Thoughts on iTP A3 EOS

[roadkill1109]

My question is: Has anyone tried going swimming with this light? Hows the waterproofness? It's rated IPX8, but is it really? Anybody put this to actual use? Our swimming outing is coming up soon, and i'm curious to try this out. (I wouldnt dare try this on my more expensive lights) hahaha...

 

[jbrett14]

My question is: Has anyone tried going swimming with this light? Hows the waterproofness? It's rated IPX8, but is it really? Anybody put this to actual use? Our swimming outing is coming up soon, and i'm curious to try this out. (I wouldnt dare try this on my more expensive lights) hahaha...

Not sure how long you have had it but my thoughts on this are that if it has a warranty and it claims to be rated for such, what's holding you back from doing your own test. If it fails, return it. Think about it, even if someone else's is waterproof does not mean that yours is, even if the same model. Personally, if I want to know, I test them right when I buy them. That way, you can return it right away. Otherwise, you'll always be wondering. Put them to the test, that's what their built for.

I did this with my Fenix TK30. Fully submerged, searching in 10' deep water. No problems.

Have fun.

 

[flatline]

For 18650's, how about the Shiningbeam S-Mini. Small, relatively inexpensive, and available in cool white and neutral white.

http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/sh...***-ShiningBeam-S-mini-XP-G-R5-LED-Flashlight

+1 for the S-mini.

If you're interested in getting a good, solid 18650 beater light, this is the place to start, especially since it's half the price of it's competitors (unless you're willing to get a larger light).

--flatline

 

[roadkill1109]

Not sure how long you have had it but my thoughts on this are that if it has a warranty and it claims to be rated for such, what's holding you back from doing your own test. If it fails, return it. Think about it, even if someone else's is waterproof does not mean that yours is, even if the same model. Personally, if I want to know, I test them right when I buy them. That way, you can return it right away. Otherwise, you'll always be wondering. Put them to the test, that's what their built for.

I did this with my Fenix TK30. Fully submerged, searching in 10' deep water. No problems.

Have fun.

Thanks! I'll hook it up to the quark lanyard and go swimming with it! :) 200+ lumens, under water! woohoo! now if i could just get close to the women in bikinis without them noticing a light approaching them from underwater.... hehehe....

 

[Jackasper]

Funny you guys brought this up. Dropped mine in the hot tub last night and didn't notice it till bout ten minutes later. It worked just fine and after pulling it apart, there wasn't a bit of moisture in it! Awesome little light.

 

[LoveLearn]

Finding previous posts about the iTP A3 ESO is especially difficult because this site's search engine prevents searching for "words" which are 3-characters or less long. So that eliminates iTP, eliminates, A3, and eliminates ESO. We need either a longer name or an exception rule added to the search engine's rule set.

One characteristic about both the standard (shorter with single intensity) and upgraded (longer with 3-intensity levels) versions is that stock iTP A3 ESO flashlights can't "tail stand" due to their rear-extending post which is bored to accept a lanyard or keyring attachment.
There is a way to "convert this liability into an asset." Attach the keyring set or lanyard as shown in this photo. Then superglue a center-drilled button-sized magnet about that rear post. Now your iTP A3 ESO can both tail stand as well as magnetically attach to vertical steel surfaces.

The original series was rated to deliver 80 candle power maximum, whereas the new higher-rated Cree LED now enables 96 candle power from standard AAA cells. Rejecting heat limits run time at higher light emission levels. Stainless versions like mine reject heat less well than aluminum versions. The sister version by Maratac is available for a much higher price in copper which can reject heat better than aluminum. Just some random thoughts about this excellent design.
John

 

[heavyled]

Finding previous posts about the iTP A3 ESO is especially difficult because this site's search engine prevents searching for "words" which are 3-characters or less long. So that eliminates iTP, eliminates, A3, and eliminates ESO. We need either a longer name or an exception rule added to the search engine's rule set.

John

Google search works. It's right at the top of the page.

 

[jbrett14]

Funny you guys brought this up. Dropped mine in the hot tub last night and didn't notice it till bout ten minutes later. It worked just fine and after pulling it apart, there wasn't a bit of moisture in it! Awesome little light.

As it should be. The way I see it, most of these lights, which use an O-ring to keep them sealed, are no different, in principle, than the many plumbing fixtures & fittings nowadays. Many of them, which are found on everything from faucet supply lines to R.O. water lines, are just a simple push-fit into an O-ring. And if it is good enough for 60 p.s.i. & higher, it's got to be good enough for flashlights that are merely submerged in water with little to no pressure at all.