Thrunite TC20 - XHP70 - 3800lm

How does it handle heat on 3800lm Turbo?

I ordered one from the thrunite website… there is a warning that it is not expected to ship until 04/15/2018… is that kind of delay what others have experienced?

I haven’t had a chance to test it’s heat handling but I’m sure other reviews out there mention it.

Mine shipped March 3rd and arrived March 7th :open_mouth:

They ended up shipping it from their amazon Canada store. Very impressed.

My TC20 gets warm not super hot after step-down from turbo mode in ambient temperature about 53F
Here is Temp. /Runtime chart from ZeroAir Reviews.

I am a flashlight newbie.I ordered the Thrunite TC 20 via Thrunite with the 20% discount on Feb 22 and recieved Feb 25.
The light is small and very bright. I had it on Turbo for 7 minutes without overheating.

I didnt notice a great difference between the high 1800L and the Turbo 3800L will a different battery give more output?
What batteries 26650 work with this flashligh? I sent an email to Thrunite for a pocket clip but non available, anyone know where I can get a pocket clip for this light ?
Any recomendations for a better holster ? The Olight R50’s holster looks like its better quality and more heavy duty any other recomendations ? Thank you

The TC20 also works with the current best unprotected cell, Shockli 5500mah (measured at 5,948mah), and best protected cell, Xtar 5000mah (measured at 5,224mah). In comparison the included Thrunite 5000mah protected battery measured at 5,335mah. I think the Thrunite and the Xtar are the same batteries.

I tested the TC20 NW with the Thrunite 5000mah, Xtar 5000mah Protected, and Shockli 5500mah batteries and they all gave the exact same lux readings so you won’t gain any output by using another battery.

@SKV89*Thanks for the data about the batteries

@charles lin, Rambo007

Thanks for the temp comments.

The code still works I ordered me one

Might be kind of big for a clip, here’s some carry options I’ve found:

I’m using this set up for now:
(It’s not an EDC light for me, this is what I’m using to take it on a walk or out in the field or woods)

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Mine is a #2 Nite Ize Slide Lock but it’s a re-pack from a reseller and Nite Ize doesn’t offer it anymore, they now only have the #3 which has a slightly larger carabiner. Amazon.com

Here’s a few other Ideas for this set up:
Amazon.com (I might try this one too because it’s shorter)
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The included Thrunite holster doesn’t fit too good, I got one of these and it fits much better:

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It has 2 flaps, the thinner flap fits better on the velcro, (last photo) there’s a pocket to tuck the wider flap into to hide it out of the way.
Got the “Mud” color (looks like desert tan): https://www.ebay.com/itm/600D-Military-Durable-Portable-Molle-Medical-EMT-Scissor-Pouch-Knife-Bag/362084920198?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=631308095084&\_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
There are several listings from other sellers for this same pouch, I also got an orange color one but the tan one fits it better.

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I was also looking at one of these nylon open top style holsters, none of the ones I already have are big enough, after looking at dozens of them online I found this one to be the best candidate, by the measurements it should fit it perfect, but I won’t know for sure till I get one to try.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078W3BLRC/?coliid=I37N7ZSTTYHD1F&colid=6KV1HHJYKBDR&psc=1&ref\_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

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I’m also working on making a custom open top holster out of leather & kydex with a metal belt clip, and after that I’m going to try and make one all kydex. I really prefer to have a metal clip rather than the nylon belt loops. I’ll post about those here as I get them done.

Thank you very good recomendations. @ beam0

What's the average time to step down from turbo to 1800l m? Mine has not arrived yet, but I sort of regret ordering it now that I know it has a very tight hot spot instead of a more even flood.

kirman, the hot spot isn’t really all that tight unless you take steps to make it so. The reflector is comparatively shallow and orange peel in texture with the big XHP-70.2 so the hot spot at any real distance is quite large. It has been widely reported to have a nice spill that’s useful as well, so it should be very much an excellent general purpose light in stock form.

Pretty sure I saw where someone put DC Fix on the lens and was very very pleased with the result…

I saw the same expected ship date when I ordered mine. I was therefore surprised that it shipped in about 4 days.

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They are shipped from the USA from Amazon wharehouse.However this light is very popular. I ordered on Feb 22 and recieved on a Sunday Feb 25.

I think DC-Fix should be able to fix the tint shift and diffuse the hotspot as I’ve done it on over a dozen flashlights already. However, I still wish Thrunite used the A and D (rosy) tints instead of the B and C (yellow greenish) tints. DC-Fix does not change the tint. But yellow/green on this light is not as bad as some of the other lights I’ve seen.

I'm already looking forward to it then, thanks

Your order was on good timing. 2nd batch preordered, they shipped it on feb 13th…

Just when I think I'm the only one that does things like that I read your post!

Still thinking about dqg tiny 26650 instead because of smaller size. I know it has substantially less max output than TC20, but I’m wondering if it is also less efficient at lower outputs. Would the TC20 run substantially longer at around 100 lumens than the dqg? 500 lumens? (I realize neither light has these exact outputs programmed, just thrown out their as hypotethetical values for sake of bigger question of efficiency)