It's already 00:13 and I have to wake up at 06:30.. Sorry.
But please go on with this discussion and try to figure out what to say to Rey. Should we go forward with this of wait for possible fixes? (I like the light very much! Even if it would be DD on high.)
Does anyone else have TR-005? Can you confirm my findings? Or did I just get a lemon?
Ok, from someone that has had this light and charger combo: I think 650 lumens on the stock light is a little light, but I don't have an integrating sphere to dispute that. I get over 1-1/2 hours run time on high. The charger is the fastest one I have and it will charge the TF in 1/2 the time it takes on other chargers, so I have a hard time believing it's only charging at ~500mA.
Perhaps the current drops as cell voltage increases to prevent over charging?
Heck, why worry, for the price on the charger and cell, its still a good kit, and looks good in its display box.
I will not like to have a light that either
1) stuffs 3.8A in an XML, it is hardly noticable brighter than with 2.8A, it is hopelessly inefficient (also in the lower modes because they are just created by the PWM) and ruins the led in time.
2) or else just looses 1A (more than 3 extra watts!) somewhere in the form of heat (on top of the normal losses).
The charger I received did not work at all. From memory on pulling it apart the positive terminal had broken of the circuit board and had to be soldered back on. I no longer have it as it was bought as a gift. The charger should ramp down as the cell gets a higher voltage in it.
Can Rey not change the driver?
I was hoping for 2.8Amps on high on any good battery, I have too many DD lights.
I'm in two minds weather to get this or not. Would have bought 2.
Why just 2.8A? Why not 3.2 or so…
Of course the current goes down with full battery this is how cc/cv works. you have to measure the current on the beginning,it should be constant till the voltage rises…
But I don’t care about the charger, I want the flashlight only :bigsmile:
@–the— how did you test the tailcapcurrent current? Do you have thick measuring wires?
3.85A sounds strange to me. I called TF engineer.
he told me 2.6 2.8A is the highest he can do.
i will check again.
BTY, i will update some information on the #1 post with today.
Nothing to worry about the charger, it's obviously on CV mode during the last charging stage (Constant Voltage, and steadily dropping current).
What seems not quite right is the 73% efficient driver (assuming 2.8A output / 3.8A input). Too much lost there considering it's a single cell config with closely matching battery/emitter Vf.
If direct-driven, LED would actually get the same current at 3.8A and produce around 800+ lumens on start. This is apparently not the case. So this may not be DD, but very inefficient driver?
=the=, is it possible for a close-up macro picture of the driver?
EDIT: I forgot that this is NW, so it is harder to tell based on light output. So, another thing, can you measure tailcap current AND LED current from fully charged battery?
money sent(1 neutral and 1 cool white A8, one kit, one straight torch) from Rey and some additional batteries. Can’t wait for these to get here! J) These I think will also be my last lights of the year since I’m up to 6 outstanding torch orders coming in… now if only the weather here wasn’t so cold so I could actually take a little drive out west with them and do some comparative shots.
i would like to add another light to my collection… hopefully getting it by christmas
i want option 2
That was my initial thought. Anyways, 500mA @3.8V did sound quite little to me.
I have to try with a fully depleted 26650..
By shorting the body and negative terminal with my DMM (in 10A measuring mode). The leads are thick enough. (Otherwise I would get too low results..)
Sure. But I'm at work at the moment, so you have to wait until the evening.
Yes. It comes with a holster.
Errr, how did you order? Did I miss something?
tkmckay talked with me and ordered from Aliexpress.
don't worry, i will post it in the 1# Post later.
Not later, now. Gimme. Gimme. 
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
So can we order yet?? 
