One possible reason could be that the 2 metal surfaces that touch each other inside the switch has some tarnish or oxidation, etcā¦ that is preventing good contact. Repeated use might wear the contacts back to bare metal again.
Most flashlights use tactile switches meaning you can feel when they are depressed and they pop back up. They usually have a metal dome that requires a certain amount of pressure to bend.
Itās like when you accidentally lean on a car fender and it pops in. You take the pressure off and it pops back to its original shape.
My switch seems to have fixed itself too. After a lot of switching, and letting the light run really hot a few times it seems to work normally again, fingers crossed. Neal did send a new driver after I requested that for back-up :+1:
If only I knew how to get that retaining ring off Is it threaded or is it press fit? I donāt want to damage it even more so just let me know what tools should I use to do that
Any hint how to do that? The only thing I can think of would be rubber ball for opening watches but unfortunately donāt have one lying around.
Soz for probably super basic questions but Iām more of a knive guy, never disassembled any light (but seeing how many people have problems with this particular one Iād prob do better work )
Not necessarily. You can ramp it up or down and then turn it off while itās flashing the 1 or 2 blinks and it will turn the side switch off temporarily.
Some people have thought the switch light is supposed to be on all the time regardless of the main light being on or off. I was just making sure illuminos knew that it doesnāt stay on all the time. Iām wondering if his side light turns on or off or flickers by itself without him touching the switch.
Okā¦. but it should stay on when the light is off & the āspecial circumstancesā you mentioned or āvoodooā have not been activated or employedā¦ correct?? .
And if anyone thought it stayed lit whether the light was on or offā¦ā¦ :person_facepalming:
Yes. You can also turn the switch light off in the menu. Someone even said their switch light suddenly started staying off and thought it broke, but a factory reset turned it back on. That was an odd case. Iām just waiting to hear what illuminos is doing.
Some people donāt know. This was common when the Q8 came out. It still surprises some people who have never seen a video of a Q8 or GT or GT Mini.
I rig up my Narsil lights to keep the side switch lights on all the time. I hope Iām not confusing anybody who watches my videos.
Is it threaded or is it press fit? I donāt want to damage it even more so just let me know what tools should I use to do that 
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ā¦ Did you get yours from Neal or Banggood?
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