Behold, I just looked through my old stash of neodymium magnets and came across some 5mmx3mm ones after all (probably bought from Fasttech a few years back). So with a piece of wood and some care I managed to hammer one into one of the sample lights without breaking the magnet (in the production lights the hole is slightly larger so you need glue), and I can report that the C01 sticks quite happily to a vertical metal surface. Nothing extremely firm but the magnet does the job fine :+1:
(The split ring becomes very happy too, responding to the magnet )
Do you think recharging when the light goes dim would eliminate that concern?
note these lights start at about 5 lumens,
and the vampire mode is well below 1 lumen,
so it should be obvious when the light needs a fresh battery, no?
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Thanks dijozz for confirming that a 5 x 3 mm magnet holds the light well enough :THUMBS-UP: .
Now the wait for the red and blue batches begin, hopefully they will be ready at the same time, so you don't have to order multiple times if you want both.
I almost want buy one of these to see what it’s all about. Is it the CRI that makes this light so popular? Seems durable according to the video. Just seems as though the output is fairly low which is what is keeping me from pulling the trigger. I have a Nitecore Tip and got my wife the Astrolux K1.
I’m fairly certain going below that won’t kill them very quickly, but I’m sure it lessons their cycle life. I wouldn’t be afraid to use NiMH in mine, but I probably would go ahead and charge once I start to notice any dimming.
The CRI and the even, floody beam are the main differences between this new light and the Fenix E01, a light long appreciated for it’s durability, efficiency, and ability to get as much energy as possible from its battery.
In many situations, high outputs are not needed. Those are the times when the C01 will be at its best, but it won’t substitute for the Tip or the K1 for the times when you need a lot of light.