 3.7V rechargeable.

 

[kevinm]

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Hey guys, does someone have both an H30 and an H50 so that we can get some comparison beam shots?

I'm wondering if the difference in angle makes a large difference in beam. I had an H50 and the beam was so wide, it was of little use except for very close tasks.

*EDIT*: I found some beam shots. Does the 80 degrees versus the 120 degrees make a big difference in use? I'm looking for a light for caving, and I have a spot beam. I need a localized flood.

Thanks,
Kevin

 

[nzbazza]

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I wonder what the runtimes will be?

• 96 Lumens (2.3 hr) on High
• 18 Lumens (19 hr) on Medium
• 3.3 Lumens (3.5 days) on Low

 

[brucec]

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The new recessed button looks nice. I also had the same question regarding 96lumens vs the H30 at 80lumens. Is that using 3.7V rechargeable batteries?

 

[Shorty66]

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It seems like the new resessed button wont be replacable. There are no screws near it. Does that mean we wont get a GITD button?
That would be real sad.
Im also missing the H60s ability to choose between to levels on each mode...

They raised the price too...


Its a really cool light though.