kerneldrop
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As the volts decrease under load the current increases. The cushion is good to have.
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As the volts decrease under load the current increases. The cushion is good to have.
kj2
Flashaholic
Light received. Unfortunately the QC isn't that great. Oring not placed properly.
thermal guy
Flashaholic
Lol not placed properly?? I’d say so.
Sorry to see. That is extremely disappointing. Stevie Wonder could've seen that! (unless of course if it shifted post-production). I hope you'll update us on how Elzetta responds to this.
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The bezel unscrews and the O-ring should be easily re-seated correctly in the right spot. Still, QC should have caught this…
P.S. If you attempt to resolve it yourself, I recall someone (perhaps @bykfixer) warned that if the bezel ring is over-torqued, it's not difficult to crack the optic element, so use moderation when tightening.
thermal guy
Flashaholic
That optic element is really thick! I’m not sure you could crack it if you tried. Unless I’m mistaken.
Whoever it was who said that (on CPF) was not theorizing - they were speaking from experience. Perhaps they can add further enlightenment if they're on this frequency. A word to the wise......
I had 2 Gen 1 arrive cracked from over tightening. My Gen 2's have all been flawless. But when I swapped out the factory bezel for a QCB bezel I cracked one. It's not hard to crack it at the outside edge. Not only that, but over tightening can also make it less water resistant by squashing the o'ring flat. You just want to snug it up then a little more tight is all you need.
rwolfenstein
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Poor news that became good news. My brand new Elzetta A112, I dropped down a storm drain in the city I live in. Don't ask me why I am blessed with butter fingers, I have no idea. The good news is that with all the rain we have been getting, the city workers came out to clear the drain and were nice enough to find the light while I was standing out there. Not a single ding on it (granted it was all muckered up) and it works just the same it did when I first obtained it.
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This is my Gen 3. I have the bezel tightened to the bottom of the threads quite easily. No issues with the optic.
kj2
Flashaholic
Elzetta quickly responded on my mail. Just remove the bezel and replace the oring. Which I already did. However, this is something that should've been noticed during QC.
Trout River
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My Charlie came without an oring on the body for the head. I called them about it and he asked if I bought it from another store, or third party. I said, "No, I bought it from you directly." He ended up sending me a new oring, but whoever is putting these together, needs to do a better job. Missing orings, smashed orings are indicative of no QA/QC.
Anybody ever do a runtime test on a Charlie running 2xAA batteries? I know it runs on the but am wondering how long.
thermal guy
Flashaholic
With what head?
Ha! I knew I forgot something. AVS or the new HC heads.
Nice. Thank you. Do you use a hi/lo switch?
thermal guy
Flashaholic
I ran mine on high for over 10 hours on 2 eneloop pros. Started around 75-100 lumens and ended around 5-10. I ended the test but it would have gone longer.
Sweet. Thanks Thermal!
