Hi my friends!
JohnnyMac - one of BLF´s great members was asked by Thrunite for reviewers for the updated Archer series and he recommended me for the Archer 1A V2
After some nice emails with Thrunites sales person i received 2 Boxes from their Amazon-warehouse
they sent me the ColdWhite Version and a NeutralWhite of the “Upgraded version of the Archer 1A with more user-friendly UI and UPDATED LED” to compare.
I want to start with some data from Thrunites website:
CW Specifications:
- LED: CREE XP-L V6 LED with a lifespan of 20+ years of run time.
- Modes & Run-time: Firefly:0.055lumen(408hours); Low:17lumen(22hours); Medium:75lumen(5hours);
High:180lumen(115minutes); Strobe:180lumen(3.5hours). - Max output: 180lumen using one Ni-Mh AA battery.
- Max run time: 408hours (Firefly mode)
- Working voltage: 0.9v to 4.2v.
- Battery: 1 AA or 14500 battery(not included).
- Max beam distance: 71 meters.
- Peak beam intensity: 1261cd.
- Impact resistant: 2 meters.
- Waterproof to IPX-8 Standard (1.5meters)
- Weight: 60g without battery.
- Dimensions: 110mm in length, 23mm bezel diameter.
NW Specifications:
- LED: CREE XP-G2 LED with a lifespan of 20+ years of run time.
- Modes & Run-time: Firefly:0.42lumens(408hours); Low:15 lumens(22hours); Medium:70 lumens(5hours); High:175lumens(115minutes); Strobe:175 lumens(3.5hours).
Note: Runtimes vary with different batteries. - Max output: 175 lumens using one Ni-Mh AA battery.
- Max run time: 408hours (Firefly mode)
- Working voltage: 0.9v to 4.2v.
- Battery: 1 AA or 14500 battery(not included).
- Max beam distance: 97 meters.
- Peak beam intensity: 2400cd.
- Impact resistant: 2 meters.
- Waterproof to IPX-8 Standard (1.5meters)
- Weight: 60g without battery.
- Dimensions: 110mm in length, 23mm bezel diameter.
lets unpack them!
the same accessories can be found in the nice Cardbordboxes…
at first: read the manual! (CW ones)
everything in there can be found also on the productpage - good if you unpack that light without having access to the internet. also nice english!
some impressions:
tailstand is not guaranteed on every light…
the rubber button is a bit higher on my CW sample and makes it veery wobbly
the clip an be easily removed
and mounted facing up or down
i prefer wearing lights with the lens down…
okay - time to throw in a battery and fire it up!
the tail switch is a forward clickie which allows a momentary on when its half pressed
then you use the electronic side switch to toggle modes
(from low to high, with mode memory)
the sideswitch is very well made and can be found easily on the light
… i wonder why there is a uncolored spot in the middle - i did not see any light coming out there
the knurling is perfect cut and the tailcap has two big holes for lanyards or paracord
square cut, lubed threads and a massice O-ring
a massive battery tube!
a look inside the battery tube displays the driver with the reverse polarity protection
the tailcap from inside
after opening the retaining ring (clockwise!)
well choosen components!
then i unscrewed the stainless steel bezel (which is not glued)
the GITD (… a bit) Rubber ring is “U”shaped and carries the lens
nice AR coating
lets teke a look inside the head!
the pill looks like press fit
a copper MCPCB! - not sure it its DTP, because the LED is reflowed without solder blobs…
i don´t know the function of that metal piece
the LEDs
using the flash of my camera
now using UV light 
NW glows warm, CW blue-ish
CREE XP-G2
CREE XP-L V6
beamshots! (only indoor for now because its raining for days)
towards a sheet of paper- left is NW, right CW
wood shows the tint difference better i guess (close distance)
aprox. 30 cm distance
upwards to show beam profile
high using a NiMh cell vs. LiIon cell
NW
CW
my “lightbox” - a white cardboard box turned inside-out
unfortunately the Lumen readings seem to be a bit high
using that i got you some numb3rs:
| CW | moon | low | mid | high |
| Duracell Alkaleak | 0,005A / - Lm | 0,096A / 19 Lm | 0,415A / 86 Lm | 1,60A / 210 Lm - 190 Lm@30s |
| eneloop AA white | 0,005A / - Lm | 0,106A / 19 Lm | 0,443A / 83 Lm | 1,62A / 214 Lm - 195 Lm@30s |
| nitecore IMR14500 | 0,003A / - Lm | 0,054A / 19 Lm | 0,170A / 86 Lm | 1,30A / 575 Lm - 540 Lm@30s |
| NW | moon | low | mid | high |
| Duracell Alkaleak | 0,006A / - Lm | 0,083A / 18 Lm | 0,398A / 77 Lm | 1,75A / 178 Lm - 165 Lm@30s |
| eneloop AA white | 0,005A / - Lm | 0,095A / 17 Lm | 0,440A / 79 Lm | 1,75A / 200 Lm - 190 Lm@30s |
| nitecore IMR14500 | 0,003A / - Lm | 0,054A / 17 Lm | 0,170A / 81 Lm | 1,28A / 500 Lm - 480 Lm@30s |
conclusion:
very well buildt lights!
nice size, AA is always good to have since the cells are available everywhere
if you need more power - just drop in a IMR cell and get more than twice the light
the driver seems to do a good job since on the first 3 modes the brightness is nearly the same regardless the batterytype i used
30$ (CW) and 36$ (NW) is okay i think
thank you JhonnyMac for recommending me and thanks to Thrunite for giving me the chance!
