If you use your finger across DQG body up & down, you will feel many sharp edges around all over the body (stainless bezel, heat sink fins & lanyard hole). All my acebeam/Thrunite/Olight/Fenix have machining Chamfer for every single edge. So, you wonāt fell any sharp edge in your hand.
I have two DQG 26650, one doesnāt pass my waterproof test & some minor Scratches on TIR lens. Another one received with broken O-ring & did not incoulde any spare o-ring. I never have such problems with Thrunite flashlights.
I know Iām hell bent to find aggressive knurling lately!
The DQG is a nice compact bright light, but I wouldnāt be considering it if it didnāt have that awesome DQG knurling.
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Just ordered a Wowtac A3S zoomie, looks like the same knurling as Thrunite. Hope so.
I only posted about it here for the knurling discussion Yes a different class in output and style, but as far as build quality/construction I think Wowtac may be pretty close if not equal to Thrunite? The switch appears to be the same too. Just hoping for the same knurling as TC20 has, and it does appear to be.
While the Wowtac (Atactical) lights I have , which is almost all of them , are very good quality and designed much like the Thrunite lights in the same class and type , Thrunite does still have an edge on the knurling design.
Wowtac does receive technical support from Thrunite and follows many of their design features , but the knurling although it is good on the Wowtac , still isnāt quite as good , or as aggressive as Thrunite.
Although similar the Thrunite knurling is a slightly larger pattern and slightly more raised.
Below picture (Left to Right) is the Thrunite TC12 V2 ā¦.the Wowtac A1S V2ā¦.and the Wowtac A3S
Well gosh robo, why didnāt you go ahead and use the TC20 in this comparison?
Yes, knurling class is what I was referring too. I too have the A3 (from robo) and while the knurling is good on it itās not to the level of the DQG Tiny nor is the anodizing Type III in my opinion.
Thanks, technically theyāre fairly similar but the Thrunite does have a larger pattern that comes across as more aggressive. I like the way it reflects light, shows that it has more surface area to the diamonds and will be grippier.
I just received my TC20 that I bought from Thrunite directly but it surprisingly came in an Amazon Prime box!
The light is bigger than I thought especially because I had a DN70 and currently own a DQG Tiny III 7xXPG2. The TC20 is bright but the hotspot is tighter than I like and I donāt like the green around the hotspot and bluish hint in the large spill. Beam and tint wise, I much prefer the Haikelite SC02 MTG2 5000k and DQG Tiny III NW (I estimate 3800k to 4000k) with more creamy tint and larger hotspots. I just canāt stand yellow or green tint.
Thanks Dale, and thanks Robo for the close up photos. I just received my A3s today and yeah although the knurling is much better than most, itās definitely not in the same class as Thruniteās. But Iām real happy with it.
I agree even my tc20 cool white have hint of green at low outputā¦ i am not worried muchā¦ this light is great for me. I know i am getting a good quality light from thrunite.
Just got my NW in the mail today. Itās tiny, and I love it. I canāt wait to take it outside! Iām colour blind so donāt ask me about my thoughts on tint etc lol
I donāt notice all these rainbow issues using the light outdoors, only if I shine it against a white wall. But even then itās not enough to concern me, it has a nice neutral tint.
But I read an interesting comment about a XHP70.2 in a different thread today:
āthe XHP70.2 4000k 80+CRI, which has perfect neutral tint that is nearly indistinguishable from the legendary Nichia NVSL219BTā
Anyone know where to get this āperfect neutralā emitter?