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    Sudden death of Nitecore HC90

    Thank you for your reply, Nitecore, I'll be in touch.
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    Sudden death of Nitecore HC90

    That's what I was afraid of. I have some 3.0v RCRs but dropped in the Olight RCRs instead without thinking. Dang. Thank you for the suggestions, I'll think over the options.
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    Sudden death of Nitecore HC90

    I normally run my HC90 on a Nitecore 3400 mAh 18650 or equivalent, but tonight I popped in a couple of my newish Olight RCR123As just out of curiosity. Bad move. The headlamp came on for a second or two, flickered, then died. The color LEDs still work, but the main LED (or circuit) seems to be...
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    Olight love affair..

    My new S1 Baton was acting similarly---turning off after a minute or two on high. Member andrewnewman and several other kind posters suggested that the protection circuit was probably being tripped on the old AW RCR123 cells I was using. I bought several new Olight RCRs and, like magic, the...
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    What light do you keep in your car?

    I have several, mostly older or duplicate lights in my car: a Surefire L4, an EagleTac 2 x AA with quickly accessible strobe for warning purposes, and a Nitecore HC50 headlamp for after-dark repairs or tire changing. I also carry an Olight S1 with magnetic base, which could come in handy in many...
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    Olight S1---suspiciously low price

    I took a screen shot of the page with the low price, partly because when I copied the link it didn't seem to direct to the same page I found the price on. However, I'm unable to attach the screen shot to my post. I'd be happy to send the pic on request.
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    I want advice the red light headlamp

    I have an HA20 also and like it---relatively lightweight and bright for a AA lamp. The two red LEDs are much brighter than most on a headlamp. They can light up a room quite well---good in some circumstances, but possibly too bright in others. The thing is that there's no option for dimming the...
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    Olight S1---suspiciously low price

    I took a screen shot of the Amazon page with the above low price, just to prove to myself that it was really the way I remembered. I think you may be right about the seller pulling something---as I recall, they claimed that there was only one S1 still in stock. I'll bet that if somebody tried to...
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    Olight S1---suspiciously low price

    I hope you're right. I have an S1 already but was considering getting another, and wondered if I paid too much after seeing this lowball price. I still think something's not right here---as they say, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
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    Olight S1---suspiciously low price

    I was looking at reviews and found on Amazon that a company calling itself the iM-Store claims to be offering the S1 for $13.07 plus $4.99 shipping. This sounds very fishy, and I wonder whether there are counterfeits of this (or other) lights floating around now that we should be aware of.
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    How are you using your older Surefires?

    I see how many of us still have respect for our vintage Surefires, even if we don't use them as often as we once did. But they were the first high-quality lights I ever owned (before them I thought you couldn't do better than a Maglight!) and they were the pioneers in making the kind of...
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    How are you using your older Surefires?

    I have an original U2 (still a favorite because of the UI and because it can take an 18650), an L4, and an L2. All state of the art years ago, and all still tough and useful. But honestly, they're somewhat superseded by today's much brighter Olights, Fenixes, EagleTacs, and so on. I grab my L4...
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    Finally found a use for flashy beacon mode!

    Until I thought of using beacon mode as a locator, I was a bit puzzled by its utility too. Most modes do have some kind of reason for their existence---some of course more than others.
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    Finally found a use for flashy beacon mode!

    I've thought of using beacon mode to mark my starting position at night---for example, if I have to leave camp briefly at night in a very dark, wooded area and want to easily find my way back to my tent. Like many of us I imagine, I've used strobe to warn other drivers away from my stalled car...
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    Olight S1 spare magnet

    I think you must be right about my older AWs tripping the protection circuit. That's good news for me, because my new Olight RCRs (or primaries) should fix the problem. I'll start using the old cells in a couple of older lights that I keep around the house for non-critical use. I'm glad...
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