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Trustfire TR-J16 (5*XM-L/3*18650)
By: JohnnyMac Date: April 12, 2013, 1:37 pm
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[html]<h1 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size:
1em;">Trustfire TR-J16 Review</span></h1><p style="text-align:
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style="text-align: center;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding:
0px; color: #707070; line-height: 18px;
-webkit-text-size-adjust: none;"> Manufacturer
Specifications:</strong></p><table class="auto-style2"
style="margin: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; empty-cells: show;
font-size: 12px; color: #707070; line-height: 18px;
-webkit-text-size-adjust: none;"><tbody style="margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td
class="auto-style3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px
5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Brand:</strong></td><td
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align:
top; color: #787878;">Trustfire</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;"><td class="auto-style3" style="margin: 0px;
padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color:
#787878;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding:
0px;">Model:</strong></td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px
0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color:
#787878;">TR-J16</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding:
0px;"><td class="auto-style3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px
0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Emitter
Brand:</strong></td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px
5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;">Cree</td></tr><tr
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="auto-style3"
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align:
top; color: #787878;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding:
0px;">LED Type:</strong></td><td style="margin: 0px; padding:
0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color:
#787878;">XM-L</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding:
0px;"><td class="auto-style3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px
0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">BIN:</strong></td><td
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align:
top; color: #787878;">T6</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;"><td class="auto-style3" style="margin: 0px;
padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color:
#787878;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding:
0px;">Color:</strong></td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px
0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;">Cool
White</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td
class="auto-style3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px
5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Number of
Emitters:</strong></td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px
0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;">5</td></tr><tr
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="auto-style3"
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align:
top; color: #787878;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding:
0px;">Voltage Input:</strong></td><td style="margin: 0px;
padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color:
#787878;">7.2~12V</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding:
0px;"><td class="auto-style3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px
0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Battery
Configuration:</strong></td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px
0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;">2 x 18650 / 3
x 18650 (not included)</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding:
0px;"><td class="auto-style3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px
0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Circuitry:</strong></td><td
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align:
top; color: #787878;">Digital regulated 5000mA</td></tr><tr
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="auto-style3"
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align:
top; color: #787878;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding:
0px;">Brightness:</strong></td><td style="margin: 0px; padding:
0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color:
#787878;">4000LM</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding:
0px;"><td class="auto-style3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px
0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Runtime:</strong></td><td
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align:
top; color: #787878;">1~2 hours</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;"><td class="auto-style3" style="margin: 0px;
padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color:
#787878;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Number of
Modes:</strong></td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px
5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;">5</td></tr><tr
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="auto-style3"
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align:
top; color: #787878;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding:
0px;">Mode Arrangement:</strong></td><td style="margin: 0px;
padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color:
#787878;">Hi 100% > Mid 45% > Lo 10% > Fast Strobe >
SOS</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td
class="auto-style3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px
5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mode Memory:</strong></td><td
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align:
top; color: #787878;">Yes</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;"><td class="auto-style3" style="margin: 0px;
padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color:
#787878;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Switch
Type:</strong></td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px
5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;">Reverse
clicky</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td
class="auto-style3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px
5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Switch
Location:</strong></td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px
0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color:
#787878;">Tailcap</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding:
0px;"><td class="auto-style3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px
0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lens:</strong></td><td
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align:
top; color: #787878;">Coated Glass Lens</td></tr><tr
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="auto-style3"
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align:
top; color: #787878;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding:
