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    Fenix First Global Flashlight Design Contest

    Hopefully, the nice guys at Fenix will have the opportunity to bring to realization the ideas of a fortunate CPF member. I'm thrilled to see the winning design! :-)
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    Removing the retaining split ring on a Fenix LD12

    I've used a pair of standard split ring pliers for this task. It should have been an easy job, but for some reason it wasn't. One end of the split ring wouldn't get out of its groove, then the other end came out of the groove at the same time that it slipped out of the pliers. Then the split...
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    Removing the retaining split ring on a Fenix LD12

    I'm somehow relieved to know that I'm not the only one to whom this happened. The instructional video on the Fenix website makes it look like it's no big deal though.
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    Removing the retaining split ring on a Fenix LD12

    I just came across this old thread http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?246768-Fenix-Anodizing-Pic where it seems that anodizing applied to "sharp areas" (like threads) can be easily chipped off. Maybe that explains what happened to me before? If so, I wonder if replacing the...
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    Removing the retaining split ring on a Fenix LD12

    So I was "plugging in" a Fenix light diffuser when... Issue: Fenix LD12 flashlight flickering a lot to the point of being unusable. Point of problem: I traced it down to a dirty (greasy?) switch. Accessing the switch Now, the switch on the LD12 is retained using a split ring. Said split ring...
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    Olight i3S (1xAAA, XP-G2)

    I have one I3S sample and I feel like you guys in posts #187 and #188. I was about to order two more I3S units for gifting purposes, but now I prefer to wait for some time see if the issues reported in this thread are common or not. It's worth noting that my current EDC is a Fenix E01 so I...
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    Olight i3S (1xAAA, XP-G2)

    I understand your frustration about not being able to access the low mode for this particular flashlight. To the best of my knowledge using an AAA Lithium battery should perform adequately down to -40ºC. Could you perhaps try this route? On the downside, single-use lithium cells seem somewhat...
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    Olight i3S (1xAAA, XP-G2)

    Now, I don't understand much about electronics. But could it possibly be a broken solder in the electronics contained in the head of the flashlight? Heat expands stuff hence closed circuit, cold contracts stuff hence open circuit. Again... I don't really understand a thing about electronics...
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    Olight i3S (1xAAA, XP-G2)

    That's amazing, thank you very much! :)
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    Olight i3S (1xAAA, XP-G2)

    I appreciate your taking the time to test this. Would you mind redoing this test, but this time using a warm cell instead of a "frozen one"? The idea behind this would be to test whether the flashlight refuses to change modes when the flashlight itself is very cold or the cell inside the...
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    Olight i3S (1xAAA, XP-G2)

    Now, that buys me some peace of mind! Thanks buddy! :)
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    Olight i3S (1xAAA, XP-G2)

    I've read reports of triangle split ring failures somewhere else. I'll be removing that piece first thing when I receive the flashlight. For now, I'm only worried about the i3S getting stuck in the 20 lumen mode.
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    Olight i3S (1xAAA, XP-G2)

    Ouch! Now that I already ordered one... haha Oh well, please, let us know how your i3S behaves with a fully charged cell. :)
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    Olight i3S (1xAAA, XP-G2)

    Glad to hear that, I guess that I can order one now. :) I was asking this because this blogger said that this issue was happening on the two of his i3S flashlights. Well, at least that's what I understood after reading The Outdoor Nerd blog (I'm not allowed to publish external links to this...
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    Olight i3S (1xAAA, XP-G2)

    I've read on a certain review of the Olight i3S that I found on a blog that this light may possibly get stuck in the 20 lumen mode when the battery is new / fully charged. Can anyone on here confirm or deny this fact?
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