single 18650 + XHP70: nitecore TM03

code is available…

Can I get the code please.

+1

Code please

Looks nice, but I’ll pass due to the proprietary battery and price.

Still waiting for a review

4.5 mm wall thickness, sounds very tough.

Same here. I am waiting for some reviews and beam shots to get a better idea on real world performance. I currently have the Fenix TK 16 and I am very happy with it. I wouldn’t want to go any bigger for an EDC.

Bob

I get mine Monday or Tuesday I’ll post beamshots

I wait for a real review and I want to know if it works with a generic battery, if it only works with its dedicated battery I do not want it, but if is a gift maybe I accept it

Awesome review vid. That shows us, ermmm, exactly nothing. Why bother???

That’s like reviewing a car without driving it.

Because that’s not a review, just showing the light and the modes. Submitted by a flashlight selling website.

May I have the code?

Using P2 flux bin, 90% optical efficiency and 85% driver efficiency, will take 22.10 Watts to reach 2817 lumens. So 6.13A input from battery @ 3.6V.

The problem with using a different battery is going to be the proprietary end cap or PCB. Streamlight has been building batteries like this for a long time. I’ve modded higher capacity batteries to work, but it requires re-using the parts of an OEM battery or machining a replacement cap out of delrin and wrapping your own.

Looks like a nice light, I’m interested.

-Michael

ETA: Those numbers looked somewhat conservative to me, so I went back and checked, seems the PCT program isn’t loading parameters correctly. Not sure what the deal is, installed a No Track plugin a few days ago and it may be responsible. They should be fairly close but the Tj and Optical Efficiency are going to cause it to be lower than actual.

Also, no runtime listed for Turbo, so I’m guessing with its thermal regulation it won’t stay there long.

He states that the video is not a review.

Because he sells at https://www.selected-lights.de/ he does the videos just to show the products on camera and any revues will be done by members of http://www.taschenlampen-forum.de/.

Ahh, ok, didnt speak the lingo so what he said meant nothing to me.

Still, if I was trying to sell something I’d try to show off what it can do a bit more.

Hopefully a proper review comes along soon which gives a better overall impression.

I downloaded the manual from the link provided in the first post. The light will NOT operate in turbo mode without the proprietary battery. Everything else apparently will function with a regular 18650. Obviously, this means putting another powerhouse battery in the light will be counterproductive.

Turbo mode is good for 15 minutes of runtime.

Nice find! with a normal 18650 the highest mode would be 1350lm for 4minutes, bummer…

http://flashlight.nitecore.com/html/uploads/ueditor/image/product/TM03/TM03_UM_EN.pdf

Anyone want to know more about the “proprietary” cell? The expensive Nitecore TM-03 battery that is “high drain” and “high capacity”?

I bought a back-up directly from the “NitecoreStore”. It came in today, before the light made it. And who’d a thunk what I found inside? A simple little ol Panasonic PF! That’s right, with circuitry top and bottom making it proprietary! Figure I’ll take the circuitry off and attach it to a Samsung 30Q and see what happens. :slight_smile:

Yep, I paid $20 for an old Panasonic PF with a circuit on it (that now won’t work in the light it was made for!) Wish me luck on the 30Q….