EX10 broken!!

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hyperloop

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Has anyone had the threads in the head of their EX10 break?? I was switching batteries as i normally do at the start of the week and when i unscrewed the head, i found that the threads had broken, i.e. separated from the head!!

I'm at work now so i cannot post pictures but will do so later. Damn, this sucks as i was going to carry the EX10 as an EDC for my holiday to Bali 🙁

well, did what any flashaholic would do, ordered another EX10 from 4sevens but its the R2 one not the GDP. Will also be emailing Nitecore to see what can be done.

🙁 darnit
 
I've heard of this happening at least twice and saw pics of it once.

I think the newest ones have been tweaked so this is less likely. Still it sucks! You should get a new head out of this via warranty.

No wait, I'm thinking of the bezel ring threads not the head threads! You might be a first.
 
yep. mine is the head threads not the outermost bezel. Now i can't even screw the head on, it sits lopsided and the light wont even work. Ah well, email to Nitecore will go out once i get my pics up.
 
It was a known problem with some of the earlier ones. Send NC an email and a replacement head (or possibly an entire light) will almost surely be issued.
 
hyperloop said:
well, did what any flashaholic would do, ordered another EX10 from 4sevens but its the R2 one not the GDP. Will also be emailing Nitecore to see what can be done.
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The light engine is quite easy to swap, so you may use your GDP in the new light.

You'll get a replacement from Nitecore (or 4Sevens if you bought it from them), I'm sure!

I hope you knew about the 25% discount on the EX-R2 at 4Sevens (NITECORE25)...
EDIT : Currently 40% : http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/showpost.php?p=2395438&postcount=6
 
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Same here...

I dropped mine from about 4 foot on a hardwood floor and it broke...:shakehead

The body is so thin, this light is rated ''not reliable unless used in a padded environment''...:duh2:

The driver and the piston was supposed to make that light bulletproof... yeah right... I never seen an AL body so fragile...
 
Mine broke like that while it was in my pocket. I sent it in and got a slightly used replacement, I am happy with it. The threads are a bit more beefy on the replacement.
 
ozner1991 said:
could you post some pics of the broken threading? im curious about where it broke
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apologies for poor pic quality, beer and photo taking dont mix 😀

the gleaming metal is the part where the threads separated from the pill (i hope i got the terminology correct), the light cannot be screwed in now.

I have been contacted by Nitecore and will be sending them the entire light for their checking. However, i think i will wait till my new EX10 R2 comes in before i send it in. Just in case there is something wrong with the new one.


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That is sad. I have the GDP version too as well as the Q5. No R2 though. I hope my GDP would not have to go through this issue.
 
My D10 broke in exactly the same way (I started a thread up when this happened). I had a email from Nitecore within a day and they replaced it before I even had the chance to send it back!

Their customer service is fantastic and I can't recommend them enough.
 
update: emailed Nitecore in the first working week of 2010 i.e. week beginning 4th January and they emailed back saying that they had received the light and were repairing it and that they'd notify me once they finished repairing it and sent it back.
 
'Tactical' lights can literally 'break'?? :huh:

I'd think twice before considering them to be 'premium' brand again... :thinking:
hyperloop said:
Has anyone had the threads in the head of their EX10 break?? I was switching batteries as i normally do at the start of the week and when i unscrewed the head, i found that the threads had broken, i.e. separated from the head!!

I'm at work now so i cannot post pictures but will do so later. Damn, this sucks as i was going to carry the EX10 as an EDC for my holiday to Bali 🙁

well, did what any flashaholic would do, ordered another EX10 from 4sevens but its the R2 one not the GDP. Will also be emailing Nitecore to see what can be done.

🙁 darnit
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broken means its broken. are they going to weld it back together again and hope it lasts for a year so they can charge you next time? i don't like the sounds of it.... 'repair'... :thumbsdow replace sounds more like it.
hyperloop said:
update: emailed Nitecore in the first working week of 2010 i.e. week beginning 4th January and they emailed back saying that they had received the light and were repairing it and that they'd notify me once they finished repairing it and sent it back.
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