Could be just a bad cell, others might manage 13k at turn on. Thrunite and Olight are terrible for turbo sometimes with their protected cells.
wow, it is brighter than many but doesn’t throw much most of the light is side ways flood. interesting light. Not my cup of tea. Thanks for the the review. Makes me like the MF01 mini even more. especially with the longer run times use the ManOfLight copper mod.
I like a balance of throw and flood.
Thank you for your much anticipated, valuable and comprehensive review!
I ordered two of these, along with four 40T solder spring top cells, and two VP8 chargers. Thanks to your review, I have a pretty good idea of what I can expect they can do as far as beam performance and beam profile compared to size. I don’t think I’ll be disappointed, I think I’ll be happy with them.
Your reviews are very thorough and exactly what I’m looking for, thank you!
And for a 150+ dollar light, it better be able to take standard, non-protected cells! Shouldn’t have to Mod something like this to do that 
I’ve seen your earlier reviews, loooong gripe you had about that since ya cannot use a Samsun 40T for example.
I dislike proprietary batteries, so many torches can’t make or hold turbo that use them, but I suppose it stops muggles putting Ultrafire cells in lights.
Turbo is very bright but it plummets almost immediately
Putting things straight as some “reviewers” just want to bring you their deals and nothing else
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Yeah, quite annoying.
Also, there are contact points near the positive terminal on the driver side, did you check these out ?
Yeah, I don’t know what purpose they serve, unless the light was originally designed for USB charging?
Does it work with an unprotected cell? If so maybe with a 30T, it will do 13k lumens. Protected cells severely restricts current.
I tried getting a 40T working with it today but even with some pretty big spacers it was still too short. I think an 8mm spacer might do it but the resistance might become an issue.
I don’t advocate the use of spacers tbh.
Did you try to measure current?
I did, burnt my fingers. My UT210E wasnt able to measure it on Turbo
Nope.
Some suggestions:
- Install larger springs at the head and tail. Use low-resistance Be-Cu springs, or wire-bypassed steel springs. If using wire bypass on the spring at the driver, make sure to place the wire inside the spring. That way if the solder gives out and the wire becomes loose, it should be trapped by the spring and is much less likely to cause a dead short.
- Use a spacer - you can make a simple spacer with some sheet copper. Cut a 1 cm wide strip of copper, then fold it into a 4-sided box. Place this spacer between the back of the light and the tailcap (safer than putting the spacer at the front of the light). You can make the spacer better by soldering it together, and maybe soldering a button top to it for better connection to the base of the cell.
Mine are being shipped any day now. Meanwhile, I am getting an idea of how this light compares to others in its size and 21700 fuel supply and power class. Compared to NSX53: much less throw and much more close in flood, and the cell is usb c chargeable. Compared to TM9K: similar floodiness, but the cell is not user inaccessible. Compared to FW21 Pro: side instead of rear electronic switch, and probably has more heat sinking. There are other differences between these four 21700 lights, so each of them can have their own place in this class of flashlights.
The two Imalent MS03 arrived a few hours ago, along with the extra long original Imalent protected usb-c cells, and four solder blob unprotected 21700 cells, and two VP8 chargers to charge the six longer cells and have digital readout.
The very first impression: Very nice quality box, not just plain cardboard. The first impression is important, and since the box is very high quality, it provides an initial quality impression.
Something different: The bezel. The bezel is too different to figure out, but it is working great, if it even is a bezel.
The tail cap says "Built in 21700 battery", but I think it should say: "User removable usb-c extra long protected battery included", if it has to say anything at all about the battery at that location.
Weight: Feels perfect. Not too heavy. Feels light weight, but does not feel too light weight
Size: Worlds smallest triple XHP70.2 reflectored light!
Small white room ceiling bounce check yields what I like.
I am going to use this light in normal modes for normal runtime and normal heat management, but it is nice to have maximum turbo for brief burst to light up a large area brightly for a brief time, to get a quick, bright, large area scan.
I attached size comparison pic of this light with five other lights in another dimension of the world wide web, so I will clench my jaws and whiten my knuckles to avoid cross-posting the pic here.
I really do like the overall feel and looks and performance of this exciting hot rod. In a few more hours, when flashlight time dawns, I will be enjoying the thrill of what one of these in each hand provides.
Everyone complaining about the Imalent 21700 battery being too long should know the Acebeam & Fenix 21700 batteries are the same size.
Yes the Acebeam & Fenix 21700 batteries work in the Imalent MS03.