Yeah, depressing! I was wondering if this first batch might have some bugs like some 1st generations do.
I hesitated buying this light because I don’t care for built-in chargers mainly because of the rubber charging port covers which could become an issue with use.
I only own one light with a built-in charger and the charger was DOA upon arrival.
EDIT turns out that the battery tube was shipped installed the wrong way. Once I put the non anodized end towards the tail of the light, it worked fine. Nice and bright. UI is the same as the Thrunite TN4A
It was a total fluke that I figured it out. Build quality is very good, typical for Thrunite in my experience. Rubber cap seals well but time will tell if it lasts. Charging rate was at least 1.5 amps via the usb port. Feels solid and works well. A little bit of battery rattle and the lens makes the same sound (tinking sound) as the MF02 when it is heating up. 5000mah battery included. Overall, very happy
The neutral white tint looks it’s best on high and turbo IMO. Lower modes don’t look as good when projected on a white wall. In real use, it’s fine. All in all, I’m very happy with my purchase.
I have NW on order to Canada. I like 5000-6500k but went with NW since a lot of my lights are CW. The fire fly mode is a great feature for indoor use. I just hope it can run on 1800 lm for a good amount of time.
I ran mine on turbo for 4 minutes and noticed very small lowering increments in output. That said, it didn’t go from 3800 lumens to 1800 lumens in one step like a lot of flashlights do.
From what I know Thrunite always tries to push output to the max temperature wise. It seems it should be pushing 1800 lumens continuously without much trouble, at least if you’re outside and holding the light in your hand.