Klarus XT12GT Review

Thanks mate i think its not just the XT12GT its other XHP35 lights also you are boosting the voltage up a lot. That may be part of the issue.

okay will try to try 30q and some protected battery. thank you for the tip, now another problem pop up. the main tail switch is malfuctioning, it can not turn on the light consistently, sometimes it work sometimes it does not. only paddle switch works fine :person_facepalming:

I already contacted swi, and he asked me for videos. will give him two video links instead for the tail switch problem and the light turning off after a while.

Thank you for the big help! :slight_smile:

Your welcome my friend. :+1:
That might very well be it, either way; I’ll know more in a few days when mine arrives. :slight_smile:

I tried 30q and no difference in light output though at least on my observation. :smiley: .

I can’t wait until mine arrives. I went from choosing the NiteCore P30 to the UTorch UT02 to the Klarus XT12GT; I was sold on the magnetic charger cable and included battery. I hope this satisfies my wish for a 1x18650 with 300m+ throw.

I’m looking forward to mine getting here also. I have a P30 and am very impressed with it. :+1:
I’m anxious to see how the XT12GT is gonna stack up against it. I might just sell the loser……… :wink:

Well, the beam profile is that the klarus is pure thrower with almost no spill, very tight hotspot

Its about the same as a C8? Its not super throw heavy.

Well it isnt as a good modded C8….more or less the beam profile is quite XPH35 , mots of us will be pleaced with it
The buzzing sound can be fixed with potting the tailcap pcb elements, it aint a spring issue

Comparet to P30……well, its kinda hard…those lights are different, maybe for everyday use 12GT is more practical yet P30 has its advantages: more reliable throw, pocket friendly, kinda better interface….lets just say its good to have them both, test them for a while and sell the one you like less :slight_smile:

Output wise it competes with with a modded C8. Throw is still less but the overall brightness makes it usable. It compares well to my XPG3 C8.

Xmas in January for me. I ordered 1/16/2017 and received it today (or 1/26). I was playing with it while reading the manual and managed to blind my left eye with the strobe. I can’t wait until it gets dark. I

Mine flickers. it’s the driver trying to keep regulation or boost current, I suspect. It does so intermittently. It also has no mode memory and PWM on medium and low. It’s an amazingly powerful light, but I expected more at this price point.

I’ve charged it up until the indicator light is green and it seems the quoted 603m illumination is quite a stretch. It seems to barely reach 100m. What am I missing???

I have a video of it being used at distance. It gets way more then 100 meters.

Anybody else have the issues mine has?

Mine doesn’t flicker as such. It has bad pwm on low and medium. I’ll run it for a while and get back to you.

I just ordered this light yesterday. After reading all the issues on this forum, other forums, reddit and YouTube I am scared out of my mind. I’m just getting into nicer lights after going on a cheap Chinese buying binge a few months ago and other than the TM03, this is the most expensive light I’ve purchased. The faulty switch, dying completely, buzzing noise etc has me very worried. Is the pwm very noticeable? I hope I didn’t make a terrible decision. It gets recommended by a lot by people as well as Marshal from GG over other models so I thought I made a good choice. Can I get some reassurance from others who haven’t had issues to ease my mind cause right now I’m kind of freaking out? I wanted a compact thrower for work so I chose this over the C8 because I really like the dual switch UI. I’m wondering if I should have just bought the XT11S (since it seems the boost driver for the xhp35 is the culprit) for the UI and the C8 for throw. Im also worried about the UT02 I ordered last week since it looks like people are having the same issue with the boost driver on it. I guess I’ll find out in a couple weeks. My experience with this light is going to determine whether I ever buy another Klarus again. I just have to keep my hopes up cause I really am interested in the switch design which is also why I purchased the TM03.

Hi, I have both xt12gt / ut02 and haven’t had any problems except the buzzing noise for a few seconds from the xt12gt when I turn it on turbo.

I’m gonna be straight with you. I’d get a refund for it. I would not buy my XT12GT again, to be honest.

The PWM is not really noticeable at all. But every once in a while, I click it on and the light is yellow with a fully charged battery (the supplied and other batteries) and that loud whining noise is present. When it does this, output drops and the light gets very hot. And the light dims considerably after start-up. You can see this when you point it at targets, but just barely.

Now again, the light throws like crazy—waaay better than any C8. The switches are fine, but defaulting to high mode and not offering mode memory at this price-point is unforgivable. No matter what battery I use, the random flickering continues throughout the runtime on high mode, no doubt due to the driver trying to keep the voltage up or something.

It’s a nice, lightweight light and is impressive to see (more so than it is to use). All in all, I wouldn’t but it again. Just saying’. Don’t let these guys get too flashahol’ed up to be objective in their recommendations—and it happens to all of us sometime.

Note: I also have the Utorch UT02. It’s great except that the step-down is gradual, which makes you think: “Where’d my throw go?” after the five-minute mark. I really notice it. It’s another light I wouldn’t buy again, although it is well made.

Hi Rusty
You always call it as you see - love that about you
I was tossing up between Xt12GT and the UT02 and I settled for the UT02, hopefully it turns out well
I’ll get out of this topic and create a new one based on something RJ brings up ….“would you Buy it Again?”