Rofis TR10 Flashlight Review

The Rofis TR10 flashlight can be twisted from a forward output to a right-angle output. It uses a Cree XP-L HI emitter, too. Read on!

Official Specs and Features

Here’s a link to the Rofis TR10 flashlight product page.

Versions

There’s really only one version, but that sells the light a little short since it’s quite feature-rich. But just one tint option, and emitter option, and body color, etc.

MSRP

The price is around $50.

Short Review

Quite a nice little light, with a good user interface and a nice option to switch between right angle and OTF. And of course, I love some XP-L HI!

Long Review

The Big Table

Roifs TR10
Emitter:	Cree XP-L HI (V3)
Price in USD at publication time:	$50
Cell:	1×16340
Turbo Runtime
LVP?	?
Switch Type:	E-Switch
On-Board Charging?	No
Claimed Lumens (lm)	900
Claimed Throw (m)	139
Candela (Calculated) in cd (at 30s)	305lux @ 3.698m = 4171cd
Throw (Calculated) (m)	129.2 (92.9% of claim)^
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^ Measurement disclaimer: Testing flashlights is my hobby. I use hobbyist-level equipment for testing, including some I made myself. Try not to get buried in the details of manufacturer specifications versus measurements recorded here; A certain amount of difference (say, 10 or 15%) is perfectly reasonable.

What’s Included

Rofis TR10
Spare O-ring (2)
Lanyard
Manual

(Special note: NOT included is a headband to make this work as a headlamp. Despite what many product shots you see may depict.)

Package and Manual

The package is a cardboard box with no window. There’s a lot of printing, including specs and photos. Gearbest includes its inventory sticker right on the back, which obscures whatever the box has printed on the main back portion.

The manual is one long piece of paper with English on one side and Chinese on the back. The manual is comprehensive, describing the user interface, specs, and warranty quite well. It also folds small, in case you are inclined to carry manuals in your pocket.

Build Quality and Disassembly

Honestly, the TR10 is quite well built. The anodizing is glossy but doesn’t feel cheap. Honestly, I find it’s a bit of a crapshoot whether matte or glossy anodizing feels cheap or quality. Sometimes glossy feels cheap, sometimes it feels quality. Sometimes matte feels cheap, sometimes quality. Either way, this anodizing feels and looks just fine.

Now, about the angle head. As you can see in the photo there, the head switches to the angle type. The head doesn’t come off; it just twists over. It’s an easy maneuver and doesn’t require locking or anything of the sort. And doesn’t require any special tools, which is nice. Also noteworthy is how useful this feature could be just based on the fact that this light has a magnet in the tailcap – the angled head might let you get the light exactly where you need it, while stuck to something ferrous. The light will work through the full range of motion.

The angled head makes removing the bezel a little difficult. That’s because it’s practically the same motion – unscrewing the bezel requires one to hold the light in the same way as when holding it to turn the light to the angled head. This isn’t a big deal, but something to think about if you were considering an emitter swap.

The threads on the tailcap are unanodized and square-cut. The threads are good threads, but as you can see in that photo, the clip is confounding. More on that later.

Size

As far as 16340 lights go, this isn’t a small light. But with the angle option head, it’s probably “small”. It’s actually a great size and length for carrying in hand and holding. And as a right-angle light too, the TR10 just feels great in hand.

The light is 82mm by 22mm.

Of course, many other current lights of the 16340 variety are going to be smaller, but most don’t offer the head option. The TR10 is significantly larger than a 18650, as seen in that last photo.

Retention

The TR10 comes with a pocket clip installed. This pocket clip is probably my biggest gripe about the light. The clip is nearly in the center of the light, which makes the light very unbalanced when clipped in a pocket. This clip also interferes in a frustrating way when reinstalling the tail cap. The end of the clip deflects the tailcap just enough to make screwing the cap on to these unanodized threads sketchy.

Also provided is a lanyard, which can be attached to the drilled-out hole in the tailcap.

And there’s a magnet in the tailcap. The magnet is strong enough to secure the light, but it doesn’t seem to be an extremely strong magnet.

Power

The TR10 is powered by a CR123a or 16340. All my use and testing have been with a Keeppower protected button top 16340. Flat tops will work (there’s a spring on the head end). The KP 16340 is actually quite tight getting in and out of the light. This surprised me – I can’t remember ever having a light almost too narrow for a 16340!

The Turbo runtime terminated at 3.76V. Fourth-highest mode terminated at 3.86V. Both are quite high shutoffs, but don’t seem to be timed. (I suppose it could be argued that the shutoff for the “Medium” test was timed. And interestingly, the Turbo steps down much sooner, of course, but actually runs a solid 25 minutes longer at the stepdown output (which is constant between these upper modes).

User Interface and Operation

There’s a single side clicky, and it has an indicating function. It’s a plastic button, and very clicky, but also fairly quiet. I like this button. But it’s a little easy to activate, so when you have the TR10 clipped in your pocket, be aware of where it’s clipped in relation to the button.

The indicating button indicates when the cell gets low, but nothing else. When the cell gets to 2.6V (or lower), the indicating switch will flash red twice per second to let you know to charge that cell.

The user interface is fairly versatile:

State	Action	Result
Off	Click	Memory (Excluding strobes and moonlight)
Off	Hold	Moonlight
Off	Long Hold	Lockout
Lockout	Hold	Lockout Off
On	Click	Off
On	Hold	Cycle modes (UL>L>M>H>T) (Moonlight is excluded)
Any	Triple click	Strobe
Strobe	Short Hold	Next Strobe (Fast, Beacon, SOS)

I can honestly say that I like this user interface a lot. I was able to reliably get the mode I wanted without getting bad modes that I didn’t want with very little practice with the light. That said, I’m not sure the light needs this many modes, particularly since the highest two are so visually similar.

Modes

Mode	Mode Claimed Output (lm)	Claimed Runtime	Mode Measured Lux	Calculated Output (lm)^	Measured Amps
Moon	3	70h	28		0.011
Ultra-Low	18	29h	45		0.022
Low	70	2.8h	151		0.220
Medium	300	1h	2100		0.745
High	600	4.3m (stepdown: 40m)	6140	700	1.861
Turbo	900	2m (stepdown: 40m)	11010	1075	2.820

^ These numbers are based on information from this chart.

LED and Beam

There’s a Cree XP-L HI in this light, and that’s just about my favorite emitter. And that’s a fine emitter in this light too. The reflector is lightly orange-peeled and shallow, so the beam has a spot but quite a bit of spill too.

Beamshots

These beamshots always have the following settings: f8, ISO100, 0.3s shutter, and manual 5000K exposure. These photos are taken at floor level, and the beam hits the ceiling around 9 feet away.

Random Comparisons and Competitive Options….

Nothing compares. Sure, there are glut of 16340 XP-L HI lights. But can their head do THIS!??!

Conclusion

What I like

XP-L HI
Head angle thing is neat
Magnet!
Clicky is a good clicky (and indicating!)

What I don’t like

The clip.
Really, the clip. I don’t know how it could have been done better, but there has to be a way.
Headstrap isn’t included (but is pictured in many of the product photos).

Notes

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