with all my EDC and camping needs covered by smaller lights, im considering moving forward to high output thrower. As throwers seem very popular here, can you recommend me something that would meet these specs?
- medium to full size format thrower
- high output, either from XHP70.2 or multi emitter light (multiple XPL HI or XHP 35 HI)
- not a laserlike thrower (no single XHP35HI)
good UI, long runtimes, if possible a NW tint option
At the moment Im looking at Acebeam K65 or Thrunite TN40S, due to the high output and beam profile which I find more useful than a true thrower. However the prices are bit too high, so let me know if you have other proposals, Im considering both brand and budget models.
Do you have to have 1000 meters plus throw? You already picked two pretty damn good ones for that. You looking for any kind of usable spill from that throw or just a dedicated thrower?
Already have BLF Q8. But it is not a real thrower light, rather general use powerhouse. Plus, I never got over its rather poor “aesthetics” and no proper lanyard hole.
Im looking for long throw but with usable spill, thats why I dont want a dedicated thrower, like the ones with huge reflector and single XHP35 LED.
Apart from already mentioned Acebeam K65 and Thrunite TN40S I would throw in JetBeam T6 and perhaps the TN series from Nitecore.
MT09R Haikelite is interesting suggestion, probably in the 3x XHP35 configuration. Keep your suggestions going, thanks!
That’s a TN40 in the video, so that’s an option for you. I could tell by the shape of its head, and the petal pattern of the spill in the video.
If you want a single emitter thrower, the Acebeam K65 with an XHP70.2 dedomed will have similar performance to the TN40, but with slightly more lumens and lightly less throw.
You can also look into Vinh’s lights at Skylumen. He has a version of the TN40 where he uses XHP35 HI emitters instead of XPL HIs. (9000 lumen/520kcd vs 4800 lumen/345kcd.)
Skylumen also has a version of the Thrunite TN42 where he puts a Luminus CFT90 LED in it to get 5000 lumen and 1m kcd.
Indeed it is TN40 in the video, and the beamshots look very impresive. I am just wondering if there are other interesting multi emitter options for example from Nitecore or perhaps a single XHP70.2 apart from K65.
Some cheaper alternatives may be the Black Shadow Terminator, Solarforce SP-03, and then the Nitecore TM16 also is nice but pricier. I put 3 SST-40’s in my SP-03 (and some tricks in the driver department) and it’s making close to 8000 lumens with a great spot and spill. Similarly the Terminator does well with more modern emitters like the XP-L HI or a set of de-domed XM-L2 U4’s.
The Solarstorm SP03 is around 3000 lumens stock, for about $80 at FastTech
The nice thing is the size of the individual reflectors, sort of a revision of the BTU Shocker, each reflector is almost C8 sized. It also has a handle for ease of carry and uses 4 parallel 18650’s.
The handle can be removed and the light used in standard format, doesn’t upset the e-switch use or it’s water ingress protection.
I’m actually using ToyKeeper’s Anduril in mine so it has lightning mode and candlelight, as well as useful strobes that can be set as to speed as well as a beacon that is also configurable. Thermal protection too can be set as well as the initial ambient reading. Really makes the SP-03 a modern useful flashlight that suits a wide set of needs.
Edit: Should also say that the SP-03 is more compact than it may seem, shorter than an L2 with a head diameter only slightly larger than a Courui D01 Fathead.
For now I have excluded Nitecore TM series, due to rather high price and only CW light tint. Can someone, preferably Thrunite and acebeam owners fill me in on their NW tints? I saw lot of K65 videos, where the light from dedomed XHP70.2 looked somewhat greenish…
You’re always going to get a green tint from a dedomed Cree led. No matter the manufacturer, you will be subject to the tint lottery of Cree LEDs if they use a Cree LED. It comes down more to the specific LED in the light than the manufacturer of the light.
The XHP35 HI for the most part though seems to have rather decent tints in the 4500k range. I haven’t read too many stories of grossly green 35 HIs compared to 70.2s or XPLs. I’m not sure who sells a multi emitter NW XHP35 HI light stock, but I imagine it will be expensive. You can get someone to mod those emitters into a host of your choice as well, but that too will be expensive.
twisted raven, with his 21 posts, decisively states “You’re always going to get a green tint from a dedomed Cree led. No matter the manufacturer, you will be subject to the tint lottery of Cree LEDs if they use a Cree LED.”
Which of course isn’t exactly the truth of the matter. Do this a few hundred times and you’ll see, there are good tints from clean de-domes. It’s not easy, not reliably accurate to pick the right emitter, but it does happen. Which is why MaxToch de-domed for stock lights in the Shooter 2X. And didn’t the Olight M2X-UT also come with a factory de-domed emitter? It happens, it’s just not easy sometimes. Wish I had a dollar for every Cree emitter I’ve used, or for every one I’ve removed the dome from….
What does my 21 posts have to do with anything? This isn’t the main flashlight forum I frequent. That just comes off as rude and insulting.
I’m also a tint snob by nature, so I’m very sensitive to green bias in LEDs. Even the best cherry picked dedome jobs I’ve seen or used look slightly green— whether they’re from a manufacturer or from an individual modder.
