A Tiny Monster With 9900 Lumens! Nitecore TM9K PRO Review + Beam Test!

The Nitecore TM9K Pro is one seriously bright flashlight! But should you upgrade if you own the TM9K TAC? I'll do a beam test in this video that shows both beam profiles together so make sure you check that out tho help you make a decision on which one is best for you!
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00:00 Introduction & Features
07:25 Lumens & Runtime
09:53 User Interface
12:20 Not-So-Scientific Heat & Turbo Test
13:49 Beam Comparison
20:35 Final Thoughts
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[@mstevens113]

Strobe can be disorientating for the person behind the light as well. I much prefer just an intense turbo, anyone on the wrong end of it is 100% focused on shielding their eyes and not able to focus on whoever is behind the light.

[@jackblock7451]

I'm waiting for a small flashlight from Nitecore to have 30,000lm for 1s 🤣

[@ChrispyThings]

Oh I’m sure it’s coming 🤣

[@loosebacontrails666]

Crispy light, thank you sir! I’m loving the EDC33, I’ve been carrying it for a couple months for night delivery, perfect light. Great video thank you! 😎👍

[@ChrispyThings]

Thank you

[@waynecearley5365]

I like having the option of strobe, nitecore says the sealed battery is necessary for cooling. I'm not sold on nitecore durability, my mh25 stuck on moonlight after rolling off counter onto tile floor. My TM9K Tac has to be aggressively tapped to turn on, after it smacked a door frame while in a cargo pocket.

[@markpettie681]

Sealed battery on a 160 dollar light is a pathetic joke!!

[@StarDarkAshes]

I wish Olight would get on board with something in this style. There’s sort of falling behind in certain areas. Imagine if the guts from this flashlight were in one of their sexy shells.

[@markpettie681]

A sealed cell in a 160 light like this is downright pathetic!! This company is going backwards!!

[@StarDarkAshes]

@@markpettie681 I definitely agree. I would probably wait for version two if they actually make the battery removable. I don’t know why they did that.

[@Ray_of_Light62]

The strobe is a feature that I never use, just as all professional flashlight users do. So I can only be happy to not have a strobe mode in the TM09K Pro.
This flashlight is a great illumination tool, at the limit of the possibility of current technology.
For the price of this light, I was expecting a charge port cover like the one in the SRT7i, not a tiny rubber doodle. Once the flap is gone, the entire will become unusable at the first splash of water; this is a bad thing for a £ 150 flashlight.
The TM09K Pro is an amazing light but it is limited to some kind of users - mostly security workers that are issued a work light; a private user wouldn't buy a flashlight with the battery sealed inside; shipping the light for repair to China from the UK with a good courier - costs an hair below £ 100.
I understand this light draws a peak of more than 20 Ampere from the battery; therefore the cell must be a specialist component, not your run-of-the-mill 21700 cell; and the connections to the LED driver can't go thru a tailcap screw or a switch, as they would cause an excessive voltage drop.
The impossibility for the end user to replace the cell, the excessive cost of an OEM cell replacement - there are no Nitecore technical labs in either EU or US; consider the long charging times and the fact the TM09K Pro doesn't work when connected to the charger, unlike the EDC33 and the SRT7i which operate while charging - all of this limits the type of person who decides to buy it.
Being a flashaholic, the above considerations doesn't apply to me. I'm happy to operate a wonderful flashlight; and when the battery gets flat, I have other lights available. Being the TM09K Pro both sealed and with a short runtime, I have a P23i or an Acebeam P18 which work with bog-standard 21700 cells. Like as at a gala dinner, you start with the finest wine, and end the night with watered down jug wine.
Thank you for the video!
Greetings,
Anthony

[@ChrispyThings]

All professional flashlight users don’t want strobe?
Strobe is usually set aside for tac style flashlights for self defense purposes

[@kithng]

I like the fact that it doesn’t have strobe. Strobe is overrated.

[@ChrispyThings]

Strobe is overrated in what way? As a self defense feature?

[@jonathancaldentey4615]

I agree to some degree. From my understanding, a good turbo is more effective, specially inside. While turbo will just disorient both of you. That being said, I’m not sure if that’s still true outside, and even if it is, strobe is still a good form of signaling. I would say I prefer no strobe as I never used it, even in the tactical sense, but it’s important to some. Do you think that’s an issue that can be solved by allowing the UI to active/deactivate a strobe mode? Kind of like a tac/duty UI options.