0px;">Reflector:</strong></td><td style="margin: 0px; padding:
0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;">Aluminium
Smooth/SMO</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td
class="auto-style3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px
5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
Accessories:</strong></td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px
0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;">1 x Carrying
bag</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td
class="auto-style3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px
5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </strong></td><td
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align:
top; color: #787878;">1 x Extension tube</td></tr><tr
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="auto-style3"
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align:
top; color: #787878;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding:
0px;"> </strong></td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px
0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;">1 x Chinese /
English user manual</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding:
0px;"><td class="auto-style3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px
0px 0px 5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dimensions:</strong></td><td
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align:
top; color: #787878;">9.06 in x 2.48 in x 2.48 in (23.0 cm x 6.3
cm x 6.3 cm)</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td
class="auto-style3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px
5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Weight:</strong></td><td
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; vertical-align:
top; color: #787878;">15.52 oz (440 g)</td></tr><tr><td
class="auto-style3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px
5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Price:</strong></td><td
class="auto-style4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px
5px; vertical-align: top;">$55.98</td></tr><tr><td
class="auto-style3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px
5px; vertical-align: top; color: #787878;"><strong
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Provided by:</strong></td><td
class="auto-style4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px
5px; vertical-align: top;"><a
href="
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/>Aurabuy.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p
class="auto-style5"><strong>Additional Measurements taken by
me:</strong></p><table style="width: 50%;"><tbody><tr><td>Lens
(diameter x height)</td><td>59mm x 2mm</td></tr><tr><td>Driver
diameter</td><td>25mm</td></tr><tr><td>Switch
diameter:</td><td>20mm</td></tr><tr><td>Reflector
diameter:</td><td>59mm</td></tr><tr><td>Individual reflector cup
diameter:</td><td>22.5mm</td></tr><tr><td>Switch boot (diameter
x height)</td><td>16mm x 8mm</td></tr></tbody></table><p>A good,
solid, well made light with a solid 2439 OTF lumens, it's
Achilles heel is it's weak anodization. Packaged with the
extension tube inside the bubble bag with the main body, the
body suffered from scratches in the finish where the ano was
completely rubbed off of some edges. In measuring dimensions
with my micrometer I caused a few unintended scratches that
never should have scratched it. Not a light for the picky of
finish or lovers of shelf queens, this light is one for die hard
users that need lots of flood in a tough rugged light that care
more about function than looks. Consider it battle scarred
after regular use and where it proudly. It's a man's light and
made for going, not
showing.</p><p><strong>Performance:</strong></p><p>Output on
high is a relatively healthy 2439 OTF lumens. Doing ceiling
shots the output is nearly identical to my original Skyray King
in hotspot and brightness of spill except that the spill fades
out nicely instead of having a defined edge like the spill of
the SRK. The light warms up quickly on high and remains fairly
stable indicating good thermal management. Here are the output
numbers I attained using my Integrated Sphere and lux
meter.</p><table style="width:
50%;"><tbody><tr><td>Mode</td><td>OTF Lumens</td><td>Tail
Amperage</td><td>Amps/LED</td></tr><tr><td>High</td><td>2,439</t
d><td>2.37
x 3 =
7.11A</td><td>1.42</td></tr><tr><td>Medium</td><td>1,479</td><td
>1.475
x 3 =
4.425</td><td>.885</td></tr><tr><td>Low</td><td>330</td><td>.370
x 3 = 1.11</td><td>.222</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Measurements
below taken at 2 meters</p><table style="width:
50%;"><tbody><tr><td>Lux @
1m</td><td>25,400</td></tr><tr><td>Throw Distance</td><td>318.75
meters</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The figures above were taken
with 3 cells. Do not run the light on just 2 cells, at least
not on high for sure! The driver would appear to be regulated
and all modes work using just two cells which cannot be said for
other lights of this style. The problem is providing the
required amperage with just 2 cells. I tried the TR-J16 in my
IS (Integrated Sphere) and the initial output was exactly the
same as it was on 3 cells but quickly started to drop as the
cells began to work hard but were falling behind. I decided to
let it run for a minute and watch it fall just to see how far it
would go before it leveled off. This is where the odd thing
happened and it's the first time I've ever seen a light do this.
After quickly falling by several hundred lux in the IS it
stopped falling and as I was about to take it off the IS I saw
it start to increase. In amazement I watched it steadily climb
right back to the exact output it had when I first fired it up
and maintain that exact level! WTH?! I realized just how hot
the light was and quickly turned it off. Even the battery tube
felt really too warm for my comfort so I pulled the tailcap and
dropped the cells into my hand. WOW! They were really warm
bordering on hot. Maybe IMR cells would work in 2-cell config
with the TR-J16 but with regular cells I would not even think
about it.</p><p>On the bright side of it all, in 3-cell mode the
output didn't falter at all as the light warmed up. It
maintained the same output in my IS after a minute or two as it
did with initial turn on. Pretty amazing if you ask me. I may
revisit things and do an extended ceiling bounce session with
the TR-J16 in high mode to see how it fades over an extended
period of time.</p><p>In the pic below, you can see the
scratches around the Trustfire logo in the center of the battery
tube. The 3x18650 format means it's a long plunger style and
while it will work on 2x18650, I wouldn't recommend it. I think
the color is awesome and this type of gray is my favorite for
flashlights. Black Shadow uses this shade and it's one of many
reasons why I love their lights so much. If Trustfire had only
gotten the thickness of the anodizing correct so it would be as
durable as the finish on the Black Shadows it'd be a real
winner. The light is waterproof for at least a couple feet and
it tail stands as well as a tall, top heavy light possibly can.
