A while back I purchased two lights by a company named Thrunite. They were the Archer 1A and 2A. I was familiar with Thrunite by name, but had never owned any of their lights. As it turned out, the Archers were one of the best values for my money that I have ever spent on lights! They have been solid and dependable. Then I saw the Neutron 2A advertised, and the idea of a 1A light that would put out 480 lumens, even for a short period of time, intriguing. Even the 230 lumens on high was what I was looking for. When I saw that the light came with an AA extender to use 2AA's, and that configuration put out 800 lumens on turbo! If only it all worked. :scowl: I am now on my third one, and none of them work properly. Here is a list of what all of them have done:
1. They will work normally when first turned on after the battery is first inserted.
2. After a while they flash when the power button is hit, but the light will not turn on. Sometimes the light will not turn on without a flash.
3. The light will not go into turbo mode
4. Turns on, but only low and medium work
5. Turns on, but does not ramp through the three brightness levels when the button is pressed.
6. Will sometimes start to work normally for a while if the battery is removed and reinserted
I have tried multiple batteries (Energizer lithium's, Duracell 2400 mah NIMH, Powerex 2700 mah NIMH, NIMZ, and even lowly alkalines. Yesterday I went to Radio Shack and bought some contact cleaner and lubricant, which was supposed to be their brand of Deoxit. It contains Deoxit, but has other ingredients. The light worked after I initially cleaned it, but then it started malfunctioning like before.
I guess I will just return the other two and look for another light like this one. I would like a single AA light that puts out more than 200 lumens (OTF), and would also like the option to extend it to use 2AA's. The only one I have seen is the Olight T15, but I have another Olight and it is not as robust as I would like. Any recommendations out there or even a solution to the Neutron issue before I ship them back!?
1. They will work normally when first turned on after the battery is first inserted.
2. After a while they flash when the power button is hit, but the light will not turn on. Sometimes the light will not turn on without a flash.
3. The light will not go into turbo mode
4. Turns on, but only low and medium work
5. Turns on, but does not ramp through the three brightness levels when the button is pressed.
6. Will sometimes start to work normally for a while if the battery is removed and reinserted
I have tried multiple batteries (Energizer lithium's, Duracell 2400 mah NIMH, Powerex 2700 mah NIMH, NIMZ, and even lowly alkalines. Yesterday I went to Radio Shack and bought some contact cleaner and lubricant, which was supposed to be their brand of Deoxit. It contains Deoxit, but has other ingredients. The light worked after I initially cleaned it, but then it started malfunctioning like before.
I guess I will just return the other two and look for another light like this one. I would like a single AA light that puts out more than 200 lumens (OTF), and would also like the option to extend it to use 2AA's. The only one I have seen is the Olight T15, but I have another Olight and it is not as robust as I would like. Any recommendations out there or even a solution to the Neutron issue before I ship them back!?