[@kithng]

@@jonathancaldentey4615 that's it, strobe is good for signaling, but Turbo is more effective in self defense.

[@mrl030186]

Nitecore really be coming out with awesome flashlights the only thing I don't like is the flappy rubber cover for the type c charger, they become loose and break off after a while.

[@Strawman333]

The built in battery will come nowhere close to lasting as long as the LED’s. So it’s basically disposable.

[@markpettie681]

Yes your on point!! This is a 160 dollar joke!!

[@Grisostomo06]

For me the built in battery is a deal breaker. I want to be able to insert a replacement battery if the one inside the flashlight is drained. I don't want to carry another flashlight as backup.

[@ChrispyThings]

Here’s the thing. It’s a deal breaker for most people. So that makes it even more confusing why some companies keep doing it. I’d like an official explanation on why the built in battery is better from someone at nitecore

[@vJaxz]

I am very concern with all the negatives issues addressed in this video and if affect my function. Thanks for making this video. I will wait for a version improve of the TM9k

[@StarDarkAshes]

Self-defense bezels are cool, but why has nobody made a basil that has a little utility blade you can push out if you start to see somebody sketchy coming toward you!😂

[@X9Metatron9X]

They can make the bezel be unscrew but not the tailcap for a removable battery feature? Nitecore is trolling at this point! lol

[@jdnotariano]

I like Nitecore’s designs and their lights perform great but I will never spend money on a light with a built in or proprietary battery. Too many good options that take standard sized batteries for me to pick something that doesn’t.

[@RickyD1968]

Awesome flashlight AND I would have purchased this flashlight but the sealed battery compartment is to much of a bad idea for $160 PASS

[@keysersoze1537]

Nitecore is definitely making lights to blind everyone including the user😂

[@stanleychamallas2331]

Nitecore needs to change back to STROBE and get away from the sealed battery! Because Lumin shield and search modes aren’t long enough just 8 to 10 seconds not good!

[@stanleychamallas2331]

It needs STROBE and not a SEAED BATTERY if it had both it would have been perfect!

[@japudjuha]

This modern convention of 10k, 50k, 80 K lumens as a feature, BUT only Last 10 or 20 seconds is absolute garbage.
It’s like saying my four-cylinder micro car Can go faster than a Bugatti, only if I drop it off a cliff!
All the high-power lights I’ve personally built, e.g. 30 K lumen at 5,000,000 cd, shines at that brightness for the complete run of the battery
not just a gimmick, which I fear these lights are being sold mostly on. It’s not actually a legitimate performance claim.

[@ChrispyThings]

It’s all marketing and I couldn’t agree more

[@tawaitai]

No STROBE feature??? FAIL!!! Not an upgrade by any means.

[@tawaitai]

I’ll opt for the Tac model and sacrifice a 100 lumens in order to have the strobe feature as a personal & property Security officer, period!

[@RickyD1968]

Why wouldn't they put a strobe on it ??? I have $10 dollar flashlights that have a strobe on it !!! So how is this a defense flashlight ????Why would they make it so you can NOT change the battery Nitecore ??? Its like Nitecore said lets make this Awesome flashlight but lets FKem and NOT put a strobe on it or make so they can not change the battery !!! WTF Nitecore ????????

[@markpettie681]

Why in the hell is Nitecore all of a sudden coming out with sealed battery lights?? For 160 bucks this is a downright freakin joke!! No replacing cells = worrthless paperweight!! A BIG NO GO!!!

[@markpettie681]

What are they hiding in this light to make it fully sealed?? This is completely unacceptable people!! Save your money!!

[@blakeolson2036]

Yeah odd to say the least for a cylinder light 21700 please

[@charlesfinnley5106]

As an owner of 2 p20ix, I can say I have no need for the extra batteries. I charge the flashlight with the usb cable, so I never take the battery out .

[@MINICOOLWEAPONS]

Hi ,we can send you some product for free,bro 🎉🎉

[@sami-faisal]

Nitecore tm9k old version is better

[@giovannibucio]

no strobe am out.

[@mariocarlin9544]

Sorry nightcore you lost me at built-in battery👎.

[@danielguerrero2426]

Proximity sensor is trash. All Nitecore new flashlights are trash.
I love Nitecore but I’m not gonna be a “yes man”. The UI and proximity sensor are bad.

[@ChrispyThings]

And I’m a yes man?

[@NHWilderness]

No side switch no buy