New Olight i1R 2 EOS

it is not free

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Thanks Pete7874 for the heads up! I just made an order. Retail price is $20 so should be worth the $5, with the built in charging too. I just hope the LED tint isn’t too cool, as I am a warm white kind of person.

All you gotta do is click the “email” button, but not send anything. No need to spam anything to anyone.

Exactly what I did. :+1:

ok, thanks

Me too.

Available in Germany, too.

08/24 to 08/28

The Olight i1R 2 EOS is a very decent key chain flashlight. The low is a usable soft output, while the high is pretty darned bright for something this size. The battery seems to do pretty well with infrequent use. I have mine on my car key chain and probably use it a couple times per week for a few moments. What draws me to use is when I’ve either left my EDC somewhere else, or, I have the car keys in my hands and it’s just so convenient to “twist the tube.” The tint is cool… but not unbearably blue.

Got my i1R 2. It’s cute. Tint is slightly on the cooler side, but not too bad.

That’s the color I got. It didn’t last long though, after the wife saw it.
Now I got excuse to buy a flashlight. Something like “Well you took my last one.” :smiley:

buuuu cant get this… why i dont live in us and a :frowning:

I feel like I remember issues with parasitic drain on the original version of this. Could someone check on a new version? With only ~90mAh on 10180s, it’s a big concern.

It’s a 70 mAh cell, according to Olight specs. How could you check for parasitic drain if the cell is not removable? Since it’s a twisty, I wouldn’t expect there to be any parasitic drain though.

I have a black one from olights christmas sale and it seems to work months after a charge with ocassional use.
I’m with pete7874, its a twisty, shouldn’t have any parasitic drain with the battery disconnected.

Oh, I didn’t realize the Olights were sealed. I’ve got a small collection of 10180 built-in charger lights, and none of mine are sealed. I guess your best bet would be to remove the head and check the voltage periodically. Not super practical.

nice value 5$ olight i don’t have yet.
ordered :slight_smile:

The head does not come off, or at least I have not found how to remove it.

Recently I got a bit worried when it remained charging for three hours before the green “charged” light came on. I had used it a fair bit but the light was still bright, so the battery wasn’t flat. I wondered if it simply wasn’t charging or something was wrong.

The next time, it took an hour, but that was when it had not been used much at all. Olight’s site says it can be fully charged in 75 minutes.

In spite of its two shortcomings (sealed battery, cool low-CRI emitter) I would be quite disappointed if it died. This is the light I use most often, because it’s there when I need it.

Comparing i1R 2 to i3E, I think I like the i3E better - it has nicer tint and I much prefer the flexibility awarded by an AAA cell (either alkaline or NiMH). I just wish it had a low mode, like the i1R 2 does.

The i3E came in more than one tint. My older one was on the ugly “angry blue” side while I estimate my desert tan gift light at just below 6000K. Good news is the pill can be easily taken out and the LED can be replaced by a better tinted Luxeon TX. Small footprint, takes some care, but works the same as with MCPCBs (the board can be placed on the heat plate right on the positive teminal button, all components stay in place). You can even do it without soldering iron. Takes very fine tweezers, a pan, and some leaded solder. The ideal emitter swap target for beginners [with good eyes].

Left: Old i3E/4000K, right: Desert tan i3E/approx. 6000K

Now I hope I’ll find a way to open the i1R2. German olightstore.de has the same GAW in a few days :slight_smile: :+1:

Yes, my i3E is the “free” desert tan one. These shots had camera white balance set to 5000K.
i3E on the left, i1R 2 on the right.

Thanks for the pictures! Yes, it needs a transplant. Terrible tint. Olight sells its gradmother for the last few advertized lumens.