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clasky
07-17-12, 18:34
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Torch PRO

The TNVC Torch PRO is the latest generation of the wildly popular Torch line of Infrared Illuminators and yet again, shifts the paradigm. The Torch PRO re-imagines the concept by introducing a host of features not found in any other product on the market, while offering performance that rivals anything in its class. A clean, smooth, and focus-able beam of infrared light is emitted from its high-power LED. Seamless mechanical focus allows adjustment between 1 and 10°, offering area or point illumination at distances past 800 yards!

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Encased in a sleek yet rugged aerospace-grade aluminum housing with Mil-Spec Type III Hard Anodizing, the Torch PRO’s virtually indestructible LED provides the user with the best civilian-legal IR illumination on the market. A German-made impact-resistant glass lens system produces a crisp beam while the smooth focus ring allows for easy one hand operation. The wide flood allows for area illumination at close distances, while the tight spot aids in identification of targets at long range.

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While the Torch PRO is a great hand-held illuminator, its 1″ tube allows for a plethora of weapon mount options. We offer it packaged with the excellent VTAC Light Mount. Its Tactical Tailcap mimics familiar operating procedures from other popular lights: Press for momentary activation, twist for constant-on. A built-in switch lockout prevents accidental activation during transport or storage. The Torch PRO is designed to stand up to field abuse, including complete water submersion.

Oh, did we mention compatibility with existing Surefire, LLC tailcaps? You read that right, the TNVC Torch PRO is compatible with Surefire XM and Z59 Tailcaps! You wanted options? You got options! Oh, and while we're at it, I might as well throw in the compatibility with Surefire G2, 6P, Z, C, and PX Series light bodies for good measure. Hell yes, we totally went there! So, this means that you can now have your Surefire light in a weapon mount and say "Hey, I think I'm gonna go blast some hogs tonight!" All you have to do is unscrew the head off your Surefire light and screw the Torch PRO head on in its place. Voila! It's time to go make some bacon! **Note** the Torch PRO head is only compatible with the 2-cell Surefire ligths from the series mentioned above. 3 cells can possibly damage the Torch PRO circuitry due to over-voltage.

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We have listened to the feedback from end users of the legacy ELR Torch-V. Their input has helped us develop, what we feel, is the most versatile infrared illuminator available today.

http://tnvc.com/shop/tnvc-torch-pro-infrared-illuminator/

Victor
07-18-12, 14:55
These will be shipping late next week. Thanks guys!

Vic

SkyPup
08-10-12, 06:57
Just got mine off the UPS truck, am going to take it out tonight and see just how well it works. If it works anything like the IR Illuminator on the DBAL-D2 it will be a winner.

First off, it is NOT made in China, it is made in Germany and the engineering of the body and aspheric lens extrudes quality.

It came with two high quality SureFire CR123 Li-Ion batteries ( haven't tried it yet but the tube looks too small in diameter for an 18650 Li-Ion {18mm diameter and 650mm long}.

It has a 1 inch diameter body for normal 1" flashlight rail attachment.

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I'll take some NV photos of it this weekend.

This thing is real nice and has a real long 10 hour run time on one set of CR123s, anybody using a high power 4X-6X NV scope is simply going to love it!

SkyPup
08-13-12, 07:15
Okay, last night was more of a friendly beer drinking meteor shower watching Night Vision fest than it was a video photo documentary of the Torch Pro IR light, but here is a two minute 25MB WMV video of the Torch Pro IR and the LDI DBAL-D2 IR Illuminator.

http://www.phossil.com/thom/Night%20Vision/Torch%20Pro/Pro%20Torch%20IR%20320.wmv

As you can see in the vid, the DBAL-D2 IR 0.7mW laser and IR Illuminator are pretty much a perfect precise NV match-up and work perfect together at distances way beyond what I will ever be shooting at night.

The Torch Pro IR matched up to my DBAL-I2 is also a super strong IR setup that goes out past 800 yards easily together and at my maximum night shooting range that I limit myself to of about 225 yards, is absolutely right on.

We took the Torch Pro out in the horse pasture while we were spotting meteors and it will easily go past 1/2 mile, it is any extremely powerful adjustable focus IR Illuminator.

The thing is with either of these IR Illuminators, you will need a magnified NV Optic to take full advantage of the power they emit.

Using a helmet mounted PVS-14 without magnifier, both the Torch Pro and the DBAL-D2 IR Illuminators totally cover everything you would ever need out to 100 yards. Adding a USGI 3X magnifier to the PVS-14 increases shooting range out to about 250 yards.

I do not have an NV dedicated scope setup, but from what I am seeing, a D-740 or D-760 scope would be heaven with the TNVC Torch Pro enabling anyone to make maximum long range use of their rifle NV scope combination...




One other huge benefit the Torch Pro has is the ground out in front of you is not blooming or washed out as you can adjust the focus out to keep the foreground from being lite up, this is a major plus for helmet mounted PVS-14 NV setups.

Also, the crummy video I did was on a totally moonless star light night, very dark, you can hear the frogs and crickets croaking and chirping in the background.