Acebeam X70 - 40000 lm - 8*18650 - Active fan cooling

Imalent is shit

says stable 15k, so i wouldnt asume the 53000 is a very long runtime… i think the host must be alot bigger and beefy its just a rushed light to beat x70 on paper imo… and reading imalents past i would never buy a light from them for 600$ crazy… i prefer less lumens but a light built like a horse and good quality. time will tell.

Hold your horses my friend,are you sure about it? I,for example have one DX80 and it is 100% reliable after all.So calm down.

I don’t think so!

I agreed, been using almost everyday and never ever have any issue!

It cost around $650.00 the acebeam x70

It’s around 700$

$685.00

Welcome to BLF. :wink:

I would rather have this for $600 and take my girlfriend out to lunch with the remaining $50!

That is just over 1Million CD @ turn on and .988Million Cd[988Kcd] @30 seconds. It is also very easy to carry when walking my Husky,no need to hire a Sherpa and pack of Huskies!

That is a completely different type of light. It’s low powered, long range and only lasts for 2, maybe 3 minutes. No one interested in the X70 would consider the TN42vn as an alternative. Sorry.

Your right,It is completely different. Your wrong that it[TN42vn 90] only lasts for 2 or 3 minutes! It maintains awesome out put for more than 30 minutes! :wink:

It is more like the Flood monsters can last only 2 or 3 minutes,I do not care what kind of fan you use.How long are you going to maintain 40K lumens? 30 seconds?

That TN42VN can run turbo 30 minutes and not overheat? Wow, I don’t think it could.

The X70 could possibly maintain its 40k lumen for 30+ minutes. It depends on the effectiveness of the cooling system.

If not 40k lumen, then 25k to 30k lumen continous is definitely a possibility.

It loses output though because of direct drive. So the power and heat are also reduced continously.

I should have been more descriptive.

I can run it for 15 straight minutes in 75F/23.8C to 80F/26.6C outdoor temps. then I put on Low for 2 or 3 minutes, then bump it back up. Once the fall and winter comes I will be able to use it 30M straight w/ no problem.The light has 3 modes. L-M-H. Low is equivalent to the U21vn[~1600L/260Kcd],that is by eye!

V54 said the driver he and Richard used has thermal step down and is set very high and is located inside the head of the light. I do not know how all this electronic stuff works. I can tell you, from a visual stand point I can not tell any difference from turn on to putting on Low after 15 minutes. I also can not notice any reduction in output once the light has accumulated 25 or 30 minutes of max output. :smiley:

It is very costly. I sold my TK75vn Quad to my Buddy and now I am selling my TK61vn V4[Not many made] to my same buddy. For people who love throw[I know this is not the thread] and very impressive lumens, this light w/ the CFT-90 is unbelievable.

Finally, I compared my TK61vn V4[1800L/750Kcd] with it on the trail last night for about 5 seconds. That is when I decided to sell V4! The TN42 blew it away, as it should.TN42vn 90 has 3X the lumens and ~540Y/493M more throw and at least double the size hot spot!

The only advantage V4 has it a little more run time and it NEVER gets hot,I have run it 45 minutes on turbo in the summer!

I didn’t think the TN42VN used direct drive. Does it? I though Richard built a special buck driver for it.

It’s not direct driven

TN42vn90 with RMM driver… http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?442055-TN42vn90

Richard’s RMM Buck Boost driver http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?449728-BLF-GTvn-V2-2Mcd-Throw-King-(August-2018)

I am most certain that my driver/light is improved and tweaked from that first link you provided. That was 9 months ago and was for the Prototype, not the ones that he sold.

The second link is obviously for the BLF-GTvn and NOT my light.

In regards to the run times I am able to achieve. There is one thing that you guys have not considered! Simply because you would have no way of knowing!

That is the fact that I have LEATHER hands!

This is for Summertime use. The average Joe would be turning this light down in 3 or 4 minutes. Your average flashaholic may run it for 5 to 7 minutes. Then there is me with my 5 years of experience with V54 lights and being a turbo freak who can run it up to 15 minutes on turbo, sometimes switching hands along with a few other secrets! :smiley:

The reason I thought it would only last for 3 minutes was due to it drawing 70 watts. That’s enough for even a fairly big light to get pretty hot. In stock form it only draws maybe 25W.