It'd make a great outdoor hunting and camping type of
light.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>The head is quite solid and heavy with
ample fins for good heat disapation. It gets quite warm when
running and rather quickly, too. The light is rather front
heavy, even with all 3 cells but it gives a comforting feeling
when walking the dog at night or braving the dark, zombie
infested areas of my neighborhood. I think I'd actually choose
this over a 3D Maglite if walking in a dark, unsafe alley. It
would make a great skull crusher.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>The bezel is polished stainless steel a
nd
lightly crenelated. Lots of surface area to wick away the head
and tons of mass to handle the heat of 5 XM-L emitters.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>The finned stainless ring at the front
of
the battery tube serves, not only a cosmetic purpose but helps
to strengthen the joint where the battery tube threads into the
head, not that it needs it as the tube is quite thick where it
threads in.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>Here you can see where the majority of
the scratches were when I received it. Had I paid for this
light I would have insisted on replacement but fortunately for
me, this is a review sample and the light will enjoy hardy use
as my backdoor yard sweeper and bumps in the night light. I
also admit it's nice not having to worry about those first
scratches. Quite a relief actually :)</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>The machining on the light is actually
very nice. The grooves provide decent grip while giving the
TR-J16 a bit of individuality in a market filled with black
lights and the usual knurling.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>The tailcap is agressively machined but
my example suffered from some scratches as well.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>A very thick. beefy 16mm boot covers th
e
switch.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>Time for the fun stuff - measuring and
taking things apart. Sort of.</p><p>The head measures 63mm in
diameter.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>...and is 60mm from the bezel to the en
d
of the fins.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>The reflector is extremely solid and
heavy. Unfortunately I was unable to remove the reflector and
pill, hence the "sort of" comment earlier. I'm pretty sure the
reflector threads into the head but may be glued in with thermal
epoxy just to be sure it doesn't come loose. Short of breaking
out the large pipe wrench, I wasn't able to loosen it from the
front.</p><p>On a plus, the ano on the head seems much thicker
and harder than that on the body and tail. The threads are
anodized and quite smooth. The o-ring seals nicely with the
bezel.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%" style="-webkit-user-select: none; cursor:
-webkit-zoom-in;"></a></p><p>The reflector itself is just shy of
59mm.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%" style="-webkit-user-select: none; cursor:
-webkit-zoom-in;"></a></p><p>The individual reflector cups are
roughly 22-23mm across.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%" style="-webkit-user-select: none; cursor:
-webkit-zoom-in;"></a></p><p>The stainless steel bezel is quite
nice. The threads are clean and the o-ring is in the proper
place - between the glass and the front of the bezel.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%" style="-webkit-user-select: none; cursor:
-webkit-zoom-in;"></a></p><p>The o-ring for the glass could be a
couple mm larger in diameter. You can see below how once the
glass was removed the o-ring pulled back from it's groove. When
reassembling it I just prestretched the o-ring a little dropped
it back in the groove and it all went together
perfectly.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%" style="-webkit-user-select: none; cursor:
-webkit-zoom-in;"></a></p><p>The lens is regular uncoated glass.
mine had a strange fracture along the edge. It is almost as if
the lens was comprised of layers as the crack cannot be felt
from either side of the glass. Fortunately due to the design of
the reflector and the fact that it still smooth, waterproffing
is unaffected as is the light output itself.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%" style="-webkit-user-select: none; cursor:
-webkit-zoom-in;"></a></p><p>The lens itself is roughly 59mm
across and 2mm thick.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%" style="-webkit-user-select: none; cursor:
-webkit-zoom-in;"></a></p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>Onto the rear of the head. The threads
here are clean and deep. The machining itself is decent. You
can see some slight chatter from the thread cutting but they
work very smoothly and have little play. The driver is behind a
thick brass threaded ring and the brass contact point is
actually a very thick, solid machined spring cap. Not a flimsy
stamped cup like is found on most budget lights.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>With the contact ring removed we can se
e
the 25-26mm driver hiding deeper in the head. The contact
spring is pleasantly heavy and looks like it could handle the
amperage. It is soldered nicely onto the center of the driver
board. Unfortunately it is press fit and rather tightly, too.
It may even be epoxied from behind. Try as I might I was unable
to pop the driver out to have a look at it and the inside of the
pill. I have a feeling (positive actually) that the reflector
is bolted to the pill from behind but without getting the driver
out I was unable to get any further into the head. :(</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>Here is what the driver contact ring
looks like</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>All is pretty well made. Negative
contact is passed from the outer ring to the driver via the
large spring. It works. The positive contact button is held in
place by a white nylon spacer. You can see how thich the spring
cap is. It is actually a machined piece and not just stamped
out of a sheet disk.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>The nylon centering ring is also thread
ed
and very thick. Everything in this light appears to be
overbuilt and that's a good thing.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>The threads where the battery tube meet
with the head are very deep and clean. The stainless outer ring
threads onto the tube and is sealed at the rear by an o-ring you
can't see yet. The o-ring visible seats very snugly against the
base of the head and seals well.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>The tube walls are 5mm thick and
extremely solid.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>Here is the body with the ring removed.
