[May 8] Olight I3 UV "Free" i.e. $10

Polycarbonate lenses block 100 percent UV

my Jetbeam UV light
unprotected, polycarbonate, Laser Retinologist provided UV blockers

using UV to find the warm LEDs in a bulk bin of Quark heads

Unheard Maybe some of the clear options make more sense for most people. I wish the transmission spectrum or at least cutoff wavelength would be mentioned more prominently. I found a few mentions of these for Uvex Skyper with SCT Orange which is why I mentioned it.

Ilumenati When your order arrives you can qualitatively test the 395nm transmission through your glasses. (Not by point into your eyes obviously :sunglasses: )

jon_slider Nice pics! Interesting that the 365nm UV LED still emits a fair bit of visible light. It would be nice to see the same lighting conditions with and without the polycarbonate glasses filter, though I wonder what can be concluded without a spectrometer. Could try with fluorescent material in the background. Curious why you got a 395nm UV if you already have a 365nm.

That got me laughing so much! :laughing:

I have a couple Convoy S2 365nm with filters and a plain Jetbeam µUV (almost useless IMO). I’ve had my creeping moments going around my place in the dark wondering what smashed in the middle of the entrance and splattered the facing wall while in plain daylight there is nothing to see. It’s like seeing an other side of reality, things you usually don’t see. No footprint on any ceiling (so far) - fortunately. :wink:

Same here. :laughing:

Yes, this is very much the appeal. I fully expect a UV flashlight to be used very infrequently, but I figure at this price it’s ok. Also much more convenient than dragging around a light fixture with a UV bulb. :smiley:

I didn’t think so ’til I would get “eyeaches” after using any UV light. Thought it was all in my head ’til others mentioned it here, too.

Turns out you don’t see UV, your eyes aren’t sensitive to it, so not knowing any better, your pupils are wiiiiiiiiiide open and sucking in all that yummy UV light. So you’re slowly frying your retinas and your pupils aren’t constricting at all to limit the damage.

Now, it’s not like staring wide-eyed into the sun or having someone shine a laser into your eyeballs, so it’s not like sprinkling plutonium on your cornflakes, but it ain’t doing your retinas any good, either.

This’ll be my first Oilight, so I’m not familiar at all with the brand.

With only 4hrs on the ticker, I didn’t want to chance “researching” and having an unexpected glitch run out the clock on me, so I went’n’ordered just the i3.

Any Oilights of interest I should look into? Notable features (good/bad UIs, nice/hideous tints, solid/flaky, etc.)?

LB- I sure like my old S1 Baton. Built tough/ simple UI/ decent runtime on 16340.

Kewl, I’ll have to goggle it, tnx.

Well, that’s shocking. The I3UV just got delivered today, on a Sunday, in two non-business days. Given the shipping issues right now I thought it would be at least a week, like the last time they had a promo.

At a cursory glance, polycarbonate eyeglasses with and without blue light blocking filters seem to have qualitatively similar visible transmission rates.

Lightbringer Were you one of the folks who dislikes twisties? jon_slider I think you diskliked them, yes? I’m especially curious to hear feedback from that perspective on the I3E/I3UV’s functionality.

I was sucked in on this one ...

$5 i'll never see again .

:)

You have to give Olight credit for having some nice limited edition colors . Love the sand and now looking forward to this green

Happy mothers day

Agreed, I like this metallic-sorta-army green. It’s much nicer in person than in the pictures.

Me? Naw. Physical lockout in all cases where you just switch it off.

Never had a twisty accidentally turn on in my pocket or bag.

Mine’s still stuck in “processing” so far. Eh, weekend, so…

Then I’m curious how you’ll compare it with other twisties you may have. Same here, I haven’t had any accidental turn ons.

Unno, mine’s still “processing”.

AAA twisties like the Glaree E03, Orcatorch EA01, etc., all were quite nice. The Glaree is especially cheap lightweight, and still seems pretty reliable.

Not much that can go worng with a twisty.

I have had twisties turn on momentary intermittent, in my pocket.

I do not consider twisties more reliable than clickies. Ive also had twisties skip modes, which simply never happens with clickies.

So I prefer the function of the CuTool w eSwitch, over the Cu Maratac Twisty. (whose advantage is being shorter)

here is an example of a famous single mode twisty, that is turning on and off based on lateral pressure, as happens in a pocket:

to solve the auto On problem with a twisty, it is important to untwist farther, so pressing the head towards the body, or laterally, does not produce intermittent ON.

My C01S has a similar behavior to that Fenix E01, but not my Olight I3E, I3UV or I1R 2.

As mentioned, untwisting farther avoids this, and I’ve never had accidental turn ons, but the flakiness of the C01S’s contact annoys me. IMO it is a design issue, not a general problem with twisties.

This is why I’m particularly eager to hear opinions on the I3(x)’s functioning from those critical of twisties.

Is it a feature or a bug? :slight_smile:
depends on point of view

All twisties have the momentary On feature, when pressing the head towards the body. Unless it is unscrewed farther than the play in the threads.

Occasionally someone will discover this, and post about it, as a cool new momentary On feature, they discovered on their twisty.

I just tested an i3e and confirmed it also has the head press for momentary, feature/bug :slight_smile:

I usually test my twisties, to learn how far to unscrew them, to avoid the momentary On feature. And I occasionally confirm by pressing on the head, to make sure.

I discovered the feature one day with a nice copper maratac aaa in my pocket… I guess my pants were a bit tight, cause when I crouched down I saw a flash of light from my pocket…

I then went on to document the feature on a Fenix E01, world famous for “reliability”… I wont bore you further with a video of an i3e… trust me…

Twisties have a momentary On, “feature”, that Bugs me. I know how to work around it. All lights have pros and cons.

Some Twisties win at being very small. I like small, and the i3e is my smallest AAA :slight_smile:
The Low CRI i3e makes a good spare AAA battery carrier, for my High CRI CuTools…
pic is a link to a bit more spam

Momentary ON, is basically caused by slop in the threads… check for yourself by removing the O ring on a twisty… you will discover threads are not a close tolerance fit. The feel of a twisty depends more on the O ring fit than the threads fitment tolerance.

Just curious… did everyone’s go out already, or is anyone’s order still “processing”?

I was looking at a Baton, wondering if shipping’s stalled or if things are moving.