Mine is working perfectly and I have ordered more. I removed the cell supplied and swapped it for a 30-Q and tested it. I also swapped it for both VTC5 and VTC6. Finally I intend to run a 18650GA or 35E long term.
The cell got moderately warm after 1 hour of operation on full power with the stock cell. ’Just uninformed suspicion it is a combination or proximity of the LEDs to the cell and the cell warming during discharge.
It DID NOT get as warm with any of the three test cells.
Question for everyone:
Any idea how many amps this lantern draws?
I bought one during the december sale (at about $15)
From what i can read from the oldest reports the UI as been changed somewhat :
Top switch :
first short tap : Cool white with level memory
second short tap : Warm white with level memory
third short tap : OFF
While in CW or WW mode a long press will ramp the ligth level down, a second long press press will ramp it up. The "ennoying high step" at low level (described in early reports) is still there.
While in CW or WW mode two quick taps will select the color mix mode at maximum light level where a long press will ramp the color from cold to warm and the next long press will ramp it from warm to cold. I have not found a way to set any other light level but the maximum !
While in color mix mode a short tap will set the light OFF
Bottom switch :
First press/release : Red light
Second press/release : Red SOS (very slow !)
Third press/release : OFF
Current drawn :
CW max : 1.1A
CW min : 12mA
WW max : 1.0A
WW min 12mA
Color ramp : from 1.1A (CW) going down to about 0.7A at mid ramp and up to 1A (WW)
Red : 0.22A
Standby : 22uA
That's more than 10 days 24/24 at minimum level and the standby consumption is lower than the cell self-discharge !
For me this lantern is a mixed bag :
I love the WW ... but there's no way to put it on without going through the CW wich i feel is a "very angry blue" one.
The color mix mode is interesting ... but the "always max level" totally kills it for me.
I just got my second T1 lantern. I didn’t realize the UI has changed since the original version. This new one allows you to turn it off with a touch of the top button. I like that. In the old one, you have to press and hold the bottom button to turn it off.
Now the negative: This new one does not allow you to dim the light as much as the old version. Maybe it’s just sample to sample variation?
So that’s another difference between the original and the new design. With the original, if you had it on WW and turned it off and back on, it would be on WW again.
I noticed the same thing with my newest T1 but I dont see it as a negative. IMO it is perfect for a night light on low WW…… on high mine seems ‘just a bit’ brighter but that may be, as you said, sample variation. Like you, I really like being able to turn it off w/top button.
Has anybody been able to find something similar to the T1?
I love that it has WW and has ramping brightness. Also my T1 went for like 14 days straight at the lowest setting with the stock battery, great for emergency situations that last a couple of days.