ROFIS R3 and Angle lights...need assit

I am pretty sure that all of the lights that you listed will definitely fulfill your needs.
I have been using the Rofis R3 for over a year and have yet to experience any issues with it. Plus, I do like it design a lot at it can also be used an a normal EDC torch.

Another solid option to look towards would be the Skilhunt H03R RC / H03 RC.
It features magnetic charging and it's a quite popular and trusted brand.

Forgot to say must be fully regulated

Hi, as owner of Rofis R3, here is my take on its highs and lows:

The angular, adjustable design is very unique and practical. There is quite strong magnet that holds the light in any desired position for stationary illumination, even with the headstrap attached. Mode spacing is quite sensible and runtimes on medium/high are good. The light comes with included high capacity protected cell, ready to use out of the box. Due to the deeper, smooth reflector, the flashlight has much more throw than any standard shallow reflector headlamps. It is not a thrower, but there is quite nice, visible hotspot.

Now to the negatives: The neutral tint is not very nice, it is like warm yellow with green hue. Not that bad when outdoors, but there are much better other neutral white tints. That orange, rubber band is bit frail, could be bit beefier. After some time, it doesnt hold the light tightly - you need to reposition the flashlight frequently. There is an easy workaround however - when you use with the clip, put the “rear” loop over the flashlight itself and the dimple in the clip, then it holds firmly. My magnetic charging stopped working about two weeks after I received it. Tested the cable with multimeter, it works, so I assume problem is in the internals of the charging circuitry. Other than that, I did not notice any further issues. If you have specific questions, try to post them here.

To the Olight H2R Nova - cant comment, as I dont own one, but I would be bit worried about any headlamp design, where the light could be knocked off the headstrap, for example in a cave. H2R seems to use some unique retention strap that allows for quick removal, i would probably secure the fit with cable tie or so.

It will be used as a headlamp (in the strap) less then 1% of the time.I have no worries about the strap.
99% of the time it will be hand held or clipped in the molle of a chest or leg pack .Or using the magnetic tail.

(Dioda) A rep from Rofis actually got back to me. : (more or less in broken english) “Most” of the time the charging stops not on the light side.The cable will still show power.
(then it is past my pay grade for electronics) Something about a self healing fuse built in the cable near the charge disc.If one was to bend it slightly,it will just start working again.
No idea what that means,but he said in nearly every case…thats the issue.
* Sadly I deleted the message. This fuse had a 3 or 4 letter acronym ,perhaps SHF…or something like that.
He made it seem that you literally just bend it a bit and it works fine again

I have read this stopped charge issue many time. This is one of the the quality issues that concerns me.
I mean for 80 bucks it should work right for a long long time.

I hope others chime on on these lights

**In private 2 asked me what is the use for the lights
As we have signed no NDA (yet). A platform of some type running LIDAR was running a grid, for some reason in the Yucatan.Besides countless (100s in fact) of hidden /un known temples and various large structures made of huge stones (hidden/swallowed by the jungle),it detected a huge tunnel complex.At least 37 miles long. LIDAR can also detect different materials. In the complex it found huge amounts of gold and other large metal objects,also a heat bloom. We will be going in to clear and recon it soon. We got cool Bark River Knives Bravo Machete :). Doubt any here are knife guys. Know that they are as crazy about bladed things as yall are about lights.Trust me.

This is Egypt all over again

Have you thought about getting a Skilhunt H03R?

It has USB charging, a magnetic tail, and is built quite well.

No, I have heard not great things

Don’t bet any MONEY on that STATEMENT …. :smiley: . :wink:

And yeah, just as crazy about blades… if not a bit more. :wink:

A big welcome to BLF too!!! . :+1:

Is that you?

Because, then I’m really impressed :smiley:

Gave us Bark River Bravo machete CPM 1V and Bark River CPM 154 Bushbat
I own a Bark River 3V kephart and Bravo 1
I EDC a Bark River Mini kephart .93 CPM 3V

Dont want to get off topic, im sure its a no no

Thanks for welcome,just here for 3-5 days then gone forever =P
Many forums are full of trolls and,well…morons. People seem oddly normal here,helpfull

The work your top 3-5 top reviewers put in is frankly outstanding.
LONG, really detailed, GOOD HQ pics
Hardcore fans.

Shocked more dont own 1 or more of these lights

So any know / trust this vendor “Sky Ben” ?
He claims if you buy from him, he personally makes good on all lights he sells. Bypasses the MFG

It’s Skylumen, and yes, he does that.

No, not me. A friend of mine who makes a great knife & has done work in Baghdad several times with our troops. :+1:

Those Bark River’s you mentioned Semper Fi are all good knives that should serve you well…. as I’m sure you already know. :wink:

Skyben, or so it says

Dear customer,
You can order at following link:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BHD92T1?ref=myi_title_dp

If you have any problems ,
please feel free to contact us.
We are ready to help at anytime.
Sincerly yours,
SkyBen.Trade
Customer Service Team

So, Olight got back to me
Odd how it worded the answer.
Claims the tailcap is safe now BUT it still says “Do not short”

That’s because there is still a very small current running through the contacts, and it’s a safety warning.

Two reasons for this reason:

  1. Even a very small current can drain the battery a bit faster. It’s negligible though.
  2. A diode can fail. When it fails, there is a chance it does not short out. If it does not short out, current can normally flow…

Blue sword do you own one of the above lights?

I’ve actually tried the H2R myself once one of my police friends actually showed me the problem with his H2R’s tailcap.

Luckily, we were able to contact Plight for a new tailcap, and she was able to use it again without the fear of the charging contact shorting out.

Can you ask him if it looked the same?
Wonder how you know if you have the old or revised version
Know how long ago this happened?

About the ROFIS R3 charging issue - yes, I saw the same thing about the resetable fuse, but due to bad english (translated from some comments in russian), I assumed the fuse is located in the cable magnetic head. Sent an email to manufacturer, perhaps they help me how to “bend” the fuse so the charging works properly again.

First step would be to locate the fuse, still not sure if it is in the cable or in the flashlight.