The BEAST - TN31 (6.5A) Vinh light has arrived and tested - WOW!!!!

A 1700+ lumen light that can throw 500+Kcd IS indeed remarkable.

Unfortunately I don’t know. This light is second hand, so not sure if it was the original XML2 or not. And if I am hearing correctly, Vinh totally bypasses the resistors. Tom E or Vinh answer that one much better than I can.

That reminds me of direct drive…Vinh was known to successfully achieve that with his early XML P60 dropins powered on a single IMR16340!

510K how much is that in throw? 1000m? 700m? 2km?

according to the throw calculator spreadsheet i borrowed from _the_ ... 1,428 meters

WOW! :open_mouth:

Can’t wait for the outdoor beam shots. :bigsmile:

Oh I forgot. I tested lumens on the lower settings too. Here is all the settings -
Level 1 - .4
Level 2 - 18
Level 3 - 471
Level 4 - 1050
Level 5 - 1515
Level 6 - 1740
Pretty usuable spread of levels still.

Me too!

Very nice. I like the tint. Is that the 1A tint or the stock 1C tint?

EDIT: I mean tint rating before dedome.

There should be 6 levels.

The sixth level goes over 2000 lumens :wink:

Crap your right. Looks like I missed a level. I just tested them again. I stopped at 1050 thinking that was below the highest level. Nope. Level 5 is 1515 and level 6 is 1740. I’ll correct my numbers above. It has THREE power levels over 1000 lumens on an XML based thrower. This light is truly a beast.

That sounds like a beast :slight_smile:
I remember when Vihn did initial XM-L2 testing he couldn’t get much more than 4.5A into them, even direct drive. I wonder how he got around it?

thats remarkable. love the modes too. looking forward to seeing them beamshots.

We need a K40 tested against a TN31 modded!

rdrfronty,

Let me know and I will get a K40 your way. :slight_smile:

vinhnguyen54@gmail.com

Vinh

I just realized you are in Washington…State or DC? And do you let people come see some of your work? :slight_smile:

I’m worried about how the led will survive this level of amps over time, although i guess a new one can be put in. How is the heat?

Oh boy, that’s crazy insane.
But then this makes me curious… How well would an over-driven XPG2 do? HO HO HO I’m getting excited.

I am absolutely blown away by this! 510k? What kind of witch craft is going on inside that light? How is the LED not a smoldering pile of ash

I thought my 223kcd BTU Shocker was badass….Now I feel inadequate and weak.

The TN31mb is a de-domed, over-driven XPG2 :slight_smile: