choombak is not a drug reference name, rather an Indian word for “magnet”. And can we steer clear of personal insults please! Name-calling always derails the discussion, and is counter-productive to thoughtful exchange.
While quality is always subjective, I am surprised stating observations is construed as disproportionate complaining on this forum. If manufacturers are smart, they’d rather take a clue and fix trivial QC issues that may nag consumers - especially given this is low hanging fruit. Issues in this light are telltale signs of extremely poor QC (trying to squeeze as high a profit margin as possible), making the light utter unreliable. A dead light is as good as no light.
Oh, and Banggood did come back on my DOA light - they want me to send a video of the light to show them the problem (!!). I guess “light does not work at all” does not cut it for them. For those who enjoy them, please have a reliable backup.
At first I was thinking I should EDC one light, with some batteries as backup. Then I thought, why not EDC multiple lights with batteries in all of them. No need to swap batteries out in the element. More fun that way!
I have 2 1xAAA flashlights in my pants pocket, and 4 flashlights of a variety of configurations in my jacket pockets. I have 3 different keychain lights on my keyring, and 1 more little LED light in my Victorinox Midnite MiniChamp.
So, courtesy of my youngest, my copper A01 now has a cracked lens. Can someone point me to the cheapest place to get a replacement or two or is it simpler to just buy a new torch for spares?
So by my measurements these lenses are 13mm x 1mm.
Fasttech don’t have any in that size sadly.
Anyone know of anywhere I can get these tiny bits of glass cheaply? Saw one on eBay for £3 but I resolutely refuse to pay that. I’d rather spend a few quid more and get a whole torch.
For some reason the orange one chews up o-rings, also whilst doing this its tricky to use one handed. The copper is nice & smooth though and easy to use so restored my faith.
Think 5000 would be my ideal tint but these little lights do make a nice change from the more common cool tints.