being a devout Flashaholic, I had to have the UC15, a true pocket rocket. It has some of the brightest red available I think. Fun little offering. I got a blue one.
I use the UC15 on my Subaru keys, a Lumintop Geek on my VW Touran keys and an 18350 Emisar D4 on my house keys.
I like all 3 immensely tbh but no lockout on the UC15v1 sucks, forgetting to lockout the D4 sucks and if you don’t use the Geek for a while it takes a week to remember the UI.
Carry mine on a pocket dangler. Works well. Runnin’ twin 10440s. WOW. Definiteltnthe funnest light I have. Lockout works great.
guessing KG got the same revision I did, the earlier one with less modes and no lockout. They really changed the versions quickly as I purchased mine right after it first came out.
I got an Astrolux AO1 on my keychain. 105ish lum.
Fits nicely LOOKS Great. $7.80 USD.
They even do it in copper if you can find one.
Also my Jetbeam Jet1 MK. 450 lumins. $14 ish USD. (82x18mm round)
Both nicer looking with enuff realistic power.
and 3 or 4 for the price of one.
Mine got here today from that cheap amazon deal a few days ago, but I dont think its working correctly, I cant acces red or uv mode, there is no lockout either, been trying nimh, and cant seem to find out anywhere how to get into red/uv mode,
manual says hold from off 2 seconds, but nothing happens, when I eventually let go of button main emitter comes on
Any help or did I get a dud?
the earlier version, like mine , doesn’t have lockout. It only has 3 modes as well. One click to turn light on. While on, hold switch down until red light comes on and then release. While red is on, hold switch down until UV comes on, then release. While light is on in white mode, double click switch to go to next brightness level.
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patrick
Blackbeard, If I understand you correctly, it sounds like you got a dud. Or maybe a previous version?
Thanks for responding guys, yeah I have tried everything, but can’t get uv/red mode to turn on. I only have alks and nimh in this size, but I’m pretty sure it’s defective. It’s too bad tho, amazon has no more stock so I can’t get a replacement, just a refund.
My UC15 broke with little use, my 2nd Acebeam to fail.
What has happened to your Acebeam UC15?
Button wouldn’t depress.
Good luck getting warranty service with Acebeam, without having to ship it to China. Same with Nitecore
Finally had a chance to test mine out today and it works as advertised, has lockout, etc…
Got it mainly due to the $20 deal, but am also stoked to have the UV light. Had some fun dazzling the kids with their first blacklight experience. Hope it holds up for me.
Just my opinion, but the uv on this light is a joke, compared to something like convoy s2+. Ok for a keychain light, I guess.
I’ve looked at the Convoy UV, but never felt like I’d use it enough to justify the purchase. For the price I paid on the UC15, the UV is almost like a free bonus. I think it works well for what it is, on 10440’s anyway. I don’t doubt there are better options for the UV enthusiasts out there, but I like it.
I think the joke on this light is the red emitter, it’s far too bright for my taste, doubt I’ll ever use it.
Maybe you’ll find it less bright with NiMH cells?
Got mine from the amazon deal.
3 closely spaced levels in the normal sequence, long press from off for a too-bright moonlight, double-click for turbo.
Sometimes hard to get out of secondary emitter group, double-click solves that.
If I long-press it will go past white and red then flash 3 times. Have to release after 3rd flash or it won’t take.
Perhaps the levels would spread out if I used 10440s but I don’t have any and don’t need the super-high output.
UI is meh but the build and battery versatility make it a keeper IMO.
The multiple UIs coming from the same sale is a bummer. .
Yeah, mode spacing, at least on NiMH cells, is pretty bad.
What’s currently a moon mode should be a low mode. And a moon mode should be something much lower.
My other gripe is its inability to tail stand due to the keychain loop being there. If Nitecore could figure out how to make a keychain light tail stand on a much cheaper TIP, why couldn’t Acebeam on this light?
It gets worse with 10440s—— brighter modes —— gets hot pretty fast—- the only thing it’s a nice little wow light with lithium