Nitecore TIP CRI color temperature?

I have a tip cri. Nice little keychain light, I expected it to be warmer. I use it a lot but won’t break my heart when it gives up…

I just got the NiteCore TIP CRI 2017 (Nichia) last week from GearBest.

It’s color tint looks very close to my Astrolux S41S (Nichia 219B, supposedly 5000K neutral-white), so my guess is the TIP CRI 2017 is also around 5000K (even if the product description does say 3500K).

I have an issue, not sure if this is a defect or it’s common to all. I notice that it drains (or more correctly self-drains) very fast, indicating a high parasitic drain?

For instance, I charge the TIP CRI 2017 to full (green indicator — battery check mode will flash 3 times), I don’t use it for 2 days, when I check the battery level the next day (pressing the ‘modes’ button once show battery level) — it now flashes only once, indicating 10% battery left.

When I first received the NiteCore TIP CRI 2017 (ie. from shipping), it was totally dead (won’t power on at all) — I thought mine was defective until I charged it up.
Does this indicate my TIP CRI 2017’s battery is bad, or it just has a high parasitic drain?

Hmmm…

My CRI does not have parasitic drain at all. Possibly your is a faulty one? …

GB should update the description of the CRI TIP 2017… this isn’t 3500K at all !
I sold mine because of that (though I could have swapped a nice 219C of my choice)

Thanks for the response (it’s out-of-topic for this message). I’ll test it again, just fully charged awhile ago, won’t use it but will do ‘battery check’ every day to see if if the battery level drops without using.

Only problem is how does one show ‘proof’ to Gearbest for a parasitic drain issue? (would need to send them ‘pictures’ or ‘video’, but how does one send proof of parasitic drain). Anyway, re-test and see if the self-drain happens again in a few days.

The NiteCore TIP CRI 2017 does have a Nichia 219B (compared to the 219C of the Astrolux K1 Nichia).

discussed here

iirc the fast discharge was an issue when using Lockout…

and I agree that after the first run of 3500k High CRI, they switched to a 5000k High CRI

Mine is a new one, glacier stainless. It arrived with a full battery after about 2 months in transit. Took a lot of playing around with it to get it to drop to 2/3 indicated.

Definitely 5000k or maybe even higher judgung by my other lights. I wouldn’t call it neutral, but it doesn’t have a bluish tint either, so on the more acceptable end of the cool whites I would say. Much cooler than a Q8 or a neutral A6. Almost indistinguishable from an olight i3e eos.

At the outset, I would like to welcome everyone.
I have also become a TIP CRI holder. I was surprised that it shines colder than 3500K, just as it was advertised. I measured it with a colorimeter and it turned out that the color was 5434K. It pleases me because it’s my favorite color temperature.

That’s the answer I’ve been looking for thanks !

Although I prefer the 3500 K .

Cheers. You could check out the Manker LAD; the neutral white version has the 219C 4000K emitter. :sunglasses: It’s a very nice light as well compared to the TIP.

Thanks for pointing out those threads, I’ll check them out to see if anything might help.

Mine definitely has a problem. I fully charged it yesterday morning. After the full charge, doing the battery-check mode indicates 3 flashes, meaning it’s full (3 flashes = >90% battery charge). I didn’t use it the whole day and left it somewhere no one will touch it, I only did some ‘battery checks’ and it became 2 flashes sometime in the early evening. Just before I went to sleep later at night, I did another battery check and now it only has 1 flash (<10% battery charge). Woke up this morning, it’s totally dead, no flash, won’t power on at all.

Problem is, how does one report this issue to Gearbest, it’s barely a week since I received this item. (they’ll ask to send pictures and videos — but parasitic drain?)

I have an earlier generation CRI (2016 model without clip; but also without parasitic drain, so I guess it’s gen 1.1) and it’s definitely NOT 3500K. Frankly it’s not that much different than 2017 TIP CRI, est. 4500K.

This is how the spectrum of light looks like Nitecore TIP CRI:

For comparison Lumintop SDMini (6900K):

And Warsun CT9T T6 diode (11700K really cold light):

Are there any deals currently running of this light?

Andrew & Amanda ran a 50% off deal. Very good value.

I bought two TIP’s and one TIP CRI. The TIP’s are pretty amazing, very bright and convenient design. I can’t speak on the TIP CRI, because it came DOA. Charging status functions work and light did charge, but LED is totally dead. Won’t even show lockout indication. Having to return it and hopefully will get a working one in return. Very curious to see if the tint is as stated here. Box specs say 220 lumens for CRI version, versus 360 lumens. I’m hoping it’s a little bit brighter…

Just to follow up… I really like the beam tint of the TIP CRI. It does seem to be something like 5000K and 90+ CRI. Compared to many of my other lights that are supposedly “neutral white”, the TIP CRI makes them look a bit greenish or notably cooler.

I ended up encountering 2 issues:

  1. The fitment of the two halves (top/bottom) is not perfectly flush, and overhangs at the front. It creates an uncomfortable edge that is a bit sharp at the corners. I notified Nitecore about this, provided requested photos, and they thanked me for letting them know. That’s it.
  2. Something strange has happened 3 times now since I’ve been using my TIP CRI on the first charge. I put mine in lockout mode a lot, to prevent accidental activation. Every so often, right after coming out of lockout and going to high, the next button press shuts off the light… and no response. NOTHING. It behaves like it’s in lockout, but it’s not. And it won’t come back on, until I plug it in via a USB port.

Anyone else here run into these issues?

EDIT: Well, ironically enough, less than an hour after I posted this, my TIP CRI will not turn on any longer. Before this happened, the power level indication flashed 3 times, which means above 50%. So the battery certainly isn’t dead. Plugging in does show the red charging in progress indication… but no light, just like what I experienced with my first Nitecore TIP CRI — DOA.

I will only add my measurements of the CRI version:

Thanks. Not surprising, it’s a bit below specifications (240 lumens, 810 cd, 56 m distance).

How long have you owned it and has it always been functioning properly? No glitches? The worn anodizing looks rather nice…

I’ve had it for over a year. He is always with me and my keys. As you can see, it was a bit scratched, but it adds to its charm. There are no problems so far. I am very happy. The only small minus is the plastic clip that broke.

Thank you. I’m assuming from the lack of the proprietary clip that it’s a pre-2017 model. I guess they weren’t all defective. :wink: