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How long does the Archer run on a 14500 on high mode? Would it be running at 400 lumens?
I started loving Thrunite after I bought 4 of their lights in an offer package - TN30, TN12, T10 and T11s. Considering my limited flashlight experiences, imho, I found them to be great quality lights, ymmv. Even with all the frequent issues showing up in the BLF forum, I think thrunite sell fantastic lights at reasonable prices. In other words you get value for well made, durable lights with a brand name. Can you say that of Jetbeam, Olight, Zebralight, etc. with respect to prices.
And Thrunite do remedy and make good on these issues if you give them enough time. At least that is my experience. They replace my TN30 and TN12 for me after I notify their customer service about random issues of powering up.
They surprise me with their fast shipping. I took possession of my lights in 5 days, weekend inclusive - from China to Singapore.
In the beginning I didn’t think much about Thrunite, as I didn’t know much about their products. I actually was considering to buy Jetbeam RRT3, but its about $300 odd.
I was soaking up all the reviews and opinions of BLF forumers, on lights and I was still hovering on the threshold without plunging in.
My first order on the international website was the DRY, as I was impressed with the pics of some posters as it really lit up the night with a big flood beam. It was impressive and it was cheap if you compare it with the competition. Of course there is the king, but I rule it out because of pwm.
Back to Thrunite lights and here is why I like them:
T10 - only 17g without battery. It is my edc and my backup. In other words, should my other lights run out during usage, T10 is there. It is so light, I really forget that it is there in my pocket. I use it frequently on mini errands like checking out the ground under my barefeet. It is not the brightest - but enough to get things done - 115 lumens. It looks brighter than SK68 on ceiling bounce. Also nice form factor.
One of my major consideration is the weight of a flashlight. Everytime I look at a torchlight, without fail, I will definitely check out its weight and then compare it with the thrunite models.
TN12 - its strength is it has 205m throw, adequate light and its weight - 66g without battery. Puts out enough light for daily functional use. This is my edc. This is why I like it so much. Puts out 700 lumens without compromising on weight and throw. And hardly any heat issues.
TN11s - It has 355m throw and 830 lumens. Its about there considering it weighs about 169g. Pocketable but not my ideal weight.
So I have 3 functional enough lights for most of my needs.
And then the cream - TN30. It really is very bright about 2600 lumens approx. after stepdown. Has magnetic control and a firefly mode. Has a nice form factor. Throws 370m but not adequate enough against the big boys.
And is currently about $169. Not too much to pay for such a fantastic light. And should TN30 throws like TK75, I’d definitely buy another one.
Thrunite does bring a good deal to the table. As it stand, Thrunite is my No. 1 brand. As Kreisler said, it is always about price, all things being equal. I cannot agree more.
Will I acquire more lights - seems unlikely but I am not closing the door just yet.
Of course something that outperform and out thow the TN30 would be worth looking at.
Also the Sabre would be a nice addition to the T10, as it is brighter.
Nice review, Is it the exact same body at the Neutron 1A ? For the archer or did they improve upon it?
Ok, nice observation on it. Can you tell me if you loosen the head one full rotation, does it have a soft wobble to it? The neutron 1a did, not that you need to loosen it that far to get firefly mode in real world use.
From the table it would appear that the D25A performs terribly on a 14500.
Oh so it’s no longer like Quarks, that’s actually a + in my books. I like to have different manufacturers to have different UI’s so I have a better chance to find what I like
I have the T10 and use it with L91 batteries, I don’t have a scale but they fell about half the weight at a guess of a NiMh and 1.7v make them a bit brighter.
I’ve Archer 1C light with nice discounts. Thanks for update.
I have a T10 and a Neutron 1A. Now I want to try a Thrunite XP-G2, but it is a big question; buy the Saber 1a or buy the Archer 1A?. Is a difficult decision :weary: . I will continue reading your data.
Buy both and be happy :bigsmile:
Nice review, kreishill 
Get the new archer to really take advantage of the extra output and throw or buy both and sell what you don’t like after trying it out.
Your neutron 1a will not be outdated by the Archer, they’ll have much different beams. Neutron 1a is roughly 500 lumens on a 14500, the archer will out throw it
Just received my new archer. WOW! Really bright & long throw. And all this with a 1xAA.
Color me happy:)
Hi fdr, what battery were you using?
I am using a 900 mAh trustfire.
The o-rings seemed fine on mine. I read somewhere else someone complaining about the o-rings getting chewed up, but I cant see how that’s possible unless they tried to remove (unscrew) the clip retaining ring without taking the o-ring off first. Or maybe just some people got a bad batch of o-rings?
I mean it seems as if maybe they have been trying to unscrew the retaining ring over top of the o-ring instead of taking the o-ring off first then unscrewing it.
Just a theory cos it doesn’t even grab the tiniest bit on mine, but its odd that I read about the o-rings twice in 1 day from different places.
Would you guys say that the Archer throws better than Balder SE-1 with R3 or Xtar WK26 with R3?
I got an old and a new Balder, old one was OP reflector, new one is SMO and throws great.
I got the ThruNite Archer 1A by bit @german eBay-sites for 40$ (32€).
waitin for the flashlight from China, I hope gettin it soon. I have eneloop lsd here and will try the output first with them, but lookin forward to the brighter output with 14500.
My question, will it be ~ two times as high compared to a single eneloop 1900mah lsd cell then - may be 300 lumens?
so I found this combination of charger & 14500 cells on FastTech:
Nitecore NL147 14500 750mAh 3.7V Rechargeable Lithium Battery
SC-S7 1*NiMH/Li-Ion, US Soshine SC-S7 LCD Universal Ni-MH/Lithium Smart USB/AC Battery Charger / Flat to Round Power Plug Converter
everything (2 cells, charger + US-EU converter) just for 27,5$
did anybody ever try this combi or should I ask, are there better cells & chargers (besides Pila, which may be to expensive) out there?
may be this newer one would be better choice I think, but not yet available Soshine SC-L2
and whats about these 14500 cells from thrunite-store? : 4x Soshine Li-ion 3.7V 14500 800mAh Protected Rechargeable Battery
& more important: which 14500 cells will certainly fit instead of eneloop in the Archer 1A, are there any known problems?
by the way: big Thanks to kreisler for this excellent review on the Archer 1A —Danke—
Nice analysis Kreisl, but with the Archer (and Saber) lights, I’d guess there was not too much development cost - these are essentially just Neutron (and T10) lights with new emitters. If your numbers are right, I agree, hardly worth the effort, but it hasn’t really cost them much.