The BEAST - TN31 (6.5A) Vinh light has arrived and tested - WOW!!!!

JM. How about one off your other lights? Could be a chance to start a new trend.

So now we know I was right about the 500K statement. I knew I was close. So we will call it 510K on the vinhnguyen54 dedomed XM-L2 6.5 amp TN31.

And thanks for confirming that I was right. I know some thought I was nuts.

This is the best I can do until this weekend. My three TN31’s

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Ceiling spot -
left - 6.5A TN31 XML2 dedome, on copper
center - TN31, stock driver, XML2 full dome, on copper
right - TN31mb, stock driver, XPG2 dedome, on copper

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Real beamshots to follow this weekend along with many other serious contenders. We should have 20-25 lights if all goes as planned. Including FF4 on the way.

This thing will out throw your FF4.

For sure, it looks like that is “only” getting low 400k from the stuff I have been seeing. Still impressive for such a small light.

It does have me wondering what can be done with a TN30. perhaps the driver can be upgraded the same as the TN31. If so there may be some changes in its future.

I would say Vinh could easily get around 200K by dedoming 3 XM-L2’s and giving it the works.

Cooooool :slight_smile: 510K sounds Crazyyyyyyyy LOL

Thanks for all your work!

Start up – 1795 lumens
30 seconds – 1740 lumens

sounds like my 1800 LED lumen was a low guess.

Last night I turn on my factory SR91 that my GF got me a long time ago and I thought it broken. The thing was so dimmmmm. Then I was like aw man all the K40s and Tn31s ruined it for me. I now think 70K lux is broken! LOL

Very cool light Vinh. It kills the old ones you modded for me and my brother. I’m certainly no official tester, but feel free to reference my numbers from the test tonite. For certain my numbers clearly show your new TN31 mods easily beat the TN31mb.

You guys really bummmmm me out :weary:
My thrower is a dedomed XM-L2 T08….100k if Im lucky

Is the K40 as good as the TN31 as far as the features. One better than the other?

Alex1234 gave me the bug to get one of these and am having a hard time resisting!

the k40 will have a slightly larger hot spot. that could be a plus or minus to you. i think the slightly larger hot spot will make it more useful. not sure what kind of numbers it will produce, but i would bet it would still be over 400kcd

edit: i would be willing to bet the tn31 is made by Supbeam.

I think Vinh said that it was not the much of a difference of throw. There was some, but he thought that the small size of the K40 was the way to go. He said that he would also pick the K40 over it if it was his choice. Wait a bit, I think there are a few guys who will have both in their hands soon!

Congrats on your monster thrower! Do you know what current sense resistors are being used in Vinhn’s TN31? Was the stock XM-L2 led the one that was dedomed?

it is amazing, I need tell guys, if want to mod the TN31, you must choose the TN31 XM-L2,

A 1700+ lumen light that can throw 500+Kcd IS indeed remarkable.

Unfortunately I don’t know. This light is second hand, so not sure if it was the original XML2 or not. And if I am hearing correctly, Vinh totally bypasses the resistors. Tom E or Vinh answer that one much better than I can.

That reminds me of direct drive…Vinh was known to successfully achieve that with his early XML P60 dropins powered on a single IMR16340!

510K how much is that in throw? 1000m? 700m? 2km?

according to the throw calculator spreadsheet i borrowed from _the_ ... 1,428 meters