You can see the o-ring that seals the base of the ring.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>The body is 27mm thick.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>On to the tailcap.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>Inside is pretty much the same as what
is
up front minus the large outer spring.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>The needle nose pliers helps unscrew th
e
innards of the tailcap. Again, the spring cap here is machined
from a chunk of brass. Everything else is standard build
stuff.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p> </p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>The threads on the tailcap and extensio
n
tube of my TR-J16 were very dirty and had slight traces of fine
milling trash. Cleaned up they weren't half bad.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
HTML http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg106/CigarJohnny/TR-J16/TR-J16-53_zps4c2b9653.png"<br
/>width="50%"></a></p><p>THe switch has a 20mm board and accordi
ng
to the switch stamping it's 1.5A rated but at 250v. It does
seem to handle this current just fine though.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>16mm switch boot. Very thick and sturd
y
without being too stiff to press. The switch feel on the light
is very good.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
HTML http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg106/CigarJohnny/TR-J16/TR-J16-55_zps6b41745f.png"<br
/>width="50%"></a></p><p>The TR-J16 came with a sturdy holster,
a
couple spare o-rings, an instruction manual and a warranty
card.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>A light like this definitely needs a
holster. Luckily Trustfire saw fit to include one. Here we see
the TR-J16 inside it's holster. It's a tight squeeze to snap
the flap shut but with a little use it may stretch a hair making
it easier to snap shut one-handed. </p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
HTML http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg106/CigarJohnny/TR-J16/TR-J16-57_zps162095b9.png"<br
/>width="50%"></a></p><p>The rear belt loop of the holster has
both velcro and snap, allowing the wearer to put the holster
on/off without undoing his/her belt. No fear of it coming
loose.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a> </p><p><strong>Beamshots:</strong></p><p>The
next pic here is of the TR-J16 by itself. The pic does not do
it justice as the camera squeezes shut at the amount of light
and makes it appear much darker than it really is. It does give
a pretty good idea what is happening behind all of the glare but
does not show the large spill area well.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>Next up is a beam profile. A surprisin
g
amount of focused light considering the 5 shallow reflectors in
the head this size.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></a></p><p>Here we have the Terminator on the left
and the TR-J16 on the right. The brightness of the spill coming
from the Terminator nearly washes out the spill of the TR-J16
completely.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
HTML http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg106/CigarJohnny/TR-J16/TR-J16-59_zpsc23cd207.png"<br
/>width="50%"></a></p><p>Compared to the Skyray King (A very
bright original version - 2300+ OTF) in this next picture. In
person the spill of the TR-J16 is broader than that of the SRK.
The spill of the SRK stops almost abruptly while the TR-J16 just
fades away. The TR-J16 is also a bit more neutral tint compared
to the SRK in CW.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
HTML http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg106/CigarJohnny/TR-J16/TR-J16-60_zpsa8fa4530.png"<br
/>width="50%"></a></p><p>This should give an idea of the size
compared to the other two lights.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"><br><strong style="color: #000000; font-size:
1em;"></strong></a></p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><strong style="color: #000000; font-size:
1em;"><img
src="
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/>width="50%"></strong></a></p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><strong style="color: #000000; font-size:
1em;">Concluding thoughts:</strong></a></p><p
class="auto-style1">I have to give the TR-J16 a solid 3.5 stars.
I really do like the light but the thin anodizing on the body
and tail added to it not putting out anywhere close to it's full
potential keep me from giving it more. As relic38 points out
though, the TR-J16 is supposed to be a blinged out version of
the TR-J12. It only succeeds at this to a point but the weak
anodizing makes it fall short of it's objective. That said, it
still puts out close over 2400+ OTF lumens with plenty of flood
and over 300 meters of throw. What's not to like about a light
that can light up an acre of land or a football field?</p><p>And
one last parting shot of the TR-J16 in shorty 2x18650
configuration.</p><p><a
href="
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/>target="_blank"><img
src="
HTML http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg106/CigarJohnny/TR-J16/TR-J16-13_zpsbfe9184e.png"<br
/>width="50%"></a></p><p>Thanks for taking the time to read this
review. Feel free to ask questions or offer your opinions or
experience.</p><p>Johnny</p>[/html]
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Re: Trustfire TR-J16 (5*XM-L/3*18650)
By: MRsDNF Date: April 12, 2013, 3:26 pm
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Again another fantastic review JohnnyMac. Does the pill on this
light screw in? Its a shame the the bling is let down by the
poor anodizing. Maybe there was a bad batch put through?
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Re: Trustfire TR-J16 (5*XM-L/3*18650)
By: JohnnyMac Date: April 12, 2013, 4:22 pm
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I'm sure it screws in but either they put thread lock on it or
they really cranked down on it. No clue which as I couldn't get
it off. Just wasn't worth it on this one. I liked how it worked
and wanted to keep it that way. LOL!
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