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Hi Everyone,
Up for review is a new offering from a company that just came up on CPF: the Thrunite TiKey
Here are some of the important specs, taken from ThruNite's sale thread:
More information can be found in the threads linked below.
This light was supplied by ThruNite for review, it can also be purchased at GoingGear.com for 39.90 USD.
A Bit of Background:
The HL-1 was first announced to CPF on 7/9/09 in their sale thread here. They also purchased a banner ad subscription, where I found about the light.
and now, here is the light:
I had allot of fun with taking pictures of this light. This is the first titanium/mirror finish light I have ever reviewed, so I experimented quite a bit with lighting and the such. Hope you guys like the shots. :thumbsup:
Inside the box, we see the light, and 3 LR44 batteries. The light itself already had batteries installed. :thumbsup: It was rather hard to take it out though, but that doesn't matter too much.
and now... a couple o' pictures..
lighting from the left
lighting from the right
ouch.. a large amount of dust. I tried getting rid of all of it, but was unsuccessful.
Comparison:
From left to right: Nitecore EZAA, Liteflux LF2XT, Solarforce Protected 18650, AA, TiKey, AAA, CR123A, and the stack of 3 LR44 Batteries
Comparison Beamshots:
From left to right: Liteflux LF2XT on lowest( barelyvisible) ThruNiteTiKey, Fenix E1(similar to E01..slightly brighter), Fenix LD01 on low, Nitecore EZAA W on Low.
This is my first TI light. Because of that, I probably can't make the most accurate judgement.. just letting you readers know.
First Impressions:
From what I can tell, this flashlight is direct driven off of the 3 button cells.. no circuitry to fry.. probably. The runtime graphs I've seen also further reinforced my thinking.
I placed the batteries in backwards, but nothing bad happened other than the LED not lighting up. +1 direct driven proof.
So, for the rest of this review, I will assume that the light is direct driven.
This is a pretty hefty feeling light. I'd even try to call it, "bombproof".. I could probably kick, toss this thing around.. run it over with a truck, eat it (not recommended) and it wouldn't break... I would think. There isn't much to break 🙄
The LED appears to be centered, but when I twist it on, the beam is not. after a bit of inspection, it seems the LED itself is slightly tilted. I tried to tilt in into place by force, but I couldn't do it.
Conclusion:
Please read some of the problems stated below the initial conclusion: also scroll down for a few disassembly pics.
As a small, extremely affordable titanium light, I would say, go for it! I havent seen prices for a TI light this low around.
heh. shiney. I'll see how it does in durability in weeks to come.
As a "around the house" light, it works perfectly fine. I realize that most people here have way too many of the super high output lights.. just not practical for use.. If I really need a super bright light, I'll use one dedicated to that.
EDIT: a bit of use later.. and it seems that the light might not be waterproof. If there is water on the head, and the light is activated, water is actually sucked by the vacuum formed by the sealed innards.. and the battery will actually get wet. :sick2: then again.. it seems to harm nothing. There isn't really anything to screw up but the batteries.
as of now.. I would be a bit hesitant to call this a 40$ light. I hope thrunite would address these issues.
Up for review is a new offering from a company that just came up on CPF: the Thrunite TiKey
Here are some of the important specs, taken from ThruNite's sale thread:
- Titanium alloy TC4 (as known in china), known as Ti6Al4V in most other places, or, Grade 5 Titanium. (correct me if I am wrong.)
- Max output: 10 Lumens
- Uses 3 Pieces of AG13(LR44) batteries
- 4.6cm (Length) x 1.7cm (Diameter)
- 30-gram weight (including batteries)
- Packaged in a gift box
More information can be found in the threads linked below.
This light was supplied by ThruNite for review, it can also be purchased at GoingGear.com for 39.90 USD.
A Bit of Background:
The HL-1 was first announced to CPF on 7/9/09 in their sale thread here. They also purchased a banner ad subscription, where I found about the light.
and now, here is the light:
I had allot of fun with taking pictures of this light. This is the first titanium/mirror finish light I have ever reviewed, so I experimented quite a bit with lighting and the such. Hope you guys like the shots. :thumbsup:
Inside the box, we see the light, and 3 LR44 batteries. The light itself already had batteries installed. :thumbsup: It was rather hard to take it out though, but that doesn't matter too much.
and now... a couple o' pictures..
lighting from the left
lighting from the right
ouch.. a large amount of dust. I tried getting rid of all of it, but was unsuccessful.
Comparison:
From left to right: Nitecore EZAA, Liteflux LF2XT, Solarforce Protected 18650, AA, TiKey, AAA, CR123A, and the stack of 3 LR44 Batteries
Comparison Beamshots:
From left to right: Liteflux LF2XT on lowest( barelyvisible) ThruNiteTiKey, Fenix E1(similar to E01..slightly brighter), Fenix LD01 on low, Nitecore EZAA W on Low.
This is my first TI light. Because of that, I probably can't make the most accurate judgement.. just letting you readers know.
First Impressions:
From what I can tell, this flashlight is direct driven off of the 3 button cells.. no circuitry to fry.. probably. The runtime graphs I've seen also further reinforced my thinking.
I placed the batteries in backwards, but nothing bad happened other than the LED not lighting up. +1 direct driven proof.
So, for the rest of this review, I will assume that the light is direct driven.
This is a pretty hefty feeling light. I'd even try to call it, "bombproof".. I could probably kick, toss this thing around.. run it over with a truck, eat it (not recommended) and it wouldn't break... I would think. There isn't much to break 🙄
The LED appears to be centered, but when I twist it on, the beam is not. after a bit of inspection, it seems the LED itself is slightly tilted. I tried to tilt in into place by force, but I couldn't do it.
Conclusion:
Please read some of the problems stated below the initial conclusion: also scroll down for a few disassembly pics.
As a small, extremely affordable titanium light, I would say, go for it! I havent seen prices for a TI light this low around.
heh. shiney. I'll see how it does in durability in weeks to come.
As a "around the house" light, it works perfectly fine. I realize that most people here have way too many of the super high output lights.. just not practical for use.. If I really need a super bright light, I'll use one dedicated to that.
EDIT: a bit of use later.. and it seems that the light might not be waterproof. If there is water on the head, and the light is activated, water is actually sucked by the vacuum formed by the sealed innards.. and the battery will actually get wet. :sick2: then again.. it seems to harm nothing. There isn't really anything to screw up but the batteries.
as of now.. I would be a bit hesitant to call this a 40$ light. I hope thrunite would address these issues.
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