Lumintop Thor Pro LEP/LED Flashlight Review
Lumintop has a NEW LEP and flashlight combo on the market with the Thor Pro. It features a great user interface and interesting output!
Official Specs and Features
Here’s a link to the Lumintop Thor Pro LEP flashlight product page.
Versions
I believe there’s just one version of the Lumintop Thor Pro LEP flashlight.
Price
MSRP for the Lumintop Thor Pro is $395.95 but there looks to be a 15% off sale happening now, which brings the price down to $336.56.
Short Review
The Lumintop Thor Pro LEP flashlight is an impressive light! I am very pleased with the build quality in general – it lacks the sharp edges you see on many “can-style” lights like these. The rounded edges make it great to hold and use. And of course, it’s a LED/LEP combo so you can have all sorts of fun with it! USB-C charging and the powerbank functions round out this package. It’s really impressive!
Long Review
The Big Table
There are three big tables here!
| Lumintop Thor Pro | |
|---|---|
| Emitter: | LEP |
| Price in USD at publication time: | $336.56 |
| Cell: | 4×18650 |
| Turbo Runtime Graph | |
| LVP? | Yes |
| Switch Type: | E-Switch |
| Quiescent Current (mA): | – |
| On-Board Charging? | Yes |
| Charge Port Type: | USB-C |
| Charge Graph | |
| Power off Charge Port | – |
| Claimed Lumens (lm) | 300 |
| Measured Lumens (at 30s) | 258 (86% of claim)^ |
| Candela per Lumen | 1836.1 |
| Claimed Throw (m) | 1300 |
| Candela (Calculated) in cd (at 30s) | 10740lux @ 6.399m = 439773cd |
| Throw (Calculated) (m) | 1326.3 (102% of claim)^ |
| Claimed CCT | – |
| Measured CCT Range (K) | 7600-8400 Kelvin |
| Item provided for review by: | Lumintop |
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| Lumintop Thor Pro | |
|---|---|
| Emitter: | Cree XP-L HD (8) (LED) |
| Price in USD at publication time: | $336.56 |
| Cell: | 4×18650 |
| Turbo Runtime Graph | High Runtime Graph |
| LVP? | Yes |
| Switch Type: | E-Switch |
| Quiescent Current (mA): | – |
| On-Board Charging? | Yes |
| Charge Port Type: | USB-C |
| Charge Graph | |
| Power off Charge Port | – |
| Claimed Lumens (lm) | 12100 |
| Measured Lumens (at 30s) | 9698 (80.1% of claim)^ |
| Candela per Lumen | 5.7 |
| Claimed Throw (m) | 480 |
| Candela (Calculated) in cd (at 30s) | 2080lux @ 5.194m = 56113cd |
| Throw (Calculated) (m) | 473.8 (98.7% of claim)^ |
| Claimed CCT | – |
| Measured CCT Range (K) | 5800-7200 Kelvin |
| Item provided for review by: | Lumintop |
| All my Lumintop reviews! | |
| Lumintop Thor Pro | |
|---|---|
| Emitter: | Cree XP-L HD (8) and LEP |
| Price in USD at publication time: | $336.56 |
| Cell: | 4×18650 |
| Turbo Runtime Graph | High Runtime Graph |
| LVP? | Yes |
| Switch Type: | E-Switch |
| Quiescent Current (mA): | – |
| On-Board Charging? | Yes |
| Charge Port Type: | USB-C |
| Charge Graph | |
| Power off Charge Port | – |
| Claimed Lumens (lm) | 12600 |
| Measured Lumens (at 30s) | 9611 (76.3% of claim)^ |
| Candela per Lumen | 570.5 |
| Claimed Throw (m) | – |
| Candela (Calculated) in cd (at 30s) | 12190lux @ 6.34m = 489984cd |
| Throw (Calculated) (m) | 1400.0 |
| Claimed CCT | – |
| Measured CCT Range (K) | – |
| Item provided for review by: | Lumintop |
| All my Lumintop reviews! | |
^ Measurement disclaimer: I am an amateur flashlight reviewer. I don’t have $10,000 or even $1,000 worth of testing equipment. I test output and such in PVC tubes!! Please consider claims within 10% of what I measure to be perfectly reasonable (accurate, even).
What’s Included
- Lumintop Thor Pro LEP flashlight
- Charging cable (USB to USB-C)
- Manual
Package and Manual
Build Quality and Disassembly
Build quality is great. Again, I particularly like the softened corners and rounded edges. Seems like a small thing, but it makes a nice finished-feeling light.
The tailcap has multiple contact points which are brass, as you can see below.
That tailcap covers the USB-C charging port and also the USB-A powerbank port.
The head has similar connections to the tail.
The Lumintop Thor Pro LEP flashlight uses four 18650 cells and they fit very specifically.
Inside the cell tube are springs for contacting the negative terminal of the cells.
Size and Comps
Size 68.5 X 51 X 153mm (Head Ø X Tube Ø X Length)
Net Weight 628g (Aluminum, battery excluded)
If the flashlight will headstand, I’ll show it here (usually the third photo). If the flashlight will tailstand, I’ll show that here, too (usually the fourth photo).
Here’s the test light with the venerable Convoy S2+. Mine’s a custom “baked” edition Nichia 219b triple. A very nice 18650 light.
And here’s the light beside my custom engraved TorchLAB BOSS 35, an 18350 light. I reviewed the aluminum version of that light in both 35 and 70 formats.
Retention and Carry
The body has a hole for a lanyard attachment. No lanyard is provided.
Also in that area is a tripod mounting screw hole.
This hole comes fitted with another lanyard attachment point.
