Old-Lumens wrote:

vēer wrote:

I hope there isnt another clone to be born lol

I kind of hope there is, it would be the only way I could afford it, LOL.ezarc, thanks for the review and photos.

This thread looks friendly. I see an opening for a talented craftsman here to show us all how this could be made in the average workshop for us poor people. Nudge nudge, wink wink. Please Mr Lumens.

MRsDNF wrote:

Old-Lumens wrote:

vēer wrote:

I hope there isnt another clone to be born lol

I kind of hope there is, it would be the only way I could afford it, LOL.ezarc, thanks for the review and photos.

This thread looks friendly. I see an opening for a talented craftsman here to show us all how this could be made in the average workshop for us poor people. Nudge nudge, wink wink. Please Mr Lumens.

Thanks for the great review!
I hadn’t noticed the bezel gap(thanks! :bigsmile: ), but I did indeed notice the rattle…
I wonder who is going to take it apart first and see if the issues can be remedied(or maybe we should just email Nitecore and ask them :quest: ).

Look at the other EA4 thread. its been open and the culprit is a Delrin ring that’s centering the reflector (i think)

[/quote] Uhhhh, you got the lathe MRsDNF I can make a 4xAA 1D Mag thrower, maybe someday.

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Correct, but you are the clever, creative one as you have shown time and time again buddy.

ezarc wrote:

Bit of a update. Aside from the bezel not screwing down, the rattle inside the head and the green to purple tint. Now it is stuck at 1 brightness level (one of the mids I think) and it cant be changed, the flashing modes still work but appear to be only the same brightness that the light is stuck on. I have contacted hkequipment with the issues.

Wow that sucks. Stupid question, are your batteries fully charged? When my batteries get low, it only does one mode. I think it's the low mode though

ezarc wrote:

I just changed the batteries and it seems ok, I didn't notice the blue LED flashing fast but I wasnt really looking either. I'm going to feel silly telling him that... oh well. I'll tell him after he replies. But still I forgot to mention here the dark artifacts in the hotspot as well, if its on something less than 10 meters or so away and move it, its quite easy to follow the dark patches and even 1 section of it looks brighter than the rest. I could see orange flecks on the inside of the dome, it kind of looks like rusty orange lint. I don't really want to send it back but a $59 light should be flawless, shipping will cost $20+ from here as well. He said they checked them all and sent the worst ones back and that Nitecore already knew about the problems with them.

I sent my first one back after noticing what seemed to be a cross threaded bezel. The replacement is pretty much perfect. Still has a slight rattle, and there is still a slight gap in the bezel but from what I've been reading, it's totally normal. The rattle is slight and also very common. Not really bothered by that. The beam looks good on mine. I'm not noticing any obvious artifacts.

BTW, Illumination Supply paid for my return shipping!  

ezarc wrote:

In a email they said they will pay for return shipping too, Ill send it off on Monday. I still wan't another one, hopefully it wont have any problems.

That's great! Hopefully you get your replacement in a timely fashion. It really is a nice light. I wish Nitecore would get their QC together. I think they rushed them out unfortunately.. 

i think if they do a second run, more threads on the head or a shorter bezel will get the bezel sitting nice and flush to the head. and the derlin ring needs to have the tolerance a little tighter to keep it snug around the base of the reflector. besides that i think its a pretty solid light and cant wait til i can get one

now the cross threads on yours is sure a qc miss though

Pulsar wrote:

i think if they do a second run, more threads on the head or a shorter bezel will get the bezel sitting nice and flush to the head. and the derlin ring needs to have the tolerance a little tighter to keep it snug around the base of the reflector. besides that i think its a pretty solid light and cant wait til i can get one now the cross threads on yours is sure a qc miss though

I was thinking of taking mine apart and putting a couple of very small dabs of silicon sealer on the derlin ring so it doesn't rattle. At least gap in my replacement is even. All of what you said above should have done from the start.. 

atbglenn wrote:

Pulsar wrote:

i think if they do a second run, more threads on the head or a shorter bezel will get the bezel sitting nice and flush to the head. and the derlin ring needs to have the tolerance a little tighter to keep it snug around the base of the reflector. besides that i think its a pretty solid light and cant wait til i can get one now the cross threads on yours is sure a qc miss though

I was thinking of taking mine apart and putting a couple of very small dabs of silicon sealer on the derlin ring so it doesn’t rattle. At least gap in my replacement is even. All of what you said above should have done from the start.. 

Pulsar wrote:

atbglenn wrote:

Pulsar wrote:

i think if they do a second run, more threads on the head or a shorter bezel will get the bezel sitting nice and flush to the head. and the derlin ring needs to have the tolerance a little tighter to keep it snug around the base of the reflector. besides that i think its a pretty solid light and cant wait til i can get one now the cross threads on yours is sure a qc miss though

I was thinking of taking mine apart and putting a couple of very small dabs of silicon sealer on the derlin ring so it doesn't rattle. At least gap in my replacement is even. All of what you said above should have done from the start.. 

yeah i agree. but it could be a lot worse

You're right about that.  I expect crap like this from unbranded cheap Chinese companies, not a company like Nitecore

Fasttech has it for $49.05, I think it's the beat price on the web.

With discount code BLF you can get it for $46.60

Now thats mighty tempting :D!

ezarc wrote:

The user interface leaves a lot to be desired, I understand the concept but it is a lot more complexed than it really needs to be. 1 click, 1 half click, 2 clicks in 1 second, hold down for 1 second, to access different modes and functions. Some people might see this as a pro but I see it as a con. It has a lock out mode that I quite like…

To better understand the UI, I created a colour-coded Quick Reference Guide or cheat sheet for the EA4 (in PDF format). You can download it from the following link…

http://budgetlightforum.com/node/17442

Thanks bcoz
I copied that into my Evernote operating manual folder, along with the Nitecore PDF.

Now DX has it for $54.60

Greattt Review ! I sold mine within 2 weeks of getting it….great light with some little flows (same ones that you mentioned) that pissed me. S)

Thanks very much! Frontpage’d and Sticky’d.

i've been reading about the rattle head of EA4 too in other places.

is it design flaw or just defect? can be fixed easily?

sorotantaz wrote:

i’ve been reading about the rattle head of EA4 too in other places.

is it design flaw or just defect? can be fixed easily?

I think they have already fixed that problem. I have no such problem on my new EA4.

Chidwack2 wrote:

sorotantaz wrote:

i've been reading about the rattle head of EA4 too in other places.

is it design flaw or just defect? can be fixed easily?

I think they have already fixed that problem. I have no such problem on my new EA4.

thanks man

mine also is rattle free. got it when fasttech first stocked it

I posted outdoor beamshots for Nitecore EA4
Left building are aproximate 140 meters. Center building are aproximate 300 meters and right building is aproximate 200 meters away.
I tryed to get best video fidelity but the camcoder will never pick 100% the brightness intensity and colors that can be seen with naked eyes.