Thrunite TC20 - XHP70 - 3800lm

My full review here…… ThruNite TC20 (Compact XHP 70.2) / Full review

Actual run time testing , output and lumens chart from my review…….

@robo819 THAT’s the info I was looking for!
Do I have to wear gloves for Turbo mode? :slight_smile:

So after 3 minutes on Turbo it steps down to about High (1800)
Do you have a similar table for the High setting? The specs state 145 mins on high. I guess that should be read as 145 mins @1300-1800 lumen?

The charts are the only testing I have done with the TC20. Had 3 lights come in for review at once and have 2 of them done so haven’t had much time to do more testing with it.
I think if started in High mode though it would probably get 120 to 140 minutes as my best guess.

It gets hot at the 3 minute mark but not blister you instantly hot , as you could probably grab the head for a couple of seconds before you get burned.

I’ve edited my post for the correction, sorry to cause confusion. :person_facepalming:

Ok I went out and took a few shots with the TC20 I did my review on. Taken from 22 Feet away at a WHITE garage door , paint is a semi dark beige and the trim is a rust red.

Did this so those asking about the tint on the cool white can judge for themselves , as to whether they like the tint this ONE particular sample I did the review on with the COOL white emitter.

Medium

High

Turbo

Nice beam and really bright!

I’m not seeing the “sickly greenish’ tint reported by Gebe in an earlier post for the CW version, so he may have got a loosing ticket in the tint lottery. I can’t even notice the tint shift in the photos. But for me the real test is when it’s beamed at some leafy greens, trees, shrubs etc.

Not sure the CCT of the CW version but personally I most likely wouldn’t be happy with anything 6000K or higher. It’ll be interesting to see what abglenn has to say, soon he’ll have both tints.

Thanks, this is a great help!

I wonder how this compares to the 3,850 lumen Acebeam EC50 Gen III with the XHP 70.2 emitter

See previous post by edness (post #80)

Interesting beam. It’s bright, very bright, no doubt about that.
For me the first picture is the most visible one. In the last picture I see one big bright white area. In the first picture I see what the garage door actually looks like. The best part, for me is in the spill.
I even have that problem with my 650lm flashlight. Lot’s of lumen is great when lighting up an large area. But when detail is needed, like reading the label on an paint can in the basement it blinds me.
If the OP deems this question off-topic then I’ll start another thread…
What can be done to make the whole garage door as visible as in the four corners of the first picture? Less lumens? More floody? Different tint? Higher CRI? Maybe a different color like green? Something else?

Sounds like what you’re describing is the hotspot “washing out” the subject. You need a triple, quad, or multi-emitter in a TIR optic, (pure flood - no concentrated hotspot) Astrolux MF01 219C maybe?

I recently got one of these with Nichia 219C 5700K (tint is pure white) 720lm so no where near as bright as this TC20, but it’s no slouch either, and great for reading those paint cans :stuck_out_tongue: JAXMAN-E2L-3LED-TIR-LENS-flashlight-18650

@beam0
I saved your post for later reference. I’ve learned something. For my use more LEDs is best. Astrolux is to big. I certainly want to stay below 60mm. 40-50mm is what I think is ideal for my type of use. Do certain types of lenses reduce/remove the hotspot?

The Gen III is not out yet, but judging by the only picture I have seen, it will have a smooth reflector. Most likely the tint shift will be much worse than the TC20 but slightly better than the K30. I doubt they will make many other changes; just a new reflector and a new emitter, probably driven harder, to stay in the lumen race.

Gen III?? My apologies, oops! Thanks for pointing it out, I didn’t know GEN III existed, guess I wasn’t paying much attention since SKV89 did write “3,850 lumen” and “XHP 70.2 emitter” both of which I knew the EC50 II was not. :person_facepalming:

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Now I’m also very curious about how it will compare! For one thing the Thrunite TC20 is 13mm shorter, and to me that’s a lot.

As far as the tint shift with SMO reflector… We possibly could look at the Acebeam L30 (4000lm XHP 70.2) I’ve also been considering that one lately, there are several reviews on it but I don’t recall if any reviewed the NW version.

For the L30 Acebeam lists in the features: “Smooth reflector for max. light output” however in one of the photos they have “Moderately Texturing finished reflector” so i’m wondering if it’s actually Light Orange Peel and maybe the EC50 III will have the same.

Yes, have look at these:

JAXMAN-E2L-3LED-TIR-frosted-LENS

But I’m afraid much further discussion about it here will derail too much, so maybe start a new thread on the subject?

The 13mm difference is alot.

I forgot about the L30 [Review] ACEBEAM L30 - XHP70.2 - 20700 Looks smooth to me. And a rainbow on both CW and NW. It’s just a feature of the emitter.
You might be right about the EC50-III. The K60 has an OP reflector but they went for LOP on the K65.

Thanks, that’s one of the reviews I was reading couldn’t remember if it was NW version. I still have the L30 under serious consideration for a tactical light, but the TC20 will be a good pocket light for utility/camping/mini searchlight etc.

I much prefer the flat SS bezel of the Thrunite, don’t need those crenelations for that type of flashlight.

Thanks for the pics! When I posted about my TC20 in CW, maybe I shouldn’t have stated “sickly” but to me it’s close.

Notice robo’s first shot at the top picture in the medium mode and notice the darker perimeter around the beam at the edges of the door. Now imagine that but much, much brighter. That’s kind of what my TC20’s CW tints looked liked in all modes except turbo. The turbo mode was the exception and mirrored turbo’s shot.

Like stated before, I’m a CW junkie and imagine getting a light with most modes except the turbo that looked like that! I’m picky but not too excessive but this light’s tints I couldn’t stand. Also imagine getting a Emisar D1 a month earlier and it is the most perfect CW tint I’ve ever seen in ALL modes! Yeah, big letdown with this light and I wanted to like it so much.

Anyway, I guess in the tint lottery I lost. I wonder if anyone else who ordered CW will too. I hope not!

Sent it back to Thrulite today and I know I’m being picky again, but I shouldn’t have had to pay return shipping especially with their “satisfaction guaranteed” warrantee.

I’m still amazed and intrigued this newer breed of single-cell flashlights at around 4000lm can use a protected battery. That just goes against what I’ve learned on BLF about “hot rod” lights. But a welcome advancement indeed.