Varbos provided a link. I have not ordered it, but I could. Apparently.
Is it really an e-switch? I have not found this information.
I didnāt knew this. Took a second look at the mechanics of the KR1 and am still puzzled what a potential problem could be. Head and tailcap are not even especially tightend and it still works. This construction with springs for battery and inner tube at least seems safe. Maybe dirt/grease on the inner tube could prevent functioning?
The new UI looks much better than before, but I would prefer moonligh to not be in a different group (whatās the point ?), itās the same for the thrunite T1, you can turn on directly on moonlight but if you want to go to low, well you canāt, not directly at least, you have to turn off, then single clic which bring you to the last mode used in the main group and then cycle to low and potentially blind you in the process.
Manker is quite well-known brand among flashlight enthusiasts, but they donāt have a good opinion. The main reason is the lack of manufacturer support and problems with the warranty. Although the flashlights are imho a very good quality, problems often do arise.
Another reason is their (old?) UI. Reproduced in many flashlights and almost always criticized. Nobody likes long click for on/off. The new one looks much better.
See this thread where people complain about Manker. I have a few of their flashlights, but I donāt use them often, so I wonāt comment on that. Although I had no problems with them.
Good point. I donāt understand why they have to split the moonlight. All the other manufacturers have moonlight with the main modes. I wish Manker fix this in their next version. Otherwise the new UI is perfect.
The āperfectā UI is hard to obtain by everyoneās standards. But to be fair to Manker, this looks pretty darn close as far as UIās are concerned. Iām worried a little bit about mode spacing, but weāll see. This is the first Manker (along with the MC13) that Iāve been interested in in a while.
I think it is much simpler. We are called budget light forum and most Manker flashlights are priced a little bit higher than we like. Some of their lights were cloned and on BLF we often embraced/encouraged the clones which (I think) make Manker not really like their customers, not really do much interaction and forum discounts etc.
Regarding their UI, I donāt really feel too strongly about click for off versus hold for off. I know many people do though.
I got a few of E02 and E03 models (AA/AAA right-angle) and I like them a lot.
they have not been popular because their UI so far has been one of the worst,
and they continued to use a terrible switch that fails early due to poor design, and is impossible to fix.
(the switch has a blue LED in it that they do fancy things with, but i have seen it break very soon in 2 different lights)
i think the new light does not use the bad UI or the bad switch.