New Olight i1R 2 EOS

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.

I couldn’t figure out how this light went together. Played around with it a few minutes and managed to get the head off the battery tube.
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You’ll have to excuse my teflon grease, I greased it up and was about to reassemble before I decided to share what I found.
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It works by having three different contact points. The center stud, spring, and the tube. Off, Low, and High.
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The driver + led look like they are pressed in and may not be easy to get out. I didn’t try it but hopefully someone else may hate the tint way more than me. :wink:
I found that when the head is screwed all the way out exposing the usb port if you keep rotating the head there is one place in the rotation that allows the head to kick a little sideways and wiggling the head around in that spot the head came right off without a lot of force. It seems its almost a press fit joint where the tolerences are kept pretty tight but fit with enough force. The key for me was that one little spot rotating the head where it allowed the head to become sideways.

I also got the green, seems like they made a lot of green ones.

I got lucky and received a free i1R2 in the color I was hoping for, Red.
Yahoo!!!
It came with the Olight early order I placed on 8-10, for the BALDR mini bundle, that included the OD Green i5T.
I noticed the OD Green i5T has a Neutral tint, as compared to my Copper i5T, and my all Black i5T, which have a CW tint.

An Amazon two star review, regarding the OD Green i5T, mentioned it as having a “warm” tint, and returned it for that reason. Anyone else have the ability to confirm there is a difference in tints?

I actually prefer the Neutral tint, and I wish there was an easy way to swap it into the Copper i5T, without damaging them.

I have both the original and the successor. Charging usually takes about 1 to 1.5 hours from low energy state. There are times when I don’t activate it for over a month. I’m charging like once every 6 months. Because of this infrequent cycle, I’m expecting the battery should have a considerably long life.

As for battery replacement… this light is so cheap, there’s really no point. It’s pretty much “disposable.” But I do appreciate the curiosity… you know, that time when in a pinch where you’re on very limited resources and would find use in replacing the battery.

@xevious Replacing the battery is not just about cost, but also not being wasteful with the rest of a useful device.

Right you are! I was trying to unscrew, but at that fully opened and somewhat sideways position, pulling the head off works. Although, I did not disassemble further than what is shown in your pic. Still not sure how easy it would be to replace the battery, but I don’t feel like killing it to find out.

I still don’t quite understand how the (three?) contacts and modes work though.

Looks like the spring makes permanent contact, next the button, last the battery tube.

In the most simple case, button and body connect to the driver with resistors, so both are parallel. Spring would be plus, the others minus.

FYI for Australian customers, on their website Olight is currently offering the i1R 2 EOS “for free” by sharing via fb or email and logging in/register - Offer Available at 8pm 24th-midnight 28th Aug(AEST). Just have to pay postage :slight_smile:

Hmmm. I currently have a Nitecore tube for my keychain. I’m guessing this will be a nice upgrade, but?

Nitecore weighs 9.6g with battery. Olite 13g. How noticeable will that difference in weight be in the pocket?

s. was alerted of this Olite deal via the OzBargain website… and now I’m on the BudgetLF… hmmm………