Review: Trustfire Mini-01

I totally dig this little guy. It’s running off a TF Flame 16340. Eyeballing the beam shot, compared to let’s say an L2T with a MF UF T6 3-mode, This mini-01 on high is almost as bright as that L2T in medium, which I suppose would be about right. But outside at night, it is shocking and delightful to see this much light come from something in my hand the size of my thumb.

Yes, it obviously gets hot, which I expected. And mode-switching isn’t the most solid operation. I don’t always hit what I thought would be the next mode, and I can’t find strobe very often (I’m okay with that). But all in all this is a heck of a cool little torch! Very attractive, feels nice in my hand.

I almost don’t want to carry in my pocket to preserve its good looks, but I did anyway all last night while I was out, and I forgot it was there. :slight_smile:

Went to see a movie today with the kids. Before the previews started I lit up the mini….I just had to.
Over a dozen guys asked me where I got the light from. Little did they know the size of it to begin with. When I showed them they were left in disbelief.
I am extremely happy with this little guy and just like JAFFO mentioned, it’s so small you forget it’s in your pocket.

Did you refer them to BLF? :)

One other father was overly interested (wife rolled her eyes) and I told him he can search on eBay to pick one up. He asked if I had any other lights of similar brightness and the conversation got started. I did mention BLF was a great place to start to learn the basics and then take it from there.

Nice. :D

Good to hear your liking it. I know what you mean about almost not wanting to carry it. Just keep telling yourself it was only $15 or whatever you paid, that will make it easier. Or buy another :bigsmile: I think i will.

Not hitting the modes perfectly sounds like the issue i had at the start where it felt like i had to tighten the head too much to activate. Loosening the pill/reflector with a needle nose pliers slightly might help. It fixed my problem. Its now smoother in operation and hits high, low, strobe everytime i change modes.

Cheers
Matt

:smiley: I like that you ‘just had to’ light it up in the cinema. I bet that was fun :bigsmile:

This has a floody kind of beam me thinks, correct assertion? :slight_smile:
Decent throw too

Yes its very floody, but with reasonable throw for its size due to the amount of lumens it puts out.

I’ll do it again :slight_smile:

Regarding the mode switching, if done a little faster than normal there are no issues. I think I will end up shortening the inner spring to relieve some of the upward pressure. It would certainly make the rotation a little easier without the constant thread grinding.

Yeah, sounds like a plan. Keep us posted on how it goes.

Cheers
Matt

mags, you should make up some ‘referral cards’ with the BLF web address to hand out when you go to the cinema. That would likely guarantee some ‘conversions’ to members… :wink:

Thanks, Matt. I’ll mess with it a bit. :slight_smile:

It was a hit last night at the pub. The security guard LOVED it.

By the way, it is more floody because of the OP reflector. It’s a LOT of light for a tiny pocket/keychain torch - too much, really. Which is awesome. If someone finds a suitable smooth reflector that would fit, I’d be down to replace the original. Just because. :slight_smile:

Yeah i can imagine it would make a great little backup light for a security guard :slight_smile:

I think every flashaholic needs this little light. Just my opinion. :slight_smile:

I would certainly love to put in a SMO reflector, the throw would be better for sure as more lumens would make the difference.
















Nice pics. You really get an idea of how small it is sitting on that cd :slight_smile:

EDIT: DVD :stuck_out_tongue:

I’ve just ordered a pair of AW IMR 16340’s for the Mini-01 :bigsmile:

Oh, let me know how that goes, Matt. My TFF 16340s are awesome in this little beast.

And I totally agree, Mags. We should all have one. It’s a cool little torch. Nice pics!

Will do :slight_smile:
I’m hoping it will pull about 2.9A like the Panasonic GCR18650CH. It will get very hot, very quickly, but it will be fun :slight_smile:

Cheers
Matt