I picked-up the 34 buck tr-1200 (5XQ5) from DX. Came dinged and scratched from lousy packing. Magic Marker took care of that. Has the glass lens. The threads and o-rings came sparkling clean, and lubed.
Tailcap reading on high was 1.99A on tenergy protected 18650s, and 1.89 on unprotected panasonic 18650s. Might as well call it 2 amps.
Above with two batteries.
3 batteries netted 1.35A on high. Didn't measure med/low.
This thing beats my FryRay 818 on throw, handily, but the FryRay 818 trounces it on flood. Pretty much what I expected.
Was a bit underwhelmed with the throw, really. I was expecting more.
I bought this to replace the 818, which is destined to become a gift, or dumpster effluent. The purple tint on it is just unacceptable. The TR-1200 does have a warmer tint. Much more pleasing to the eye. This also could be the reason I don't think the throw lives-up to the hype. It doesn't have that irritating "punch" that cool white (blue,purple) LEDs have.
Anyway, it's no beauty queen from shipping damage, but it does work, except with some of my longer protected cells. They push the tailcap plunger too far aft, which puts too much pressure on it for proper engagement. Tried an exact tailcap from another light (FryRay 818), same issue. Will modify the switch. Maybe cut a turn off the plunger spring. Loosening either tail cap a turn or so engages the switch (sigh).
The above just in 3-cell mode. 2-cell mode is just dandy!
Ran it indoors for 30 minutes (62 deg. ambient) and it got very warm to touch. Not painfully so, like the FryRay 3800 at 10 minutes.
Think it's a keeper. Fair throw, and reduced flood. Just what the doctor ordered, to keep nosy neighbors in their houses...
Enough blather. This light has been reviewed to death! Give it a 7 out of 10 (ignoring shipping damage) on the ho-hum meter.