New Light for T&E, the Inova T3R.

[gjohnsoniv]

I was sent this today for some evaluation and review.  Had the light less then 12 hours so I can't really say a whole lot, but here are a couple initial thoughts.

 

-234 Lumens

-High, low, strobe modes

-234 Lumens high, 20 low, 234 strobe (I think)

-Retails around $120-$135

-Includes Charger and house charger

-Rechargeable (Obviously after stating above)

-3-4 hours to full charge

-Aluminum body

-Tight center beam with lots of side spill

-Knurled body that seems pretty solid and has a good feel to it.

 

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Ignore the toes.

 

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Spotlighting a stray shopping cart in a parking lot.

 

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Right now my only complaint is that the strobe feature is incredibly annoying to use and it would probably be a bit difficult to switch on in a stressful situation.

Edited December 1, 2013 by gjohnsoniv

[TripleDigitRide]

How do you get into doing the evaluations and reviews? Sounds like fun.

[gjohnsoniv]

I was talking with our sales rep at work a couple days ago and he sent me one.  This isn't some new light, it's been out.  They're trying to get into a different market so the idea is for me to show it to some particular groups when I go out on my normal sales calls to get input.  So I figured I would do a review here for anyone who might be interested in one or thinking about one.

[Fourtyfive]

That stray cart looks hungry , did it run when you put the light on it ? :)

[Sam1]

dang that thing has some serious brightness to it!

[itchytriggerfinger]

$90 isn't terrible either

[Guest PapaB]

I notice it lacks the tactical serations.

 

Right now my only complaint is that the strobe feature is incredibly annoying to use and it would probably be a bit difficult to switch on in a stressful situation.

To me, that's a problem. I don't know their market but I hope it's not people looking for a tactical light.

[gjohnsoniv]

I couldn't tell you.  I think that might be the end goal, but if that's the case then they'll need to change a couple of things first imo.  Or they could very well just be going for the "tactical light" for a person who doesn't want to pay Surefire prices and just wants a "tactical" labeled light.

[gjohnsoniv]

At this point i would recommend it to someone who was looking at one. It has pretty good output for the price and the fact that it's rechargeable is a plus to me. A good vehicle or work light so you're not burning through more expensive batteries.