Review. Thrunite TN12.

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This light was kindly loaned to me for review by Ezarc.

To the light arrived in a very sturdy brown box which was built like a safe compared to the white boxes we normally receive lights in.

Inside the box was a nice thick foam protective pillow. This is the best packaging by far I have received any light in.

The included accessories were packaged under the light further providing protection for the light itself not that I think with the box it would ever need it. The Holster, Lanyard and o'rings were of first class quality and could not be faulted.

The TN12 size wise with its bigger brother the LYNX.

And up against a more common light the SolarForce L2M.

The light is operated by two switches. The forward switch operates the modes and the tailcap switch is on and off. I believe that the front switch is electronic and to prevent the batteries going flat the power is turned of with the tailcap. l'm a fan of this sort of setup if the driver has an electronic switch even though it does add to the overall length of the the light. The current light I'm building will have this same set up (its ok as I'm not the one wiring it up). Both switches have a smooth firm push to them. Accidental turn on would be almost impossible. The tailcap switch can also be used as a momentary switch if its not pushed all the way in to turn the light on.

The spring on the switch in the tailcap for battery contact is reasonably soft. At the current the light is operated on it will be fine.

The reflector is flawless and the lens has a nice blue AR coating on it. The XML-2 is perfectly centered. Please excuse the foreign material on all my pictures. It does detract from the quality of this light.

All threads were amazingly square and o'rings a perfect fit. The pocket clip was sturdy and will fit thick belts without an issue.

The driver spring is only short being about 5mm in length. with the spring setup and the design of the light the light should accommodate the longest protected batteries to the shortest non protected batteries. Modes are simple with 5 light output modes and a hidden flashy mode that is simply accessed by pressing the forward switch for about 1.5 seconds with the light turned on in any mode.

The battery used for testing was supplied by Thrunite as well. It is rated at 2600mAh.

The run times and temps is as per below. The output measurements were simply a ceiling bounce. Temperature at the time was 15 degrees celsius. Battery protection on the driver kicked in at 1.09 hours with the light stepping down in output and quickly flashing twice with a pause, before it would flash again.

Night shots. The distance to the windmill is approximately 16 meters. Only max, high and med shots were taken as low and lower low did not take a picture. There is not a lot of difference between max and high visually. Tailcap measurements were, max 2.63 amps, high 2.13, med .6, low .07 and really low .03 amps.

The pictures in series maximum, high and medium.

To sum up this is the best light by a country mile l have had the good fortune to review. To say I'm a fan of this light would be an understatement. From the near perfect machine work, quality of the combined parts anodising and the simplicity of operation,it is simply hard for me to fault. If I had to find fault it would be the modes but this is purely subjective. I have no hesitation in recommending this light to anyone in the market for a light like this.

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uuggh the side switch resemble NITECORE EA4,got myself quite a problem with it |(

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I assume zelee that you are talking about the poorly designed rubber switch caps on the EA4 that failed and later fixed. Yes this is similar but in no way the same density as the EA4 switch rubber.

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Thanks MRsDNF for the nice and concise review (I like compact reviews) with the very crisp pictures.

Also this light shows that Thrunite is perhaps the best in getting maximum throw out of a minumum size reflector, I like that. And the design is very nice!

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Thanks for the nice review!
I especially like the size comparisons. They clearly show me the size of it.

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Thanks for the review! I’ve almost bought this light a couple times and I’m still hankering for it. I do have the T10S and it’s awesome, so it certainly looks like Thrunite is really putting some effort into their newer designs. It does look a little large but if it’s the superb light it looks to be, then lots of folks will probably forgive them for it.

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Great looking light and nice review. Thank you MRsDNF.

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This is gonna’ sound funny, but is the tested TN12 billed as “neutral” or “cool?”

For months, I have been investigating the purchase of a neutral version, but have found nothing but marketing hype, mis-descriptions and confusion in ads, descriptions and on many forum threads. So far, I’d have to call the existence of a neutral version an “urban myth.”

Can any of you, ummmmmmmmmmmm, shed some light?

Thanks!!!

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I have had discussions here before on tints and what I see. I think that maybe I am slightly tint blind. Personally l would not call the tint on this light cool. More neutral. Others may disagree. Sorry l cant be more definitive.

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Great review!

You should make more reviews. You're good at it! :)

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Look who’s taking nice pictures!!! Well done, shame on you for making me want yet one more light…

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Cheques in the mail RaceR86. The same amount as last time?

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Just to clarify djozz. I would not call this light a thrower by any means. It has a great flood of light. it will light up the tree out the back at 120 meters but there is not a lot of useful light at that distance. It has only about a 18.5mm usable diameter reflector.

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Same amount, but last time you were slow so add 10% interest.






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:-) Being a fan of small lights, I have found that there is quite some variation in 'throw' with similar sized reflectors. So what I tried to say that it throws well for a reflector that size (and so does i.e. the Archer, pity that the Archer is so hefty).

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Amongst the 4 Thrunites that I bought during the promotional package - this is the best in terms of weight / portability and light beam.
Strong beam, throws quite far and only 66 gram, if I remember right.
Next best, TN30 for big spill and throw.
T10 - for EDC.
I must confess that I have partially turned into a Thrunite fan, but I’m done with flashlights, more or less.
Unless something powerful, branded and reliable comes along.

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Thanks for your thoughts ZT. Its always interesting to hear other peoples thoughts.

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Thanks for this review. Amazing little torch.

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Nice review, Steve! I have to admit it's one of my favorite ThruNite models. It does everything great with my only nit pick being the big jump between low and medium output. It checks all the right boxes for me.

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Great review Steve.. great pics as well.

The switch does look like the one on the EA4 and EA8, but I guess it`s of different material.

One thing that I personally like about other reviews,is that they have headings when it comes to different topics, that might be a great addition to your review...

I quickly browsed,but couldn`t find the word PWM...so I had to go through it a few more times.. but still couldnt find it ;)
maybe you just didnt mention PWM :D so I assume there is none