Got a Thor for Xmas, and I'm pretty disappointed in its performance.
Ok, out of the box a great looking 'Big @ss' light. But, after charging it for the recommended 8 hours, I switched it on and all I got was a flood of light. Inspection of the front end showed the bulb to be crooked, leaning to the left side. So, I remove the PITA 8 screws, very carefully flex/bend things straight. Now it's perfectly centered and straight and makes a sharp spot.
But, not impressive at all, even on 'HI'. It's quite yellow tint light, still more flood than real 'throw', and far from 10M candle power. Yes, I've read through the 'put in bigger wires' and even the 'boost' thread, but I don't think it's worth the trouble. For one, I get two darks lines in the beam from the wires that hold the filiments.
Overall, I recommend a "Pass" unless you really just want the case (like me) for experimenting with.
Lux for Lux, and even more so dollar for dollar, you would be much better served with the Harbor Freight big spot light for $15.00 when on sale. It has a much better beam, at least twice the throw, and on 'HI' it is incredibly white. Amost Luxeon white in color, very, very noticeable next to the Thor beam. The HF big spot also has auto charge shut off with indicator led and an external 12V out jack for running other things. Two nice features the Thor lacks.
While the Thor is big and bright, it's put to shame by the HF big spot for only $15.00 (sale price). I recommend the HF over the Thor; its a Best Buy.
Edited to add pics:
Here's the Thor (left) and the HF (right) on low:
It's hard to tell, but the spot on the HF is way brighter in Low. This next photo is both lights on HI.
My cheap camera does not do a good job of showing what the eye sees, as it saturates on bright light. But, you can see the color tint difference in the lights.
The Thor probably is spewing more lumens out the front of the light, but no where as focused as the HF light. The Thor lights up a lot with its side spill light; too bad it couldn't get focused in to the spot.
The HF spot does a much better job of making a perfect round beam with no wire lines, etc. And it just reaches out in to the dark farther than the Thor can. My opinion is the HF has more throw, better tint, and more options for a lower price.
Ok, out of the box a great looking 'Big @ss' light. But, after charging it for the recommended 8 hours, I switched it on and all I got was a flood of light. Inspection of the front end showed the bulb to be crooked, leaning to the left side. So, I remove the PITA 8 screws, very carefully flex/bend things straight. Now it's perfectly centered and straight and makes a sharp spot.
But, not impressive at all, even on 'HI'. It's quite yellow tint light, still more flood than real 'throw', and far from 10M candle power. Yes, I've read through the 'put in bigger wires' and even the 'boost' thread, but I don't think it's worth the trouble. For one, I get two darks lines in the beam from the wires that hold the filiments.
Overall, I recommend a "Pass" unless you really just want the case (like me) for experimenting with.
Lux for Lux, and even more so dollar for dollar, you would be much better served with the Harbor Freight big spot light for $15.00 when on sale. It has a much better beam, at least twice the throw, and on 'HI' it is incredibly white. Amost Luxeon white in color, very, very noticeable next to the Thor beam. The HF big spot also has auto charge shut off with indicator led and an external 12V out jack for running other things. Two nice features the Thor lacks.
While the Thor is big and bright, it's put to shame by the HF big spot for only $15.00 (sale price). I recommend the HF over the Thor; its a Best Buy.
Edited to add pics:
Here's the Thor (left) and the HF (right) on low:
It's hard to tell, but the spot on the HF is way brighter in Low. This next photo is both lights on HI.
My cheap camera does not do a good job of showing what the eye sees, as it saturates on bright light. But, you can see the color tint difference in the lights.
The Thor probably is spewing more lumens out the front of the light, but no where as focused as the HF light. The Thor lights up a lot with its side spill light; too bad it couldn't get focused in to the spot.
The HF spot does a much better job of making a perfect round beam with no wire lines, etc. And it just reaches out in to the dark farther than the Thor can. My opinion is the HF has more throw, better tint, and more options for a lower price.
