ThruNite TC20 (Compact XHP 70.2) / Full review

[robo819]

@Franz

Ow God, this thing is smaller than vg10

Good review Robo, the spill seems huge. May you compare to another light like vg10 the beam angle?

This light is very expensive to edc unfortunately, thats the only thing which dont turns it perfect :cry:

Thanks franz……
Yes it is very compact to have the XHP 70.2 and the kind of coverage area it does.

Unfortunately all 3 of the VG10’s I have are modded out with either dedomed emitters or XPL-HI in them , but I went ahead and got a shot of the one with the HI in it that is pictured in the review . as well as the Olight X7 Maruader with the triple XHP-70 emitters in it to show the beam profile.

VG10

TC20

X7

[Franz]

Thanks Robo, the spill seems more wider than L6/S70, great light :+1:

In thrunite store they cant shipping to brazil and amazon request pre-paid taxes (which doubles the price :person_facepalming: ), the last store I can find this light is hkequipment but they dont have that 20% discount code :cry:

[robo819]

@Franz

Thanks Robo, the spill seems more wider than L6/S70, great light :+1:

In thrunite store they cant shipping to brazil and amazon request pre-paid taxes (which doubles the price :person_facepalming: ), the last store I can find this light is hkequipment but they dont have that 20% discount code :cry:

Sorry to hear that…maybe they will work on getting world wide shipping in place for their products soon.

I just compared the beam also to the L6 and the S70 , it is a little wider than both of those.

[Franz]

@robo819

@Franz

Thanks Robo, the spill seems more wider than L6/S70, great light :+1:

In thrunite store they cant shipping to brazil and amazon request pre-paid taxes (which doubles the price :person_facepalming: ), the last store I can find this light is hkequipment but they dont have that 20% discount code :cry:

Sorry to hear that…maybe they will work on getting world wide shipping in place for their products soon.

I just compared the beam also to the L6 and the S70 , it is a little wider than both of those.

Thanks Robo for compare them, the diameter of spill for me is essential for chose a light :+1:

[SKV89]

Thanks Robo for the great review. I’ve been waiting for someone to review this flashlight for awhile. The beamshot angle was especially useful. I was actually hoping the light would be wider angle with more flood than it is. I was debating to either get this light or the much larger Haikelite M09R. I’m thinking I will go with the M09R as it seems floodier.

[robo819]

@SKV89

Thanks Robo for the great review. I’ve been waiting for someone to review this flashlight for awhile. The beamshot angle was especially useful. I was actually hoping the light would be wider angle with more flood than it is. I was debating to either get this light or the much larger Haikelite M09R. I’m thinking I will go with the M09R as it seems floodier.

Always glad to do the reviews.

I am not familiar with the M09R but the little TC20 does have a pretty good coverage area , especially for the compact size it is.
If you can go to the video and watch beginning at 13:25 you can see just how well the small light compares in coverage to the much larger Olight X7 with the triple XHP 70 emitters and that one makes a wall of light.

[Gerrit]

Nice review David :+1:

too bad there is no group buy.

[robo819]

@Gerrit

Nice review David :+1:

too bad there is no group buy.

Thanks….
Not sure I have ever even seen ThruNite do a GB though.
Of course I have been wrong and forgetful before too…….lol

[beam0]

Thanks for the review and video, I was waiting for this here and also on YT.
I really enjoyed watching it on my 50” TV relaxing on the couch! Again I loved the “Rock out” slideshow segment!

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Also a very helpful photo right here, the X6 is enormous!!

[robo819]

@beam0

Thanks for the review and video, I was waiting for this here and also on YT.
I really enjoyed watching it on my 50” TV relaxing on the couch! Again I loved the “Rock out” slideshow segment!

The Olight R50 pro looked slightly brighter to me, also interesting the TC20 has a colder tint than the R50 pro.

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Also a very helpful photo right here, the X6 is enormous!!

You’re welcome and Glad you enjoyed the review.

It was the Olight X7 Marauder I used to compare though and I went to the Turbo 1 setting with the X7 which is around 5500 lumens compared to the TC20 at around 3500 lumens at that point.
As far as the tint they are pretty close really in person but the X7 has a much larger head and uses 3 XHP 70 emitters with a broader beam area , compared to the single XHP 70.2 in the TC20.

I wish I had a closer comparison but the TC20 just doesn’t have the same beam as any of my other 120 or so lights I have in there believe it or not. All the others are either more floody or more throwy in comparison with most of them being more throwy , other than the X7.

Just to give a little better perspective just how small the TC20 is , here are the X6 and the TC20 laying across my hand side by side.

[beam0]

Wow it sure is small! Thanks for correcting me sorry about the Olight, I got that part confused with a different review, (previous post edited)

[specialk]

Will a 67.55mm flattop battery work in the TC20?

[Newlumen]

Hi robo, can you compare a photo between tc20 and wowtac a3. Thanks.

[robo819]

@Newlumen

Hi robo, can you compare a photo between tc20 and wowtac a3. Thanks.

Left to right ….A3S / (Head Extended) , TC20 , Thorfire VG10

[hIKARInoob]

What a stunner. And super compact. Looks like this light is definitely MVP material. But why on earth the generic bland name “TC20”? This light deserves a much cooler name. :sunglasses:

[robo819]

@specialk

Will a 67.55mm flattop battery work in the TC20?

The shorter cells will work , However I did notice with the flattop unprotected cells I tried , good bump of the tail end or head end will cause a quick flicker.
If you do not jar the light hard they work fine though.

[robo819]

@hIKARInoob

What a stunner. And super compact. Looks like this light is definitely MVP material. But why on earth the generic bland name “TC20”? This light deserves a much cooler name. :sunglasses:

I quit questioning the names they give a lot of these lights and accessories a long time ago , as some of them get really weird.
Better TC20 than Short Bright or something like that though……lol

[beam0]

@specialk

Will a 67.55mm flattop battery work in the TC20?

The included Thrunite button top is 69.4mm (including the button)

• 67.85 Flat top Xtar 5000mAh (protected) works
• 65.30 Flat top LiitoKala 5000mAh (unprotected) also works

So your cell will work

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@robo819

The shorter cells will work , However I did notice with the flattop unprotected cells I tried , good bump of the tail end or head end will cause a quick flicker.
If you do not jar the light hard they work fine though.

My light flickers with a good bump even with the included Thrunite button top cell.

[beam0]

@hIKARInoob

What a stunner. And super compact. Looks like this light is definitely MVP material. But why on earth the generic bland name “TC20”? This light deserves a much cooler name. :sunglasses:

@robo819

I quit questioning the names they give a lot of these lights and accessories a long time ago , as some of them get really weird.
Better TC20 than Short Bright or something like that though……lol

Yeah, they should’ve called it the Mk2 :smiling_imp:

[beam0]

@robo819

@Newlumen

Hi robo, can you compare a photo between tc20 and wowtac a3. Thanks.

Left to right ….A3S / (Head Extended) , TC20 , Thorfire VG10

Thanks for posting this photo, I didn’t know about the A3S before I saw this, I’m highly interested, think I’d like to try that one.