There is a new video on the DT70 from WeAllJuggleKnives. It seems to be hard to find at the moment. It was a good review, but did not get too technical. IDK, maybe Imalent told him to not publish it yet, so he took it down? I’ll post a link if I can find it again.
I had to re-edit it because I misquoted one of the stats, but don’t worry I am going to repost the review as soon as Banggood gets more of them available (they’re currently sold out, so I figure I should just wait until they have some available).”
I was reading a translated forum thread on a German site (DN70 Passaround) and they say there is a first batch which may have some problems. First batch do not have loud click sound on the switch. It may also only produce 3000 to 3200 lumen on turbo. They measured 9.5 amp draw. Stepdown occurred at 2 min 30 secs.
The second batch has loud click sound on switch, plus reprogrammed firmware. These are getting 3800 to 4000 lumen on turbo. These measure 11.5 amp. Stepdown occurred at 1 min 45 secs.
I’ll try and update this thread as I find out more info.
Thanks for the update Jason
Even if it’s “only” 3000 to 3200 lumens, that’s actually quite respectable. I believe the competition produces a bit less than 3000 lumens; the Klarus producing only about 2100 lumens. I’ve also read somewhere than one of these lights showed “Imalet” on the display when inserting battery instead of “Imalent”… I hope there are no side effects with the second and upcoming batches.
I recently received the Imalent DT70, three of the four LED’s work, one is dead. I had it tested in a well known calibrated sphere and on Turbo was putting 9,000 lumens out the front, this is with only 3 of 4 LED’s… unfortunately this defective light has been very frustrating and a lesson learned. No one will repair this light, not even some of the most recognizable modders…Return shipping ranges from $65.00 USD up to $175.00 USD !!! I would not recommend purchasing any Imalent light. They do a very good job of giving you the run around in hopes your PayPal escalating deadline quietly slides by…
I have pictures in the Dealers category.
Did you contact the store you bought it from about it being defective? Sometimes they will fix the problem. Refund or replacement. Nevermind, I see your in talks with Banggood.
Or did you contact imalent for warranty work?
Your situation is what I worry about from other Chinese only companies that do not sell replacement parts for their lights. With companies like Eagle Eye and Convoy I can buy parts easily and fix it myself. Having to ship a light back to China, on the other hand, can be quite expensive.
Did you explain your problems dealing with Imalent in a thread? I’d like to learn more about how they treat their customers.
So far I’ve heard people say that both Klarus and Olight ignore warranty claims. Are there any companies that take care of their customers?
If all the LED’s are in parallel then it would have to simply be a lose solder going to one of the 4 LEDs. I would think it would be not too complicated of a fix. Getting to the LED’s may be a different story. Your neighbor over there likely not looking for a fresh can of worms to open. That’s too bad if you’re left little recourse for amending the situation quickly. I know that crap’s frustrating. I just put in an order this morning too. I’ll see how those dice roll.
yeah, i had high hopes when they came out also
todds not the only one that ive heard of having issues
there have been several others
bad thing is how they are handling it
only takes 3 or 4 people with their dander ruffed up these days on the innerwebs, and a company could loose multi thousands of dollars
seems they would learn that ………
Having a lot of fun with my DT70, it’s definitely 15,000+ Lumens on turn on but ANSI would struggle to get that unless they measured it in Greenland. Here’s how it compares with my other small lumen monsters:
Comparative ceiling bounce measurements:
Nitecore Tip CRI
High 19 lux
Turbo 39 lux - 39 @30
Nitecore Tip
High 19 lux
Turbo 46 lux - 46 @30
Olight S1R Baton
Med 13 lux
High 53 lux
Turbo 86 lux
Turbo S 106 lux - 106 @30
Olight S2R Baton
Med 13 lux
High 66 lux
Turbo 119 lux - 119 @30
DQG Tiny 22650 3th NW
Med 46 lux
High 106 lux
Turbo 271 lux - 265 @30
Acebeam EC50 Gen II
Low 6 lux
Med 66 lux
High 159 lux
Turbo 291 lux - 278 @30
Thrunite TN36UT NW
Low 13 lux
Med 66 lux
High 205 lux
Turbo 636 lux - 629 @30