Great video. also couldn’t help but laugh midway through to the haaawwwkrrr pheww lol
ya that’s what I expected. now amplify the cells by 8 and cause the venting by heat (looks like you did it by short circuit?). I’ve seen youtubes where they force venting by use of a heat gun and that consistently provides the most explosive results
its just scary how it worked well and then like a ticking bomb it went off… that light should be sent back to imalent i dont know so they can look into what happend if they want, they should pay for shipping back and show they take this serious because its getting out of hand with the QA issues with this light and others too, but this is just on a different level what happend.
Imalent just advised that they’ve solved the problem!!
All new and currently for sale Imalent lights will now include the necessary protective gear which should be used at all times when operating, handling or charging their flashlights:
Not ALL Imalent are bad.
I have 2 x DN series. (35/70)
and they probably my most used lights when I go outside with one.
Several yrs and not a missed a beat.
although when you on near max output/capacity with torches,
You also nearer to Whoopsy too.
Glad you weren’t burnt or eyes damaged.
PS.
“”Thanks for the pictures, that looks rather frightening. Imagine this happened in a car while driving or similar””
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I would hope you wouldn’t be playing with a torch. OR anything else while driving.
Yikes! I’m glad your injuries weren’t more serious.
BTW, I’ve found that for minor burns, immediately soaking the area in room temperature water provides amazing relief. Don’t be tempted to use cold water or ice water.
When I burn my hand in the kitchen or shop, an hour in a bowl of water usually cures the pain for good. I’m always surprised that it doesn’t begin to hurt later on.
Those newer models are good as far as i have understood, I had the first-generation of the DX80 which had some flaws, but i read Imalent had fixed those flaws in the 2nd generation of the DX80.
Same shyt happened to my light, I was using with full charge, turned it off after 3 mins then mechanically locked it out. Turned it back on after 2 mins and poof, went up it smoke. I might have seen some fire but was so shocked, I was like WTF! and mechanically turned it off.
edited: this happened to my DX80