There’s a lanyard attachment point on the tail area, too.
Nothing else is included for carry – namely, there’s no pouch.
Power and Runtime
One of the things that caused me to take so long on testing this light was finding the right cells! 
Lumintop says the max length that can be used is 67mm, so you’ll probably need to use an unprotected button top. I do not think the 30q flat top shown above will work, and the button top shown below is one of my shorter button top cells. I found the light to be fairly specific, and if you see the option to include cells, just do that. It might add $20 or so, but it’ll be nice to not have to worry about fitment.
Here are runtimes!
Charging
Charging on the Lumintop Thor Pro LEP flashlight is by way of a USB-C charging port on the tail end. The tailcap must be removed to access this charging port.
It’s not really possible to see it above, but there’s a display that shows the percentage capacity of the cells installed as well as voltage and current measurements. This is a nice feature, too!
An interesting little cable is included for charging. It’s a USB to USB-C cable, and very short. It has a magnetic bit that keeps it nice and tucked together.
Charging works at both 9V and 12V, too! So it’s pretty quick.
Powerbank
That USB-A port you see above will allow you to use the cells inside for powerbank purposes. It’s a great feature!
Modes and Currents
LED:
| Mode | Mode Claimed Output (lm) | Claimed Runtime | Measured Lumens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turbo | 12100 | 45s+4h | – |
| High | 5100 | 1m40s+4h10m | – |
| Med | 1600 | 7h | – |
| Low | 320 | 30h | – |
| Moonlight | 2 | 90d | – |
LEP:
| Mode | Mode Claimed Output (lm) | Claimed Runtime | Measured Lumens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turbo | 300 | 18m+5h45m | – |
| High | 230 | 6h30m | – |
| Med | 150 | 10h | – |
| Low | 85 | 16h | – |
| Moonlight | 40 | 20h | – |
Both:
| Mode | Mode Claimed Output (lm) | Claimed Runtime | Measured Lumens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turbo | 12600 | 45s+4h | – |
| High | 5200 | 1m40s+4h30m | – |
| Med | 1500 | 5h | – |
| Low | 400 | 10h | – |
| Moonlight | 45 | 18h | – |
Pulse Width Modulation
The lower modes of LED output do use PWM. It’s fairly fast on all but the lowest level.
LED:
LEP:
For reference, here’s a baseline shot, with all the room lights off and almost nothing hitting the sensor. Also, here’s the light with the worst PWM I could find. I’m adding multiple timescales, so it’ll be easier to compare to the test light. Unfortunately, the PWM on this light is so bad that it doesn’t even work with my normal scale, with is 50 microseconds (50us). 10ms. 5ms. 2ms. 1ms. 0.5ms. 0.2ms. In a display faster than 0.2ms or so, the on/off cycle is more than one screen, so it’d just (very incorrectly) look like a flat line. I wrote more about this Ultrafire WF-602C flashlight and explained a little about PWM too.
User Interface and Operation
Control of the Lumintop Thor Pro LEP flashlight is through a single e-switch. This switch is on the side of the head, and can indicate in blue and green both.
The switch is great!
The color of indication depends on which output (LED/LEP/Both) is being used. LED output is demonstrated by a green bunny.
Both outputs are demonstrated by both blue and green.
And LEP-only output is demonstrated by just a blue bunny.
First, here’s a graphic that describes the user interface.
Here’s a UI table! I believe the user interface for any lighting combination is the same, so one table will cover it all, and I won’t specify which lighting source it applies to. It applies to whichever lighting source you have active!
| State | Action | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Off | Click | On (Mode memory) |
| Off | Hold | Moonlight |
| Off | Click then Click/hold | Momentary Turbo |
| On | Click | Off |
| Off | Double Click | High |
| Any | Click 3x | Advance lighting source (LED – LEP – Both) |
| Moonlight, High, or On | Hold | Mode advance (LMH) |
| On | Double Click | Turbo |
| Turbo | Double Click | On (mode memory) |
| Off | Double Click | High |
| Off | Click 4x | Battery Check^ |
| Off | Click 5x | Lockout |
| Lockout | Click 5x | Unlock |
| Lockout | Hold | Momentary Low |
| Off | Click 7x | Iterate switch lighting0 |
^ Battery check works by blinking out the actual battery voltage (battery voltage, not “cell” voltage – the cells are in parallel, so have a total voltage of ~3.7V (nominal) but the capacity is added together). Three blinks then pause then 7 blinks, for example, means 3.7V.
LED and Beam
Again, there are two options for output with the Lumintop Thor Pro LEP flashlight. First, there are eight (8) LED emitters. These are listed as CREE XP-L HD emitters.
Next up is the LEP, which is the dark spot in the center of the front. That also features a nice glow ring!
And then there’s the option to use both at the same time.
All in all it’s a very nice setup!
LED Color Report (CRI and CCT)
The Cree XP-L HD emitters start “coolish” and then get driven hard enough to get pushed up to around 7200K, which is very cool. CRI on these is low, too. The LEP is unsurprisingly very cool, too.
Beamshots
These beamshots are always with the following settings: f8, ISO100, 0.3s shutter, and manual 5000K exposure.
Tint vs BLF-348 (KillzoneFlashlights.com 219b version) (affiliate link)
I keep the test flashlight on the left, and the BLF-348 reference flashlight on the right.
I compare everything to the KillzoneFlashlights.com 219b BLF-348 because it’s inexpensive and has the best tint!
Conclusion
What I like
- Great build quality!
- USB-C charging
- Charges at 9V and 12V, so charging is quick
- Powerbank feature
- LED/LEP combo is fun!
What I don’t like
- High cost
Notes
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