Thrunite TN 42 ,a new record in Throw

Sometimes the numbers are hard to chase, if the lights put lumens downrange so you can see, then it’s doing what you bought it for. Getting all the numbers to line up can be frustrating. I use em more for comparative purposes than as a solid indication of what the light can do. Testing it at an actual mile was me not believing the numbers. lol

My meter is the Dr. Meter, LX1330B

10-4….thats the one i got close to specs on…
it reads higher than the extech by a good bit
just wish it had a backlight

When I have done longer throw tests, I’ve set up a point and shoot camera near the meter and video’d the test. Then it was easy to go back and see exactly what the meter was reading as I went through the modes and moved the light around. :wink:

Forget my noob question but I am looking for some suitable batteries for my (soon to arrive TN42), could someone give me some pointers? Looking through this thread it seems that I should look for button top batteries (instead of flat top batteries) with a capacity of 3000+mAh but I cannot figure out what the minimal maximal continuous discharge current should be (e.g. 15A).

Thanks in advance!

yeah, but i wonder how many weeks or months it will take to be delivered?
ive heard some bad things about gearbest

No problem with these… https://www.imrbatteries.com/lg-mj1-18650-3500mah-10a-button-top-battery/ Enter BLF15 at check out for 15% off!

Have you ever actually bought anything from GearBest so that you are speaking from your own experience, or would you just be repeating “something you heard”?

HERE,
HERE, HERE, & RIGHT HERE are a few personal experiences with GearBest I have had.

Shipping times have always been very good, to outright amazingly fast!
Pretty much ‘Free Shipping’ also, a couple of time I paid under a dollar for a “faster time”.
Never bought insurance, never paid for a tracking number.

The only issue I have ever had was with my very first order with GearBest.
I had a L6 arrive DOA, just the breaks of the game; not GearBest fault.

One short email/PM with customer service and I had a complete refund and $10 worth of points placed in my account, for my trouble they said; in less than 24 hours too!!!
The L6 was out of stock, so I just reordered in a few days when it was re-stocked.

Oh, and you happened to mention the TN 42 in your comment.
Just so happens I got my TN42 from GearBest. It took a whopping 4 days to get from China to Southwest Alabama. :wink:
Not to shabby as far as I am concerned. :+1:

Now I completely realize this may not be representative of everyone’s experience.
BUT, it sure is my experience that covers 22 orders in the last 10 months or so.
:slight_smile:

Contact M4D M4X for a code also. :wink: … :+1:

no, never delt with them…
ive seen good and bad about them though
good to see your results
how long ago did you get your tn42?

Hey man, there is good and bad about any & everything at times. :wink:
My results with them have been stellar, I agree.

I got my TN42 back in the first week of December. … The thing is amazing!!! :smiley::wink:

u get the nw, or cw ?
and have you checked the lux?

When ALL of your high output (big reflector) lights are measured so low, whon’t you think it might be due to the way you measure, the distance, or the light meter itself?

I bought an Extech 450HD because my LX1330B was……unreliable to say the least. Depending on battery voltage it would measure either to high or to low, or constantly dropping during testing.
The Extech is very reliable, although it measures around 10% lower then Djozz’ Gossen Mobilux.
Knowing that, I can compensate.

Just giving you my experience with throw measurements.

Cheers
Nico

Yeah it is amazing to see how far the manufacturers have come. This light still puts them 200-300Kcd away from the DEFT-X. They still have a fair ways to go to catch up to my Victor Enthusiast though;) 1.3Mcd. But then I’m on the move again. Working on a new class of throwers.

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As I understand,most of us have the cheap HS1010A LCD Digital Light Meter.Have you compared your Extech meter with this cheapie?
I have two of them,one HS1010 plus a HS1010A one, and I see that they give the same reading for a light,which I think says something about their reliability.

wonder why this light is so hard to find?
been out of stock forever at amazon, and on the thrunite store as well?
are they still making them ?

At what distance do you measure? I use 8 meters as minimum for big throwers.

Sorry Nicolaas. You talking to me or someone else?

I got the CW - 4 x 18650 version & have not checked the lux.

I found 722,000Cd.

unreal these things are coming off the line this hot
thats 120kcd over stock ratings
wow