i also got mine
the “pill” in the head was loose a bit and acted as written above
then i fastened it using tweezers and now it works fine!
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I checked my two and they were a little loose also. One of them the “clicker switch” that makes contact with the center positive on the body actually just FELL OFF as I was trying to tighten the pill. After disassembling the whole head I see that they only soldered one side of the contact. There are two places to solder but only one was and evidently it was a cold joint as it fell apart.
I took the other one out and looked and it to is only soldered on one side.
I will try and resolder the bad one one and add solder to the other side of the other one.
Maybe this is the cause of the problem??? It certainly can’t be a good thing to be so loose as to fall off.
Only one side is soldered because the “switch plate” will move a bit when triggered. So this is intentionally.
Does yours work properly with both sides soldered?
I have NOT soldered it back in place yet. Won’t have time till tomorrow.
OH, If only one side is supposed to be soldered, then I will only solder the one side!
OK, so I just looked at two other ones I own. A CooYoo and Kite……….You are INDEED CORRECT as only one side is soldered on those also.
So, I’ll only be soldering one side of the one that came loose!
Thanks !!!
Mine arrived today one each. Quirky at first then used the charge port and about 12 min each light goes from red to green. After a few uses everything works fine. Screw head on all the way for high. Back it out till low. The body is very well built. I have to admit I did laugh when I first saw. I showed it to a number of people at a diner and I think they wanted it. Most were very impressed with the output. I quickly returned to pocket and added to keychain(s). Only time will tell but very impressive so far! Nichia tint has that rose hue as compared to the XP-G2 side by side wall check. Mine were labeled “test.”
I’m also having annoyances with the loose threads. When the light is off, I can get quite a bit of wiggle with the head, much more than my Olight i3S or Thrunite Ti3. If I tighten the head enough to get to low, the wiggle of the head could turn off the light. If I further tighten the head but still in low, the head wiggle doesn’t turn off the light. Fully tightened to high, there’s no head wiggle. I’ll have to get used to doing a “deep twist” so that I’m deep into the low mode and a bump to the head won’t turn off the light. That’s about the main disappointment I have with this light - the head threading.
My other reaction - this is my first 10180 flashlight, and it is so tiny. I had no idea just how small these lights are until I actually held one.
Hopefully you won’t be addiced like me !
Now you see why the 10180 lights are SO much fun.
I get a kick out of showing them as people are amazed at the light output from such a tiny light!
Don’t let loose threads on this light turn you off on the 10180 lights,
the other 10180 lights like CooYoo, Jetbeam, DQG, Blackwater, don’t act like the Astrolux when turning to low.
Right now, what’s holding me back from getting into 10180 flashlights is the lack of battery protection and lack of neutral white options. If they could solve that, my wishlist would grow even longer!
Well, OK……
I buy them for the FUN of it. I carry one with me in my “watch pocket” of my jeans. They have actually been washed a few times…OOPS
I haven’t had any battery issues but then again I usually am “topping” them off regularly.
As far as the battery protection, I don’t see a BIG problem as the batteries are fairly reasonably priced at just over a buck each. The same price as CR123 lithium.
Even if I ruin a few, it’s not big deal. I have some 10180 batteries that are at least 2 or 3 years old and still chugging along.
Now the tint is another thing. There are not a lot of choices in most of them but the DQG line.
I am not a TINT person and am happy with anything but WARM. The Cooler lights just SEEM brighter to me.
As long as they are white I’m good. Can’t stand the greenish tints. My Surefire Titan has a greenish tint and I hate it.
Anyway, enjoy showing off your mini-powerhouse !!!
mrtoolfool: what flashlight do you like more in your collection?
do you find jetbeam to have problems?
Erik,
The Jetbeam Mini-1 is a nice light, it seems to be well made. Honestly I haven’t carried any of those, just played around while testing them.
They make it in Stainless, brass, and titanium.
I’m sure you would be happy with any of the three.
I bought mine from ILLUMINATION SUPPLY.
Here are all three, they ship pretty quick. illuminationsupply.com
I carry either my extra Stainless Cooyoo or Aluminum Blackwater Kite. Sometimes if I really want to go small I’ll pull the DQG Spy out of the collection. LOL
The DQG lights do not have built in chargers like the others. That is why they are a bit smaller.
I’m still waiting for mine, but for those who have received theirs how about a few pics? Maybe a couple of sample size pics against a credit card or DVD or something so we really get an idea of scale?
Missed that, too… but well, ordered - never too many nichias.
thank you mrtoolfool
You are more than welcome !
Here is the Astrolux M01 next to a AA battery, CR123 battery, and the 10180 battery it uses. (Black one)
It’s a little hard to tell but the light is just about the same diameter as the AA battery, just a bit shorter.
BTW, A 10180 battery is the same diameter as a AAA battery.
Guess what all you 10180 fans……
It looks like DQG just came out with a HOBI PLUS……. It has a built in charger. First of the DQG 10180 line to have that feature.
Available in Titanium and 3 choices of tint, it appears. I’ll bet brass won’t be to far behind.
A little pricey at 50.00 in my book, as far as the 10180 lights go, maybe because it’s titanium?
I’m resisting for NOW……but the “force” is strong and I may not be able to hold out forever.
Hopefully it will go on sale !
Here it is.
No word on the copper version yet?
Some pics…
