Hello my friends!
As most of my reviews this one also starts with a box
Dangerous Goods???
i never got so much paperwork from china...
very impressive how acurate that shipment was made!
burried under a good amount of bubble foil (pop-pop-pop) i found:
i like the small details that sets a manufacturer apart from others - like this metal hanger
on the side there is a quick info about the brightness levels
and the back with a short summary of the specs
lets open it!
the light, a bag with the lanyard and two spare Orings
and a small packet
i did tell you i love that kind of small details?
the User manual, a advertising folder and a card with a QR-code to register the light
the manual is written in german, english, chinese, portouguese, french and spanish !
now have a look at the light!
smooth design (organic came into my mind)
a beauty!
very handy, a working anti roll feature, perfect anodization and letters
it has an agressive, massive SS Bezel (which can be seen hunting white walls...)
the Lens is not AR-coated and made of plastic, but very clear
in the bottom of the 21 mm wide and 20 mm deep reflector sits the Cree XP-L V5 LED
its well centered, but the centering ring turned a bit when NEXTORCH mounted the reflector i think
the other End...
the tailcap is quite long (31 mm) because the driver is built in there!
here you can see again how smooth all edges are
there are big recesses, but the tailstand is save (on non moving objects)
removing the tailcap
unfortunately i was not able to open it (because i wait with brute force after the review is done)
nicely cut threads and a Oring, lubed well
thick battery tube
to prevent the clip from rotating a recess was made
do you remember the massive paperwork? here is the reason:
and thats the cells i had at home to test the flashlight
using a CR123A
sitting on the positive contact
all way in
a 14500 sitting on the positive spring
aaand it fits!
that magic is done by a two diameter battery tube and a spring loaded positive contact plate
size comparison
Olight S1 (RCR123A) - Thrunite Archer 1A (AA) - nitecore TM10A (AA) - NEXTORCH TA10 - BLF A6 SE (18650)
feels good in the hand
also the cigar grip is comftable
on mid and low there is PWM, but i do not seee it with bare eyes and i can´t hear any noise
the beam shape
left side NEXTORCH TA10 - right side BLF A6 SE in 3D tint / distance to the canvas was 1m (ISO400 - 1/5 sec - F4)
(ISO400 - 1/5 sec - F4)
(ISO400 - 1/25 sec - F4)
unfortunately the weather crossed my plans for outdoor beamshots - but i will make them soon!
the UI:
the TA10 has a "DUO switch with click and tap" (from the box)
you can tap the switch a bit to get momentary light on High
quick double tap gives you instant strobe as long as you hold the button
a "click" switches the light ON - always on High!
a tap then toggles H-M-L-H-M-L
tap and HOLD ( LED is OFF) for 3 seconds starts SOS - another tap goes back to normal
another click switches the light OFF
numb3rs
i measured in my LumensBounceBox - values correctet to "Fenixlumens"
since the driver is located in the tailcap i could not take Amps as usual
but i added a DD measurement equal to normal tailcap measures.
High | Medium | Low | DirectDrive | DD-Amperes | |
CR123A 3.15V | 240 Lm | 92 Lm | 14 Lm | 240 Lm | 1.28 A |
RCR123A 4.16V | 346 Lm | 146 Lm | 23 Lm | 360 Lm | 1.20 A |
Energizer 1,6V | 133 Lm | 50 Lm | 6 Lm | 136 Lm | 1.40 A |
eneloop 1.42V | 138 Lm | 50 Lm | 5 Lm | 144 Lm | 1.45 A |
delipow 4.09V | 480 Lm | 178 Lm | 27 Lm | 488 Lm | 1,64 A |
IMR1500 4.16V | 520 Lm | 199 Lm | 31 Lm | 540 Lm | 1,85 A |
my conclusion:
pros:
a really nice light!
very good built
eats a lot of different cells
throwy beam
cons:
output is on the low side
the bezel makes "edges" in the beam
no low voltage protection
if i forgot anything - feel free to ask!