I had paint coming away from the corners on mine after a day in the pocket. Finish isn’t great. If you’re worried about appearances, buy a silver Tip would be my advice.
Doesn’t bother me especially as it’s a functional thing for me rather than a looker.
Lonelydad — read responses in the series 9-19 and on down the page.
Follow the links in the responses to other pages giving the information.
Yep, mine behaved the same way. Still functions perfectly which is all I really care about, but I figured I’d add my findings in case someone else cares about the appearance of their keychain light after prolonged use.
Actually, I posted from page one of this thread, not this page. Sorry for missing it though… it’s not as obvious as other aspects of this thread.
I got mine from the original batch from Illumination supply. Yes it does have the excessive battery drain problem in the lockout mode, but since I put it one a long lanyard and wear it around my neck, there’s no need use that mode. Also, since it doesn’t rub up against anything abrasive, it’s still in perfect condition. That all being said, I love mine.
Thanks. Now that I have reread those posts I remember reading them the first time, but they must not have registered with me.
Well, the NITECORE TIP V-1 has proven to be a real Lemon…
Only Led Zeppellin could have said it better…
From the 1969 Album Led Zeppelin II “The Lemon Song” _
… Who’s thinking about Donald Trump right now?
LOL….ummmm…I guess you are. Nothing to do with this post
+1 That came out of left field.
BTW, The name of the tune is “The Lemon Song” I was a senior in high school when that album came out.
Hey lads i have the Christmas edition. I love it! No lockout drain issues. The Standby current is a tad high mine read about 88 Microamps. But appears to be okay. I pulled it apart to have a look inside.
Congrats on V2 !!
recieved the nitecore tip xmas edition from banggood.
when i lock out and press the buttons, there is no light, so i assume this is V2?
As far as I know, you are assuming correctly. 
Nice.
The light is adorable.
PSA: The TIP CRI is on sale at:
Battery Junction - $26.12 for a couple more days - no code needed.
Gearbest - $22.95 using their CPF code in the Dealer’s section of CPF.
illumn: Nitecore Tip USB Rechargeable Keychain Light 220 Lumens (CRI 5000K) code blacknovember brings it to $24.49
I bought the Nitecore TIP XP-G2 Cool White just after Christmas (2016) as I was told this vir had the lock out fix and went to use it when I come to going down some dark steps and nothing no power so the fix has not been sorted yet, such a shame as they are a great little light when they do work, just rang NC united kingdom to ask for a refund, its not good to me if it don’t work when you need it.
can anyone recommend a good key light that’s nearly as good maybe that works please?. Thanks
You might want to check out the Manker LAD, if you don’t mind the advanced UI.
Hi ‘sealover1’, welcome to BLF. 
Sorry for your trouble. 
Did you have it in Lock Out Mode previously to using it? Just curious.
Yes I was always putting it into lock out mode so I never ran it down, I have since rang nitecore uk and they have said that the power drain had been fixed in this model and it may just be a faulty light so he said could I send it back for a replacement which I’m going to do, wish I had used paypal now to be honest instead of ringing them and paying cuz I now have to pay for return postage which I will be complaining about when I send it back.
the surefire sidekick 300 lumen keychain looks nice with a bit longer battery life but there £100 in the UK which is a $125 I like it but I don’t think a key chain torch is worth that much they can be bought far cheaper in the usa, seen them for around $75 which is only £60