my Nitecore glass lense fell off is that normal ?

hey guys I own a nitecore SR6 and a P25.
upon removing the bezel to clean under it, since I went free diving with it (8-10 meters) while doing that, the flashlight slipped and hit the table, and the lens fell off !!!. of course I immediatly picked it up and placed it in the flashlight again so the reflector doesn't get contaminated and dust particles get inside.
but I'm just wondering, I expected it to be more secure with a rubber ring or something, not just between two metals, or perhaps the pressure is too high so water and dust doesn't get it?!
some answers would be appreciated.
thank.
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Its held in place by the bezel...

NOTE: if it's like my Nitecore SRT-7, it'll have a thin flat clear plastic washer that goes between the bezel & the glass.

I'm a bit confused. I checked the Nitecore site and both the SR6 and P25 appear to be rated to a maximum 2 meter submersion, not 8-100 meters?

I must be missing something as I cannot imagine anyone free diving to 100 meters!

He must have meant 10 meters. I read here somewhere of people diving with their SRT7 to , I think, 40 feet.

Taz80 said:

He must have meant 10 meters. I read here somewhere of people diving with their SRT7 to , I think, 40 feet.

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No kidding, I'm fairly certain 100 meters isn't a depth you just dive to without taking time to make sure all your gear can handle it...not mention yourself.

kaptain_zero said:

I must be missing something as I cannot imagine anyone free diving to 100 meters!

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The world record of freediving is 128 meters depth with fins. 102 meters with no fins. So it can be done, but not with a nitecore in your hand

kaptain_zero said:

I'm a bit confused. I checked the Nitecore site and both the SR6 and P25 appear to be rated to a maximum 2 meter submersion, not 8-100 meters?

I must be missing something as I cannot imagine anyone free diving to 100 meters!

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lol really sorry what I meant is 8-10 meters and I didn't read the post afterward, should do that more often to make sure everything is correct also, yes its rated at 2 meters but nitecore has a promo video on youtube where their scuba diving with it, apparently they will only guarantee it at 2 meters but its doesn't mean that it can't go deeper than that.

Taz80 said:

He must have meant 10 meters. I read here somewhere of people diving with their SRT7 to , I think, 40 feet.

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yes thats what I meant
cheers

chaosdsm said:

Its held in place by the bezel...

NOTE: if it's like my Nitecore SRT-7, it'll have a thin flat clear plastic washer that goes between the bezel & the glass.

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I thank you for saying that................ I put the flashlight back together without noticing the washer ................... after reading ur reply I looked under the table ............... and there ........ a washer, collected some dust........ u saved it. thank u
also does it sit between the bezel and the lens or the lens and the flashlight body, so I put the washer --> lens --> bezel or lens --> washer -->bezel
thank u

I removed the p25 bezel and noticed the transparent plastic washer was sitting right beneath the bezel, which means that the srt6 has the same arrangment as well, from u guys replies I presume that all this is normal, I was worried because a flashlight that is able to withstand seawater and able to stay in it for 2 hours with constant diving to 10 min must have more than a bezel-->washer ---> lens and thats it to be able to resist water like that, I expected a double O - ring or something... like G shock watches or the tailcap. I'm thankful for the replies

eaglespeed said:

I removed the p25 bezel and noticed the transparent plastic washer was sitting right beneath the bezel, which means that the srt6 has the same arrangment as well, from u guys replies I presume that all this is normal, I was worried because a flashlight that is able to withstand seawater and able to stay in it for 2 hours with constant diving to 10 min must have more than a bezel-->washer ---> lens and thats it to be able to resist water like that, I expected a double O - ring or something... like G shock watches or the tailcap. I'm thankful for the replies

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Before purchase, I though there would at least be an o-ring between the lens & reflector, especially since my reflector for the SRT-7 already has a grove in the top into which an o-ring can easily sit....


I already put extra o-rings on tail end of the battery tube, just got to figure out what thickness o-ring I can put under the lens into that grove.