Review TrustFire TR-3T6 Triple XM-L T6 5-Modes Memory LED Flashlight (3x18650)

I got the TrustFire TR-3T6 Triple XM-L T6 5-Modes Memory LED Flashlight from manafont today with some more 18650 trustfire flame batteries

the screw in

the screw in just sitting on the head i have not not screwed it all the way down into the head for that picture.

with all battery tubes installed to run 3 x 18650,s

in shorty mode to run 2 x 18650,s

TR-1200 left TR-3T6 right

this thing puts out massive light, the drop in is solid and heavy it screws into the head, it bottoms out on the bottom of the head and top of the head and is threaded on the side in the middle, with an alloy spacer on the bezel so it should be good for transferring heat.

http://www.manafont.com/product_info.php/trustfire-tr3t6-triple-xml-t6-5modes-memory-led-flashlight-3x18650-p-7443?rp=522815

Can you check current on 2 & 3 cells, or at least relative brightness? Another member reported 2.5 & 1.5A respectively, which is somewhat unexpected.

You might also want to change the title of the photo: "drop in not screwed into the head" since that's ambiguous.

i will, im charging some batteries so i can do a draw test, as for changing the title, im not sure what you mean, as the second picture the drop in is just sitting there i have not screwed it all the way down into the head, i added more infomation to the discription of that picture, the drop in screws into the head, so its a screw in more so then a drop in.

current draw of the TR-3T6 Triple XM-L T6 with 2 x 18650 trustfire flames 2.7 amp with 3 x trusfire flames 1.6 amp, im sure if i test all the batteries i have i might be able to get even higher readings



The first time I read it I thought you meant to note that the module is dropped in and not screwed in, and others may think the same, until I came down to the description at the end. Not a big deal, and it's fixed.

And thanks for the numbers, same as other member. Driver is curiously buck+boost.

ahh i get you, ill be honest it was not a good picture or discription to post really, ill charge more batteries up and test another 8 or so batteries on it, the ones with the lower internal resistance will give me a higher reading but i have to go through them all.

later on in the week i will do some range test and compair it to some other budget lights, but this one is not a thrower it cover's good distance and has huge spill, but i would like to know how it goes against the jetbeam bc40, TR-1200, a 1.5 amp kd c8, i know the TR-1200 at just over 2 amps will do 300 meters.

sofar with a quick play im happy with the TR-3T6 it seams well built, nice heat shinking double orings like the Tr-1200 and grease on the o-rings and it draws near the factory claimed 3 amps so im happy with that and the amount of light it puts out is impressive and with simple wall test the TR-3T6 kills every thing ive list as you would expect.

the ones with the lower internal resistance will give me a higher reading but i have to go through them all.

For this specific driver, it doesn't because it's designed to draw more current for lower voltage to maintain constant power. IOW, you get higher current for "worse" batteries. For comparisons, it seems very similar to the skyray 3800 ( I wouldn't be surprised if same reflector, and emitters are obviously the same) so you can look up the review/threads for that to compare to other lights.

Benckie, this is a regulated light, like the other variants. The current draw varies and as they get depleted, the current gets higher. High current doesn't mean higher perforamnce. Laughing

benckie, it would probably be a better use of your time to check for draw as the batteries deplete, to verify that it's same type of driver as 3800.

Even within regulated lights, the constant power regulation it does is kind of odd, since passing 4A+ as the cells go down is probably one contributing factor for the failures that're occurring with them.

Yeah man, my SR3800 did fail IIRC the 40th minute....so 3 plus amps. High currents small drivers/components and small cavity coupled with insufficient host -> air heat exchange, bad recipe.

And its not the size/surface area. The big TK70 gets stinking hot (check out thaicpf the measurements are there, i never run mine for so long in turbo mode which is essentially 30W)......actually the HID 65W even even hotter and weak link is not the LED or HID bulb, but the electronics and batteries (Hi-temp = 60 deg C).

ive seen the sky ray there is four of them last i looked but brought this one, the refector pill in the TR-3T6 is solid alloy, simluar to the sky ray, i thought this one would be a better choice, due to the changes on the sky rays, but each to there own.

your both correct, but even though this light is fully regulated, its claimed 3 amp current draw, im slightly under that but no big deal, but since im using cheap cells i think it pays to check multible cells if you can be bothered.

i have a direct drive light with one cell it draws 0.8 amp on the next cell it draws 1.27 amps both same brand and same mah rating, with the next brand current draw ranges from 1.2 amps to 1.5 amps, there is no harm in trying other batteries i have on hand.

so in my opinion it will not hurt to check the other cells also due to its a lucky dip from china, i have 10 of the same branded batteries and all will perform diffent and most offer diffrent results with current draw test and mah cycling, some will last 40 mins some will last over 80 mins and still have more to give then others.

so any one else got the TR-3T6

Well, the point above is that you're going to get 3A+ amps as the batteries are used up, so the claim will come true with time (if similar driver to SR3800). :)

i belive internal resistance of the battery plays a big part with current hence my above post, as the volatge gets lower or as cheap batteries sag you will get higher current draws common knowlage, i run my tr-1200 for very long times from 30 to 50 mins on bush walks and the other night 85 mins on high if you put your ear head the head of the torch you could hear the poor driver singing, not sure how many runs like that i would get out of it and i not sure you should run the TR-3T6 as long i dont think but i will try, but i think if a torch has better heat sinking it should be able to run longer befor you fry it, but there should have multible drivers maybe, good thing with budget lights they are cheap you can buy a new one for a couple of bucks more then a drop in and there is a new one every day.

Well, "constant" power is generally not the case with regulation, which is usually constant current. That's why it's worth checking the draw after running, say, 30min. The "singing" is likely the "PWM" frequency (switching for power regulation in this case) and it's a constant pitch since I don't think these use frequency modulation.

The reflector and emitters are not the same. I did a direct visual comparison between the TrustFire & SkyRay Rev2 without taking them apart, which I'm not going to do; you can easily see they are different. Sure upon a quick glance they look the same, but looking closer you see they are not the same reflector and emitter setup.

Could you tell us the difference in the beams that they both produce then?

Yes the beam profiles are different, I did compare them side-by-side; but I'll have to go back and do it again, I don't want to post the differences from memory, as I recieved 5 different lights that week. They are different though, that's why I looked hard at the reflectors and such to see why they were different.

When I get back to the house, I'll take another run with them side-by-side and post again what I see as to the differences.

I'm back at the house now but we are having an awful storm outside, however I just did the white wall test with them side by side and the SkyRay has a larger hotspot and spill compared to the TrustFire....I hope that helps.

My 2 cell version arrived today in surprisingly perfect condition considering it came all the way from China in a paper package with a little bubble wrap. Happy to say it fired right up. Can't wait till tonight to compare it with my Fenix TK35

atbglenn.. please.. post tailcap current readings!