I recieved a my TM16 (DHL baby!). I too really like it. I took it out for some night fishing, during which I intended to get some beamshots, but the fish were unrelenting. In the few breaks in action we had I pulled it out and delivered some daylight to the trusses and shoreline 200yds away even through the dense air. I also finally got to test out my UF-1504 (sliced dome xpg2 3A) which was a bit disapointing comparatively. Great for cruising and spotting buoys with very little spill hitting the boat, but not enough light to illuminate a large spot.
Anyway, I think I have a new best flashlight in my collection.
Definitely great flashlight. Just wish Nitecore to not take so much care for the weight of their products,which is important for the regular user,but possibly limiting the performance.
k60 vs tm16 could be interesting maybe also a comparison with a sd75… I’m undecided for the tm16… Since the k60 claims more lumen (and I suspect they could go all with the spill since throw it’s similar) which is not a bad thing…
The driver efficiency seems better on k60 (if we just take the manufacturer specs) the low is lower, the max is higher… So it seems a better light in almost every situation… BUT acebeam reputation is… Hum… Don’t know… And I do not like their MAP attitude… So… Just taking into account the GB price and the unavailability of an equivalent good discount on k60….
If the TM16 does 135kcd stock imagine what 4x XP-L HI can do, 250kcd maybe?
It seem to fit 4x 16mm mcpcb in there with minor modifications, but I wonder how good does the plastic reflector perform, sometimes they leak light causing low efficiency.
i am very busy these days and i struggle to set up a testscenario to get useable data…
so far i found out that the all modes exept turbo are very well regulated and showthe same output.
on turbo it depends on the voltage sag how it performs…
i think i have to skip lumens (maybe only ceiling bounce) to be able to measure emitter amps, mcpcb temparature and battery voltages over time.
but that needs a bit more time…
Really good breakdown of the TM16. This gives a very good insight into the working of the torch. Thanks for working through the task and posting the details.