hivoltage
Enlightened
Anybody have one? No reviews on here yet and it looks like something I might need!
You can use regular 26650 in it. Without charging function of course.keep in mind that it uses a non-standard 26650 cell. there is a special second contact ring in the base to allow charging of the cell w/o removal from the light.
I avoid lights with custom cells. Too many early battery failure experiences in other devices. About the only chance this light has is that it uses only one custom 26650 cell. hence the problem of a weak cell in a stack of cells does not exist.
Who has one? The last I noticed, both BJ and GG have them in stock. although so far only BJ has that custom 26650 battery listed for sale. I am sure that GG must have it, just not listed yet.
Interesting !!!!You can use regular 26650 in it. Without charging function of course.
Banggood have both,iirc £52 for light and under £10 for cell,as said the cell design puts me off as i have surplus 26650 cells and would have possible bought one for a truck edc.....
Nice light,just for £60 total or $100 it just gets knocked quite far down the list to the probably wont ever buy section unless a bargain of under $50 with code comes along.......
Thanks for the heads up about Bang good! I was just about to pull the trigger on one off eBay for £70!
:welcome:
:thanks: Ordered and paid for, now comes the frustrating bit... The wait....!
Hi, what indication is there when charging/charging is complete? (mine is in the post and I'm curious)
Thanks!
@Lord Muzzy: the ring LED around the micro USB charging port at the tail cap turns from red to green. quite intuitive, just like the on/off switch's LED (showing through the translucent switch cover), which, according to the instruction sheet (i haven't experienced it yet) -
"Low battery warning: there is a red LED under the switch, it will blink by twice (sic) every 3 seconds when the battery voltage drop (sic) down to lower level."
Also very intuitive. Smart design folks at Olight!
@Lord Muzzy: i haven't had a chance to use it much as i live in a big city, so shining it at night while walking my dog, one needs to be very careful as to not let the beam go into another person's apartment window, lest they think someone is making an effort to do that on purpose. this is a very powerful light so it is easy to shine the beam many many feet in the distance.
it seems very well made. my favorite part of it is that there is no additional charger. the flashlight itself is the charger as one merely needs to connect the micro USB to the included wall transformer. simple. it also gives the impression that it is not as dangerous as some of those other chargers, where they tell you if you don't watch them while they are charging, they run the risk of fires! yikes.
of course, my impression might be incorrect. i have no idea if this included battery is more or less dangerous than any of the other types of batteries out there. this is however a custom size, with an extra "ring" of contacts, so i don't really understand if this makes it more dangerous, or less. this is above my pay grade.
anyone else might be able to educate me on this?
the build quality is high. i also like the easy click on and click off, no complicated series of clicks and no need for 2 hands to twist the cap to turn on, or anything like that.
did you buy one yet?