EX10 (1xCR123A) and D10 (1xAA) Part 5

[lightsandknives]

Sounds like the LE inside just needs to be reseated. Email us. Mention to matt
that I cleared him to send you a replacement bezel.

Excellent customer service as always! That's the reason I like to buy from Fenix-Store or 4sevens.com now!

 

[Oddjob]

Sounds like the LE inside just needs to be reseated. Email us. Mention to matt
that I cleared him to send you a replacement bezel.

Thanks for the reply David you are always on top of things. The bezel probably won't come off because both the SS and the aluminum underneath are dented together i.e. the SS bezel will not unscrew.:shrug:

 

[4sevens]

Thanks for the reply David you are always on top of things. The bezel probably won't come off because both the SS and the aluminum underneath are dented together i.e. the SS bezel will not unscrew.:shrug:

Rubber backs of mouse pads and leather gloves work great. If you don't want to mess with it, just send it back and it'll come back
to you in good working order

Keep in mind that the 7000 series aluminum alloy is structurally stronger than
6000 series. This is observed by how 6000's will deform much easier than 7000's
- which will rather chip off than deform. This also implies that when it's
dropped on a hard surface such as concrete, the rate of deceleration is greater
in the 7000's thus the shock to the entire unit is every greater. When the
6000's deform, in a sense they take a bit of the impact. Someone correct me
if this is not right

 

[Oddjob]

Rubber backs of mouse pads and leather gloves work great. If you don't want to mess with it, just send it back and it'll come back
to you in good working order ...

Thanks a lot David. As always you take care of your customers. I'll send it once I get an RMA number.

 

[half-watt]

Re: Nitecore EX10 - such an overhyped light!

No he was not replying to you. He was replying to skyline_man, who was the original thread starter which has since been merged to this thread. Hope this helps.

many thanks for the confirmation. thought that was most likely the case, but i don't like to assume, and would prefer to give someone a chance to more clearly explain oneself.

i think that sometimes (i've done it too & only noticed afterwards), especially when someone is only using Linear Mode to view a Thread, that they click the WRONG reply button & end up replying to the Last Post in the Thread instead of an earlier Post in the Thread that they really want to reply to.

 

[TooManyGizmos]

.. Please state who you are replying to .........

when merged threads cause you confusion.

 

[rayman]

One question:

Where can I get 'glow in the dark'-O-rings for the bezel of the EX10?

rayman

 

[Thujone]

Re: Nitecore EX10 - such an overhyped light!

when someone is only using Linear Mode to view a Thread, that they click the WRONG reply button & end up replying to the Last Post in the Thread instead of an earlier Post in the Thread that they really want to reply to.

I always click whichever reply is handy, sorry for any trouble this causes.. If you could just type a reply without hanging it off another post then this would not be an issue. But since they 'make you' click a quick reply, i do so on the nearest possible button. Hope you get things working smoothly half-watt

 

[ruriimasu]

One question:

Where can I get 'glow in the dark'-O-rings for the bezel of the EX10?

rayman

DX carries an 18mm GITD ring but i heard it glows only 80secs. I just got myself some ultra green paint and am painting on my D10. Made quote a mess from white coating, hopefully can i clean it up later. As i am typing, the second coating is drying. I will probably be posting a horrendously done up D10 when the paintwork is completed.

 

[orcinus]

Still nothing...

Aaaand, still nothing. Third week expires on saturday, so if it doesn't arrive on monday, it's officially MIA.

 

[HKJ]

Aaaand, still nothing. Third week expires on saturday, so if it doesn't arrive on monday, it's officially MIA.

The longest I have waited for mail form USA was 36 days, so do not give up yet.

 

[LED-holic]

Re: Nitecore EX10 - such an overhyped light!

Ironically enough I came to this thread to report a problem I have with my EX10. I was using it just now while watering my garden and I dropped it from about 4 feet onto a stone path. I picked it up and despite there being a dent in the bezel I just kept on using it. Later when going to twist it on, it would not stay on. After fiddling with it I discovered that the contact ring is sticking. It feels like there are fragments or particles that were loosened or dislodged from the fall that are causing the ring to stick. I think a light that is supposed to be an EDC light should be able to withstand a fall from a short distance. I use all my lights and they have all been dropped and they all continue to work fine.

Many of my lights I regard as better than the D10 and EX10. As you said the cost of the lights is a consideration but to answer your question as to what lights I consider superior I would say my RaTwisty, HDS EDC U60, McLux III PD-S and Novatac 85p are all better that the EX10. What makes them better? Well in light of what happened tonight they all still work fine after being dropped numerous times. They all have nicer beam quality and are just more robust. I dropped my PD-S last week and you can see only tiny chips in the anodizing-and it still works. Look at the Ra Twisty on their website that was dropped 20 time from over 20 feet and still functions properly. There was also an HDS EDC that was thrown onto concrete over 200 times at a SHOT show that still functioned. I was not expecting this kind of durability from the Nitecore but an EDC has to be able to take short fall. The bezel and the bezel ring on my EX10 have quite a dent which I consider larger than what the force exerted during the fall should have caused. I am not badmouthing the Nitecore because what you get for the money is pretty good and the other lights I have mentioned are 2 and 3 times the cost. Does anyone think I have unreasonable expectations?

