nitecore TM10K

[SKV89]

@vt2nv

10,000 lumens? Sure it will impress the unwashed masses, but as a useful tool this light leaves a lot to be desired. I’ll admit that getting 10K lumens out of a small single cell flashlight is a stunning engineering achievement, but as a useful, practical portable light source, this light leaves a lot to be desired. Exit turbo mode and my TC20 can hold it’s own against this monster light. TC20 is small, powerful, and affordable.

I suspect that there will be many instances of buyer’s remorse.

@SKV89

Although only 7seconds, being able to produce 10k lumens with 1-cell is quite a technical achievement! I wish the high mode can be set a bit higher at like 3k lumens. I might still buy this if we can get a GB. If it can sustain 2k lumens for 3+ minutes, then it makes this more practical than almost all other single cell lights out there.

I use my TC20 frequently for work purposes because it is the only single cell light that can maintain 1800 lumens for a couple minutes. If the TM10K can maintain 2k lumens for a couple minutes, that would make it the most practical single cell light out there. I don’t see why everyone is bashing the 10k lumens. I would love to have a turbo mode as powerful as possible so I know I have it if I ever want to blast it on. But normally, I use the 2nd or 3rd highest modes for practical use and only blast on turbo for a few seconds to surprise people or to get a good view of the surrounding.

[mrheosuper]

The host cleary has space for 2 21700 cell, so 5000 lumen per cell is not actually impresses

[will34]

@mrheosuper

The host cleary has space for 2 21700 cell, so 5000 lumen per cell is not actually impresses

It’s a single 21700

[vt2nv]

Agreed, but how many TC20’s can be bought for the price of this light?. Consider thermal management. The heat has to go somewhere, and there will be lots of heat to remove. Then there’s the matter of batteries that we can’t get to. What happens when the batteries start getting soft? No doubt Nitecore will replace the internal batteries as a flat-rate repair.

Sorry, but to me this light is an item for flashlight enthusiasts with deep pockets.

@SKV89

@vt2nv

10,000 lumens? Sure it will impress the unwashed masses, but as a useful tool this light leaves a lot to be desired. I’ll admit that getting 10K lumens out of a small single cell flashlight is a stunning engineering achievement, but as a useful, practical portable light source, this light leaves a lot to be desired. Exit turbo mode and my TC20 can hold it’s own against this monster light. TC20 is small, powerful, and affordable.

I suspect that there will be many instances of buyer’s remorse.

@SKV89

Although only 7seconds, being able to produce 10k lumens with 1-cell is quite a technical achievement! I wish the high mode can be set a bit higher at like 3k lumens. I might still buy this if we can get a GB. If it can sustain 2k lumens for 3+ minutes, then it makes this more practical than almost all other single cell lights out there.

I use my TC20 frequently for work purposes because it is the only single cell light that can maintain 1800 lumens for a couple minutes. If the TM10K can maintain 2k lumens for a couple minutes, that would make it the most practical single cell light out there. I don’t see why everyone is bashing the 10k lumens. I would love to have a turbo mode as powerful as possible so I know I have it if I ever want to blast it on. But normally, I use the 2nd or 3rd highest modes for practical use and only blast on turbo for a few seconds to surprise people or to get a good view of the surrounding.

[SKV89]

@mrheosuper

The host cleary has space for 2 21700 cell, so 5000 lumen per cell is not actually impresses

Can you name me a single cell light that produce 5,000 lumens?

The brightest single cell I know is the D4 which can make 4,000 lumens max but surely can’t hold it for 7 seconds.

This single cell light can make up to 10,000 lumens, which is very impressive for my standards. Instead of only bashing and pointing out only the negatives, I give credit where credit is due. Eventhough I’m not a fan of Nitecore and don’t own a single one of their lights, I would like to own this if the price was affordable.

[JasonWW]

Here’s what bugs me, the xhp35 is an inefficient emitter as far as lumen output per watt. It’s mostly used in throwy lights, but in this case it has tiny little reflectors which aren’t going to give much throw.

It would make a lot more sense if they would switch to 50.2 or 70.2 emitters since they give you more lumen per watt. You could still get 10k lumen, but for a longer time or keep the 7 seconds and have higher output, like 14k lumen. Something like that.

I guess the xhp35 gives them at least a little throw.

The Samsung 48G is 10A continous and 30A for 10 seconds.

[bmengineer]

@JasonWW

Here’s what bugs me, the xhp35 is an inefficient emitter as far as lumen output per watt. It’s mostly used in throwy lights, but in this case it has tiny little reflectors which aren’t going to give much throw.

It would make a lot more sense if they would switch to 50.2 or 70.2 emitters since they give you more lumen per watt. You could still get 10k lumen, but for a longer time or keep the 7 seconds and have higher output, like 14k lumen. Something like that.

I guess the xhp35 gives them at least a little throw.

The Samsung 48G is 10A continous and 30A for 10 seconds.

I find the beam from the XHP35 much more pleasant from either the 50.2 or the 70.2, and even though they aren’t breaking any records I appreciate the extra throw.