Vox Clamatis in Deserto
Flashlight Enthusiast
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Ever since my wife redid the kitchen with tile floors, every light, laser, iPod and cell phone seems to get drop tested off the kitchen table onto a very hard surface. I really like having the clip on the Q123, it stops the table roll and isn't obnoxiously large like on the latest Ra lights.
This Q123 is a real pocket rocket, almost as bright as a Nitcore Extreme but smaller with a better beam. I've been carrying the Nitecore Extreme head with a Surefire E1B body, looks like the Q123 will be my new EDC light.
I had exactly the same experience with one of my unbranded blue RCR123's. Another AW RCR123 runs fine on high. Not sure if it's a thermal cutoff, voltage cutoff or what. The RCR that cuts out seems to recharge in just a few minutes indicating that maybe it's lost it's capacity or maybe it was still almost fully charged when the cutoff occurred. Anyone else seem this quick cutoff on high with some batteries?
This Q123 is a real pocket rocket, almost as bright as a Nitcore Extreme but smaller with a better beam. I've been carrying the Nitecore Extreme head with a Surefire E1B body, looks like the Q123 will be my new EDC light.
One thing I noticed was that after maybe 5 - 10 minutes of total use on max the light level would drop and I would have to turn it off and back on. This was on the included 4Sevens battery and knock on wood hasn't happened yet with the Surefire and Battery Station cells I've been using.
I had exactly the same experience with one of my unbranded blue RCR123's. Another AW RCR123 runs fine on high. Not sure if it's a thermal cutoff, voltage cutoff or what. The RCR that cuts out seems to recharge in just a few minutes indicating that maybe it's lost it's capacity or maybe it was still almost fully charged when the cutoff occurred. Anyone else seem this quick cutoff on high with some batteries?
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