Point taken. I've already dropped my D10 onto hard concrete surface as well as onto other surfaces. Whereas the same type of fall disabled a Coast LED Lenser, my D10 still performs as new, flawlessly.

Sorry your EX10 stopped working. Sounds like you'll be taken care of.

 

[orcinus]

The longest I have waited for mail form USA was 36 days, so do not give up yet.

The problem is, i'm going away on a trip in a little less than a week.

 

[foxtrot29]

A month?!

Just kidding - I'd say that's pretty good time considering that you've just launched two new, original flashlights.

Do you have an estimated cost on the tritium slot pistons? Will they include the tritium vial, or will that have to be added seperately?

Please let us know - I'm really enjoying my EX10.

Any chance that the EX10 will come out with a different kind of emitter (I'd love a Rebel if they ever get their QC issues straightened out)?

+1. That is great timing...

 

[Jarl]

Re: Nitecore EX10 - such an overhyped light!

many thanks for the confirmation. thought that was most likely the case, but i don't like to assume, and would prefer to give someone a chance to more clearly explain oneself.

i think that sometimes (i've done it too & only noticed afterwards), especially when someone is only using Linear Mode to view a Thread, that they click the WRONG reply button & end up replying to the Last Post in the Thread instead of an earlier Post in the Thread that they really want to reply to.

Yup, LED-holic got it. I just hit whichever reply button is closest- linear view only for me.

 

[Ayeaux]

I'd love a D10 with a rebel in it as well. As long as its ready before Xmas, I'll be fine since I can't convince the wife to let me spend a tankful of gas on another light.

 

[Oddjob]

Re: Nitecore EX10 - such an overhyped light!

Point taken. I've already dropped my D10 onto hard concrete surface as well as onto other surfaces. Whereas the same type of fall disabled a Coast LED Lenser, my D10 still performs as new, flawlessly.

Sorry your EX10 stopped working. Sounds like you'll be taken care of.

Hey thanks LED-holic. I might have gotten a bum unit. I think the majority of them are more than durable for EDC. David and his staff are great, no doubt about it.

 

[half-watt]

rcv'd my D10 today. totally different in the "feel" of the operation of this light.

lubed up the threads on the head & the o-ring.

w/o removing any o-rings, or lubing up the piston, this light is so very smooth and MUCH, MUCH easier to operate cp. to my EX10 as regards the amt. of force req'd to actuate the piston. plus, there is NO BINDING of the piston protruding through the body of the light.

the reduction in force req'd to operate it is largely (or entirely???) due to the lack of binding/sticking when trying to get the piston to begin moving fr/its resting position. i do NOT believe that it is an issue of o-ring diameter and surface area related to that diameter.

the head is also easier to turn than my EX10 which was a "bear" also (a two-hand job as cp. to this D10 which is oh, so easy with just thumb and forefinger; but NOT too easy so as to accidentally turn ON) which might be o-ring related. my thoughts are more toward o-ring & head I.D. (inner diameter) tolerances in my particular light than o-ring diameter cp. to the larger diameter EX10 o-ring since torque differences based upon the head diameter makes this seem less likely to my way of thinking - which could be wrong; wouldn't be the first time!.

the differences b/t my EX10 and D10 are so great in both head twisting force and the force req'd to initiate the piston travel, that there is definitely something amiss w/my EX10. as stated earlier, it is binding (and i forgot to mention "clicking" when it first starts to move, as well as when it returns to its resting position) where the piston top protrudes through the light's body. FWIW, my NE head is also very, very tight and even after lubing, if the o-ring is left in place, is a two-hand twist operation.


just thought i would update my experiences w/the latest NiteCore offerings.

 

[Jarl]

FWIW my D10 is a 2 handed twisty.

 

[edc3]

Even after some liberal lubing (is that the name of a segment on Fox News?) the head of my D10 is still a LOT harder to turn than the head of my EX10, which is almost too easy to turn. My D10 exhibited the same sticking and clicking that half-watt described on his EX10 until today when I took it apart and cleaned the bottom of the piston and the inside of the tail repeatedly, until I saw no more blue gunk on the cotton swab. I think the blue gunk (and, ahem...a little too much PTFE on the o-ring) were making the piston stick to the bottom of the tube and making the "clicking" sound when the suction was broken. The piston action on my D10 feels like night and day now. :thumbsup: