I used to constantly be hearing about the Thrunite Neutron, but for a while now, the chatter seems to have died down. I was looking at it off and on, but could never decide if it was worth the $60. Has the neutron been overshadowed by an influx of like minded torches with more competitive pricing. I would read rave revues about it and be on the verge of pulling the trigger, then hear niggling negatives that made me think twice.
Is this light still the conquering Conan it used to be, or is it now just a dreary deadbeat?
Looks pretty weak lumen wise for having two cr123’s and 70 bucks! It has some nice modes but everything does nowadays pretty much! It would be a great light if it had an xml and was max 50 bucks. But that’s just my opinion, never heard of it before this.
I thought they were similar to the 4sevens quarks. Wouldn’t be surprised if they were made in the same factory. That said, the quarks are nothing special in terms of output except maybe the X AA^2, just better electronics and warranty.
I had the Neutral Neutron 1C the day it was released and even after giving $65 for a 1xCR123 light I am more than happy with this. 1C can use 16340 batteries and with IMR’s it can push out more than 400 lumens in a tiny package. I know there are many similar lights with similar specs now. But having a memory and shortcut to brightness mode is really helpful in this light. The beam has a narrow but bright spill and this makes this light a special mid range illuminator.
PS, Neutron’s are on a sale for a few days. I bought two 2A Neutrons from thrunite-store’s EBay store. Paid $30 for one.
I got one of CR123A T.Neutron and Thrunite T21 in the Ebay store discounts Thrunite auction (about 30$ for each). It’s a good opportunity. I can not comment on them, have not yet arrived. But already sent.
Most pictures of a Neutron I’ve seen next to an equivalent Quark shows that the Neutron series have a larger diameter than the Quarks. That leads me to believe that the Neutron series should have had an 18650 model. The Quark 2X CR123a bodies couldn’t be bored to fit an 18650 as it left almost no material at the threads and the two-piece 18650 body was much longer than it needed to be. The Neutrons, having a larger diameter, should have alleviated this problem.
Quarks and Neutrons although look very similar their threads don’t match. The best part of Quarks and Neutrons is that their heads can match to any body in the same line. The other thing is that they can work well from 1V up to 4.2 V. They don’t loose their firefly modes with LiIons either.
I finally got to see a Neutron up close and in person. The diameter of the threaded sections are just a hair larger than the Quarks so, again, you cannot bore the body for an 18650. There’s just not enough material left to prevent the end of the body snapping off if you apply more than a bit of side pressure on it.
