Thrunite TN 42 ,a new record in Throw

Got my fingers & toes crossed…… good luck! :+1:

(Thinking I might just have to take the 3 watt blue laser to shine across the lake and get a photo of that plasma looking beam over the water. :wink: )

Looking forward to your test Dale, it’s crazy how stock lights are now surpassing modded lights.

When we start hacking the status quo, engineers are forced to pick up their game. :wink:

Um, added a trit to my TN42. I had this big fat pretty blue trit sitting here that didn’t fit what I’d ordered it for, and the TN42 is such a go-to light I figured it needed to be seen in the dark, ya know? But how to add it without mucking anything up? So here’s what I did… I drilled a proper hole through a 1” bar of polycarbonate, then I cut off a thin disc after machining it down to fit on the center raised section of the tail cap. (23.5mm I think it was, reduced from 25mm)

Then I glued in the big trit with NOA61 and cured it good. Then I placed a single fat drop of NOA61 in the middle of this tail cap, pushed the polycarbonate disc down onto it so it spread, then cured it. Sorta. As it turns out, polycarbonate blocks UV rays. Ugh! So it took me a lot LOT longer to get a cure around the outer edges so it’s stuck good, don’t know if the middle section will ever cure.

But now I can find my TN42 in the dark. :smiley:

Did I say it’s fat? It’s 3mm x 19mm :slight_smile:

I did get it a little thicker than I intended, it stands proud of the wings on the tail cap. But it’s still capable of tail standing. (I don’t ever do that with a light this size though.)

Nicely done with that trit!

Thank you sir. :wink:

Ok, beam shot… Success! :smiley: Beautiful night, simply stellar. Crazy people going 50mph on the water at night, with no lights, no moon, insane. Other than that, I’m blown away with this TN42. Mind you, it’s not super bright out at a mile. And while my wife did capture it, she failed on the focus so you can’t actually read the print. :person_facepalming:

Here’s a shot from my 7DMkII with 70-200 at the same settings I use for beamshots on the little G1X on the other end of the beam… ISO1600, f/5.6, 1/2 second shutter.

I’ve circled the 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of typing paper in green, my wife is in a coral colored shirt with black pants to the left, also circled. You can actually see her black pants in the light from a mile away!

Here’s the same shot, no green circles so you can pick out the sheet of paper and my wife on your own…

Here’s from the G1X, same settings, right in front of/left of the sheet of paper, Mary swears this is as it appeared to her eyes.

And for kicks and grins, here’s the green laser on the sheet. :wink:

And here’s from my camera again, this time the 5DMkII full frame sensor with a 17-40mm wide angle, at 40mm, with the blue laser. Had to, the lake was so gorgeous. Millions of little minnows swimming right below the surface everywhere!

Oh, even the green laser had a hot spot about 3’–4’ in diameter at a mile. :wink:

Use a beam expander to shrink it.

Interesting possibility, but exactly WHY does my Sportwagen need to go 150mph?

This green laser can put visible light on a cell phone tower over 2 miles away. Can’t imagine why I’d need it to do more. Am blown away that it does what it does, like this TN42! I don’t need to see anything a mile away, but I do like being able to see things half a mile away in such good light. :smiley:

Not sure what you’re referring to in regards to light pollution. The lake was dark, dang near pitch black. The lights in the parking lot at the marina were not spreading far at all and walking out to where the sheet was set up on a tripod it was dangerously dark, without a light you couldn’t see where to step. In the first two pictures (same picture, one with guidance and one without, both full sized 20MP images) the illumination on the bank is purely the TN42. Without the light on, it’s black over there.

Edit: From the closest parking lot light to the target is about 60 yards.

Nice job Mrs. & Mr. DBCustom………… :+1:

Great beamshot Dale!

I remember when I first got into this hobby - which was more than 5 years ago, it was extremely hard to have a 1km LED thrower, let alone a one-mile LED thrower!

My 55W Sanmak SM5200 HID spotlight does around 680~700kcd, and if I am living near with you definitely I would want you to bring along my HID spotlight to join this one-mile beamshot!

My wife complained about not being able to get the sheet in focus, I had the camera set up in manual focus but she said she couldn’t see it well enough to know if the focus was right and shining her headlamp on it blew it out and she couldn’t see any letters at all. When we got home and I saw what she had, I asked her if she realized about 5 stops of exposure adjustment would allow the headlamp to be properly exposed to adjust focus, then reverse the 5 stops and shoot away. She got mad at me for implying she doesn’t know what she’s doing. No win scenario right there.

Winds are up again of course, last night was a rare opportunity. Sorry folks, really really wanted a nice clear legible shot of that sheet.

Here’s a dark shot from my 5DMkII, 21MP full size image at 40mm on a full frame sensor. You’ll have to look at it full size after clicking on it to be able to see across the lake. The target was clearly in full dark no ambient.

Hey DB, remember: “If mama ain’t happy…………. ” :smiley:
In focus or not, it can clearly be read. :+1:

I only wish I had a K70 to run beside it for a side by side comparison. Perhaps something like that will be more doable in the future.

Thank you for the kind words. Appreciate it. Went to a lot of trouble lining all that up, not very happy that I didn’t end up with a clear photo of the sheet. But it is what it is I reckon. Windy today. I’ll continue looking for a better place with object matter at relevant distances so various throw lights can show well against each other. I think I need a high ground start point, with everything from 200 yards on out easily shown so that various lights will fare well at the same site. Hmmmm……

Nice test! That TN42 sure throws some light.

I’d like to test my K70 like this. I looked at Google Earth and I have handy landmarks at 1 mile, 3/4 mile, and 1/2 mile. Moon doesn’t rise until near daylight and is almost new, so it’s very dark out in the field. I might give it a shot.

Thanks and it was always a test that I always wanted to see for myself actually.
Must be cool to see the other end of the beam to see what kinda light is hitting the target from very far away.

I gotta say, the thing that gets me is that it’s not a de-domed XP-G2 or something, you know, very small die surface and all that? It’s the XHP-35, the die surface of the 4 mated dies is comparatively large, and yet BAM! That’s the thing I think is amazing. Getting 2400+ lumens to push that far.

That’s amazing… high lumens is the new small die. Would get a TN42 if I manage to sell my K70